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Fun fact, the power method is what all neutronics codes that simulate neutron distributions in nuclear reactors use. The diffusion/transport equation in a multi
by acidburnNSA 9y ago
Fun fact, the power method is what all neutronics codes that simulate neutron distributions in nuclear reactors use. The diffusion/transport equation in a multiplying medium is a eigenvalue equation and the dominant eigenvalue is the inverse of k, the multiplication factor
- acidburnNSA 9y agoEDIT: Explained in detail in another comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16017949 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16017949