Multiple Time and Spatial Scale Plasma Simulation -Prospect Based on Current Status- 2.Outlook of Multiple Time and Spatial Scale Simulation for Understanding Self-Organizing Phenomena in Plasmas

Abstract

The importance of the methodology of computer simulation has been recognized in plasma physics since the early era of computer evolution. In particular, the goal of simulation in this research field has been characterized by attempts to treat phenomena in a self-consistent manner as much as possible. Owing to the astonishing progress in recent supercomputer technology, we are now standing on a doorway to open a new stage in the simulation research in this direction, that is, an execution of multi-layer model simulation to understand complex phenomena in plasmas.