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Codes can either be interpretative (taking some input from experiment) or predictive.
Codes can either be interpretative (taking some input from experiment) or predictive.
They can be full-[[Tokamak|tokamak]] (or full-[[Stellarator|stellarator]]), or simulate only a small portion of plasma (a [[Flux tube|flux tube]], the edge, or the [[Scrape-Off Layer]]). They can be fluid models for one (electrons), two (electrons + ions) or more (impurities) fluid species, Monte Carlo type (particle tracing) codes, or gyro-kinetic codes. The latter are again subdivided into full-f or delta-f codes (delta-f referring to the fact that only the deviation from a background Maxwellian particle velocity distribution function is simulated).
They can be full-[[Tokamak|tokamak]] (or full-[[Stellarator|stellarator]]), or simulate only a small portion of plasma (a [[Flux tube|flux tube]], the edge, or the [[Scrape-Off Layer]]). They can be fluid models for one (electrons), two (electrons + ions) or more ([[impurities]]) fluid species, Monte Carlo type (particle tracing) codes, or gyro-kinetic codes. The latter are again subdivided into full-f or delta-f codes (delta-f referring to the fact that only the deviation from a background Maxwellian particle velocity distribution function is simulated).


Recent years have seen an increased effort in the field of cross code benchmarking.
Recent years have seen an increased effort in the field of cross code benchmarking.