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Advances in numerical algorithms and methods in computational geosciences with modeling characteristics of multiple physical and chemical processes

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This paper aims to provide a brief introduction to recent advances in numerical algorithms and methods in the emerging computational geoscience filed with general simulation characteristics of modeling multiple chemical and physical processes that take place in ore-generating systems within the Earth’s crust. Due to significant differences between Earth systems and engineering systems, the existing numerical algorithms and methods, which are designed for simulating realistic problems in the engineering fields, may not be straightforwardly used to simulate ore-generating problems without significant improvements. Thus, extensive and systematic studies have been conducted, in recent years, to develop new numerical algorithms and methods for simulating different aspects of ore-generating problems. Not only can the outcomes of these studies provide new simulation tools for better understanding the controlled dynamic mechanisms that take place in ore-generating systems, but also they have enriched the research contents of computational mechanics in the broad sense.

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Zhao, C. Advances in numerical algorithms and methods in computational geosciences with modeling characteristics of multiple physical and chemical processes. Sci. China Technol. Sci. 58, 783–795 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11431-015-5784-5

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