This helps understanding about why to use one method or another. Applications to plasmas, astronmy, and solid state are discussed. Emphasis is on description of algortihms. Some results shown. Source codes shown.
Second part is like a series of review articles on different PIC methods.
Emphasis on physics that can be simulated. Applications limited to plasmas, but subjest areas very broad, fusion, cosmology, solar astrophysics, magnetospheric physics, plasma turbulence, general astrophysics.