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Record Nr.

UNINA9910160767603321

Autore

Langtangen Hans Petter

Titolo

Scaling of Differential Equations [[electronic resource] /] / by Hans Petter Langtangen, Geir K. Pedersen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham, : Springer Nature, 2016

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-319-32726-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIII, 138 p. 22 illus.)

Collana

Simula SpringerBriefs on Computing, , 2512-1677 ; ; 2

Disciplina

515.352

Soggetti

Differential equations

Partial differential equations

Mathematical models

Computer mathematics

Computer simulation

Ordinary Differential Equations

Partial Differential Equations

Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics

Computational Science and Engineering

Simulation and Modeling

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- 1 Dimensions and Units -- 2 Ordinary Differential Equations Models -- 3 Basic Partial Differential Equations Models -- Advanced Partial Differential Equations Models -- References -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

The book serves both as a reference for various scaled models with corresponding dimensionless numbers, and as a resource for learning the art of scaling. A special feature of the book is the emphasis on how to create software for scaled models, based on existing software for unscaled models. Scaling (or non-dimensionalization) is a mathematical technique that greatly simplifies the setting of input parameters in numerical simulations. Moreover, scaling enhances the understanding of how different physical processes interact in a differential equation



model. Compared to the existing literature, where the topic of scaling is frequently encountered, but very often in only a brief and shallow setting, the present book gives much more thorough explanations of how to reason about finding the right scales. This process is highly problem dependent, and therefore the book features a lot of worked examples, from very simple ODEs to systems of PDEs, especially from fluid mechanics. The text is easily accessible and example-driven. The first part on ODEs fits even a lower undergraduate level, while the most advanced multiphysics fluid mechanics examples target the graduate level. The scientific literature is full of scaled models, but in most of the cases, the scales are just stated without thorough mathematical reasoning. This book explains how the scales are found mathematically. This book will be a valuable read for anyone doing numerical simulations based on ordinary or partial differential equations.