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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449883703321

Autore

LeVeque Randall J. <1955->

Titolo

Finite volume methods for hyperbolic problems / / Randall J. LeVeque [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002

ISBN

1-107-13246-0

1-139-63691-X

1-280-41950-4

9786610419500

0-511-79125-9

0-511-17769-0

0-511-04219-1

0-511-14809-7

0-511-32363-8

0-511-04507-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xix, 558 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge texts in applied mathematics ; ; 31

Disciplina

515/.353

Soggetti

Differential equations, Hyperbolic - Numerical solutions

Finite volume method

Conservation laws (Mathematics)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 535-552) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; Part one Linear Equations; Part two Nonlinear Equations; Part three Multidimensional Problems; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book, first published in 2002, contains an introduction to hyperbolic partial differential equations and a powerful class of numerical methods for approximating their solution, including both linear problems and nonlinear conservation laws. These equations describe a wide range of wave propagation and transport phenomena arising in nearly every scientific and engineering discipline. Several applications are described in a self-contained manner, along with much of the mathematical theory of hyperbolic problems. High-resolution



versions of Godunov's method are developed, in which Riemann problems are solved to determine the local wave structure and limiters are then applied to eliminate numerical oscillations. These methods were originally designed to capture shock waves accurately, but are also useful tools for studying linear wave-propagation problems, particularly in heterogenous material. The methods studied are implemented in the CLAWPACK software package and source code for all the examples presented can be found on the web, along with animations of many of the simulations. This provides an excellent learning environment for understanding wave propagation phenomena and finite volume methods.