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Numerical Methods for Conservation Laws

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  • © 1992

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Authors:
  1. Randall J. LeVeque

    1. Department of Mathematics, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

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Part of the book series: Lectures in Mathematics. ETH Zürich (LM)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Mathematical Theory

    1. Front Matter

      Pages N1-N1
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    2. Introduction

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      Pages 1-13

    3. The Derivation of Conservation Laws

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      Pages 14-18

    4. Scalar Conservation Laws

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      Pages 19-40

    5. Some Scalar Examples

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      Pages 41-50

    6. Some Nonlinear Systems

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      Pages 51-57

    7. Linear Hyperbolic Systems

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      Pages 58-69

    8. Shocks and the Hugoniot Locus

      • Randall J. LeVeque
      Pages 70-80

    9. Rarefaction Waves and Integral Curves

      • Randall J. LeVeque
      Pages 81-88

    10. The Riemann problem for the Euler equations

      • Randall J. LeVeque
      Pages 89-93

  3. Numerical Methods

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 95-95
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    2. Numerical Methods for Linear Equations

      • Randall J. LeVeque
      Pages 97-113

    3. Computing Discontinuous Solutions

      • Randall J. LeVeque
      Pages 114-121

    4. Conservative Methods for Nonlinear Problems

      • Randall J. LeVeque
      Pages 122-135

    5. Godunov’s Method

      • Randall J. LeVeque
      Pages 136-145

    6. Approximate Riemann Solvers

      • Randall J. LeVeque
      Pages 146-157

    7. Nonlinear Stability

      • Randall J. LeVeque
      Pages 158-172

    8. High Resolution Methods

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      Pages 173-192

    9. Semi-discrete Methods

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      Pages 193-199
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About this book

These notes developed from a course on the numerical solution of conservation laws first taught at the University of Washington in the fall of 1988 and then at ETH during the following spring. The overall emphasis is on studying the mathematical tools that are essential in de­ veloping, analyzing, and successfully using numerical methods for nonlinear systems of conservation laws, particularly for problems involving shock waves. A reasonable un­ derstanding of the mathematical structure of these equations and their solutions is first required, and Part I of these notes deals with this theory. Part II deals more directly with numerical methods, again with the emphasis on general tools that are of broad use. I have stressed the underlying ideas used in various classes of methods rather than present­ ing the most sophisticated methods in great detail. My aim was to provide a sufficient background that students could then approach the current research literature with the necessary tools and understanding. Without the wonders of TeX and LaTeX, these notes would never have been put together. The professional-looking results perhaps obscure the fact that these are indeed lecture notes. Some sections have been reworked several times by now, but others are still preliminary. I can only hope that the errors are. not too blatant. Moreover, the breadth and depth of coverage was limited by the length of these courses, and some parts are rather sketchy.

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"The computing community needs a good text on modern methods for conservation laws, and these notes provide an excellent start on that text. Equally important, LeVeque's perspective and writing style make for wonderful reading and learning. (How often do we find important content and good writing in one book?)"   —SIAM Review

"The book by Randall LeVeque is among the first that makes the material in this area accessible to first and second year graduate students in the mathematical sciences. It should be an excellent introduction to this topic for any researcher in the mathematical sciences…This book is based on [the] lecture notes of the author and should serve well as a text for a graduate course…There are many interesting exercises that serve to illuminate and expand on the text, and there are also many well-drawn figures."   —Bulletin of the AMS

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Mathematics, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

    Randall J. LeVeque

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Numerical Methods for Conservation Laws

  • Authors: Randall J. LeVeque

  • Series Title: Lectures in Mathematics. ETH Zürich

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8629-1

  • Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Basel AG 1992

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7643-2723-1Published: 13 February 1992

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-0348-8629-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XII, 220

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis, Analysis

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