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Finite Volume Methods for Hyperbolic Problems

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ISBN-10: 0521009243

ISBN-13: 9780521009249

Edition: 2002

Authors: Randall J. LeVeque, D. G. Crighton, S. H. Davis, E. J. Hinch, A. Iserles

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An introduction to hyperbolic PDEs and a class of numerical methods for approximating their solution, including both linear problems and nonlinear conservation laws.
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Book details

List price: $98.99
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 8/26/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 580
Size: 6.85" wide x 9.69" long x 1.14" tall
Weight: 2.332
Language: English

Preface
Introduction
Conservation laws and differential equations
Characteristics and Riemann problems for linear hyperbolic equations
Finite-volume methods
Introduction to the CLAWPACK software
High resolution methods
Boundary conditions and ghost cells
Convergence, accuracy, and stability
Variable-coefficient linear equations
Other approaches to high resolution
Nonlinear scalar conservation laws
Finite-volume methods for nonlinear scalar conservation laws
Nonlinear systems of conservation laws
Gas dynamics and the Euler equations
Finite-volume methods for nonlinear systems
Some nonclassical hyperbolic problems
Source terms and balance laws
Multidimensional hyperbolic problems
Multidimensional numerical methods
Multidimensional scalar equations
Multidimensional systems
Elastic waves
Finite-volume methods on quadrilateral grids
Bibliography
Index