Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Linear Equations
- 2 Conservation Laws and Differential Equations
- 3 Characteristics and Riemann Problems for Linear Hyperbolic Equations
- 4 Finite Volume Methods
- 5 Introduction to the CLAWPACK Software
- 6 High-Resolution Methods
- 7 Boundary Conditions and Ghost Cells
- 8 Convergence, Accuracy, and Stability
- 9 Variable-Coefficient Linear Equations
- 10 Other Approaches to High Resolution
- Part II Nonlinear Equations
- Part III Multidimensional Problems
- Bibliography
- Index
3 - Characteristics and Riemann Problems for Linear Hyperbolic Equations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 September 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Linear Equations
- 2 Conservation Laws and Differential Equations
- 3 Characteristics and Riemann Problems for Linear Hyperbolic Equations
- 4 Finite Volume Methods
- 5 Introduction to the CLAWPACK Software
- 6 High-Resolution Methods
- 7 Boundary Conditions and Ghost Cells
- 8 Convergence, Accuracy, and Stability
- 9 Variable-Coefficient Linear Equations
- 10 Other Approaches to High Resolution
- Part II Nonlinear Equations
- Part III Multidimensional Problems
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Finite Volume Methods for Hyperbolic Problems , pp. 47 - 63Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2002