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We extend the recently-developed explicit, energy-conserving particle-in-cell (PIC) scheme of [1] to the relativistic Vlasov-Maxwell system. As in the non-relativistic case, the method is built on an optimization problem that is…

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We prove that adapted entropy solutions of scalar conservation laws with discontinuous flux are stable with respect to changes in the flux under the assumption that the flux is strictly monotone in u and the spatial dependency is piecewise…

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We consider conservation laws with nonlocal velocity and show for nonlocal weights of exponential type that the unique solutions converge in a weak or strong sense (dependent on the regularity of the velocity) to the entropy solution of the…

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Scalar-tensor theories have drawn the attention of cosmologist for the past few years because they can provide mechanism to explain the observable phenomena. Moreover, the results of scalar-tensor theories can be applied in higher-order…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-01-17 Andronikos Paliathanasis

A universal KP-like equation in 2+1 dimensions, which models general nonlinear wave phenomena exhibiting p-power nonlinearity, dispersion, and small transversality, is studied. Special cases include the integrable KP…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2021-07-23 Stephen C. Anco , M. L. Gandarias , Elena Recio

The use of explicit particle-in-cell (PIC) method for relativistic plasma simulations is restricted by numerical heating and instabilities that may significantly constrain the choice of time and space steps. To partially eliminate these…

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Cosmic rays are charged particles that are accelerated to relativistic speeds by astrophysical shocks. Numerical models have been successful in confirming the acceleration process for (quasi-)parallel shocks, which have the magnetic field…

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We study closed systems of particles that are subject to stochastic forces in addition to the conservative forces. The stochastic equations of motion are set up in such a way that the energy is strictly conserved at all times. To ensure…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2022-10-05 Tânia Tomé , Mário J. de Oliveira

We introduce the Stable Physics-Informed Kernel Evolution (SPIKE) method for numerical computation of inviscid hyperbolic conservation laws. SPIKE resolves a fundamental paradox: how strong-form residual minimization can capture weak…

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We consider the follow-the-leader particle approximation scheme for a $1d$ scalar conservation law with nonnegative $L^\infty_c$ initial datum and with a $C^1$ concave flux, which is known to provide convergence towards the entropy solution…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-03-02 Marco Di Francesco , Graziano Stivaletta

We propose a new approach for solving systems of conservation laws that admit a variational formulation of the time-discretized form, and encompasses the p-system or the system of elastodynamics. The approach consists of using constrained…

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We study the well-posedness of the Cauchy problem for scalar conservation laws with discontinuous, non-degenerate fluxes. Locally, the fluxes are piecewise smooth across interfaces described by a Heaviside-type discontinuity, with left and…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-10-02 Darko Mitrovic

We prove that the unique entropy solution to a scalar nonlinear conservation law with strictly monotone velocity and nonnegative initial condition can be rigorously obtained as the large particle limit of a microscopic follow-the-leader…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-06-19 Marco Di Francesco , Massimiliano D. Rosini

This paper discusses a connection between scalar convex conservation laws and Pontryagin's minimum principle. For flux functions for which an associated optimal control problem can be found, a minimum value solution of the conservation law…

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This paper deals with the numerical solution of conservation laws in the two dimensional case using a novel compact implicit time discretization that enables applications of fast algebraic solvers. We present details for the second order…

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The entropy based flux-limiting (EFL) scheme is a novel approach designed to accurately resolve shocks and discontinuities in special and general relativistic hydrodynamics. By adaptively adjusting the numerical fluxes, the EFL method…

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This study proposes a novel spatial discretization procedure for the compressible Euler equations that guarantees entropy conservation at a discrete level for thermally perfect gases. The procedure is based on a locally conservative…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2026-03-11 Alessandro Aiello , Carlo De Michele , Gennaro Coppola

In this paper, we develop bound-preserving (BP) finite-volume schemes for hyperbolic conservation laws on adaptive moving meshes. For scalar conservative laws, we rewrite the conventional high-order discretization as a convex combination of…

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We show for a variety of classes of conservative PDEs that discrete gradient methods designed to have a conserved quantity (here called energy) also have a time-discrete conservation law. The discrete conservation law has the same conserved…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2013-02-20 Robert I McLachlan , G R W Quispel

This paper studies finite volume schemes for scalar hyperbolic conservation laws on evolving hypersurfaces of $\mathbb{R}^3$. We compare theoretical schemes assuming knowledge of all geometric quantities to (practical) schemes defined on…

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