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Fast sweeping methods have become a useful tool for computing the solutions of static Hamilton-Jacobi equations. By adapting the main idea behind these methods, we describe a new approach for computing steady state solutions to systems of…
A complex integral formula provides an explicit solution of the initial value problem for the nonlinear scala 1D equation $u_t+[f(u)]_x = 0$, for any flux $f(u)$ and initial condition $u_0(x)$ that are analytic. This formula is valid at…
The idea of using fast sweeping methods for solving stationary systems of conservation laws has previously been proposed for efficiently computing solutions with sharp shocks. We further develop these methods to allow for a more challenging…
We study in what sense one can determine the function $k=k(x)$ in the scalar hyperbolic conservation law $u_t+(k(x)f(u))_x=0$ by observing the solution $u(t,\dott)$ of the Cauchy problem with initial data $u|_{t=0}=u_o$.
We present a meshfree numerical solver for scalar conservation laws in one space dimension. Points representing the solution are moved according to their characteristic velocities. Particle interaction is resolved by purely local particle…
In this paper, we study uniqueness properties of solutions to the generalized fourth-order Schr\"odinger equations in any dimension $d$ of the following forms, $$i \partial_t u + \sum_{j=1}^d \partial_{x_j}^{\, 4} u = V(t, x) u, \quad…
The paper is concerned with conservative solutions to the nonlinear wave equation $u_{tt} - c(u)\big(c(u) u_x\big)_x = 0$. For an open dense set of $C^3$ initial data, we prove that the solution is piecewise smooth in the $t$-$x$ plane,…
The new concept of numerical smoothness is applied to RKDG methods on the scalar nonlinear conservation laws. The main result is an a posteriori error estimate for the RKDG methods of arbitrary order in space and time, with optimal…
An "exact" method for scalar one-dimensional hyperbolic conservation laws is presented. The approach is based on the evolution of shock particles, separated by local similarity solutions. The numerical solution is defined everywhere, and is…
A particle scheme for scalar conservation laws in one space dimension is presented. Particles representing the solution are moved according to their characteristic velocities. Particle interaction is resolved locally, satisfying exact…
We consider bounded entropy solutions to the scalar conservation law in one space dimension: \begin{equation*} u_t+f(u)_x=0. \end{equation*} We quantify the regularizing effect of the non linearity of the flux $f$ on the solution $u$ in…
In this paper we discuss the local discontinuous Galerkin methods coupled with two specific explicit-implicit-null time discretizations for solving one-dimensional nonlinear diffusion problems $U_t=(a(U)U_x)_x$. The basic idea is to add and…
This paper deals with an optimal control problem and describes the reachable set for the scalar 1-D conservation laws with discontinuous flux. Regarding the optimal control problem we first prove the existence of a minimizer and then we…
We study compactness properties of time-discrete and continuous time BGK-type schemes for scalar conservation laws, in which microscopic interactions occur only when the state of a system deviates significantly from an equilibrium…
The aim of this paper is to introduce a new Newton-type iterative method and then to show that this process converges to the unique solution of the scalar nonlinear equation f(x)=0 under weaker conditions involving only f and f' by fixed…
We develop a simple, high-order, conservative and robust positivity-preserving sweeping procedure for the density and the nonlinear pressure function in the compressible Euler equations. Using the scaling limiter in Zhang and Shu (2010), we…
We are interested in a class of numerical schemes for the optimization of nonlinear hyperbolic partial differential equations. We present continuous and discretized relaxation schemes for scalar, one-- conservation laws. We present…
The generalized sine-Gordon (sG) equation $u_{tx}=(1+\nu\partial_x^2)\sin\,u$ was derived as an integrable generalization of the sG equation. In a previous paper (Matsuno Y 2010 J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. {\bf 43} 105204) which is referred to…
This work introduces a methodology to solve ordinary differential equations using the Schur decomposition of the linear representation of the differential equation. This is done by first transforming the system into an upper triangular…
Relying on the analysis of characteristics, we prove the uniqueness of conservative solutions to the variational wave equation $u_{tt}-c(u) (c(u)u_x)_x=0$. Given a solution $u(t,x)$, even if the wave speed $c(u)$ is only H\"older continuous…