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We propose a two-fold approach to model reduction of fluid-structure interaction. The state equations for the fluid are solved with reduced basis methods. These are model reduction methods for parametric partial differential equations using…
We consider Hamiltonian PDEs that can be split into a linear unbounded operator and a regular non linear part. We consider abstract splitting methods associated with this decomposition where no discretization in space is made. We prove a…
Many numerical schemes for hyperbolic systems require a piecewise polynomial reconstruction of the cell averaged values, and to simulate perturbed steady states accurately we require a so called 'well balanced' reconstruction scheme. For…
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