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We address the approximation of entropy solutions to initial-boundary value problems for nonlinear strictly hyperbolic conservation laws using neural networks. A general and systematic framework is introduced for the design of efficient and…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-09-16 Igor Ciril , Khalil Haddaoui , Yohann Tendero

Motivated by an analysis on the well-posedness of the initial boundary value problem for the motion of an inextensible hanging string, we first consider an initial boundary value problem for one-dimensional degenerate hyperbolic systems…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-11-11 Tatsuo Iguchi , Masahiro Takayama

While there exist now formulations of initial boundary value problems for Einstein's field equations which are well posed and preserve constraints and gauge conditions, the question of geometric uniqueness remains unresolved. For two…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-09-28 Helmut Friedrich

The principle part of Einstein equations in the harmonic gauge consists of a constrained system of 10 curved space wave equations for the components of the space-time metric. A new formulation of constraint-preserving boundary conditions of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-03-20 M. C. Babiuc , H-O. Kreiss , Jeffrey Winicour

Motivated by the initial-boundary value problem for the Einstein equations, we propose a definition of symmetric hyperbolicity for systems of evolution equations that are first order in time but second order in space. This can be used to…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-10 Carsten Gundlach , Jose M. Martin-Garcia

A new representation of the Einstein evolution equations is presented that is first order, linearly degenerate, and symmetric hyperbolic. This new system uses the generalized harmonic method to specify the coordinates, and exponentially…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-04-21 Lee Lindblom , Mark A. Scheel , Lawrence E. Kidder , Robert Owen , Oliver Rinne

We investigate how the accuracy and stability of numerical relativity simulations of 1D colliding plane waves depends on choices of equation formulations, gauge conditions, boundary conditions, and numerical methods, all in the context of a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-07 J. M. Bardeen , L. T. Buchman

New boundary conditions are constructed and tested numerically for a general first-order form of the Einstein evolution system. These conditions prevent constraint violations from entering the computational domain through timelike…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-10 Lawrence E. Kidder , Lee Lindblom , Mark A. Scheel , Luisa T. Buchman , Harald P. Pfeiffer

We present a set of well-posed constraint-preserving boundary conditions for a first-order in time, second-order in space, harmonic formulation of the Einstein equations. The boundary conditions are tested using robust stability, linear and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 Jennifer Seiler , Bela Szilagyi , Denis Pollney , Luciano Rezzolla

Recent results have revealed a critical way in which lower order terms affect the well-posedness of the characteristic initial value problem for the scalar wave equation. The proper choice of such terms can make the Cauchy problem for…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-16 M. C. Babiuc , H-O. Kreiss , J. Winicour

We study the inverse boundary value problems of determining a potential in the Helmholtz type equation for the perturbed biharmonic operator from the knowledge of the partial Cauchy data set. Our geometric setting is that of a domain whose…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-07-13 Boya Liu

We investigate linear boundary value problems for first-order one-dimensional hyperbolic systems in a strip. We establish conditions for existence and uniqueness of bounded continuous solutions. For that we suppose that the non-diagonal…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-12-10 R. Klyuchnyk , I. Kmit

In many numerical implementations of the Cauchy formulation of Einstein's field equations one encounters artificial boundaries which raises the issue of specifying boundary conditions. Such conditions have to be chosen carefully. In…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-09-06 Oscar Reula , Olivier Sarbach

We focus on the initial boundary value problem for a general scalar balance law in one space dimension. Under rather general assumptions on the flux and source functions, we prove the well-posedness of this problem and the stability of its…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-09-18 Elena Rossi

In this paper we study a numerical implementation for the initial boundary value formulation for the generalized conformal field equations. We propose a formulation which is well suited for the study of the long-time behaviour of perturbed…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-10-18 Florian Beyer , Jörg Frauendiener , Chris Stevens , Ben Whale

The characteristic initial (boundary) value problem has numerous applications in general relativity (GR) involving numerical studies, and is often formulated using Bondi-like coordinates. Recently it was shown that several prototype…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-05-03 Thanasis Giannakopoulos , Nigel T. Bishop , David Hilditch , Denis Pollney , Miguel Zilhao

Solving the 4-d Einstein equations as evolution in time requires solving equations of two types: the four elliptic initial data (constraint) equations, followed by the six second order evolution equations. Analytically the constraint…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-10 Richard A. Matzner

This paper deals with an initial and boundary value problem for a system coupling equation and boundary condition both of Cahn-Hilliard type; an additional convective term with a forced velocity field, which could act as a control on the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-04-20 Pierluigi Colli , Gianni Gilardi , Jürgen Sprekels

The paper studies some ill-posed boundary value problems on semi-plane for parabolic equations with homogenuous Cauchy condition at initial time and with the second order Cauchy condition on the boundary of the semi-plane. A class of inputs…

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