Scalar Conservation Laws

  • Sandro Salsa
  • Federico M. G. Vegni
  • Anna Zaretti
  • Paolo Zunino
Part of the UNITEXT book series (UNITEXT)

Abstract

In this chapter we consider equations of the form
$$ {u}_t+q{(u)}_x=0,\kern2em x\in \mathbb{R},\kern0.36em t>0. $$

Keywords

Shock Wave Travel Wave Solution Rarefaction Wave Burger Equation Upwind Scheme 
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Copyright information

© Springer-Verlag Italia 2013

Authors and Affiliations

  • Sandro Salsa
    • 1
  • Federico M. G. Vegni
    • 1
  • Anna Zaretti
    • 1
  • Paolo Zunino
    • 2
    • 3
  1. 1.Department of MathematicsPolitecnico di MilanoItaly
  2. 2.MOX – Department of MathematicsPolitecnico di MilanoItaly
  3. 3.Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials ScienceUniversity of PittsburghUSA

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