A variant of the method of characteristics

  • Mario Šayar University of Zagreb
  • Zdravko Virag University of Zagreb
  • Radoslav Korbar Polytechnics of Karlovac

Abstract

A variant of the method of characteristics for hyperbolic conservation laws is proposed in this paper. It is based on the time interpolation instead of space interpolation as in the standard method of characteristics. A new method for calculating the propagation velocity is proposed as well. The numerical results of some presented typical tests indicate that algorithm is very accurate.

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Published
Feb 20, 2023
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ŠAYAR, Mario; VIRAG, Zdravko; KORBAR, Radoslav. A variant of the method of characteristics. Computer Assisted Methods in Engineering and Science, [S.l.], v. 9, n. 4, p. 543-553, feb. 2023. ISSN 2956-5839. Available at: <https://cames.ippt.pan.pl/index.php/cames/article/view/1117>. Date accessed: 22 dec. 2024.
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