A direct method to calculate characteristic forms

We propose a method to obtain characteristic curves, Riemann variables, and characteristic forms for a partial differential system of hyperbolic waves and a first order quasi-linear partial differential equations. The method is based on a construction of a left eigenvector of a matrix from eigenvalu...

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Main Author: Junrong Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-06-01
Series:Partial Differential Equations in Applied Mathematics
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666818122000262
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Summary:We propose a method to obtain characteristic curves, Riemann variables, and characteristic forms for a partial differential system of hyperbolic waves and a first order quasi-linear partial differential equations. The method is based on a construction of a left eigenvector of a matrix from eigenvalues of the matrix and some auxiliary matrixes, or some determinants. When applying to a system with no more than 4 dependent variable, the proposed method is numerically stable. An example of flood waves shows how to apply the proposed method.
ISSN:2666-8181