Systems of Conservation Laws 1 - Hyperbolicity, Entropies, Shock Waves (English, French, Hardcover)

Systems of conservation laws arise naturally in physics and chemistry. To understand them and their consequences (shock waves, finite velocity wave propagation) properly in mathematical terms requires, however, knowledge of a broad range of topics. This book sets up the foundations of the modern theory of conservation laws, describing the physical models and mathematical methods, leading to the Glimm scheme. Building on this the author then takes the reader to the current state of knowledge in the subject. The maximum principle is considered from the viewpoint of numerical schemes and also in terms of viscous approximation. Small waves are studied using geometrical optics methods. Finally, the initial-boundary problem is considered in depth. Throughout, the presentation is reasonably self-contained, with large numbers of exercises and full discussion of all the ideas. This will make it ideal as a text for graduate courses in the area of partial differential equations.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 1999
First published:	1999
Authors:	Denis Serre
Translators:	I. N. Sneddon
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	286
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-58233-9
Languages:	English • French
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Calculus & mathematical analysis > Differential equations Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Applied mathematics > General Promotions
LSN:	0-521-58233-4
Barcode:	9780521582339

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