On the stability and accuracy of high-order Runge-Kutta discontinuous Galerkin methods
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Authors
Reyna, Matthew Aaron
Issue Date
2014-08
Type
Electronic thesis
Thesis
Thesis
Language
ENG
Keywords
Mathematics
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Abstract
Scientific, mathematical, and computational advances have made high-order numerical methods for hyperbolic conservation laws both increasingly important and increasingly accessible. However, various issues with the stability and accuracy of high-order methods can limit the appeal of these schemes. In this thesis, we consider such issues in the context of Runge-Kutta discontinuous Galerkin (RKDG) methods, which combine discontinuous Galerkin (DG) spatial discretizations with Runge-Kutta (RK) temporal discretizations. RKDG methods possess a number of appealing features for the numerical solution of hyperbolic problems, including compactness, adaptivity, high parallelizability, and high-order accuracy.
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August 2014
School of Science
School of Science
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Publisher
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY