@Article{CiCP-1-449,
author = {S. Qamar and G. Warnecke},
title = {A Space-Time Conservative Method for Hyperbolic Systems with Stiff and Non-Stiff Source Terms},
journal = {Communications in Computational Physics},
year = {2006},
volume = {1},
number = {3},
pages = {449--478},
abstract = {<p style="text-align: justify;">In this article we propose a higher-order space-time conservative method
for hyperbolic systems with stiff and non-stiff source terms as well as relaxation systems. We call the scheme a slope propagation (SP) method. It is an extension of our
scheme derived for homogeneous hyperbolic systems [1]. In the present inhomogeneous
systems the relaxation time may vary from order of one to a very small value. These
small values make the relaxation term stronger and highly stiff. In such situations
underresolved numerical schemes may produce spurious numerical results. However,
our present scheme has the capability to correctly capture the behavior of the physical
phenomena with high order accuracy even if the initial layer and the small relaxation
time are not numerically resolved. The scheme treats the space and time in a unified
manner. The flow variables and their slopes are the basic unknowns in the scheme. The
source term is treated by its volumetric integration over the space-time control volume
and is a direct part of the overall space-time flux balance. We use two approaches
for the slope calculations of the flow variables, the first one results directly from the
flux balance over the control volumes, while in the second one we use a finite difference approach. The main features of the scheme are its simplicity, its Jacobian-free
and Riemann solver-free recipe, as well as its efficiency and high order accuracy. In
particular we show that the scheme has a discrete analog of the continuous asymptotic limit. We have implemented our scheme for various test models available in the
literature such as the Broadwell model, the extended thermodynamics equations, the
shallow water equations, traffic flow and the Euler equations with heat transfer. The
numerical results validate the accuracy, versatility and robustness of the present scheme.</p>},
issn = {1991-7120},
doi = {https://doi.org/},
url = {http://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/cicp/7964.html}
}