An asymptotic-induced scheme for nonstationary transport equations in the diffusive limit

SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1073-1094

  Klar, Axel ^a  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asymptotic analysis; Diffusion limit; Numerical methods for stiff equations; Transport equations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000557853     PISSN: 00361429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S0036142996305558     Document Type: Article

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