A Simple Finite Difference Scheme for Multidimensional Magnetohydrodynamical Equations

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 331-369

  Dai, Wenlong ^a   Woodward, Paul R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite difference; Godunov scheme; Hyperbolic system; MHD simulation

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

CONDITION; DIVERGENCE FREE; FINITE DIFFERENCE; FINITE DIFFERENCE SCHEME; GODUNOV SCHEME; HYPERBOLIC SYSTEM; MAGNETIC-FIELD; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICAL SIMULATION; RIEMANN SOLVER; SIMPLE++;

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD;

EID: 0001580138     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jcph.1998.5944     Document Type: Article

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