Solution of the Hydrodynamic Device Model Using High-Order Nonoscillatory Shock Capturing Algorithms

IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 232-244

  Fatemi, Emad ^a   Jerome, Joseph ^b   Osher, Stanley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING--ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRODYNAMICS;

SHOCK CAPTURING ALGORITHMS;

SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES;

EID: 0026107291     PISSN: 02780070     EISSN: 19374151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/43.68410     Document Type: Article

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