An improved exact Riemann solver for multi-dimensional relativistic flows

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 479, Issue , 2003, Pages 199-219

  Rezzolla, Luciano ^a,b   Zanotti, Olindo ^a   Pons, Jose A ^c  

^a SISSA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; INVARIANCE; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WAVE EFFECTS;

RIEMANN SOLVERS;

HYDRODYNAMICS;

FLOW PATTERN; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID FLOW; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; VELOCITY; WAVE;

EID: 0037465984     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112002003506     Document Type: Article

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