Convergent difference schemes for the Hunter-Saxton equation

Mathematics of Computation

Volumn 76, Issue 258, 2007, Pages 699-744

  Holden, H ^a,b   Karlsen, K H ^b   Risebro, N H ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Convergence; Finite difference schemes; Hunter Saxton equation; Liquid crystals; Weak solutions

Indexed keywords

EID: 35648995563     PISSN: 00255718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1090/S0025-5718-07-01919-9     Document Type: Article

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