APPLICATION OF A NEW APPROACH TO THE COMPUTATIONAL SOLUTION OF A SYSTEM OF TWO NON-LINEAR PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS,

Abstract

A new method for integrating certain nonlinear partial differential equations is given. This method is applied to a system of two equations, numerical results are provided, including per cent error, and FORTRAN listings are given. The nonlinear partial differential equations U sub t = UU sub x + VU sub y, U(X, Y, O) = F(X, Y); V sub t = UV sub x + VU sub y, V(X, Y, O) = G(X, Y) are similar to those of hydrodynamics, exhibiting shocks, and have a simple representation for the solution. A numerical method of integration is proposed which preserves boundedness and positivity. Time and memory requirements are small. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0603343

Entities

People

  • B. Kotkin
  • Richard E. Bellman
  • Robert E. Kalaba

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Mathematics
  • Partial Differential Equations

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Analytical Mechanics
  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis