Parallel adaptive \(hp\)-refinement techniques for conservation laws (Q1917467)

The authors present an adaptive \(hp\)-refinement local finite element procedure for the parallel solution of hyperbolic systems of conservation laws on two-dimensional rectangular domains. Their method uses explicit time integration with order and stepsize keyed to the corresponding spatial quantities. Their computations involving Burgers' and Euler's equations of inviscid flow demonstrate the effectiveness of the \(hp\)-refinement and balancing procedures relative to non-balanced adaptive and balanced non-adaptive procedures.