Monotonization of flux, entropy and numerical schemes for conservation laws (Q1012198)

Using the technique of monotonization the authors construct a family of multistep schemes, with only point value evaluations of the flux function, for scalar hyperbolic conservation laws. By concentrating on the solution of the Hamilton-Jacobi equation and the nonlinear parabolic equation, the introduced concept of monotonization leads to a new definition of entropy solutions. The family of the multistep schemes includes the FORCE and proposes an alternative for the MUSTA schemes. For all schemes convergence of the approximate solution to the entropy solution of the continuous problem is proved.