Evolution of scalar fields from characteristic data (Q1184632)
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Evolution of scalar fields from characteristic data (English)
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28 June 1992
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The authors present an algorithm for solving a nonlinear wave equation with initial data given on characteristic surfaces. The equation is written in characteristic variables and integrated over rectangles. Numerical results confirm that the method is second order.
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method of characteristics
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second order method
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hyperbolic systems
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Maxwell-Yang-Mills, and gravitational fields
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radiation fields
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backscattering
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radiative tail decay
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solitons
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global convergence
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characteristic surfaces
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compactification methods
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algorithm
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nonlinear wave equation
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Numerical results
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