Transient \(L^1\) error estimates for well-balanced schemes on non-resonant scalar balance laws (Q2636653)

The paper deals with the numerical approximation of the non-resonant balance law \[ \partial_t u+\partial_x f(u)=k(x)g(u),\quad u(0,x)=u_0(x), \] under the assumption \(\pm f^{\prime}(u) \geq \nu>0\). The authors discuss the qualitative difference between time-splitting and well-balanced difference schemes and give the estimates showing the exponential error growth in time for the first ones and the linear growth for the second ones. The theoretical considerations are confirmed by the numerical experiments.