Some elements of theory of limiting functions - analyzer of smoothness of boundary value problems solutions (Q2761546)

This paper deals with an application of the limiting function in constructing monotone difference schemes for systems of nonlinear partial differential equations. Consider the Cauchy problem \(\partial u/\partial t+\partial f(u)/\partial x=0\), \(u(x,0)=u_0(x)\), \(t\geq 0\), \(x\in \mathbb{R}\). The limiting functions are defined as solutions of the functional equation \(\mu(y)-y\mu(1/y)=0\), \(\mu(0)=0\), \(\mu(1)=1\) in the class of continuous bounded functions on \(\mathbb{R}\). For a given homogeneous mesh with parameters \(h\) and \(\tau\) on the coordinates \(x\) and \(t\), respectively, the difference approximation of the considered equation has the form \((\hat u-u)/\tau+(f(\widetilde u)-f(\widetilde u(-1)))/h=0\), where \(\widetilde u\) is calculated by \(u^{-}=u+\mu(y)\Delta u\), \(u^{+}=u(+1)-\mu(1/y(+1))\nabla u\), \(y=\nabla u/\Delta u\), \(\nabla u=u(+1)-u\), \(\Delta u=u-u(-1)\). The author proposes an algorithm of construction of the limiting functions. Polynomial limiting functions are considered also.