Explicit formula for the limit of a difference approximation (Q751779)

The conservation law \(u_ t+(\log (a \exp (a)+b \exp (-a)))_ x=0\) with \(a>0\), \(b>0\), \(a+b=1\), \(u(x,0)=u_ 0(x)\) is considered in the quarter plane \(x>0\), \(t>0\). An approximate solution of this problem is constructed using the difference scheme \(u_ k^{n+1}=u^ n_ k+(\Delta t/\Delta x)(g(u^ n_{k-1},u^ n_ k)-g(u^ n_ k,u^ n_{k+1})),\) \(u^ 0_ k=u_ 0(k\Delta x),\quad u^ n_ 0=\lambda (n\Delta t),\) where \(g(u,v)=\log (a \exp (u)+b \exp (v)).\) The main result of the paper consists in obtaining an expression for the solution of the difference equations and its limit when the temporal and spatial steps tend to zero.