Compactness estimates for difference schemes for conservation laws with discontinuous flux

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Authors: Kenneth H. Karlsen, John D. Towers 

Publication date: 30 May 2023

Abstract: We establish quantitative compactness estimates for finite difference schemes used to solve nonlinear conservation laws. These equations involve a flux function $f(k(x,t),u)$, where the coefficient $k(x,t$ is $BV$-regular and may exhibit discontinuities along curves in the $(x,t)$ plane. Our approach, which is technically elementary, relies on a discrete interaction estimate and the existence of one strictly convex entropy. While the details are specifically outlined for the Lax-Friedrichs scheme, the same framework can be applied to other difference schemes. Notably, our compactness estimates are new even in the homogeneous case ($kequiv1$).

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Hyperbolic conservation laws (35L65) Stability and convergence of numerical methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs (65M12)

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