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Review of numerical special relativistic hydrodynamics
Author(s) -
van Odyck D. E. A.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
international journal for numerical methods in fluids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1097-0363
pISSN - 0271-2091
DOI - 10.1002/fld.678
Subject(s) - computational fluid dynamics , classical mechanics , mechanics , physics , mathematics , aerospace engineering , computer science , engineering
This paper gives an overview of numerical methods for special relativistic hydrodynamics (SRHD). First, a short summary of special relativity is given. Next, the SRHD equations are introduced. The exact solution for the SRHD Riemann problem is described. This solution is used in a Godunov scheme to compute solutions for two test problems. A third test problem is used to show non‐convergent behaviour of the numerical solution at the location of the contact discontinuity. Finally, a short description of numerical methods used so far in SRHD is given. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.