Title
Convergent difference schemes for the Hunter-Saxton equation
Abstract
We propose and analyze several finite difference schemes for the Hunter-Saxton equation [GRAPHICS] This equation has been suggested as a simple model for nematic liquid crystals. We prove that the numerical approximations converge to the unique dissipative solution of (HS), as identified by Zhang and Zheng. A main aspect of the analysis, in addition to the derivation of several a priori estimates that yield some basic convergence results, is to prove strong convergence of the discrete spatial derivative of the numerical approximations of u, which is achieved by analyzing various renormalizations (in the sense of DiPerna and Lions) of the numerical schemes. Finally, we demonstrate through several numerical examples the proposed schemes as well as some other schemes for which we have no rigorous convergence results.
Year
DOI
Venue
2007
10.1090/S0025-5718-07-01919-9
MATHEMATICS OF COMPUTATION
Keywords
Field
DocType
Hunter-Saxton equation,finite difference schemes,weak solutions,convergence,liquid crystals
Renormalization,Convergence (routing),Mathematical analysis,Finite difference,A priori and a posteriori,Dissipative system,Hunter–Saxton equation,Finite difference method,Numerical analysis,Mathematics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
76
258
0025-5718
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.42
1
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Helge Holden16311.29
Kenneth H. Karlsen211923.76
Nils Henrik Risebro37938.95