An upscaled elliptic-parabolic system of partial differential equations
describing the multiscale flow of a single-phase incompressible fluid and
transport of a dissolved chemical by advection and diffusion through a heterogeneous
porous medium is developed without the usual assumptions of scale
separation. After a review of homogenization results for the traditional...
Two numerical methods are presented that can be used to solve
second order nonlinear ordinary differential equations with periodic
boundary conditions. One of these methods is a shooting method developed
solely for the periodic problem. The other, "quasilinearization,"
is a method applicable to a wide variety of problems. It is...
A mixed initial and boundary value problem is considered for
a partial differential equation of the form Muₜ(x, t)+Lu(x, t)=0,
where M and L are elliptic differential operators of orders 2 m
and 2l, respectively, with m ≤ l. The existence and uniqueness
of a strong solution of this equation...
The general theory of characteristics is reviewed for hyperbolic
partial differential equations of n independent variables. The
application of the theory of characteristics is made to unsteady, two-dimensional, rotational, inviscid flows; unsteady, two-dimensional,
irrotational, inviscid flows; and unsteady, axial symmetric, inviscid
flows. The characteristic surfaces and the compatibility relations
are...
A function translator is presented which was designed for
interactive programs which allow functions to be defined on-line. The
translator handles functions which are specified by a formula and
functions which are specified as the solution to a system of differential
equations.
We will consider the implementation of a computer program to
solve a nonlinear algebraic system of N equations and unknowns.
The program involves the use of a parameter, Newton's method, and
an automatic change of parameter. Also considered are rigorous
error bounds for the answer. The program was implemented and...