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This work delves into the discretization of evolutionary partial differential equations (PDEs), focusing on finite-difference schemes for advection, diffusion, and reaction processes in fluid dynamics. Key principles such as consistency, stability, and efficiency guide the formulation and analysis of these numerical methods. The document emphasizes the importance of recovering the continuum limit, achieving stability across varying resolutions, and ensuring causality and reversibility in simulations. It aims to provide insights into the computational density, error decay, and operational cost associated with solving complex PDEs.
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PDE’sDiscretization Sauro Succi
Evolutionary PDE Formal: big time Formal: small time
Evolutionary PDE’s Advection Diffusion Reaction Self-advection (fluids)
The guiding principles of ComPhys Consistency Recover the continuum limit at infinite resolution (no anomaly) Accuracy Fast error decay with increasing resolution Stability/Conservativeness 1st and 2nd principle, error decay Efficiency Cost per unit update
The guiding principles of ComPhys Locality Computational density independent of system size (Feynman) Causality No simultaneous interactions (Present-->Future) Reversibility No burnt-bridges doors, exact roll-back, very long time integration
Jump to actualPFDE’s (with apologies to the theory-inclined)
Consistency Consistent ForwardEuler Centered
Accuracy Reproduce poly(p) at x=xj
Courant Numbers Faster than light?
Short/Long term instability Linear instability (early) Non-linear instability (long-term)
Stability: spectral analysis SpectralDeformations:
Lax equivalence Theorem Consistent schemes for well-posed Linear PDE’s are convergent ifthey are stable Stability is easier to prove than convergence!
Transfer Operator First order in time:
Efficiency Acceleration Advection Diffusion Slow diffusion
Computer metrics 1 Petaflop
Locality Differential Operators Sparse matrices
Causality Present depends on past NO simultaneous dependence No inverse time depenedence