Generalised Polynomial Chaos for a Class of Linear Conservation Laws

  • Authors:
  • Roland Pulch;Dongbin Xiu

  • Affiliations:
  • Lehrstuhl für Angewandte Mathematik und Numerische Mathematik, Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany 42119;Department of Mathematics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA 47907

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Scientific Computing
  • Year:
  • 2012

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Abstract

Mathematical modelling of dynamical systems often yields partial differential equations (PDEs) in time and space, which represent a conservation law possibly including a source term. Uncertainties in physical parameters can be described by random variables. To resolve the stochastic model, the Galerkin technique of the generalised polynomial chaos results in a larger coupled system of PDEs. We consider a certain class of linear systems of conservation laws, which exhibit a hyperbolic structure. Accordingly, we analyse the hyperbolicity of the corresponding coupled system of linear conservation laws from the polynomial chaos. Numerical results of two illustrative examples are presented.