Courant number
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
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A term used in the consideration of difference schemes for integrating one-dimensional hyperbolic systems. If $\tau$ is the grid spacing with respect to $t$, $h$ the grid spacing with respect to $x$ and $\lambda$ the maximum inclination of the characteristics, then the Courant number of the difference scheme equals $\lambda\tau/h$.
References
[1] | S.K. Godunov, V.S. Ryaben'kii, "The theory of difference schemes" , North-Holland (1964) (Translated from Russian) |
Comments
The Courant number plays a role in the Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition. References are given there.
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Courant number. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Courant_number&oldid=32786
Courant number. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Courant_number&oldid=32786
This article was adapted from an original article by N.S. Bakhvalov (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article