Computational & Applied Math Seminar

Arbitrary Order Structure Preserving Discontinuous Galerkin Methods for Euler Equations with Gravitation

  • Speaker: Yulong Xing (The Ohio State University)

  • Time: Apr 20, 2022, 09:00-10:00

  • Location: Zoom ID 994 4102 4836, Passcode 788054

Abstract

Hydrodynamical evolution in a gravitational field arises in many astrophysical and atmospheric problems. In this presentation, we will talk about arbitrary order structure preserving discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods for the Euler equations under gravitational fields, which can exactly capture the non-trivial steady state solutions, and at the same time maintain the non-negativity of some physical quantities. In addition, we consider the Euler-Poisson equations in spherical symmetry with an equilibrium state governed by the Lane-Emden equation, and design well-balanced and total-energy-conserving discontinuous Galerkin methods. Extensive numerical examples — including a toy model of stellar core-collapse with a phenomenological equation of state that results in core-bounce and shock formation — are provided to verify the well-balanced property, positivity-preserving property, high-order accuracy, total energy conservation and good resolution for both smooth and discontinuous solutions.


Biography
Dr. Yulong Xing is a professor in the Department of Mathematics at the Ohio State University. He received his bachelor degree from University of Science and Technology of China in 2002, and Ph.D. in Mathematics from Brown University in 2006 under the supervision of Prof. Chi-Wang Shu. Prior to joining OSU, he worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Courant Institute, New York University, a staff scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a joint assistant professor at University of Tennessee Knoxville, and an assistant professor at University of California Riverside. He works in the area of numerical analysis and scientific computing, wave propagation, computational fluid dynamics. His research focuses on the design, analysis and applications of accurate and efficient numerical methods for partial differential equations. He has received a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation.