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Hyperbolic Systems of Balance Laws: Lectures Given at the C.I.M.E. Summer School Held in Cetraro, Italy, July 14-21, 2003 (2007)

Hyperbolic Systems of Balance Laws

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"Hyperbolic Systems of Balance Laws" by Alberto Bressan is a mathematics book and learning resource focused on Core Mathematics. Best for teachers, students, and readers looking for stronger mathematical understanding.

The present Cime volume includes four lectures by Bressan, Serre, Zumbrun and Williams and an appendix with a Tutorial on Center Manifold Theorem by Bressan. Bressan’s notes start with an extensive review of the theory of hyperbolic conservation laws. Then he introduces the vanishing viscosity approach and explains clearly the building blocks of the theory in particular the crucial role of the decomposition by travelling waves. Serre focuses on existence and stability for discrete shock profiles, he reviews the existence both in the rational and in the irrational cases and gives a concise introduction to the use of spectral methods for stability analysis. Finally the lectures by Williams and Zumbrun deal with the stability of multidimensional fronts. Williams’ lecture describes the stability of multidimensional viscous shocks: the small viscosity limit, linearization and conjugation, Evans functions, Lopatinski determinants etc. Zumbrun discusses planar stability for viscous shocks with a realistic physical viscosity, necessary and sufficient conditions for nonlinear stability, in analogy to the Lopatinski condition obtained by Majda for the inviscid case.

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Best For: Graduate students and researchers in mathematics and applied sciences
Focus: Theory and analysis of hyperbolic systems of balance laws and conservation laws
Covers: Foundations of hyperbolic conservation laws, vanishing viscosity method, traveling wave decomposition, and center manifold theorem
Why It Matters: Provides a detailed theoretical framework essential for understanding complex differential equations in mechanics and numerical analysis

"Hyperbolic Systems of Balance Laws" by Alberto Bressan is a mathematics book and learning resource focused on Core Mathematics. Best for teachers, students, and readers looking for stronger mathematical understanding.

Topic: Core Mathematics

Author: Alberto Bressan

Who this is for:

  • Teachers and classroom instructors
  • Students building subject mastery
  • Readers looking for practical learning support

Why this book matters: It stands out as a practical math resource that helps explain concepts, strengthen problem-solving, and support classroom or independent learning.

The present Cime volume includes four lectures by Bressan, Serre, Zumbrun and Williams and an appendix with a Tutorial on Center Manifold Theorem by Bressan. Bressan’s notes start with an extensive review of the theory of hyperbolic conservation laws. Then he introduces the vanishing viscosity approach and explains clearly the building blocks of the theory in particular the crucial role of the decomposition by travelling waves. Serre focuses on existence and stability for discrete shock profiles, he reviews the existence both in the rational and in the irrational cases and gives a concise introduction to the use of spectral methods for stability analysis. Finally the lectures by Williams and Zumbrun deal with the stability of multidimensional fronts. Williams’ lecture describes the stability of multidimensional viscous shocks: the small viscosity limit, linearization and conjugation, Evans functions, Lopatinski determinants etc. Zumbrun discusses planar stability for viscous shocks with a realistic physical viscosity, necessary and sufficient conditions for nonlinear stability, in analogy to the Lopatinski condition obtained by Majda for the inviscid case.

AuthorAlberto Bressan
PublisherC.I.M.E. Foundation Subseries
Published2007-06-06
ISBN-139783540721864
BindingPaperback
Pages372
LanguageEnglish
SubjectsMathematics
TopicCore Mathematics
SeriesLecture Notes in Mathematics

Format: Paperback

Length: 372 pages

Language: English

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