Research Article

Evaluating the Stability of Numerical Schemes for Fluid Solvers in Game Technology

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(a) Solution of (1) obtained from the FDTD algorithm (FDTD1: Equation (31)), displaying the spatial structure, , for time steps (cross), (plus sign), and (point) exhibiting the evolution of the nonlinear wave and the advective instability. (b) Solution of (1) obtained from the conservative FDTD algorithm (FDTD2: Equation (33)), displaying the spatial structure for the same time steps. The plots illustrate the formation of the initial spike, as a result of the instability that disrupts the onward solution. FDTD1 and FDTD2 span the range of calculated in this paper.
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