Statistical Riemann Problems and a Composition Law for Errors in Numerical Solutions of Shock Physics Problems
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We seek error models for shock physics simulations that are robust and understandable. The purpose of this paper is to formulate and validate a composition law to estimate errors in the solutions of composite problems in terms of the errors from simpler ones. We illustrate this idea in a simple context. This paper employs several simplifying assumptions (restriction to one spatial dimension, use of a simplified (gamma law) equation of state, and consideration of a single numerical method). In separate papers we will address the effect of these assumptions.
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