View source for Lax-wendroff differencing scheme

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|Display title=Lax&ndash;Wendroff differencing scheme
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|Meaning=An explicit numerical approximation to the time evolution of  fluid flows that is constructed through Taylor expansions to yield second-order [[truncation error]]  using only two consecutive time levels.
|Explanation=The resulting approximation introduces a diffusive [[damping]] term that helps control [[nonlinear]]  computational [[instability]] and may be useful for equations with shock discontinuities.<br/> Richtmyer, R., and K. Morton 1967. Difference Methods for Initial Value Problems.  302 pp. 
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