Parametric Interpolation Framework for 1-D Scalar Conservation Laws with Non-Convex Flux Functions

Abstract: In this paper we present a novel framework for obtaining high order numerical methods for 1-D scalar conservation laws with non-convex flux functions. When solving Riemann problems, the Oleinik entropy condition, [16], is satisfied when the resulting shocks and rarefactions correspond to correct portions of the appropriate (upper or lower) convex envelope of the flux function. We show that the standard equal-area principle fails to select these solutions in general, and therefore we introduce a generalized equal-area principle which always selects the weak solution corresponding to the correct convex envelope. The resulting numerical scheme presented here relies on the area-preserving parametric interpolation framework introduced in [14] and locates shock position to fifth order in space, conserves area exactly and admits weak solutions which satisfy the Oleinik entropy condition numerically regardless of the initial states.