The non-linear shallow water equations model the dynamics of a shallow layer of an incompressible fluid; they are obtained by asymptotic analysis and depth-averaging of the Navier-Stokes equations. They are utilized in a wide range of applications, from simulation of geophysical phenomena such as river/oceanic flows and avalanches to the study of hurricane simulation, storm surge modeling, and oil spills. As a hyperbolic system of equations, shocks may develop in finite time and therefore an appropriate numerical discretization of these equations needs to be developed. The purpose of this dissertation is to develop and implement a state of the art numerical method to accurately model these equations. Therefore, a well-balanced space-time hybridized discontinuous Galerkin method was developed for our purpose. The method was implemented and tested for several benchmark problems and very promising results were obtained. An a priori error estimate for the developed method was also obtained with an optimal rate of convergence in an appropriate norm. The estimate obtained is an extension of the existing a priori error estimates in the literature, first to the case of a system of shallow water equations, second to a hybridized mixed DG method, and third to an arbitrary degree of polynomial in time.

The subject of the book is the mathematical theory of the discontinuous Galerkin method (DGM), which is a relatively new technique for the numerical solution of partial differential equations. The book is concerned with the DGM developed for elliptic and parabolic equations and its applications to the numerical simulation of compressible flow. It deals with the theoretical as well as practical aspects of the DGM and treats the basic concepts and ideas of the DGM, as well as the latest significant findings and achievements in this area. The main benefit for readers and the book’s uniqueness lie in the fact that it is sufficiently detailed, extensive and mathematically precise, while at the same time providing a comprehensible guide through a wide spectrum of discontinuous Galerkin techniques and a survey of the latest efficient, accurate and robust discontinuous Galerkin schemes for the solution of compressible flow.

This book introduces the discontinuous Galerkin (DG) method and its application to shallow water flows. The emphasis is to show details and modifications required to apply the scheme to real-world flow problems. It allows the readers to understand and develop robust and efficient computer simulation models that can be used to model flow, contaminant transport, and other factors in rivers and coastal environments. The book includes a large set of tests to illustrate the use of the model for a wide range of applications.

This volume provides an introduction to modern space-time discretization methods such as finite and boundary elements and isogeometric analysis for time-dependent initial-boundary value problems of parabolic and hyperbolic type. Particular focus is given on stable formulations, error estimates, adaptivity in space and time, efficient solution algorithms, parallelization of the solution pipeline, and applications in science and engineering.