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Convergence analysis of structure-preserving schemes for the multicomponent compressible Euler flows

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Pith's one-line read The structure-preserving finite volume scheme for the multicomponent compressible Euler system converges to dissipative weak solutions, and strongly to classical solutions while they exist.

desk verdict Extends the DW framework and relative entropy argument to multicomponent Euler with a positivity-preserving FV scheme; the structure looks standard and carries over without obvious gaps. read the letter →

arxiv 2605.24898 v1 pith:N5WTIARV submitted 2026-05-24 math.NA cs.NA

Jaya Agnihotri , Philipp Öffner This is my paper
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keywords finitevolumeschemeconvergenceanalysisdissipativeweaksolutionsmulticomponentEulerequationsrelativeentropystructure-preservingdiscretization
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This paper proves convergence of a positivity-preserving finite volume scheme for multicomponent compressible Euler flows. It shows that the scheme's solutions converge to dissipative weak solutions using stability bounds and consistency. The relative entropy method then establishes strong convergence to classical solutions as long as those exist. This builds on the idea that dissipative weak solutions allow the Lax equivalence theorem to hold in nonlinear settings. The analysis covers both low-order finite volume and higher-order discontinuous Galerkin methods, with numerical experiments confirming the results.

What carries the argument

The dissipative weak solutions framework, which serves as a generalized solution concept allowing convergence from consistent and stable numerical schemes.

What would settle it

Finding a case where a consistent and stable scheme for the multicomponent Euler system does not converge to any dissipative weak solution.

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Core claim

Using uniform stability bounds and consistency estimates, the numerical solutions converge in the framework of dissipative weak solutions of the multicomponent Euler system. Applying the relative entropy method and the weak-strong uniqueness principle, the approximate solutions converge strongly to the classical solution as long as it exists.

Load-bearing premise

Dissipative weak solutions provide a solution framework where consistency and stability suffice for convergence of the scheme.

Editorial extensions

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  • Positivity preservation of partial densities, pressure and temperature provides the uniform stability bounds.
  • Consistency estimates ensure the scheme converges to dissipative weak solutions.
  • Relative entropy yields strong convergence to classical solutions during their existence.
  • The convergence holds for the multicomponent system with the structure-preserving property.
  • Results extend to higher-order discontinuous Galerkin schemes.

Reading between the lines

Editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Similar convergence proofs could apply to other hyperbolic conservation laws with structure-preserving discretizations.
  • The approach may help validate numerical methods for complex fluid mixtures in engineering applications.
  • If dissipative weak solutions coincide with other weak solution concepts, this could imply broader convergence results.
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Summary. The manuscript presents a convergence analysis of a positivity-preserving finite volume scheme for the multicomponent compressible Euler system. Using uniform stability bounds and consistency estimates, the authors prove convergence of the numerical solutions to dissipative weak (DW) solutions. They then apply the relative entropy method and weak-strong uniqueness to establish strong convergence to classical solutions whenever the latter exist. The claims are supported by numerical experiments on both the base FV scheme and a higher-order structure-preserving DG extension.

Significance. If the stability and consistency estimates are fully rigorous, the result supplies a concrete verification of the Lax-equivalence principle in the DW framework for a multicomponent system with physically relevant positivity constraints. The combination of DW convergence followed by relative-entropy strong convergence is a standard but non-trivial extension; successful execution would strengthen the theoretical justification for structure-preserving schemes in gas-mixture computations.

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  1. [§2] §2 (Preliminaries): the precise thermodynamic closure for the multicomponent pressure and temperature (ideal-gas mixture or more general) should be stated explicitly before the scheme is introduced, as it affects the form of the consistency estimates.
  2. [Abstract and §5] The abstract states that the DG scheme is investigated numerically, yet the convergence theorem is stated only for the FV method; clarify whether a separate consistency/stability argument for the DG variant is supplied or whether the DG results remain purely experimental.
  3. [§6] Figure captions and axis labels in the numerical section should include the specific mesh sizes and CFL numbers used, to allow direct comparison with the uniform bounds derived in the analysis.

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We thank the referee for their positive summary of our manuscript on the convergence analysis of structure-preserving schemes for multicomponent compressible Euler flows and for recommending minor revision. The referee's assessment correctly identifies the use of stability bounds, consistency, DW convergence, and relative entropy for weak-strong uniqueness. No specific major comments were listed in the report, so we have no individual points requiring rebuttal or revision at this stage.

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No significant circularity; derivation self-contained

full rationale

The paper's core argument applies standard tools—uniform stability bounds plus consistency estimates to obtain convergence in the DW framework, followed by relative entropy plus weak-strong uniqueness for strong convergence to classical solutions—directly to the multicomponent Euler system. No step reduces a claimed result to a fitted parameter, self-definition, or load-bearing self-citation; the DW extension of Lax equivalence is invoked as an external hypothesis that the consistency/stability analysis is shown to satisfy, rather than presupposed. The structure-preserving properties (positivity of densities, pressure, temperature) are used to close the estimates but are not redefined in terms of the convergence conclusion itself.

Assumptions & free parameters 0 free parameters · 2 assumptions · 0 invented entities

Based solely on the abstract; the central claim rests on the domain assumption that the DW framework extends Lax equivalence to this nonlinear multicomponent system and on standard mathematical tools such as relative entropy.

assumptions (2)
  • domain assumption Dissipative weak solutions extend the Lax Equivalence Theorem to nonlinear settings, so that consistency plus stability implies convergence.
    Invoked directly in the abstract to conclude convergence of the FV scheme.
  • domain assumption The relative entropy method combined with weak-strong uniqueness applies to the multicomponent Euler system.
    Used to obtain strong convergence to classical solutions.

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We present a convergence analysis of a finite volume (FV) scheme for the multicomponent compressible Euler system in the framework of dissipative weak (DW) solutions. DW solutions were introduced as a generalized solution framework in computational fluid dynamics and have recently gained considerable attention. They extend the well-known Lax Equivalence Theorem to nonlinear settings, meaning that if a numerical scheme is both consistent and stable, it will also converge. The FV scheme under consideration preserves key physical properties of the fluid mixture, in particular, positivity of partial densities, pressure, and temperature. Using uniform stability bounds and consistency estimates, we prove that the numerical solutions converge in the framework of DW solutions of the multicomponent Euler system. Applying the relative entropy method and the weak-strong uniqueness principle, we further show that the approximate solutions converge strongly to the classical solution as long as it exists. Numerical experiments confirm the theoretical results, not only for low-order FV methods but also through extended numerical investigations of a higher-order, structure-preserving discontinuous Galerkin scheme.

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Figure 1. KHI test at t = 2, polydeg = 0. Pseudocolor plots of ρ1,h (top row), ρ2,h (middle row), and u1,h (bottom row) on meshes 5122 , 10242 , 20482 (left to right). 19 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p019_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. KHI test at time t = 2, polydeg = 1. Pseudocolor plots of ρ1,h (top row), ρ2,h (middle row), and u1,h (bottom row) on meshes 5122 , 10242 , 20482 (left to right). The fine-scale mixing structures differ visually at each mesh level, consistent with the non-convergence of E1 reported in [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p020_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. shows the solution at t = 0.01. The partial densities ρ1 and ρ2 capture the bubble deformation and Richtmyer-Meshkov instability development and produces results in significant agreement with [23, 41] [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p021_3.png] view at source ↗

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