A generalized algebraic framework is presented for a broad class of high-order methods for hyperbolic systems of conservation laws on curvilinear unstructured grids. The framework enables the unified analysis of many popular discontinuous Galerkin (DG) and flux reconstruction (FR) schemes based on properties of the matrix operators constituting such discretizations. The salient components of the proposed methodology include the formulation of a polynomial approximation space and its representation through a nodal or modal basis on the reference element, the construction of discrete inner products and projection operators based on quadrature or collocation, and the weak enforcement of boundary and interface conditions using numerical flux functions. Situating such components common to DG and FR methods within the context of the summation-by-parts property, a discrete analogue of integration by parts, we establish the algebraic equivalence of certain strong-form and weak-form discretizations, reinterpret and generalize existing connections between the DG and FR methods, and describe a unifying approach for the analysis of conservation and linear stability for methods within the present framework . Numerical experiments are presented for the two-dimensional linear advection and compressible Euler equations,  corroborating the theoretical results .
We propose a unifying framework for the matrix-based formulation and analysis of discontinuous Galerkin (DG) and flux reconstruction (FR) methods for conservation laws on general unstructured grids. Within such an algebraic framework, the multidimensional summation-by-parts (SBP) property is used to establish the discrete equivalence of strong and weak formulations, as well as the conservation and energy stability properties of a broad class of DG and FR schemes. Specifically, the analysis enables the extension of the equivalence between the strong and weak forms of the discontinuous Galerkin collocation spectral-element method demonstrated by Kopriva and Gassner (J Sci Comput 44:136-155, 2010) to more general nodal and modal DG formulations, as well as to the Vincent-Castonguay-Jameson-Huynh (VCJH) family of FR methods. Moreover, new algebraic proofs of conservation and energy stability for DG and VCJH schemes with respect to suitable quadrature rules and discrete norms are presented, in which the SBP property serves as a unifying mechanism for establishing such results . Numerical experiments are provided for the two-dimensional linear advection and Euler equations, highlighting the design choices afforded for methods within the proposed framework and corroborating the theoretical analysis .
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A generalized algebraic framework is presented for a broad class of high-order methods for hyperbolic systems of conservation laws on curvilinear unstructured grids. The framework enables the unified analysis of many popular
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schemes based on properties of the matrix operators constituting such discretizations. The salient components of the proposed methodology include the formulation of a polynomial approximation space and its representation through a nodal or modal basis on the reference element, the construction of discrete inner products and projection operators based on quadrature or collocation, and the weak enforcement of boundary and interface conditions using numerical flux functions. Situating such components common to
methods for conservation laws on general unstructured grids. Within such an algebraic framework, the multidimensional summation-by-parts (SBP) property is used to establish the discrete equivalence of strong and weak formulations, as well as the conservation and energy stability properties of a broad class of
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methods within the context of the summation-by-parts property, a discrete analogue of integration by parts, we establish the algebraic equivalence
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