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Robert D. Richtmyer

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17

Publications

12.4K

Citations

16

H-Index

1936

Active since

Affiliations

Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences(Current)

Institute for Advanced Study

Stanford University

University of Chicago

Robert D. Richtmyer is an author at Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences specializing in engineering, physics, and numerical analysis.

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EngineeringPhysicsNumerical AnalysisFluid DynamicsNatural SciencesCosmologyCosmic RayNuclear PhysicsRadiation TransportSynchrotron Radiation

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1936–1996

17

Publications

17

Difference Methods for Initial-Value Problems

E. I., Robert D. Richtmyer, K. W. Morton · Mathematics of Computation · 1968 · 3.4K citations

Numerical Analysis, Numerical Computation, Numerical Treatment +2

<i>Difference Methods for Initial-Value Problems</i>

Robert D. Richtmyer, E. H. Dill · Physics Today · 1959 · 3.2K citations · Full text

Numerical Analysis, Numerical Computation, Experimental Nuclear Physics +11

A Method for the Numerical Calculation of Hydrodynamic Shocks

J. VonNeumann, Robert D. Richtmyer · Journal of Applied Physics · 1950 · 2.1K citations

Numerical Analysis, Marine Hydrodynamics, Hydrodynamic Shocks +14

Taylor instability in shock acceleration of compressible fluids

Robert D. Richtmyer · Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics · 1960 · 2K citations

Compressible Flow, Engineering, Taylor Instability +4

Survey of the stability of linear finite difference equations

Peter D. Lax, Robert D. Richtmyer · Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics · 1956 · 787 citations

Numerical Stability, System Stability, Stability Analysis +1

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