Adaptive ADER Methods Using Kernel-Based Polyharmonic Spline WENO Reconstruction

An adaptive ADER finite volume method on unstructured meshes is proposed. The method combines high order polyharmonic spline WENO reconstruction with high order flux evaluation. Polyharmonic splines are utilised in the recovery step of the finite volume method yielding a WENO reconstruction that is stable, flexible and optimal in the associated Sobolev (BeppoLevi) space. The flux evaluation is accomplished by solving generalised Riemann problems across cell interfaces. The mesh adaptation is performed through an a posteriori error indicator, which relies on the polyharmonic spline reconstruction scheme. The performance of the proposed method is illustrated by a series of numerical experiments, including linear advection, Burgers’ equation, Smolarkiewicz’s deformational flow test, and the five-spot problem.