Asymptotic-preserving Godunov-type numerical schemes for hyperbolic systems with stiff and non-stiff relaxation terms

We devise a new-class of asymptotic-preserving Godunov-type numerical schemes for hyperbolic systems with stiff and non-stiff relaxation source terms governed by a relaxation time ε. As an alternative to classical operator-splitting techniques, the objectives of these schemes are twofold: first, to give accurate numerical solutions for large, small and in-between values of ε and second, to make optional the choice of the numerical scheme in the asymptotic regime ε tends to zero. The latter property may be of particular interest to make easier and more efficient the coupling at a fixed spatial interface of two models involving very different values of ε.