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We introduce a new technique for proving a priori error estimates between the entropy weak solution of a scalar conservation law and a finite–difference approximation calculated with the scheme of Engquist-Osher, Lax-Friedrichs, or Godunov. This technique is a discrete counterpart of the duality technique introduced by Tadmor [SIAM J. Numer. Anal. 1991]. The error is related to the consistency error of cell averages of the entropy weak solution. This consistency error can be estimated by exploiting a regularity structure of the entropy weak solution. One ends up with optimal error estimates.
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Received December 21, 2001 / Revised version received February 18, 2002 / Published online June 17, 2002
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Küther, M. A priori error estimates for approximate solutions to convex conservation laws. Numer. Math. 93, 697–727 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002110200403
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