CFL condition
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The CFL condition is a stability criterion in numerical analysis that restricts the time step size in relation to the spatial grid size and wave speeds when solving partial differential equations.
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| CFL condition canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: CFL condition Context triple: [Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition, alsoKnownAs, CFL condition]
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CFL
The CFL (Canadian Football League) is Canada's professional gridiron football league, featuring teams such as the Toronto Argonauts competing for the Grey Cup championship.
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CUFLA
CUFLA is a student-run organization at Carleton University dedicated to promoting and organizing competitive and recreational ultimate frisbee activities.
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CFC
CFC is the abbreviation commonly used for the Combined Forces Command, a joint military headquarters coordinating combined operations.
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CFC
CFC is a leading Canadian institution dedicated to advancing the careers of filmmakers, screenwriters, and other media creators through professional training and development programs.
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CFC
CFC is the commonly used abbreviation for the United States Court of Federal Claims, a federal court that hears monetary claims against the U.S. government.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CFL condition Target entity description: The CFL condition is a stability criterion in numerical analysis that restricts the time step size in relation to the spatial grid size and wave speeds when solving partial differential equations.
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CFL
The CFL (Canadian Football League) is Canada's professional gridiron football league, featuring teams such as the Toronto Argonauts competing for the Grey Cup championship.
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B.
CUFLA
CUFLA is a student-run organization at Carleton University dedicated to promoting and organizing competitive and recreational ultimate frisbee activities.
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C.
CFC
CFC is the abbreviation commonly used for the Combined Forces Command, a joint military headquarters coordinating combined operations.
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CFC
CFC is a leading Canadian institution dedicated to advancing the careers of filmmakers, screenwriters, and other media creators through professional training and development programs.
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CFC
CFC is the commonly used abbreviation for the United States Court of Federal Claims, a federal court that hears monetary claims against the U.S. government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept in numerical analysis
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numerical stability criterion ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition ⓘ |
| appliesPrimarilyTo | explicit schemes rather than implicit schemes ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
hyperbolic partial differential equations
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partial differential equations ⓘ time-dependent PDEs ⓘ |
| category | stability condition in numerical methods ⓘ |
| consequenceOfViolation |
blow-up of numerical solution
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numerical instability ⓘ spurious oscillations ⓘ |
| coreIdea | numerical domain of dependence must include the physical domain of dependence ⓘ |
| defines | upper bound on Courant number for stability ⓘ |
| dependsOn |
dimensionality of the problem
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numerical scheme ⓘ spatial discretization ⓘ time integration method ⓘ |
| ensures | stability of explicit time integration schemes ⓘ |
| field |
computational fluid dynamics
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computational physics ⓘ numerical analysis ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | CFL ⓘ |
| hasParameter |
grid spacing
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maximum allowable time step ⓘ maximum signal speed in the system ⓘ |
| historicalPublication | Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy 1928 paper on PDEs and finite differences ⓘ |
| involvesQuantity |
Courant number
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linked to:
Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition
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| namedAfter |
Hans Lewy
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Kurt Friedrichs ⓘ Richard Courant ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Lax equivalence theorem
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Von Neumann stability analysis ⓘ
linked to:
von Neumann stability analysis
time step restriction ⓘ |
| relates |
time step size to characteristic wave speed
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time step size to spatial grid size ⓘ |
| restricts | time step size ⓘ |
| typicalForm | c · Δt / Δx ≤ C_max ⓘ |
| usedFor |
choosing appropriate time step in CFD codes
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designing stable numerical simulations of wave propagation ⓘ ensuring convergence of explicit discretizations under refinement ⓘ |
| usedIn |
explicit time-stepping schemes
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finite difference methods ⓘ finite element methods for time-dependent problems ⓘ finite volume methods ⓘ numerical solution of advection equations ⓘ numerical solution of wave equations ⓘ |
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