The book mainly addresses researchers and doctoral students in engineering, applied mathematics, physics and high-performance computing with a strong interest in the interdisciplinary aspects of computational fluid dynamics. It is also well-suited for practicing computational engineers who would like to gain an overview of discontinuous Galerkin methods, modern algorithmic realizations, and high-performance implementations.
Per-Olof Persson is an assistant professor in mathematics at the University of California in Berkeley, USA. He is the author of more than 100 scientific papers on various aspects of high-order methods, in particular on implicit solvers and mesh generation. His work has been central for the advancement of discontinuous Galerkin methods in computational fluid dynamics, including fluid-structure interaction.