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In applications t normally denotes the time variable, while x describes the spatial variation in m space dimensions. The unknown function u (as well as each fj) can be a vector, in which case we say that we have a system of equations, or u and each fj can be a scalar.
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Holden, H., Risebro, N.H. (2011). Introduction. In: Front Tracking for Hyperbolic Conservation Laws. Applied Mathematical Sciences, vol 152. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23911-3_1
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