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interpolation combined with methods of characteristics can cause oscillations for the transport equation?

I would like to know about the effect of using a higher order interpolator for the methods of characteristics. I am solving $$u_t+a(x,t)u_x=0$$ with some nonsmooth initial data $u_0(x)$ by the method ...