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Embedded delta shocks

Analysis of PDEs 2019-10-18 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP Fluid Dynamics

Abstract

In 1977 Korchinski presented a new type of shock discontinuity in conservation laws. These singular solutions were coined δ\delta-shocks since there is a time dependent Dirac delta involved. A naive description is that such δ\delta-shock is of the overcompressive type: a two-family shock wave the four characteristic lines of which impinge into the shock itself. In this work, we open the fan of solutions by studying two-family waves without intermediate constant states but, possessing central rarefactions and also comprising δ\delta-shocks.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1910.07562,
  title  = {Embedded delta shocks},
  author = {Pablo Castañeda},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1910.07562},
  year   = {2019}
}

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8 pages, 2 figures

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