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Formation of compression waves with multiscale asymptotics in the Burgers and KdV models

Mathematical Physics 2015-05-06 v1 math.MP

Abstract

The Cauchy problem for the Burgers equation with a small dissipation and an initial weak discontinuity and the Cauchy problem with a large initial gradient for a quasilinear parabolic equation and for the Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) equation are considered. Multiscale asymptotics of solutions corresponding to shock waves are constructed. Some results can also be applied to rarefaction waves.

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@article{arxiv.1505.00868,
  title  = {Formation of compression waves with multiscale asymptotics in the Burgers and KdV models},
  author = {Sergei V. Zakharov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1505.00868},
  year   = {2015}
}

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Keywords: Burgers equation, KdV equation, Cauchy problem, multiscale asymptotics, weak discontinuity, shock waves, renormalization. 12 pages