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We propose a robust approximate solver for the hydro-elastoplastic solid material, a general constitutive law extensively applied in explosion and high speed impact dynamics, and provide a natural transformation between the fluid and solid…
In this paper, we are concerned with the global existence and blowup of smooth solutions to the multi-dimensional compressible Euler equations with time-depending damping \begin{equation*} \partial_t\rho+\operatorname{div}(\rho u)=0, \quad…
This paper considers the formulation of the adjoint problem in two dimensions when there are shocks in the flow solution. For typical cost functions, the adjoint variables are continuous at shocks, where they have to obey an internal…
Static spherically symmetric uncoupled scalar space-times have no event horizon and a divergent Kretschmann singularity at the origin of the coordinates. The singularity is always present so that non-static solutions have been sought to see…
We study the 2D isentropic Euler equations with the ideal gas law. We exhibit a set of smooth initial data that give rise to shock formation at a single point near the planar symmetry. These solutions are associated with non-zero vorticity…
We give a variational formulation of perfect fluids on a general pseudoriemannian manifold by variating tangent fields according the flux produced by them. In this approach no constraints are needed. As a result, Euler and continuity…
This paper is concerned with the lifespan and the blowup mechanism for smooth solutions to the 2-D nonlinear wave equation $\p_t^2u-\ds\sum_{i=1}^2\p_i(c_i^2(u)\p_iu)$ $=0$, where $c_i(u)\in C^{\infty}(\Bbb R^n)$, $c_i(0)\neq 0$, and…
The ultra-relativistic Euler equations for an ideal gas are described in terms of the pressure, the spatial part of the dimensionless four-velocity and the particle density. Radially symmetric solutions of these equations are studied in two…
Hele-Shaw flow at vanishing surface tension is ill-defined. In finite time, the flow develops cusp-like singularities. We show that the ill-defined problem admits a weak {\it dispersive} solution when singularities give rise to a graph of…
In this paper, we show the shock formation of the solutions to the 3-dimensional (3D) compressible isentropic and irrotational Euler equations with damping for the initial short pulse data which was first introduced by…
This paper completes investigation of symmetry properties of nonlinear variable coefficient diffusion-convection equations of the form $f(x)u_t=(g(x)A(u)u_x)_x+h(x)B(u)u_x$. Potential symmetries of equations from the considered class are…
We have generalised the exact solution of the Riemann problem in special relativistic hydrodynamics for arbitrary tangential flow velocities. The solution is obtained by solving the jump conditions across shocks plus an ordinary…
We prove the existence of ``pure tone'' nonlinear sound waves of all frequencies. These are smooth, time periodic, oscillatory solutions of the $3\times3$ compressible Euler equations satisfying periodic or acoustic boundary conditions in…
For $0<\alpha<\frac{1}{3}$ we construct unique solutions to the fractal Burgers equation $\partial_t u + u\partial_xu + (-\Delta)^\alpha u = 0$ which develop a first shock in finite time, starting from smooth generic initial data. This…
In this short note, we consider gradient estimates for positive solutions to the following nonlinear elliptic equation on a complete Riemannian manifold: $$\Delta u+cu^{\alpha}=0,$$ where $c, \alpha$ are two real constants and $c\neq 0$.
We have built a code to obtain the exact solutions of Riemann problems in ideal magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) for an arbitrary initial condition. The code can handle not only regular waves but also switch-on/off rarefactions and all types of…
In this paper, we consider a class of important nonlinear elliptic equations $$\Delta u + a(x)u\log u + b(x)u = 0$$ on a collapsed complete Riemannian manifold and its parabolic counterpart under integral curvature conditions, where $a(x)$…
In this paper, we continue to study the blowup problem of the $N$-dimensional compressible Euler or Euler-Poisson equations with repulsive forces, in radial symmetry. In details, we extend the recent result of "M.W. Yuen, \textit{Blowup for…
A nonstatic and circularly symmetric exact solution of the Einstein equations (with a cosmological constant $\Lambda$ and null fluid) in $2+1$ dimensions is given. This is a nonstatic generalization of the uncharged spinless BTZ metric. For…
This paper proposes a new general methodology for finite-time singularity formation for moving interface problems involving the incompressible Euler equations in the plane. The first problem considered is the two-phase Euler vortex sheets…