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We consider a system of two conservation laws and provide a detailed description of both classical and non-classical self-similar Riemann solutions. In particular, we demonstrate the existence of overcompressive delta shocks as singular…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-02-25 Josh Culver , Aubrey Ayres , Evan Halloran , Ryan Lin , Emily Peng , Charis Tsikkou

The one-dimensional piston shock problem is a classical result of shock wave theory. In this work, the analogous dispersive shock wave (DSW) problem for a dispersive fluid described by the nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation is analyzed.…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2010-08-12 M. A. Hoefer , M. J. Ablowitz , P. Engels

Trapped solitary-wave interaction is studied under the full Euler equations in the presence of a variable pressure distribution along the free surace. The physical domain is flattened conformally onto a strip and the computations are…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2020-04-03 Marcelo V. Flamarion , Roberto Ribeiro-Jr

We present a rigorous approach and related techniques to construct global solutions of the 2-D Riemann problem with four-shock interactions for the Euler equations for potential flow. With the introduction of three critical angles: the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-05-25 Gui-Qiang G. Chen , Alexander Cliffe , Feimin Huang , Song Liu , Qin Wang

We investigate the interaction of two oncoming shock waves in spherical symmetry for an ideal barotropic fluid. Our research problem is how to establish a local in time solution after the interaction point and determine the state behind the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-10-11 Yuxuan Wang

We are concerned with global solutions of multidimensional Riemann problems for nonlinear hyperbolic systems of conservation laws, focusing on their global configurations and structures. We present some recent developments in the rigorous…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-05-29 Gui-Qiang , G. Chen

We present a high-order, sharp-interface method for simulation of two-phase flow of real gases using implicit shock tracking. The method is based on a phase-field formulation of two-phase, compressible, inviscid flow with a trivial mixture…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-03-10 Charles Naudet , Brian Taylor , Matthew J. Zahr

We consider the asymptotic behaviour of small-amplitude gravity water waves in a rectangular domain where the water depth is much smaller than the horizontal scale. The control acts on one lateral boundary, by imposing the horizontal…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-04-02 Pei Su

The numerical approximation of non-isothermal liquid-vapor flow within the compressible regime is a difficult task because complex physical effects at the phase interfaces can govern the global flow behavior. We present a sharp interface…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2015-11-12 Stefan Fechter , Claus-Dieter Munz , Christian Rohde , Christoph Zeiler

In this paper we exploit the technique used in \cite{A}-\cite{5b} to deal with delta interactions in a rigorous way in a curved spacetime represented by a cosmic string along the $z$ axis. This mathematical machinery is applied in order to…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2019-05-20 S. Fassari , F. Rinaldi , S. Viaggiu

A method for solving the half-space Sommerfeld problem is proposed, which allows us to obtain exact solutions in the form of Sommerfeld integrals, as well as their short-wave asymptotics. The first carried out by reducing the Sommerfeld…

Classical Physics · Physics 2020-05-15 Seil Sautbekov

The formation of thermoacoustic shocks is studied in a fluid complex plasma. The thermoacoustic wave mode can be damped (or anti-damped) when the contribution from the thermoacoustic interaction is lower (or higher) than that due to the…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2024-11-22 A. P. Misra , G. Banerjee

Using simple kinematics, we propose a general theory of linear wave interactions between the interfacial waves of a two dimensional (2D), inviscid, multi-layered fluid system. The strength of our formalism is that one does not have to…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2017-04-05 Anirban Guha , Firdaus E. Udwadia

At this time there does not exist a robust set of rules connecting low and high $\beta$ waves across the $\beta \approx 1$ layer. The work here contributes specifically to what happens when a low $\beta$ fast wave crosses the $\beta \approx…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 J. A. McLaughlin , A. W. Hood

Media composed of colliding hard disks (2D) or hard spheres (3D) serve as good approximations for the collective hydrodynamic description of gases, liquids and granular media. In the present study, the compressible hydrodynamics and shock…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2015-05-30 Nick Sirmas , Marion Tudorache , Javier Barahona , Matei I. Radulescu

A comparative study of thawing and tracking models of dark energy is carried out with the help of a dynamical systems analysis. It is found that both of them have stable solutions which are consistent with the requirement of a dark energy.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-12-26 Abhijit Chakraborty , Narayan Banerjee , Anandamohan Ghosh

From optics to hydrodynamics, shock and rogue waves are widespread. Although they appear as distinct phenomena, new theories state that transitions between extreme waves are allowed. However, these have never been experimentally observed…

Dissipationless hydrodynamics regularized by dispersion describe a number of physical media including water waves, nonlinear optics, and Bose-Einstein condensates. As in the classical theory of hyperbolic equations where a non-convex flux…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2017-03-14 Patrick Sprenger , Mark A. Hoefer

In the present paper, an efficient method to generate "pure" cylindrically converging shock wave without a following contact surface is proposed firstly. Then, the Richtmyer-Meshkov instabilities of two interfaces driven by the generated…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2021-02-09 Wei-Gang Zeng , Yu-Xin Ren , Jianhua Pan

We consider a system consisting of one conservation law and one balance law with a time-dependent source term, and provide a comprehensive analysis of Riemann solutions, including the non-classical overcompressive delta shocks. The minimal…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-11-27 Josh Culver , Aubrey Ayres , Evan Halloran , Ryan Lin , Emily Peng , Charis Tsikkou