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A convergent numerical method for $\alpha$-dissipative solutions of the Hunter-Saxton equation is derived. The method is based on applying a tailor-made projection operator to the initial data, and then solving exactly using the generalized…
The modified Hunter--Saxton equation models the propagation of short capillary-gravity waves. As it involves a mixed derivative, its initial value problem on the periodic domain is much more complicated than the standard evolutionary…
We propose a new numerical method for $\alpha$-dissipative solutions of the Hunter-Saxton equation, where $\alpha$ belongs to $W^{1, \infty}(\mathbb{R}, [0, 1))$. The method combines a projection operator with a generalized method of…
We derive a robust error estimate for a recently proposed numerical method for $\alpha$-dissipative solutions of the Hunter-Saxton equation, where $\alpha \in [0, 1]$. In particular, if the following two conditions hold: i) there exist a…
In this paper we study the large time asymptotic behavior of (energy) conservative solutions to the Hunter-Saxton equation in a generalized framework that consists of the evolutions of solution and its energy measure. We describe the large…
Exact rational solutions of the generalized Hunter-Saxton equation are obtained using Pad\'e approximant approach for the traveling-wave and self-similarity reduction. A larger class of algebraic solutions are also obtained by extending a…
We prove that $\alpha$-dissipative solutions to the Cauchy problem of the Hunter-Saxton equation, where $\alpha \in W^{1, \infty}(\mathbb{R}, [0, 1))$, can be computed numerically with order $\mathcal{O}(\Delta x^{{1}/{8}}+\Delta…
In this work we introduce the r-Hunter-Saxton equation, a generalisation of the Hunter-Saxton equation arising as extremals of an action principle posed in L_r. We characterise solutions to the Cauchy problem, quantifying the blow-up time…
We establish the existence of conservative solutions of the initial value problem of the two-component Hunter--Saxton system on the line. Furthermore we investigate the stability of these solutions by constructing a Lipschitz metric.
We consider the numerical integration of the Hunter--Saxton equation, which models the propagation of weakly nonlinear orientation waves. For the equation, we present two weak forms and their Galerkin discretizations. The Galerkin schemes…
The Hunter-Saxton equation serves as a mathematical model for orientation waves in a nematic liquid crystal. The present paper discusses a modified variant of this equation, coming up in the study of critical points for the speed of…
We present novel geometric numerical integrators for Hunter--Saxton-like equations by means of new multi-symplectic formulations and known Hamiltonian structures of the problems. We consider the Hunter--Saxton equation, the modified…
The generalized, two-component Hunter-Saxton system comprises several well-known models of fluid dynamics and serves as a tool for the study of one-dimensional fluid convection and stretching. In this article a general representation…
In this paper we characterize the regularity structure, as well as show the global-in-time existence and uniqueness, of (energy) conservative solutions to the Hunter-Saxton equation by using the method of characteristics. The major…
We analyze stability of conservative solutions of the Cauchy problem on the line for the (integrated) Hunter-Saxton (HS) equation. Generically, the solutions of the HS equation develop singularities with steep gradients while preserving…
We study the Lipschitz stability in time for $\alpha$-dissipative solutions to the Hunter-Saxton equation, where $\alpha \in [0,1]$ is a constant. We define metrics in both Lagrangian and Eulerian coordinates, and establish Lipschitz…
We consider integrability structures of the generalized Hunter--Saxton equation. In particular, we obtain the Lax representation with nonremovable spectral parameter, find local recursion operators for symmetries and cosymmetries, generate…
We give explicit solutions to the two-component Hunter-Saxton system on the unit circle. Moreover, we show how global weak solutions can be naturally constructed using the geometric interpretation of this system as a re-expression of the…
In this paper we develop an existence theory for the Cauchy problem to the stochastic Hunter-Saxton equatio, and prove several properties of the blow-up of its solutions. An important part of the paper is the continuation of solutions to…
We obtain local (i.e., linearized) convergence conditions for iterative methods that seek solitary waves with prescribed values of quadratic conserved quantities of multi-component Hamiltonian nonlinear wave equations. These conditions…