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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…
The solution of self-similar shock dynamics satisfying the inviscid Burgers equation are provided in closed form for planar, cylindrical and spherical problems. The approach follows Lee's method for obtaining self-similar solutions for the…
We present a renormalization group analysis to Einstein-Rosen waves or vacuum spacetimes with whole-cylinder symmetry. It is found that self-similar solutions appear as fixed points in the renormalization group transformation. These…
The equations for a self-similar solution of an inviscid incompressible fluid are mapped into an integral equation which hopefully can be solved by iteration. It is argued that the exponent of the similarity are ruled by Kelvin's theorem of…
We present a new method for analyzing the global stability of the Sedov-von Neumann-Taylor self-similar solutions, describing the asymptotic behavior of spherical decelerating shock waves, expanding into ideal gas with density \propto…
A class of differentiable solutions is proved for the isentropic Euler equations in two and three space dimensions. The solutions are explicitly given in terms of solutions to inviscid Burgers equations, and several directions of…
We consider Einstein's equations coupled to the Euler equations in plane symmetry, with compact spatial slices and constant mean curvature time. We show that for a wide variety of equations of state and a large class of initial data,…
We present general relativistic solutions for self-similar spherical perturbations in an expanding cosmological background of cold pressure-less gas. We focus on solutions having shock discontinuities propagating in the surrounding cold…
This paper studies the existence and singularity formation of supersonic expanding waves for the radially symmetric non-isentropic compressible Euler equations of polytropic gases. We introduce a suitable pair of gradient variables to…
Consider a $1$D simple small-amplitude solution $(\rho_{(bkg)}, v^1_{(bkg)})$ to the isentropic compressible Euler equations which has smooth initial data, coincides with a constant state outside a compact set, and forms a shock in finite…
This paper deals with isothermal Euler-Poisson system which is used to model collapse of self-gravitating Newtonian star. Density dependent viscosity term is added on the right-hand side of momentum equation and it has been proved that…
Internal waves describe the (linear) response of an incompressible stably stratified fluid to small perturbations. The inclination of their group velocity with respect to the vertical is completely determined by their frequency. Therefore…
We consider hypothetical solutions of 3D Euler which blow up in finite time in a self-similar fashion. We prove that if the initial data has finite kinetic energy, then the similarity exponent $\gamma$ which governs the rate of zooming in…
We are concerned with global weak solutions to the isentropic compressible Euler equations with cylindrically symmetric rotating structure, in which the origin is included. Due to the presence of the singularity at the origin, only the case…
We construct a new class of self-similar implosion profiles for the multi-dimensional compressible Euler equations. These profiles are smooth, genuinely non-isentropic, radially/spherically symmetric, and have explicit (closed-form)…
We prove the existence of ``pure tone'' nonlinear sound waves of all frequencies. These are smooth, space and time periodic, oscillatory solutions of the $3\times3$ compressible Euler equations in one space dimension. Being perturbations of…
We investigate the axisymmetric incompressible Euler equations without swirl in $\mathbb R^d$ with $d\geq 3$. For any $\alpha\in(0, \alpha_d)$, where $\alpha_d=1-2/d$, we construct a self-similar blow-up solution whose initial velocity…
We are concerned with the low regularity of self-similar solutions of two-dimensional Riemann problems for the isentropic Euler system. We establish a general framework for the analysis of the local regularity of such solutions for a class…
We are concerned with inverse problems for supersonic potential flows past infinite axisymmetric Lipschitz cones. The supersonic flows under consideration are governed by the steady isentropic Euler equations for axisymmetric potential…
Recent works have demonstrated that continuous self-similar radial Euler flows can drive primary (non-differentiated) flow variables to infinity at the center of motion. Among the variables that blow up at collapse is the pressure, and it…