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In this paper, we study the problem of shock reflection by a wedge, with the potential flow equation, which is a simplification of the Euler System. In the work of M. Feldman and G. Chen, the existence theory of shock reflection problems…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-03-31 Jingchen Hu

Perfect fluid with kinematic self-similarity is studied in 2+1 dimensional spacetimes with circular symmetry, and various exact solutions to the Einstein field equations are given. In particular, these include all the solutions of dust and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-10 A. Y. Miguelote , N. A. Tomimura , Anzhong Wang

We present new solutions to the strong explosion problem in a non-power law density profile. The unperturbed self-similar solutions discovered by Waxman & Shvarts describe strong Newtonian shocks propagating into a cold gas with a density…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2009-07-17 Yonatan Oren , Re'em Sari

In this paper, for compressible Euler equations in multiple space dimensions, we prove the break-down of classical solutions with a large class of initial data by tracking the propagation of radially symmetric expanding wave including…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-01-22 Hong Cai , Geng Chen , Tian-Yi Wang

Self-similar solution is obtained for propagation of a strong shock, in a flat expanding dusty Friedman universe. Approximate analytic solution was obtained earlier, using relation between self-similar variables, equivalent to the exact…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-04-24 Gennadiy S. Bisnovatyi-Kogan , Sofya A. Panafidina

The question of (non-)uniqueness of one-dimensional self-similar solutions to the Riemann problem for hyperbolic systems of gas dynamics in sets of multi-dimensional admissible weak solutions was addressed in recent years in several papers…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-12-02 Christian Klingenberg , Ondřej Kreml , Václav Mácha , Simon Markfelder

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…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2013-04-03 Tomohiro Harada , Sanjay Jhingan

In the supercritical range of the polytropic indices $\gamma\in(1,\frac43)$ we show the existence of smooth radially symmetric self-similar solutions to the gravitational Euler-Poisson system. These solutions exhibit gravitational collapse…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-11-30 Yan Guo , Mahir Hadzic , Juhi Jang , Matthew Schrecker

We investigate self-similar dynamical processes in an isothermal self-gravitational fluid with spherical symmetry. In reference to earlier complementary solution results of Larson, Penston, Shu, Hunter and Whitworth & Summers, we further…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Yu-Qing Lou , Yue Shen

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…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2016-11-22 Yves Pomeau

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…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-01-17 Helge Kristian Jenssen

A class of solutions to Einstein field equations is studied, which represents gravitational collapse of thick spherical shells made of self-similar and shear-free fluid with heat flow. It is shown that such shells satisfy all the energy…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-07 R. Chan , M. F. A. da Silva , Jaime F. Villas da Rocha

The aim of this note is to present the recent results in [Buckmaster, Cao-Labora, G\'omez-Serrano, arXiv:2208.09445, 2022], concerning the existence of "imploding singularities" for the 3D isentropic compressible Euler and Navier-Stokes…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-01-25 Tristan Buckmaster , Gonzalo Cao-Labora , Javier Gómez-Serrano

We consider the compressible three dimensional Navier Stokes and Euler equations. In a suitable regime of barotropic laws, we construct a set of finite energy smooth initial data for which the corresponding solutions to both equations…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-06-17 Frank Merle , Pierre Raphael , Igor Rodnianski , Jeremie Szeftel

In this paper, we prove the blow-up of the $3$-D isentropic compressible Navier-Stokes equations for the adiabatic exponent $\gamma=5/3$, which corresponds to the law of monatomic gases. This is the degenerate case in the sense of [Merle,…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-02-11 Feng Shao , Dongyi Wei , Shumao Wang , Zhifei Zhang

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,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-06-11 Alan D. Rendall , Fredrik Ståhl

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…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-05-20 Feng Shao , Dongyi Wei , Ping Zhang , Zhifei Zhang

In this paper, the generalized analytical solution for one dimensional adiabatic flow behind the strong imploding shock waves propagating in a non-ideal gas is obtained by using the geometrical shock dynamics theory. The equation of state…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-06-05 R. K. Anand

We establish rigorously the existence of a three-parameter family of self-similar,globally bounded, and continuous weak solutions in two space dimensions to the compressible Euler equations with axisymmetry for gamma-law polytropic gases…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Yuxi Zheng , Tong Zhang

This article is concerned in establishing the existence and regularity of solution of semi-hyperbolic patch problem for two-dimensional isentropic Euler equations with van der Waals gas. This type of solution appears in the transonic flow…

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