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Heat conduction: hyperbolic self-similar shock-waves in solids

Mathematical Physics 2017-09-07 v1 math.MP

Abstract

Analytic solutions for cylindrical thermal waves in solid medium is given based on the nonlinear hyperbolic system of heat flux relaxation and energy conservation equations. The Fourier-Cattaneo phenomenological law is generalized where the relaxation time and heat propagation coefficient have a general power law temperature dependence. From such laws one cannot form a second order parabolic or telegraph-type equation. We consider the original non-linear hyperbolic system itself with the self-similar Ansatz for the temperature distribution and for the heat flux. As results continuous and shock-wave solutions are presented. For physical establishment numerous materials with various temperature dependent heat conduction coefficients are mentioned.

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@article{arxiv.1204.4386,
  title  = {Heat conduction: hyperbolic self-similar shock-waves in solids},
  author = {Imre Ferenc Barna and Robert Kersner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1204.4386},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

5 pages, 2 figures, the manuscript is submitted to Eur. Phys. Letters

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