Interactions of delta shock waves and stability of Riemann solutions for nonlinear chromatography equations

This paper is devoted to studying the simplified nonlinear chromatography equations by introducing the change of state variables. The Riemann solutions containing delta shock waves are presented. In order to study wave interactions of delta shock waves with elementary waves, the global structure of solutions is constructed completely when the initial data are taken as three pieces of constants and the delta shock waves are included. In particular, the strength of delta shock wave is expressed explicitly and the delta contact discontinuity is discovered during the process of wave interactions. Moreover, by analyzing the limits of the solutions as the middle region vanishes, we observe that the Riemann solutions are stable for such a local small perturbation of the Riemann initial data.     

Stability of the Riemann solutions for a nonstrictly hyperbolic system of conservation laws

We prove that the Riemann solutions are stable for a nonstrictly hyperbolic system of conservation laws under local small perturbations of the Riemann initial data. The proof is based on the detailed analysis of the interactions of delta shock waves with shock waves and rarefaction waves. During the interaction process of the delta shock wave with the rarefaction wave, a new kind of nonclassical wave, namely a delta contact discontinuity, is discovered here, which is a Dirac delta function supported on a contact discontinuity and has already appeared in the interaction process for the magnetohydrodynamics equations [M. Nedeljkov and M. Oberguggenberger, Interactions of delta shock waves in a strictly hyperbolic system of conservation laws, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 344 (2008) 1143-1157]. Moreover, the global structures and large time asymptotic behaviors of the solutions are constructed and analyzed case by case.     

Interactions of delta shock waves for the chromatography equations

This paper is devoted to the interactions of the delta shock waves with the shock waves and the rarefaction waves for the simplified chromatography equations. The global structures of solutions are constructed completely if the delta shock waves are included when the initial data are taken three piece constants and then the stability of Riemann solutions is also analyzed with the vanishing middle region. In particular, the strength of delta shock wave is expressed explicitly and the delta contact discontinuity is discovered during the process of wave interaction.     

Interactions of delta shock waves for a class of nonstrictly hyperbolic system of conservation laws

In this paper, we study the perturbed Riemann problem for a class of nonstrictly hyperbolic system of conservation laws, and focuse on the interactions of delta shock waves with the shock waves and the rarefaction waves. The global solutions are constructed completely with the method of splitting delta function. In solutions, we find a new kind of nonclassical wave, which is called delta contact discontinuity with Dirac delta function in both components. It is quite different from the previous ones on which only one state variable contains the Dirac delta function. Moreover, by letting perturbed parameter $\varepsilon$ tend to zero, we analyze the stability of Riemann solutions.     

The asymptotic limits of Riemann solutions for the isentropic drift-flux model of compressible two-phase flows

The formation of vacuum state and delta shock wave are observed and studied in the limits of Riemann solutions for the one-dimensional isentropic drift-flux model of compressible two-phase flows by letting the pressure in the mixture momentum equation tend to zero. It is shown that the Riemann solution containing two rarefaction waves and one contact discontinuity turns out to be the solution containing two contact discontinuities with the vacuum state between them in the limiting situation. By comparison, it is also proved rigorously in the sense of distributions that the Riemann solution containing two shock waves and one contact discontinuity converges to a delta shock wave solution under this vanishing pressure limit.     

Global structure of Riemann solutions to a system of two-dimensional hyperbolic conservation laws

The Riemann problem for a two-dimensional nonstrictly hyperbolic system of conservation laws is considered. Without the restriction that each jump of the initial data projects one planar elementary wave, ten topologically distinct solutions are obtained by applying the method of generalized characteristic analysis. Some of these solutions involve the nonclassical waves, i.e., the delta shock wave and the delta contact discontinuity, for which we explicitly give the expressions of their strengths, locations and propagation speeds. Moreover, we demonstrate that the nature of our solutions is identical with that of solutions to the corresponding one-dimensional Cauchy problem, which provides a verification that our construction produces the correct unique global solutions.     

一维Chaplygin气体欧拉方程组中波的相互作用

研究一维Chaplygin气体欧拉方程组中波的相互作用.方程组的波包含接触间断和在密度变量以及内能变量上同时具有狄拉克函数的狄拉克激波.根据这些波的不同组合,问题被分成了7种情形.通过详细地构造每种情形的整体解,获得了各种波相互作用的完整结果.特别地,对于一类初值,两个接触间断相互作用后,产生了一个狄拉克激波;然而,对于另外一类初值,一个狄拉克激波与一个接触间断相互作用后,狄拉克激波消失.这些都是波相互作用中非常特别的现象.     

绝热流Chaplygin气体的Riemann问题

本文研究了绝热流Chaplygin气体动力学方程组,利用特征分析方法,在得到所有基本波的基础上,构造出Riemann问题的所有解.Riemann解由前向疏散波(激波)、后向疏散波(激波)、接触间断以及δ波构成.     

相变演化Suliciu模型中波的相互作用

描述相变演化的Suliciu模型，其基本波可由行波分析得到．对于任何给定分两段常值的初始状态，相应的Riemann解是某些基本波的组合．对分三段常值的初始状态，解由上述Piemann解构成，其中相邻两状态间以基本波连接．当基本波发生碰撞时，新的Riemann问题形成．通过研究这些Riemann。问题，可以在适当的参数空间中对基本波之间复杂的相互作用加以分类．     

A phase decomposition approach and the Riemann problem for a model of two-phase flows

We present a phase decomposition approach to deal with the generalized Rankine–Hugoniot relations and then the Riemann problem for a model of two-phase flows. By investigating separately the jump relations for equations in conservative form in the solid phase, we show that the volume fractions can change only across contact discontinuities. Then, we prove that the generalized Rankine–Hugoniot relations are reduced to the usual form. It turns out that shock waves and rarefaction waves remain on one phase only, and the contact waves serve as a bridge between the two phases. By decomposing Riemann solutions into each phase, we show that Riemann solutions can be constructed for large initial data. Furthermore, the Riemann problem admits a unique solution for an appropriate choice of initial data.     

The Riemann problem for the pressure-gradient system in three pieces

The Riemann problem for a two-dimensional pressure-gradient system is considered. The initial data are three constants in three fan domains forming different angles. Under the assumption that only a rarefaction wave, shock wave or contact discontinuity connects two neighboring constant initial states, it is proved that the cases involving three rarefaction waves are impossible. For the cases involving one shock (rarefaction) wave and two rarefaction (shock) waves, only the combinations when the three elementary waves have the same sign are possible (impossible).     

On the Riemann problem for 2D compressible Euler equations in three pieces

The Riemann problem for two-dimensional isentropic Euler equations is considered. The initial data are three constants in three fan domains forming different angles. Under the assumption that only a rarefaction wave, shock wave or contact discontinuity connects two neighboring constant initial states, it is proved that the cases involving three shock or rarefaction waves are impossible. For the cases involving one rarefaction (shock) wave and two shock (rarefaction) waves, only the combinations when the three elementary waves have the same sign are possible (impossible).     

Concentration and cavitation phenomena of Riemann solutions for the isentropic Euler system with the logarithmic equation of state

The analytical solutions of the Riemann problem for the isentropic Euler system with the logarithmic equation of state are derived explicitly for all the five different cases. The concentration and cavitation phenomena are observed and analyzed during the process of vanishing pressure in the Riemann solutions. It is shown that the solution consisting of two shock waves converges to a delta shock wave solution as well as the solution consisting of two rarefaction waves converges to a solution consisting of four contact discontinuities together with vacuum states with three different virtual velocities in the limiting situation.     

Riemann problem for a geometrical optics system

The paper solves analytically the Riemann problem for a nonstrictly hyperbolic system of conservation laws arising in geometrical optics,in which the flux contains the nonconvex function possessing an infinite number of inflection points.Firstly,the generalized Rankine–Hugoniot relations and entropy condition of delta shock waves and left(right)-contact delta shock waves are proposed and clarified.Secondly,with the help of the convex hull,seven kinds of structures of Riemann solutions are obtained.The solutions fall into three broad categories with a series of geometric structures involving simultaneously contact discontinuities,vacuums and delta shock waves.Finally,numerical experiments confirm the theoretical analysis.     

Higher order shadow waves and delta shock blow up in the Chaplygin gas

The introductory part of this paper contains an overview of known results about elementary and delta shock solutions to Riemann problem for well known Chaplygin gas model (nowadays used in cosmological theories for dark energy) in terms of entropic shadow waves. Shadow waves are introduced in [17] and they are represented by shocks depending on a small parameter ε with unbounded amplitudes having a distributional limit involving the Dirac delta function. In a search for admissible solutions to all possible cases of mutual interactions of waves arising from double Riemann initial data we found same cases that cannot be resolved with already known types of elementary or shadow wave solutions. These cases are resolved by introducing a sequence of higher order shadow waves depending on integer powers of ε. It is shown that such waves have a distributional limit but only until some finite time T.     

Wave interactions and stability of the Riemann solutions for the chromatography equations

We prove that the Riemann solutions are stable for the chromatography system under the local small perturbations of the Riemann initial data. The proof is based on the detailed analysis of the wave interactions by applying the method of characteristic analysis. It is noteworthy that both the propagation directions of the shock wave S and rarefaction wave R are unchanged when they interact with the contact discontinuity J. Moreover, the global structures and large time asymptotic behaviors of the perturbed Riemann solutions are constructed and analyzed case by case.     

Riemann problem in non-ideal gas dynamics

In this paper we consider the Riemann problem for gas dynamic equations governing a one dimensional flow of van der Waals gases. The existence and uniqueness of shocks, contact discontinuities, simple wave solutions are discussed using R-H conditions and Lax conditions. The explicit form of solutions for shocks, contact discontinuities and simple waves are derived. The effects of van der Waals parameter on the shock and simple waves are studied. A condition is derived on the initial data for the existence of a solution to the Riemann problem. Moreover, a necessary and sufficient condition is derived on the initial data which gives the information about the existence of a shock wave or a simple wave for a 1-family and a 3-family of characteristics in the solution of the Riemann problem.     

The limits of Riemann solutions to the simplified pressureless Euler system with flux approximation

The formation of vacuum state and delta shock wave in the solutions to the Riemann problem for the simplified pressureless Euler system is considered under the linear approximations of flux functions. The method is to perturb the non‐strictly hyperbolic system into a nearby strictly hyperbolic system by introducing appropriately the linear approximations of flux functions. The solutions to the Riemann problem for the approximated system can be constructed explicitly and then the formation of vacuum state and delta shock wave can be observed by taking the perturbation parameter tend to zero in the solutions.     

Riemann problem for the relativistic Chaplygin Euler equations

The relativistic Euler equations for a Chaplygin gas are studied. The Riemann problem is solved constructively. There are five kinds of Riemann solutions, in which four only contain different contact discontinuities and the other involves delta shock waves. Under suitable generalized Rankine-Hugoniot relation and entropy condition, the existence and uniqueness of delta-shock solutions are established.