Riemann problem and elementary wave interactions in isentropic magnetogasdynamics

In this paper, we consider the Riemann problem for a quasilinear hyperbolic system of equations governing the one dimensional unsteady simple wave flow of an isentropic, inviscid and perfectly conducting compressible fluid, subjected to a transverse magnetic field. This class of equations includes, as a special case, the equations of isentropic gasdynamics. We study the shock and rarefaction waves and their properties, and discuss the geometry of shock curves using the Riemann invariant coordinates. Under certain conditions, we show the existence and uniqueness of the solution to the Riemann problem for arbitrary initial data, and then discuss the vacuum state in isentropic magnetogasdynamics. Finally, we discuss numerical results for different initial data, and discuss all possible interactions of elementary waves. It is noticed that although the magnetogasdynamic system is more complex than the corresponding gasdynamic system, all the parallel results remain identical. However, unlike the ordinary gasdynamic case, the solution inside rarefaction waves in magnetogasdynamics cannot be obtained directly and explicitly; indeed, it requires an extra iteration procedure. It is also observed that the presence of a magnetic field makes both the shock and rarefaction stronger compared to what they would have been in the absence of a magnetic field.     

The limits of Riemann solutions for the isentropic Euler system with extended Chaplygin gas

The Riemann problem for the isentropic Euler system with the state equation for the extended Chaplygin gas is considered, and the Riemann solutions are constructed completely for all the cases. The limiting relations of Riemann solutions for the isentropic Euler system with the state equation from the extended Chaplygin gas to the Chaplygin gas are derived in detail when the corrected term tends to zero. The formation of delta shock wave solution and two-contact-discontinuity solution is investigated during the process of taking the limit.     

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.     

Vanishing pressure limits of Riemann solutions to the isentropic relativistic Euler system for Chaplygin gas

The Riemann solutions to the isentropic relativistic Euler system for Chaplygin gas with a small parameter are considered. Unlike the polytropic or barotropic gas cases, we find that firstly, as the parameter decreases to a certain critical number, the two-shock solution converges to a delta shock wave solution of the same system. Moreover, as the parameter goes to zero, that is, the pressure vanishes, the solution is nothing but the delta shock wave solution to the zero-pressure relativistic Euler system. Meanwhile, the two-rarefaction wave solution tends to the vacuum solution to the zero-pressure relativistic system, and the solution containing one rarefaction wave and one shock wave tends to the contact discontinuity solution to the zero-pressure relativistic system as pressure vanishes.     

Symmetry group analysis and exact solutions of isentropic magnetogasdynamics

In this paper, we obtain exact solutions to the nonlinear system of partial differential equations (PDEs), describing the one dimensional unsteady simple flow of an isentropic, inviscid and perfectly conducting compressible fluid, subjected to a transverse magnetic field. Lie group of point transformations are used for constructing similarity variables which lead the governing system of PDEs to system of ordinary differential equations (ODEs); in some cases, it is possible to solve these equations exactly. A particular solution to the governing system, which exhibits space-time dependence, is used to study the evolutionary behavior of weak discontinuities.     

Non-relativistic global limits of entropy solutions to the isentropic relativistic Euler equations

We consider in this paper the relativistic Euler equations in isentropic fluids with the equation of state p = κ²ρ, where κ, the sound speed, is a constant less than the speed of light c. We discuss the convergence of the entropy solutions as c→∞. The analysis is based on the geometric properties of nonlinear wave curves and the Glimm’s method.     

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.     

广义Chaplygin气体磁流体力学方程组的Riemann问题

利用特征分析和相平面分析的方法,由Rankine-Hugoniot条件和稳定性条件,构造性地得到了一维等熵广义Chaplygin气体磁流体力学方程组的Riemann解的存在唯一性.同时,详细研究了疏散波曲线和激波曲线的性质.     

Relativistic Euler equations for isentropic fluids: Stability of Riemann solutions with large oscillation

We analyze global entropy solutions of the 2 × 2 relativistic Euler equations for isentropic fluids in special relativity and establish the uniqueness of Riemann solutions in the class of entropy solutions in L     BV_loc with arbitrarily large oscillation. The uniqueness result does not require specific reference to any particular method for constructing the entropy solutions. Then the uniqueness of Riemann solutions implies their inviscid time-asymptotic stability under arbitrarily large L¹     L     BV_loc perturbation of the Riemann initial data, provided that the corresponding solutions are in L and have local bounded total variation that allows the linear growth in time. This approach is also extended to deal with the stability of Riemann solutions containing vacuum in the class of entropy solutions in L with arbitrarily large oscillation.     

Relativistic Euler equations for isentropic fluids: Stability of Riemann solutions with large oscillation

We analyze global entropy solutions of the 2 × 2 relativistic Euler equations for isentropic fluids in special relativity and establish the uniqueness of Riemann solutions in the class of entropy solutions in L BV_loc with arbitrarily large oscillation. The uniqueness result does not require specific reference to any particular method for constructing the entropy solutions. Then the uniqueness of Riemann solutions implies their inviscid time-asymptotic stability under arbitrarily large L¹ L BV_loc perturbation of the Riemann initial data, provided that the corresponding solutions are in L and have local bounded total variation that allows the linear growth in time. This approach is also extended to deal with the stability of Riemann solutions containing vacuum in the class of entropy solutions in L with arbitrarily large oscillation.Received: October 21, 2003     

Riemann problem for the isentropic relativistic Chaplygin Euler equations

This paper studies the Riemann problem of the isentropic relativistic Euler equations for a Chaplygin gas. The solutions exactly include five kinds. The first four consist of different contact discontinuities while the rest involves delta-shock waves. Under suitable generalized Rankine?CHugoniot relation and entropy condition, the existence and uniqueness of delta-shock solutions are established.     

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.     

Lie group analysis and propagation of weak discontinuity in one-dimensional ideal isentropic magnetogasdynamics

The aim of this paper is to carry out symmetry group analysis to obtain important classes of exact solutions from the given system of nonlinear partial differential equations (PDEs). Lie group analysis is employed to derive some exact solutions of one dimensional unsteady flow of an ideal isentropic, inviscid and perfectly conducting compressible fluid, subject to a transverse magnetic field for the magnetogasdynamics system. By using Lie group theory, the full one-parameter infinitesimal transformations group leaving the equations of motion invariant is derived. The symmetry generators are used for constructing similarity variables which leads the system of PDEs to a reduced system of ordinary differential equations; in some cases, it is possible to solve these equations exactly. Further, using the exact solution, we discuss the evolutionary behavior of weak discontinuity.     

The Riemann sheets solutions of anelasticity

The multiplication of the eigenfrequencies of an anelastic infinite plate and of an anelastic spherical shell caused by the theology is discussed. In each case the solution, of the integral-differential equation, satisfying given initial and boundary conditions, is determined integrating over all the set of the Riemann sheets of its Laplace Transform.     

The general Riemann problem for the linearized system of two-dimensional isentropic flow in gas dynamics

In this paper, we give the explicit solution to the general Riemann problem for the linearized system of two-dimensional isentropic flow in gas dynamics.     

Global solutions to the cylindrically symmetric rotating motion of isentropic gases

We construct global solutions to the Euler equations of compressible isentropic gas dynamics with cylindrically symmetric rotating structure. A shock capturing numerical scheme is introduced to compute such a flow and to construct approximate solutions. The convergence and consistency of the approximate solutions generated from this scheme to the global solutions are proved with the aid of a compensated compactness framework. Earlier work of the authors, which controlled the geometrical source terms, especially as they pertain to radial flow in an unbounded region, 1, is extended here to the 3 × 3 system of cylindrically symmetric rotating flow. Arbitrary data withL bounds are allowed in these results.     

The Riemann problem for an isentropic ideal dusty gas flow with a magnetic field

This paper deals with Riemann problem for one-dimensional inviscid, isentropic, and perfectly conducting ideal dusty gas flow with a transverse magnetic field. The explicit expressions of elementary waves are derived in terms of the density, velocity, and transverse magnetic induction of an ideal dusty gas flow. The analytical properties of elementary wave curves and the influence of parameter on the elementary waves are discussed. A new approach is proposed to resolve the Riemann problem. By applying this approach, we obtain 10 kinds of exact solutions and their corresponding criteria.