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.     

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 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.     

Delta-shocks and vacuum states in the vanishing pressure limit of solutions to the isentropic Euler equations for modified Chaplygin gas

The phenomena of concentration and cavitation and the formation of δ-shocks and vacuum states in solutions to the isentropic Euler equations for a modified Chaplygin gas are analyzed as the double parameter pressure vanishes. Firstly, the Riemann problem of the isentropic Euler equations for a modified Chaplygin gas is solved analytically. Secondly, it is rigorously shown that, as the pressure vanishes, any two-shock Riemann solution to the isentropic Euler equations for a modified Chaplygin gas tends to a δ-shock solution to the transport equations, and the intermediate density between the two shocks tends to a weighted δ-measure that forms the δ-shock; any two-rarefaction-wave Riemann solution to the isentropic Euler equations for a modified Chaplygin gas tends to a two-contact-discontinuity solution to the transport equations, the nonvacuum intermediate state between the two rarefaction waves tends to a vacuum state. Finally, some numerical results exhibiting the formation of δ-shocks and vacuum states are presented as the pressure decreases.     

一类非严格双曲系统的Riemann解的稳定性

在Riemann初值的小扰动意义下,对于一类非严格双曲系统证明Riemann解是稳定的.通过详细分析基本波的相互作用,利用特征分析方法研究扰动的Riemann解的全局结构以及解的大时间性态.     

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.     

Riemann problem with Delta initial data for the relativistic Chaplygin Euler equations

In this paper, we study the Riemann problem with the initial data containing the Dirac delta function for the relativistic Chaplygin Euler equations. Under the generalized Rankine-Hugoniot conditions and entropy condition, we constructively obtain the global existence of generalized solutions including delta shock waves that explicitly exhibit four kinds of different structures. Moreover, we obtain the stability of generalized solutions by making use of the perturbation of the initial data     

Two-dimensional Riemann problems for zero-pressure gas dynamics with three constant states

The Riemann problems for two-dimensional zero-pressure gas dynamics are solved completely when the initial data take three constant states having discontinuities on x,y-positive and x-negative axes. With the help of characteristic analysis, by studying interactions among delta-shocks, vacuums and contact discontinuities, the Riemann solutions constructed exhibit nine different explicit configurations. The Mach-reflection-like configurations appear in some solutions.     

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 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.     

Riemann boundary value problems and reflection of shock for the Chaplygin gas

In this paper,we study two-dimensional Riemann boundary value problems of Euler system for the isentropic and irrotational Chaplygin gas with initial data being two constant states given in two sectors respectively,where one sector is a quadrant and the other one has an acute vertex angle.We prove that the Riemann boundary value problem admits a global self-similar solution,if either the initial states are close,or the smaller sector is also near a quadrant.Our result can be applied to solving the problem of shock reflection by a ramp.     

Stability of the Riemann solutions for a Chaplygin gas

In this paper, we study the structural stability of solutions to the Riemann problem for one-dimensional isentropic Chaplygin gas. We perturb the Riemann initial data by taking three piecewise constant states and construct the global structure. By letting the perturbed parameter ε$\epsilon$ tend to zero, we prove that the Riemann solutions are stable under the local small perturbations of the Riemann initial data even when the initial perturbed density depending on the parameter but with no mass concentration limit.     

The singular solutions to a nonsymmetric system of Keyfitz-Kranzer type with initial data of Riemann type

The solutions to the Riemann problem for a nonsymmetric system of Keyfitz-Kranzer type are constructed explicitly when the initial data are located in the quarter phase plane. In particular, some singular hyperbolic waves are discovered when one of the Riemann initial data is located on the boundary of the quarter phase plane, such as the delta shock wave and some composite waves in which the contact discontinuity coincides with the shock wave or the wave back of rarefaction wave. The double Riemann problem for this system with three piecewise constant states is also considered when the delta shock wave is involved. Furthermore, the global solutions to the double Riemann problem are constructed through studying the interaction between the delta shock wave and the other elementary waves by using the method of characteristics. Some interesting nonlinear phenomena are discovered during the process of constructing solutions; for example, a delta shock wave is decomposed into a delta contact discontinuity and a shock wave.     

零压相对论欧拉方程组含有狄拉克函数初值的黎曼问题

研究一维零压相对论欧拉双曲守恒律系统含有狄拉克函数的初值条件的黎曼问题.借助特征线分析方法,求出了四种不同情形下的整体广义解,包括了含有狄拉克激波.     

Interactions of delta shock waves for the transport equations with split delta functions

This paper is concerned with the interactions of δ-shock waves and the vacuum states between the two contact discontinuities for the transport equations. The solutions are obtained constructively when the initial data are three piecewise constant states. The global structure and large time-asymptotic behaviors of the solutions are analyzed case by case. Moreover, it can be found that the Riemann solutions are stable for such small perturbations with initial data by studying the limits of the solutions when the perturbed parameter ε tends to zero.     

The multiplication of distributions in the study of delta shock wave for the nonlinear chromatography system

In the frame of $\alpha -$solutions defined in the setting of distributional products, the discontinuous solutions to the Riemann problem for a nonlinear chromatography system are constructed. All the discontinuous solutions are obtained within a convenient space of distributions including discontinuous functions and Dirac delta measures. The constructed $\alpha -$solutions are reasonable in comparison with the known results by using other techniques.     

Two-Dimensional Riemann Problems for the Compressible Euler System

Riemann problems for the compressible Euler system in two space dimensions are complicated and difficult, but a viable alternative remains missing. The author lists merits of one-dimensional Riemann problems and compares them with those for the current two-dimensional Riemann problems, to illustrate their worthiness. Two-dimensional Riemann problems are approached via the methodology promoted by Andy Majda in the spirits of modern applied mathematics; that is, simplified model is built via asymptotic analysis, numerical simulation and theoretical analysis. A simplified model called the pressure gradient system is derived from the full Euler system via an asymptotic process. State-of-the-art numerical methods in numerical simulations are used to discern smallscale structures of the solutions, e.g., semi-hyperbolic patches. Analytical methods are used to establish the validity of the structure revealed in the numerical simulation. The entire process, used in many of Majda＇s programs, is shown here for the two-dimensional Riemann problems for the compressible Euler systems of conservation laws