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.     

The initial boundary value problem for quasi-linear wave equation with viscous damping

In this paper, the existence and uniqueness of the local generalized solution and the local classical solution for the initial boundary value problem of the quasi-linear wave equation with viscous damping are proved. The nonexistence of the global solution for this problem is discussed by an ordinary differential inequality. Finally, an example is given.     

On uniform decay for transmission problem of Kirchhoff type viscoelastic wave equation

Abstract In this paper we consider the large time behavior of solutions to an n-dimensional transmission problem for two Kirchhoff type viscoelastic wave equations, that is, the wave propagation over bodies consisting of two physically different types of materials. One component is a simple elastic part while the other is a viscoelastic component endowed with a long range memory. We show that the dissipation produced by the viscoelastic part is strong enough to produce exponential or polynomial decay of the solution     

Longtime behavior for a nonlinear wave equation arising in elasto‐plastic flow

The paper studies the longtime behavior of solutions to the initial boundary value problem (IBVP) for a nonlinear wave equation arising in elasto‐plastic flow u_tt?div{|?u|^m?1?u}?λΔu_t+Δ²u+g(u)=f(x). It proves that under rather mild conditions, the dynamical system associated with above‐mentioned IBVP possesses a global attractor, which is connected and has finite Hausdorff and fractal dimension in the phase spaces X₁=H(Ω) × L²(Ω) and X=(H³(Ω)∩H(Ω)) × H(Ω), respectively. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Optimal control of a reflection boundary coefficient in an acoustic wave equation

We seek to optimally control a reflection boundary coefficient for an acoustic wave equation. The goal-quantified by an objective functional- is to drive the solution close to a target by adjusting this coefficient, which acts as a control. The problem is solved by finding the optimal control, which minimizes the objective functional. Then the optimal control is used as a an approximation for an inverse “ identification” problem.     

Boundary element method and wave equation

In this paper the boundary integral expression for a one-dimensional wave equation with homogeneous boundary conditions is developed. This is done using the time dependent fundamental solution of the corresponding hyperbolic partial differential equation. The integral expression developed is a generalized function with the same form as the well-known D'Alembert formula. The derivatives of the solution and some useful invariants on the characteristics of the partial differential equation are also calculated.The boundary element method is applied to find the numerical solution. The results show excellent agreement with analytical solutions.A multi-step procedure for large time steps which can be used in the boundary element method is also described.In addition, the way in which boundary conditions are introduced during the time dependent process is explained in detail. In the Appendix the main properties of Dirac's delta function and the Heaviside unit step function are described.     

The Fokas-Lenells equation on the finite interval

Using the Fokas unified method, we consider the initial boundary value problem for the Fokas-Lenells equation on the finite interval. We present that the Neumann boundary data can be explicitly expressed by Dirichlet boundary conditions prescribed, and extend the idea of the linearizable boundary conditions for equations on the half line to Fokas-Lenells equation on the finite interval.     

Exterior dirichlet problem for the reduced wave equation: asymptotic analysis of low frequencies

The order of convergence for the low frequency asymptotics of the exterior Dirichlet problem for the Helmholtz equation with variable, possibly non-smooth coefficients is shown to be Ω², the square of the frequency, except of some singular cases. In these cases the asymptotics are characterized completely by some lower order terms in the spherical harmonics expansion of the solution to the static problem.     

He's homotopy perturbation method for solving the shock wave equation

In this article, we discuss the analytic solution of the fully developed shock waves. The homotopy perturbation method is used to solve the shock wave equation, which describes the flow of gases. Unlike the various numerical techniques, which are usually valid for short period of time, the solution of the presented equation is analytic for 0 < t < ∞. The results presented converge very rapidly, indicating that the method is reliable and accurate.     

On self-similar solutions of semilinear wave equations in higher space dimensions

In this paper we analyze self-similar solutions of the semilinear wave equation Φ_tt − ΔΦ − Φ^p = 0 for n > 3 space dimensions. We found several classes of analytic solutions labeled by a single parameter, the form of which differ in the vicinity of the light cone. We also propose suitable numerical methods to study them.     

Moving boundary value problems for the wave equation

We study certain boundary value problems for the one-dimensional wave equation posed in a time-dependent domain. The approach we propose is based on a general transform method for solving boundary value problems for integrable nonlinear PDE in two variables, that has been applied extensively to the study of linear parabolic and elliptic equations. Here we analyse the wave equation as a simple illustrative example to discuss the particular features of this method in the context of linear hyperbolic PDEs, which have not been studied before in this framework.     

Global existence of solutions for quasi-linear wave equations with viscous damping

In this paper, the global existence of solutions to the initial boundary value problem for a class of quasi-linear wave equations with viscous damping and source terms is studied by using a combination of Galerkin approximations, compactness, and monotonicity methods.     

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.     

decay problem for the dissipative wave equation in odd dimensions

Consider the Cauchy problem in odd dimensions for the dissipative wave equation: (□+∂_t)u=0 in with (u,∂_tu)|_t=0=(u₀,u₁). Because the L² estimates and the L^∞ estimates of the solution u(t) are well known, in this paper we pay attention to the L^p estimates with 1p<2 (in particular, p=1) of the solution u(t) for t0. In order to derive L^p estimates we first give the representation formulas of the solution u(t)=∂_tS(t)u₀+S(t)(u₀+u₁) and then we directly estimate the exact solution S(t)g and its derivative ∂_tS(t)g of the dissipative wave equation with the initial data (u₀,u₁)=(0,g). In particular, when p=1 and n1, we get the L¹ estimate: u(t)_L¹Ce^−t/4(u_0W^n,1+u_1W^n−1,1)+C(u_0L¹+u_1L¹) for t0.     

Regularization of a backward problem for the inhomogeneous time-fractional wave equation

In this paper, we consider a backward problem for an inhomogeneous time-fractional wave equation in a general bounded domain. Such a backward problem is of practically great importance because we often do not know the initial density of substance, but we can observe the density at a positive moment. The existence and regularity for the backward problem are investigated. The backward problem is ill-posed, and we propose a regularizing scheme by using a modified regularization method. We also prove the convergence rate for the regularized solution by using some a priori regularization parameter choice rule.     

A nonlinear approach to absorbing boundary conditions for the semilinear wave equation

We construct a family of absorbing boundary conditions for the semilinear wave equation. Our principal tool is the paradifferential calculus which enables us to deal with nonlinear terms. We show that the corresponding initial boundary value problems are well posed. We finally present numerical experiments illustrating the efficiency of the method.