| Abstract: | Two model equations of nonlinear acoustics are considered. The implications of a point transformation between forms of the generalised Burgers equation (GBE) is discussed. New exact and asymptotic solutions are obtained. The dissipative Zabolotskaya-Khokhlov (DZK) equation describing acoustic wave propagation with allowance for transverse amplitude variation is studied. By considering a transformation onto the GBE, solutions exhibiting caustic behaviour are presented. A mechanism for the control of such singularities is presented along with a comparison with shock formation time.Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 9EW, England. Published in Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Radiofizika, Vol. 36, No. 8, pp. 783–787, August, 1993. |
