Riemann problem for kinematical conservation laws and geometrical features of nonlinear wavefronts

IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics (Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications)

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 391-419

  Baskar, S ^a   Prasad, Phoolan ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Curved wavefront; Elementary waves; Hyperbolic conservation laws; Kink; Nonlinear waves; Ray theory; Reimann problem; Shock; Wave interaction

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHOCK WAVES; WAVE PROPAGATION;

CURVED WAVEFRONT; ELEMENTARY WAVES; HYPERBOLIC CONSERVATION LAWS; KINEMATICAL CONSERVATION LAWS; NONLINEAR WAVES; RAY THEORY; RIEMANN PROBLEM;

WAVEFRONTS;

EID: 3442899645     PISSN: 02724960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/imamat/69.4.391     Document Type: Article

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