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Distributions as initial values in a triangular hyperbolic system of conservation laws
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 July 2019
Abstract
The present paper concerns the system ut + [ϕ(u)]x = 0, vt + [ψ(u)v]x = 0 having distributions as initial conditions. Under certain conditions, and supposing ϕ, ψ: ℝ → ℝ functions, we explicitly solve this Cauchy problem within a convenient space of distributions u,v. For this purpose, a consistent extension of the classical solution concept defined in the setting of a distributional product (not constructed by approximation processes) is used. Shock waves, δ-shock waves, and also waves defined by distributions that are not measures are presented explicitly as examples. This study is carried out without assuming classical results about conservation laws. For reader's convenience, a brief survey of the distributional product is also included.
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- Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section A: Mathematics , Volume 150 , Issue 6 , December 2020 , pp. 2757 - 2775
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- Copyright © 2019 The Royal Society of Edinburgh
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