Qualitative investigation of generalized solutions of quasilinear hyperbolic 2\(\times 2\) systems by means of an entropy condition (Q1063182)

The paper deals with the behaviour of a generalized solutions of the strongly hyperbolic system of equations \(u_ t+(Fu)_ x=0,\quad u=(u_ 1,u_ 2),\quad F=(F_ 1,F_ 2).\) Let a convex characteristic divide a rectangle P into two parts in such a way, that the entropy \(S(u)=0\) on \(P_ 1\) and \(S(u)>0\) on \(P_ 2\) and let the generalized solution u(t,x) be in P for \(t\geq t_ 0\) and satisfy the entropy condition \[ \iint [S(u)\psi_ t+\Phi (u)\psi_ x] dx dt\geq 0, \] where \(\psi\) is nonnegative and has compact support. If \(u(t,x)\in P_ 1\) for \(t\in [t_ 0,t_ 1]\), then \(u(t,x)\in P_ 1\) for \(t>t_ 1\). As an example the author gives equations of gas dynamics.