Regularity of solutions to regular shock reflection for potential flow

DOI10.1007/S00222-008-0156-4zbMATH Open1170.35031arXiv0804.2500OpenAlexW3100453025WikidataQ57386465 ScholiaQ57386465MaRDI QIDQ1006876FDOQ1006876

Authors: Myoungjean Bae, Mikhail Feldman, Gui-Qiang Chen 

Publication date: 26 March 2009

Published in: Inventiones Mathematicae (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The shock reflection problem is one of the most important problems in mathematical fluid dynamics, since this problem not only arises in many important physical situations but also is fundamental for the theory of multidimensional conservation laws. However, most of the fundamental issues for shock reflection have not been understood. Therefore, it is important to establish the regularity of solutions to shock reflection in order to understand fully the phenomena of shock reflection. On the other hand, for a regular reflection configuration, the potential flow governs the exact behavior of the solution in $C^{1,1}$ across the pseudo-sonic circle even starting from the full Euler flow, that is, both of the nonlinear systems are actually the same in an physically significant region near the pseudo-sonic circle; thus, it becomes essential to understand the optimal regularity of solutions for the potential flow across the pseudo-sonic circle and at the point where the pseudo-sonic circle meets the reflected shock. In this paper, we study the regularity of solutions to regular shock reflection for potential flow. In particular, we prove that the $C^{1,1}$-regularity is optimal for the solution across the pseudo-sonic circle and at the point where the pseudo-sonic circle meets the reflected shock. We also obtain the $C^{2,alpha}$ regularity of the solution up to the pseudo-sonic circle in the pseudo-subsonic region. The problem involves two types of transonic flow: one is a continuous transition through the pseudo-sonic circle from the pseudo-supersonic region to the pseudo-subsonic region; the other a jump transition through the transonic shock as a free boundary from another pseudo-supersonic region to the pseudo-subsonic region.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0804.2500

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zbMATH Keywords

regularityshock reflectionpotential flowsdegenerate nonlinear elliptic equations

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Smoothness and regularity of solutions to PDEs (35B65) Continuation and prolongation of solutions to PDEs (35B60) Nonlinear boundary value problems for linear elliptic equations (35J65) Degenerate elliptic equations (35J70) Free boundary problems for PDEs (35R35) PDEs of mixed type (35M10) Transonic flows (76H05)

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