\mathcal {PT}-symmetrically deformed shock waves

DOI10.1088/1751-8113/45/44/444010zbMATH Open1386.37072arXiv1201.5809OpenAlexW1525930779MaRDI QIDQ4913239FDOQ4913239

Authors: Andrea Cavaglià, Andreas Fring 

Publication date: 5 April 2013

Published in: Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We investigate for a large class of nonlinear wave equations, which allow for shock wave formations, how these solutions behave when they are PT-symmetrically deformed. For real solutions we find that they are transformed into peaked solutions with a discontinuity in the first derivative instead. The systems we investigate include the PT-symmetrically deformed inviscid Burgers equation recently studied by Bender and Feinberg, for which we show that it does not develop any shocks, but peaks instead. In this case we exploit the rare fact that the PT-deformation can be provided by an explicit map found by Curtright and Fairlie together with the property that the undeformed equation can be solved by the method of characteristics. We generalise the map and observe this type of behaviour for all integer values of the deformation parameter epsilon. The peaks are formed as a result of mapping the multi-valued self-avoiding shock profile to a multi-valued self-crossing function by means of the PT-deformation. For some deformation parameters we also investigate the deformation of complex solutions and demonstrate that in this case the deformation mechanism leads to discontinuties.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1201.5809

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zbMATH Keywords

nonlinear wave equationmethod of characteristicsshock profile

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Soliton theory, asymptotic behavior of solutions of infinite-dimensional Hamiltonian systems (37K40) Shocks and related discontinuities in solid mechanics (74J40) Nonlinear waves in solid mechanics (74J30) Surface waves in solid mechanics (74J15)

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