Nonlinear generalized functions and nonlinear numerical simulations in fluid and solid continuum mechanics

arXivmath-ph/0702014MaRDI QIDQ6469902FDOQ6469902

Publication date: 5 February 2007

Abstract: We present numerical techniques based on generalized functions adapted to nonlinear calculations. They concern main numerical engineering problems ruled by-or issued from-nonlinear equations of continuum mechanics. The aim of this text is to invite the readers in applying these techniques in their own work without significant prerequisites by presenting their use on a sample of elementary applications from engineering. Pure mathematicians can read it easily since the numerical techniques are fully recalled in a very simple way and these applied mathematics are indeed based on nonlinear pure mathematics, namely on the use of generalized functions adapted to nonlinear calculations. The "nonlinear generalized functions" permit to compute explicit solutions of simple problems, called Riemann problems, in cases in which this is not possible using classical generalized functions (such as the distributions). These explicit solutions are the elementary building blocks of efficient numerical schemes needed by engineers.This text was prepared for an engineering meeting. For mathematicians it is an illustration of general introductions to these "nonlinear generalized functions". For physicists it complements, concerning continuum mechanics, the use of the nonlinear generalized functions in general relativity.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

PDEs in connection with fluid mechanics (35Q35) Shocks and singularities for hyperbolic equations (35L67) PDEs with low regular coefficients and/or low regular data (35R05) Finite difference methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs (65M06) Statistical mechanics of metals (82D35) Statistical mechanics of liquids (82D15) Generalized functions for nonlinear analysis (Rosinger, Colombeau, nonstandard, etc.) (46F30) Software, source code, etc. for problems pertaining to partial differential equations (35-04)

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