Interaction Of The Elementary Waves For Shallow Water Equations With Discontinuous Topography

Qinglong Zhang, Wancheng Sheng, Yuxi Zheng

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

2 Scopus citations

Abstract

The Riemann problem of one dimensional shallow water equations with discontinuous topography has been constructed recently. The elementary waves include shock waves, rarefaction waves, and the stationary wave. The stationary wave appears when the water depth changes, especially when there exists a bottom step. In this paper, we are mainly concerned with the interaction between a stationary wave with either a shock wave or a rarefaction wave. By using the characteristic analysis methods, the evolution of waves is described during the interaction process. The solution in large time scale is also presented in each case. The results may contribute to research on more complicated wave interaction problems.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1381-1402
Number of pages22
JournalCommunications in Mathematical Sciences
Volume19
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Mathematics
  • Applied Mathematics

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Interaction Of The Elementary Waves For Shallow Water Equations With Discontinuous Topography'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this