Numerical simulation of converging nonlinear wavefronts

Prasad, Phoolan and Sangeeta, K (1999) Numerical simulation of converging nonlinear wavefronts. In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 385 . pp. 1-20.

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Abstract

The propagation of a two-dimensional weakly nonlinear wavefront into a polytropic gas in a uniform state and at rest has been studied. Successive positions of the wavefront and the distribution of amplitude on it are obtained by solving a system of conservation forms of the equations of weakly nonlinear ray theory (WNLRT) using a TVB scheme based on the Lax-Friedrichs flux. The predictions of the WNLRT are found to be qualitatively quite dierent from the predictions of the linear theory. The linear wavefronts leading to the formation of caustics are replaced by nonlinear wavefronts with kinks. By varying the initial shape of the wavefront and the amplitude distribution on it, the formation and separation of kinks on the wavefront has been studied.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Journal of Fluid Mechanics
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Cambridge University Press.
Department/Centre:	Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Mathematics
Date Deposited:	24 Aug 2006
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 04:31
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/8389

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