Dispersive shock waves and modulation theory

GA El, MA Hoefer - Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 2016 - Elsevier
There is growing physical and mathematical interest in the hydrodynamics of
dissipationless/dispersive media. Since GB Whitham's seminal publication fifty years ago …

Soliton–mean field interaction in Korteweg–de Vries dispersive hydrodynamics

MJ Ablowitz, JT Cole, GA El… - Studies in Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The mathematical description of localized solitons in the presence of large‐scale waves is a
fundamental problem in nonlinear science, with applications in fluid dynamics, nonlinear …

[KÖNYV][B] Introduction to the foundations of applied mathematics

MH Holmes - 2009 - Springer
Before beginning the material on dimensional analysis, it is worth considering a simple
example that demonstrates what we are doing. One that qualifies as simple is the situation of …

Solitonic dispersive hydrodynamics: theory and observation

MD Maiden, DV Anderson, NA Franco, GA El… - Physical review …, 2018 - APS
Ubiquitous nonlinear waves in dispersive media include localized solitons and extended
hydrodynamic states such as dispersive shock waves. Despite their physical prominence …

On the Whitham modulation equations for the Toda lattice and the quantitative characterization of its dispersive shocks

G Biondini, C Chong, P Kevrekidis - Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 2024 - Elsevier
The aim of this work is multifold. Firstly, it intends to present a complete, quantitative and self-
contained description of the periodic traveling wave solutions and Whitham modulation …

On the Long-Time Asymptotic Behavior of the Modified Korteweg--de Vries Equation with Step-like Initial Data

T Grava, A Minakov - SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis, 2020 - SIAM
We study the long-time asymptotic behavior of the solution q(x,t), x∈R, t∈R^+, of the
modified Korteweg--de Vries equation (MKdV) q_t+6q^2q_x+q_xxx=0 with step-like initial …

Discontinuous initial value and Whitham modulation for the generalized Gerdjikov-Ivanov equation

Y Liu, S Zeng - Wave Motion, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper mainly focuses on the possible wave patterns for the discontinuous initial value
problem of the generalized Gerdjikov-Ivanov equation utilizing the Whitham modulation …

[HTML][HTML] The combined KdV-mKdV equation: Bilinear approach and rational solutions with free multi-parameters

R Yuan, Y Shi, S Zhao, J Zhao - Results in Physics, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, we investigate the combined KdV-mKdV equation which serves as a valuable
tool in the study of water waves, enabling researchers to understand and predict the …

Structures of non-classical discontinuities in solutions of hyperbolic systems of equations

AG Kulikovskii, AP Chugainova - Russian Mathematical Surveys, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Discontinuity structures in solutions of a hyperbolic system of equations are considered. The
system of equations has a rather general form and, in particular, can describe the …

Dynamic soliton–mean flow interaction with non-convex flux

K van der Sande, GA El, MA Hoefer - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2021 - cambridge.org
The interaction of localised solitary waves with large-scale, time-varying dispersive mean
flows subject to non-convex flux is studied in the framework of the modified Korteweg–de …