Shock interaction in sphere symmetry
We investigate the interaction of two oncoming shock waves in spherical symmetry for an ideal barotropic fluid. Our research problem is how to establish a local in time solution after the interaction point and determine the state behind the shock waves. This problem is a double free boundary problem, as the position of the shock waves in space time is unknown. Our work is based on a number of previous studies, including Lisibach's, who studied the case of plane symmetry. To solve this problem, we will use an iterative regime to establish a local in time solution.
Authors
- Yuxuan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7040-7058)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Communications on Pure & Applied Analysis
- Published
- 2026-09-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3934/cpaa.2026113
- Primary Topic
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00