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Shock and Rarefaction Waves in Generalized Hertzian Contact Models

Authors :
Yasuda, Hiromi
Chong, Christopher
Yang, Jinkyu
Kevrekidis, Panayotis G.
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
arXiv, 2016.

Abstract

In the present work motivated by generalized forms of the Hertzian dynamics associated with granular crystals, we consider the possibility of such models to give rise to both shock and rarefaction waves. Depending on the value $p$ of the nonlinearity exponent, we find that both of these possibilities are realizable. We use a quasi-continuum approximation of a generalized inviscid Burgers model in order to predict the solution profile up to times near the shock formation, as well as to estimate when it will occur. Beyond that time threshold, oscillations associated with the discrete nature of the underlying model emerge that cannot be captured by the quasi-continuum approximation. Our analytical characterization of the above features is complemented by systematic numerical computations.

Details

Database :
OpenAIRE
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....7b90d6444a38f9935c63a7599b59bb85
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1612.01989