Solutions to Nonlinear Evolutionary Parabolic Equations of the Diffusion Wave Type
The article deals with nonlinear second-order evolutionary partial differential equations (PDEs) of the parabolic type with a reasonably general form. We consider the case of PDE degeneration when the unknown function vanishes. Similar equations in various forms arise in continuum mechanics to descr...
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doaj-e80b0dc2d7d24b64b02e1b26444f0ea32021-05-31T23:55:00ZengMDPI AGSymmetry2073-89942021-05-011387187110.3390/sym13050871Solutions to Nonlinear Evolutionary Parabolic Equations of the Diffusion Wave TypeAlexander Kazakov0Matrosov Institute for System Dynamics and Control Theory of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 664033 Irkutsk, RussiaThe article deals with nonlinear second-order evolutionary partial differential equations (PDEs) of the parabolic type with a reasonably general form. We consider the case of PDE degeneration when the unknown function vanishes. Similar equations in various forms arise in continuum mechanics to describe some diffusion and filtration processes as well as to model heat propagation in the case when the properties of the process depend significantly on the unknown function (concentration, temperature, etc.). One of the exciting and meaningful classes of solutions to these equations is diffusion (heat) waves, which describe the propagation of perturbations over a stationary (zero) background with a finite velocity. It is known that such effects are atypical for parabolic equations; they arise as a consequence of the degeneration mentioned above. We prove the existence theorem of piecewise analytical solutions of the considered type and construct exact solutions (ansatz). Their search reduces to the integration of Cauchy problems for second-order ODEs with a singularity in the term multiplying the highest derivative. In some special cases, the construction is brought to explicit formulas that allow us to study the properties of solutions. The case of the generalized porous medium equation turns out to be especially interesting as the constructed solution has the form of a soliton moving at a constant velocity.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/13/5/871nonlinear parabolic equationporous medium equationdiffusion waveexistence theoremanalytical solutionpower series |
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Solutions to Nonlinear Evolutionary Parabolic Equations of the Diffusion Wave Type |
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Solutions to Nonlinear Evolutionary Parabolic Equations of the Diffusion Wave Type |
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Solutions to Nonlinear Evolutionary Parabolic Equations of the Diffusion Wave Type |
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Solutions to Nonlinear Evolutionary Parabolic Equations of the Diffusion Wave Type |
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Solutions to Nonlinear Evolutionary Parabolic Equations of the Diffusion Wave Type |
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solutions to nonlinear evolutionary parabolic equations of the diffusion wave type |
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The article deals with nonlinear second-order evolutionary partial differential equations (PDEs) of the parabolic type with a reasonably general form. We consider the case of PDE degeneration when the unknown function vanishes. Similar equations in various forms arise in continuum mechanics to describe some diffusion and filtration processes as well as to model heat propagation in the case when the properties of the process depend significantly on the unknown function (concentration, temperature, etc.). One of the exciting and meaningful classes of solutions to these equations is diffusion (heat) waves, which describe the propagation of perturbations over a stationary (zero) background with a finite velocity. It is known that such effects are atypical for parabolic equations; they arise as a consequence of the degeneration mentioned above. We prove the existence theorem of piecewise analytical solutions of the considered type and construct exact solutions (ansatz). Their search reduces to the integration of Cauchy problems for second-order ODEs with a singularity in the term multiplying the highest derivative. In some special cases, the construction is brought to explicit formulas that allow us to study the properties of solutions. The case of the generalized porous medium equation turns out to be especially interesting as the constructed solution has the form of a soliton moving at a constant velocity. |
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nonlinear parabolic equation porous medium equation diffusion wave existence theorem analytical solution power series |
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