Selection, shape and relaxation of fronts: A numerical study of the effects of inertia.

We study the problem of front propagation in the presence of inertia. We extend the analytical approach for the overdamped problem to this case, and present numerical results to support our theoretical predictions. Specifically, we conclude that the velocity and shape selection problem can still be...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Sancho, José M., Sánchez Sánchez, Ángel, 1964
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2001
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/18704
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/18704
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Física estadística
Termodinàmica
Sistemes dinàmics diferenciables
Dinàmica de fluids
Statistical physics
Thermodynamics
Differentiable dynamical systems
Fluid dynamics
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Sumario:We study the problem of front propagation in the presence of inertia. We extend the analytical approach for the overdamped problem to this case, and present numerical results to support our theoretical predictions. Specifically, we conclude that the velocity and shape selection problem can still be described in terms of the metastable, nonlinear, and linear overdamped regimes. We study the characteristic relaxation dynamics of these three regimes, and the existence of degenerate (¿quenched¿) solutions.