On the formation of shocks of electromagnetic plane waves in non-linear
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Christodoulou, Demetrios
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Pérez, Daniel R.
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2020-07-13T10:29:41Z
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2017-06-12T00:06:49Z
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2020-05-15T13:21:45Z
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2020-05-15T13:25:45Z
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2015-05-15
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/112365
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An influential result of F. John states that no genuinely non-linear strictly hyperbolic quasi-linear first order system of partial differential equations in two variables has a global C2-solution for small enough initial data. Inspired by recent work of D. Christodoulou, we revisit John's original proof and extract a more precise description of the behaviour of solutions at the time of shock. We show that John's singular first order quantity, when expressed in characteristic coordinates, remains bounded until the final time, which is then characterised by an inverse density of characteristics tending to zero in one point. Moreover, we study the derivatives of second order, showing again their boundedness when expressed in appropriate coordinates. We also recover John's upper bound for the time of shock formation and complement it with a lower bound. Finally, we apply these results to electromagnetic plane waves in a crystal with no magnetic properties and cubic electric non-linearity in the energy density, assuming no dispersion.
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Cornell University
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On the formation of shocks of electromagnetic plane waves in non-linear
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Working Paper
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arXiv
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1505.04101
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54 p.
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1505.04101
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Ithaca, NY
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published
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ETH Zürich::00002 - ETH Zürich::00012 - Lehre und Forschung::00007 - Departemente::02000 - Dep. Mathematik / Dep. of Mathematics::02003 - Mathematik Selbständige Professuren::03583 - Christodoulou, Demetrios (emeritus)
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ETH Zürich::00002 - ETH Zürich::00012 - Lehre und Forschung::00007 - Departemente::02000 - Dep. Mathematik / Dep. of Mathematics::02003 - Mathematik Selbständige Professuren::03583 - Christodoulou, Demetrios (emeritus)
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