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Global entropy solutions to the compressible Euler equations in the isentropic nozzle flow for large data: Application of the modified Godunov scheme and the generalized invariant regions

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We study the motion of isentropic gas in nozzles. This is a major subject in fluid dynamics. In fact, the nozzle is utilized to increase the thrust of rocket engines. Moreover, the nozzle flow is closely related to astrophysics. These phenomena are governed by the compressible Euler equation, which is one of crucial equations in inhomogeneous conservation laws. In this paper, we consider its unsteady flow and devote to proving the global existence and stability of solutions to the Cauchy problem for the general nozzle. The theorem has been proved in (Tsuge in Arch. Ration. Mech. Anal. 209:365-400 (2013)). However, this result is limited to small data. Our aim in the present paper is to remove this restriction, that is, we consider large data. Although the subject is important in Mathematics, Physics and engineering, it remained open for a long time. The problem seems to lie in a bounded estimate of approximate solutions, because we have only method to investigate the behavior with respect to the time variable. To solve this, we first introduce a generalized invariant region. Compared with the existing ones, its upper and lower bounds are extended constants to functions of the space variable. However, we cannot apply the new invariant region to the traditional difference method. Therefore, we invent the modified Godunov scheme. The approximate solutions consist of some functions corresponding to the upper and lower bounds of the invariant regions. These methods enable us to investigate the behavior of approximate solutions with respect to the space variable. The ideas are also applicable to other nonlinear problems involving similar difficulties.

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Naoki Tsuge. 2017-02-10. Global entropy solutions to the compressible Euler equations in the isentropic nozzle flow for large data: Application of the modified Godunov scheme and the generalized invariant regions. https://arxiv.org/abs/1702.03333

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