arXiv · 2201.04208
Unstable shock formation of the Burgers-Hilbert equation
Abstract
This paper proves the existence of unstable shocks of the Burgers-Hilbert equation conjectured in arXiv:2006.05568. More precisely, we construct smooth initial data with finite $H^9$-norm such that the solution in self-similar coordinates is asymptotic to the first unstable solution to the self-similar inviscid Burgers equation. The blowup profile is a cusp with H\"older 1/5 continuity with explicit blowup time and location. Unlike the previously established stable shocks, the initial data cannot be taken in an open set; instead, we control the two unstable directions by Newton's iteration.
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Ruoxuan Yang. 2022-01-11. Unstable shock formation of the Burgers-Hilbert equation. https://arxiv.org/abs/2201.04208
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