Morawetz, Cathleen S. Lectures on nonlinear waves and shocks. Lectures delivered at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, under the T.I.F.R.-I.I.SC. programme in applications of mathematics. Notes by P. S. Datti. (English) Zbl 0498.76001 Lectures on Mathematics and Physics, Mathematics, 67. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay. Berlin-Heidelberg-New York: Springer- Verlag. VI, 137 p. DM 16.00; $ 6.70 (1981). Page: −5 −4 −3 −2 −1 ±0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 Show Scanned Page MSC: 76-01 Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to fluid mechanics 76L05 Shock waves and blast waves in fluid mechanics 76H05 Transonic flows 76B15 Water waves, gravity waves; dispersion and scattering, nonlinear interaction 76G25 General aerodynamics and subsonic flows Keywords:conservation laws; two variables; traffic flow; entropy condition; initial value problems; breaking time of solution; estimate for large t; computing methods; one-dimensional gas dynamics; Rankine-Hugoniot conditions; shock reflection; Hugoniot curve; detonations; deflagrations; isentropic; irrotational; two-dimensional; steady × Cite Format Result Cite Review PDF