Dafermos Regularization of a Modified KdV-Burgers Equation

dc.contributor.advisorDr. Xiao-Biao Lin, Committee Memberen_US
dc.contributor.advisorDr. Pierre Gremaud, Committee Memberen_US
dc.contributor.advisorDr. Michael Shearer, Committee Memberen_US
dc.contributor.advisorDr. Stephen Schecter, Committee Chairen_US
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Monique Richardsonen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-02T18:43:07Z
dc.date.available2010-04-02T18:43:07Z
dc.date.issued2010-03-19en_US
dc.degree.disciplineApplied Mathematicsen_US
dc.degree.leveldissertationen_US
dc.degree.namePhDen_US
dc.descriptionNorth Carolina State University Theses Mathematics.;North Carolina State University Theses Mathematics.
dc.description.abstractThis project involves Dafermos regularization of a partial differential equation of order higher than 2. The modified Korteweg de Vries-Burgers equation is u_T + f(u)_X = alpha u_XX +beta u_XXX, where the flux is f(u) = u^3, alpha> 0, and beta is nonzero. We show the existence of Riemann-Dafermos solutions near a given Riemann solution composed of shock waves using geometric singular perturbation theory. When beta > 0, there is a possibility that the Riemann solution is composed of two shock waves as opposed to one. In addition, we use linearization to study the stability of the Riemann-Dafermos solutions.en_US
dc.formatThesis (Ph.D.)--North Carolina State University.
dc.identifier.otheretd-01082010-100837en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.lib.ncsu.edu/resolver/1840.16/4034
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dc.subjectGeometric singular perturbation theoryen_US
dc.subjectPartial differential equationsen_US
dc.titleDafermos Regularization of a Modified KdV-Burgers Equationen_US
dcterms.abstractKeywords: geometric singular perturbation theory, partial differential equations.
dcterms.extentix, 75 pages : illustrations (some color)

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