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This article is a survey on the progress in the study of the generalized Riemann problems for MD Euler system. A new result on generalized Riemann problems for Euler systems containing all three main nonlinear waves (shock, rarefaction wave and contact discontinuity) is also introduced.
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This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11031001, 11101101 and 11421061).
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Dedicated to Professor LI TaTsien on the Occasion of His 80th Birthday
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Chen, S., Li, D. Generalised Riemann problem for Euler system. Sci. China Math. 60, 581–592 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11425-016-0437-x
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