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In the present paper we study the propagation into a constant state of the induced discontinuities associated with a first order discontinuity wave for a quasi-linear hyperbolic system. Making use of the theory of singular surfaces and the ray-theory, we derive and solve completely the equations which the induced discontinuity vector\(\mathop \omega \limits^*\) must obey along the rays associated with the wave front. So we determine the evolution law of\(\mathop \omega \limits^*\) and find that it depends non-linearly on the first order discontinuities and on the geometrical features of the wave front; thus the behaviour of the induced discontinuities is known once the evolution law of the first order discontinuity wave is obtained explicitly.
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In questa nota studiamo la propagazione, in uno stato costante, delle discontinuità indotte associate a un'onda di discontinuità del primo ordine per un sistema iperbolico quasi-lineare. Adottando un'opportuna combinazione della teoria delle superfici singolari e delle teoria dei raggi, determiniamo in maniera completa il comportamento del vettore delle discontinuità indotte\(\mathop \omega \limits^*\) lungo i raggi associati al fronte d'onda. Troviamo che la legge di evoluzione di\(\mathop \omega \limits^*\) dipende non linearmente dalle discontinuità del primo ordine e dalle caratteristiche geometriche del fronte d'onda. L'andamento di\(\mathop \omega \limits^*\) è perciò noto una volta nota esplicitamente la legge di evoluzione delle discontinuità del primo ordine.
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Work performed under the auspices of C.N.R. (G.N.F.M.) and supported by M.P.I. of Italy.
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Borrelli, A., Patria, M.C. The behaviour of induced discontinuities behind a first order discontinuity wave for a quasi-linear hyperbolic system. Z. angew. Math. Phys. 38, 65–78 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00944921
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