Abstract
A variational principle developed recently for constrained vector fields is applied to nonlinear waves and to unsteady, transonic flow. The mathematical conditions on the admissible functional form of the speed of propagation is compatible with physical considerations for the first systems and the treatment of the mixed derivative is indicative for a proper way to discretize the second for numerical calculations. The variational formulation provides a framework for stability analysis and finite element approximations for the nonlinear systems considered.
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Ein Variationsprinzip, das in letzter Zeit für Vektorfelder mit einschränkenden Bedingungen entwickelt worden ist, wird auf nichtlineare Wellen und auf nichtstationäre transonische Strömung angewendet. Die mathematische Bedingung für die zulässige funktionale Form der Fortpflanzungsgeschwindigkeit ist verträglich mit den physikalischen Bedingungen für das erste System, und die Behandlung der gemischten Ableitung deutet an, wie das zweite System für numerische Behandlung diskretisiert werden soll. Die variationale Formulierung gibt einen Rahmen für eine Stabilitätsuntersuchung und für eine Näherung durch finite Elemente für das nichtlineare System.
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Work partially supported by Grant AFOSR-73-2561.
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Geffen, N. Variational formulations for nonlinear wave propagation and unsteady transonic flow. Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics (ZAMP) 28, 1037–1043 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01601671
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