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Free piston problem for isentropic gas dynamics

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We consider the existence of the generalized solution for a free piston problem for isentropic gas dynamics. By the compensated compactness theory, we can show that an approximate solution converges to a generalized solution.

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  1. Shigeharu Takeno

    Present address: Department of Information and Electronics Engineering, Niigata Institute of Technology, 1719, Fujihashi, 945-11, Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan

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  1. Department of Mathematical Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 950-21, Japan

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Takeno, S. Free piston problem for isentropic gas dynamics. Japan J. Indust. Appl. Math. 12, 163–194 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03167287

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