Journal of Nonlinear Mathematical Physics

Volume 13, Issue 3, August 2006, Pages 441 - 466

Wave Breaking in a Class of Nonlocal Dispersive Wave Equations

Authors
Hailiang Liu1
1Department of Mathematics, Iowa State University
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Hailiang Liu
Received 5 January 2006, Accepted 6 February 2006, Available Online 1 August 2006.
DOI
10.2991/jnmp.2006.13.3.8How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Nonlocal Dispersive Wave Equations, Wave Breaking, Korteweg de Vries (KdV) equation
Abstract

The Korteweg de Vries (KdV) equation is well known as an approximation model for small amplitude and long waves in different physical contexts, but wave breaking phenomena related to short wavelengths are not captured in. In this work we consider a class of nonlocal dispersive wave equations which also incorporate physics of short wavelength scales. The model is identified by a renormalization of an infinite dispersive differential operator, followed by further specifications in terms of conservation laws associated with the underlying equation. Several well-known models are thus rediscovered. Wave breaking criteria are obtained for several models including the Burgers-Poisson system, the Camassa-Holm type equation and an Euler-Poisson system. The wave breaking criteria for these models are shown to depend only on the negativity of the initial velocity slope relative to other global quantities.

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Journal
Journal of Nonlinear Mathematical Physics
Volume-Issue
13 - 3
Pages
441 - 466
Publication Date
2006/08/01
ISSN (Online)
1776-0852
ISSN (Print)
1402-9251
DOI
10.2991/jnmp.2006.13.3.8How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2006, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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