Entropies and flux-splittings for the isentropic Euler equations

Journal article

The authors establish the existence of a large class of mathematical entropies (the so-called weak entropies) associated with the Euler equations for an isentropic, compressible fluid governed by a general pressure law. A mild assumption on the behavior of the pressure law near the vacuum is solely required. The analysis is based on an asymptotic expansion of the fundamental solution (called here the entropy kernel) of a highly singular Euler-Poisson-Darboux equation. The entropy kernel is only Hölder continuous and its regularity is carefully investigated. Relying on a notion introduced earlier by the authors, it is also proven that, for the Euler equations, the set of entropy flux-splittings coincides with the set of entropies-entropy fluxes. These results imply the existence of a flux-splitting consistent with all of the entropy inequalities.

Authors: Chen, G; LeFloch, P

• Journal: Chinese Annals of Mathematics. Series B
• Volume: 22
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 145-158
• Publication date: 2001-01-01
• ISSN: 0252-9599
• Language: English
• Keywords: Entropy; Conservation law; Real gas; Euler-Poisson-Darboux equation; Hyperbolic; Compressible Euler equations