Department of Physics and Physical
Oceanography Colloquium
Student presentation
On the Theory of Nonlinear Shock Waves
and Supersonic Flow
Youssef R. Driss
Advisors: Dr. Russell Herman and Dr. Gabriel Lugo
In this talk we will relate nonlinear wave propagation with
supersonic flow to understand sonic booms. We explore the
formation of shock waves described by the solutions of simple
nonlinear wave equations based on conservation laws, such
as the inviscid Burgers' equation. In general, shock waves
result from wave steepening due to nonlinearity. In gas
dynamics, this results in an abrupt change in the medium
often due to the speed of the wave being greater than the
local speed of sound of the fluid.
Thursday, April 28, 2016
3:00 PM
DeLoach Hall, Room 212