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The strong relaxation limit of the multidimensional isothermal Euler equations

Author(s): Jean-François Coulombel; Thierry Goudon
Journal: Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 359 (2007), 637-648.
MSC (2000): Primary 35L25; Secondary 35L65, 35L45, 76N15
Posted: July 21, 2006
MathSciNet review: 2255190
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Abstract: We construct global smooth solutions to the multidimensional isothermal Euler equations with a strong relaxation. When the relaxation time tends to zero, we show that the density converges towards the solution to the heat equation.

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Jean-François Coulombel
Affiliation: Team SIMPAF--INRIA Futurs, CNRS & Université Lille 1, Laboratoire Paul Painlevé, UMR CNRS 8524, Cité Scientifique, 59655 Villeneuve D'Ascq Cedex, France
Email: jfcoulom@math.univ-lille1.fr

Thierry Goudon
Affiliation: Team SIMPAF--INRIA Futurs, CNRS & Université Lille 1, Laboratoire Paul Painlevé, UMR CNRS 8524, Cité Scientifique, 59655 Villeneuve D'Ascq Cedex, France
Email: thierry.goudon@math.univ-lille1.fr

DOI: 10.1090/S0002-9947-06-04028-1
PII: S 0002-9947(06)04028-1
Keywords: Gas dynamics, relaxation, global smooth solutions
Received by editor(s): November 19, 2004
Posted: July 21, 2006
Additional Notes: The research of the authors was supported by the EU financed network HYKE, HPRN-CT-2002-00282.
Copyright of article: Copyright 2006, American Mathematical Society
The copyright for this article reverts to public domain after 28 years from publication.

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