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On the derivation of the quasilinear equations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

Junichiro Fukai
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Tennessee
Edward G. Harris
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Tennessee

Abstract

A derivation of the quasilinear equations is given, which is sufficiently general to include damped waves. The cause of some difficulties in previous derivations, momentum and energy conservation, and the origin of irreversibility are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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