Non-linear waves in fluids near the critical point

Henri Gouin (1, 2)

1 LMMT - Laboratoire de Modélisation Mécanique et Thermodynamique, EA 2596
2 IUSTI - Institut universitaire des systèmes thermiques industriels

A non-linear model associated with a Landau-Ginzburg-like behavior in mean field approximation forecasts phase transition waves and solitary kinks near the critical point. The behavior of isothermal waves is different of the one of isentropic waves as well in conservative cases as in dissipative cases.

Domaines: Mécanique des fluides [physics.class-ph]; Physique mathématique [math-ph]

Henri Gouin. Non-linear waves in fluids near the critical point. Waves and Stability in Continuous Media: Proceedings Wascom 2005. World Scientific, pp.12, 2006, R. Monaco, G. Mulone, S. Rionero, T. Ruggeri. ⟨hal-00204935⟩