Nonexistence of a globally stable supersonic conic shock wave for the steady supersonic isothermal Euler flow

Abstract

In this paper, for the full Euler system of the isothermal gas, we show that a globally stable supersonic conic shock wave solution does not exist when a uniform supersonic incoming flow hits an infinitely long and curved sharp conic body.

Keywords

Supersonic flow / Conic shock / Full Euler system / Isothermal gas / Nonexistence

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