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Dilution of precision (GPS)
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For a given velocityu and viscosity coefficient , the general form of Burgers' equation (also known as viscous Burgers' equation) is:
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When , Burgers' equation becomes the inviscid Burgers' equation:
which is a prototype for equations for which the solution can develop discontinuities (shock waves). The previous equation is the 'advection form' of the Burgers' equation. The 'conservation form' is:
The inviscid Burgers' equation is a first order partial differential equation (PDE). Its solution can be constructed by the method of characteristics. This method yields that if is a solution of the ordinary differential equation
then is constant as a function of . Hence is a solution of the system of ordinary equations:
The solutions of this system are given in terms of the initial values by:
Substitute , then . Now the system becomes
Conclusion:
This is an implicit relation that determines the solution of the inviscid Burgers' equation provided characteristics don't intersect. If the characteristics do intersect, then a classical solution to the PDE does not exist.
Viscous Burgers' equation
The viscous Burgers' equation can be linearized by the Cole–Hopf transformation
which turns it into the equation
which can be rewritten as
with f(t) an arbitrary function. Assuming it vanishes, we get the diffusion equation
This allows one to solve an initial value problem: