Rankine--Hugoniot conditions for fluids whose energy depends on space and time derivatives of density

Abstract

By using the Hamilton principle of stationary action, we derive the governing equations and Rankine-Hugoniot conditions for continuous media where the specific energy depends on the space and time density derivatives. The governing system of equations is a time reversible dispersive system of conservation laws for the mass, momentum and energy. We obtain additional relations to the Rankine-Hugoniot conditions coming from the conservation laws and discuss the well-founded of shock wave discontinuities for dispersive systems.