Dispersive regularization for phase transitions

Abstract

We introduce a dispersive regularization of the compressible Euler equations in Lagrangian coordinates, in the one-dimensional torus. We assume a Van der Waals pressure law, which presents both hyperbolic and elliptic zones. The dispersive regularization is of Schroedinger type. In particular, the regularized system is complex-valued. It has a conservation law, which, for real unknowns, is identical to the energy of the unregularized physical system. The regularized system supports high-frequency solutions, with an existence time or an amplitude which depend strongly on the pressure law.