When Characteristics Collide, a Shock Is Born — Burgers and the (x,t) Plane
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A sine of amplitude 0.35 and wavenumber 1 breaks at t* ≈ 0.455 when characteristics cross, and the weak solution cuts that fold with one line.
A sine of amplitude 0.35 and wavenumber 1 breaks at t* ≈ 0.455 when characteristics cross, and the weak solution cuts that fold with one line.