Shocks and acceleration waves in modern continuum mechanics and in social systems

Brian Straughan

doi:10.3934/eect.2014.3.541

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Shocks and acceleration waves in modern continuum mechanics and in social systems

Brian Straughan^1,

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Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Durham, Durham DH1 3LE

Received: April 30, 2013

Revised: October 31, 2013

Published: August 2014

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The use of discontinuity surface propagation (e.g. shock waves and acceleration waves) is well known in modern continuum mechanics and yields a very useful means to obtain important information about a fully nonlinear theory with no approximation whatsoever. A brief review of some of the recent uses of such discontinuity surfaces is given and then we mention modelling of some social problems where the same mathematical techniques may be used to great effect. We specifically show how to develop and analyse models for evolution of one language overtaking use of another leading to possible extinction of the former language. Then we analyse shock transmission in a model for the evolutionary transition from the human period when hunter-gatherers transformed into farming. Finally we address modelling discontinuity waves in the context of diffusion of an innovation.

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Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 35L03, 35L67, 92F05, 92D99; Secondary: 92D40.

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