Partially invariant solutions in gas dynamics and implicit equations

Abstract

This paper studies a nonbarochronic, regular, partially invariant solution (submodel) of rank one and defect two to the equations of gas dynamics which describes spatial unsteady gas motion. The equations of gas dynamics are reduced to an implicit ordinary differential equation of the first order for an auxiliary function and to an integrable system. A complete classification of the irregular singular points of the key equation according to a parameter characterizing the gas flow is given, and transformations of the irregular singular points with variation in the parameter are obtained. Qualitative properties of the solution are investigated and physically interpreted in terms of gas motion. It is shown that there are two modes of motion, one of which is supersonic, and in the second modes, a continuous transition through the speed of sound is possible.