Whitham modulation theory for generalized Whitham equations and a general criterion for modulational instability
- Award ID(s):
- 1816934
- Publication Date:
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10354212
- Journal Name:
- Studies in Applied Mathematics
- Volume:
- 147
- Issue:
- 2
- Page Range or eLocation-ID:
- 724 to 751
- ISSN:
- 0022-2526
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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The semi-classical Korteweg–de Vries equation for step-like data is considered with a small parameter in front of the highest derivative. Using perturbation analysis, Whitham theory is constructed to the higher order. This allows the order one phase and the complete leading-order solution to be obtained; the results are confirmed by extensive numerical calculations.