Euler–Tricomi equation
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In mathematics, the Euler–Tricomi equation is a linear partial differential equation useful in the study of transonic flow. It is named for Leonhard Euler and Francesco Giacomo Tricomi.
It is hyperbolic in the half plane x > 0 and elliptic in the half plane x < 0. Its characteristics are
which have the integral
where C is a constant of integration. The characteristics thus comprise two families of semicubical parabolas, with cusps on the line x = 0, the curves lying on the right hand side of the y-axis.
[edit] Particular solutions
Particular solutions to the Euler–Tricomi equations include
where 
are arbitrary constants.
The Euler–Tricomi equation is a limiting form of Chaplygin's equation.
[edit] External links
- Tricomi and Generalized Tricomi Equations at EqWorld: The World of Mathematical Equations.
[edit] Bibliography
- A. D. Polyanin, Handbook of Linear Partial Differential Equations for Engineers and Scientists, Chapman & Hall/CRC Press, 2002.
