Traffic flow with Dirac-$delta$ source (on ramp)












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I have been trying to solve the traffic flow equation with a singular source ($D>0$ large):
$$
rho_t + f(rho)_x = Ddelta(x)
$$

with the flux $f(rho)=rho(1-rho)$ and the initial data $rho(x,0)=0.4$.



I understand that the jump condition for small $D$ is $f(rho_r)-f(rho_l)=D$, where $rho_l=0.4$. This gives me a real value for $rho_r$. But when $D$ is large (eg:0.012), it does not give me a real value for $rho_r$, so there should be something non trivial happening, like a shock (which makes sense physically too). However, I am not able to work this out explicitly. I tried to incorporate a shock term to the jump condition, but that gave me two unknowns in one equation.



Does anyone have any ideas on how I could proceed?










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    Just thinking out loud, here. Looks like $rho_r$ goes imaginary when $D>1/100,$ based on your value for $rho_l.$ Can you edit your question to include what you had in mind for a shock term? Maybe we can work around the lack of information problem you mentioned.
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    – Adrian Keister
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    For $xnot=0,$ your pde reduces down to $rho_t+rho_x-2rhorho_x=0.$ The IC, of course, makes the trivial solution not work. Again, still just thinking out loud, here.
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    – Adrian Keister
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    This is a hyperbolic conservation law, which doesn't necessarily have a unique solution. The setup you have is a generalised Riemann problem, which may include shocks and rarefaction fans.
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    – Eddy
    Dec 31 '18 at 16:35






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    However, the shock condition and jump condition give you 2 equations, and there are 2 unknowns, so you should only have finitely many solutions.
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    – Eddy
    Dec 31 '18 at 16:37










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    The constant solution $rho=2/5$ satisfies the pde and IC when $xnot=0$.
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    – Adrian Keister
    Dec 31 '18 at 16:42
















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I have been trying to solve the traffic flow equation with a singular source ($D>0$ large):
$$
rho_t + f(rho)_x = Ddelta(x)
$$

with the flux $f(rho)=rho(1-rho)$ and the initial data $rho(x,0)=0.4$.



I understand that the jump condition for small $D$ is $f(rho_r)-f(rho_l)=D$, where $rho_l=0.4$. This gives me a real value for $rho_r$. But when $D$ is large (eg:0.012), it does not give me a real value for $rho_r$, so there should be something non trivial happening, like a shock (which makes sense physically too). However, I am not able to work this out explicitly. I tried to incorporate a shock term to the jump condition, but that gave me two unknowns in one equation.



Does anyone have any ideas on how I could proceed?










share|cite|improve this question











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  • $begingroup$
    Just thinking out loud, here. Looks like $rho_r$ goes imaginary when $D>1/100,$ based on your value for $rho_l.$ Can you edit your question to include what you had in mind for a shock term? Maybe we can work around the lack of information problem you mentioned.
    $endgroup$
    – Adrian Keister
    Dec 31 '18 at 16:24










  • $begingroup$
    For $xnot=0,$ your pde reduces down to $rho_t+rho_x-2rhorho_x=0.$ The IC, of course, makes the trivial solution not work. Again, still just thinking out loud, here.
    $endgroup$
    – Adrian Keister
    Dec 31 '18 at 16:29












  • $begingroup$
    This is a hyperbolic conservation law, which doesn't necessarily have a unique solution. The setup you have is a generalised Riemann problem, which may include shocks and rarefaction fans.
    $endgroup$
    – Eddy
    Dec 31 '18 at 16:35






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    However, the shock condition and jump condition give you 2 equations, and there are 2 unknowns, so you should only have finitely many solutions.
    $endgroup$
    – Eddy
    Dec 31 '18 at 16:37










  • $begingroup$
    The constant solution $rho=2/5$ satisfies the pde and IC when $xnot=0$.
    $endgroup$
    – Adrian Keister
    Dec 31 '18 at 16:42














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I have been trying to solve the traffic flow equation with a singular source ($D>0$ large):
$$
rho_t + f(rho)_x = Ddelta(x)
$$

with the flux $f(rho)=rho(1-rho)$ and the initial data $rho(x,0)=0.4$.



I understand that the jump condition for small $D$ is $f(rho_r)-f(rho_l)=D$, where $rho_l=0.4$. This gives me a real value for $rho_r$. But when $D$ is large (eg:0.012), it does not give me a real value for $rho_r$, so there should be something non trivial happening, like a shock (which makes sense physically too). However, I am not able to work this out explicitly. I tried to incorporate a shock term to the jump condition, but that gave me two unknowns in one equation.



Does anyone have any ideas on how I could proceed?










share|cite|improve this question











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I have been trying to solve the traffic flow equation with a singular source ($D>0$ large):
$$
rho_t + f(rho)_x = Ddelta(x)
$$

with the flux $f(rho)=rho(1-rho)$ and the initial data $rho(x,0)=0.4$.



I understand that the jump condition for small $D$ is $f(rho_r)-f(rho_l)=D$, where $rho_l=0.4$. This gives me a real value for $rho_r$. But when $D$ is large (eg:0.012), it does not give me a real value for $rho_r$, so there should be something non trivial happening, like a shock (which makes sense physically too). However, I am not able to work this out explicitly. I tried to incorporate a shock term to the jump condition, but that gave me two unknowns in one equation.



Does anyone have any ideas on how I could proceed?







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  • $begingroup$
    Just thinking out loud, here. Looks like $rho_r$ goes imaginary when $D>1/100,$ based on your value for $rho_l.$ Can you edit your question to include what you had in mind for a shock term? Maybe we can work around the lack of information problem you mentioned.
    $endgroup$
    – Adrian Keister
    Dec 31 '18 at 16:24










  • $begingroup$
    For $xnot=0,$ your pde reduces down to $rho_t+rho_x-2rhorho_x=0.$ The IC, of course, makes the trivial solution not work. Again, still just thinking out loud, here.
    $endgroup$
    – Adrian Keister
    Dec 31 '18 at 16:29












  • $begingroup$
    This is a hyperbolic conservation law, which doesn't necessarily have a unique solution. The setup you have is a generalised Riemann problem, which may include shocks and rarefaction fans.
    $endgroup$
    – Eddy
    Dec 31 '18 at 16:35






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    However, the shock condition and jump condition give you 2 equations, and there are 2 unknowns, so you should only have finitely many solutions.
    $endgroup$
    – Eddy
    Dec 31 '18 at 16:37










  • $begingroup$
    The constant solution $rho=2/5$ satisfies the pde and IC when $xnot=0$.
    $endgroup$
    – Adrian Keister
    Dec 31 '18 at 16:42


















  • $begingroup$
    Just thinking out loud, here. Looks like $rho_r$ goes imaginary when $D>1/100,$ based on your value for $rho_l.$ Can you edit your question to include what you had in mind for a shock term? Maybe we can work around the lack of information problem you mentioned.
    $endgroup$
    – Adrian Keister
    Dec 31 '18 at 16:24










  • $begingroup$
    For $xnot=0,$ your pde reduces down to $rho_t+rho_x-2rhorho_x=0.$ The IC, of course, makes the trivial solution not work. Again, still just thinking out loud, here.
    $endgroup$
    – Adrian Keister
    Dec 31 '18 at 16:29












  • $begingroup$
    This is a hyperbolic conservation law, which doesn't necessarily have a unique solution. The setup you have is a generalised Riemann problem, which may include shocks and rarefaction fans.
    $endgroup$
    – Eddy
    Dec 31 '18 at 16:35






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    However, the shock condition and jump condition give you 2 equations, and there are 2 unknowns, so you should only have finitely many solutions.
    $endgroup$
    – Eddy
    Dec 31 '18 at 16:37










  • $begingroup$
    The constant solution $rho=2/5$ satisfies the pde and IC when $xnot=0$.
    $endgroup$
    – Adrian Keister
    Dec 31 '18 at 16:42
















$begingroup$
Just thinking out loud, here. Looks like $rho_r$ goes imaginary when $D>1/100,$ based on your value for $rho_l.$ Can you edit your question to include what you had in mind for a shock term? Maybe we can work around the lack of information problem you mentioned.
$endgroup$
– Adrian Keister
Dec 31 '18 at 16:24




$begingroup$
Just thinking out loud, here. Looks like $rho_r$ goes imaginary when $D>1/100,$ based on your value for $rho_l.$ Can you edit your question to include what you had in mind for a shock term? Maybe we can work around the lack of information problem you mentioned.
$endgroup$
– Adrian Keister
Dec 31 '18 at 16:24












$begingroup$
For $xnot=0,$ your pde reduces down to $rho_t+rho_x-2rhorho_x=0.$ The IC, of course, makes the trivial solution not work. Again, still just thinking out loud, here.
$endgroup$
– Adrian Keister
Dec 31 '18 at 16:29






$begingroup$
For $xnot=0,$ your pde reduces down to $rho_t+rho_x-2rhorho_x=0.$ The IC, of course, makes the trivial solution not work. Again, still just thinking out loud, here.
$endgroup$
– Adrian Keister
Dec 31 '18 at 16:29














$begingroup$
This is a hyperbolic conservation law, which doesn't necessarily have a unique solution. The setup you have is a generalised Riemann problem, which may include shocks and rarefaction fans.
$endgroup$
– Eddy
Dec 31 '18 at 16:35




$begingroup$
This is a hyperbolic conservation law, which doesn't necessarily have a unique solution. The setup you have is a generalised Riemann problem, which may include shocks and rarefaction fans.
$endgroup$
– Eddy
Dec 31 '18 at 16:35




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1




$begingroup$
However, the shock condition and jump condition give you 2 equations, and there are 2 unknowns, so you should only have finitely many solutions.
$endgroup$
– Eddy
Dec 31 '18 at 16:37




$begingroup$
However, the shock condition and jump condition give you 2 equations, and there are 2 unknowns, so you should only have finitely many solutions.
$endgroup$
– Eddy
Dec 31 '18 at 16:37












$begingroup$
The constant solution $rho=2/5$ satisfies the pde and IC when $xnot=0$.
$endgroup$
– Adrian Keister
Dec 31 '18 at 16:42




$begingroup$
The constant solution $rho=2/5$ satisfies the pde and IC when $xnot=0$.
$endgroup$
– Adrian Keister
Dec 31 '18 at 16:42










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