published on July 7, 2026
How to determine the speed and amplitude of the leading edge of a dispersive shock wave
By Sergey Gavrilyuk
Appears in collection : 2023 - T2 - WS3 - Dg-manifolds in geometry and physics
The Hamilton-Volterra equations were derived by the end of the 19th century but their geometrisation took a long time, culminating in the dynamic Hamilton-DeDonder-Weyl equations. We illustrate geometry and dynamics by examples before discussing the question of observablesin this context.