Delta-shocks and vacuums in zero-pressure gas dynamics by the flux approximation

In this paper,firstly,by solving the Riemann problem of the zero-pressure flow in gas dynamics with a flux approximation,we construct parameterized delta-shock and constant density solutions,then we show that,as the flux perturbation vanishes,they converge to the delta-shock and vacuum state solutions of the zero-pressure flow,respectively.Secondly,we solve the Riemann problem of the Euler equations of isentropic gas dynamics with a double parameter flux approximation including pressure.Furthermore,we rigorously prove that,as the two-parameter flux perturbation vanishes,any Riemann solution containing two shock waves tends to a delta-shock solution to the zero-pressure flow;any Riemann solution containing two rarefaction waves tends to a two-contact-discontinuity solution to the zero-pressure flow and the nonvacuum intermediate state in between tends to a vacuum state.Finally,numerical results are given to present the formation processes of delta shock waves and vacuum states.