LIST OF IMPORTANT PUBLICATIONS

 

RESEARCH PAPERS:

 

Sachdev P.L. and Phoolan Prasad, A numerical procedure for shock problem using artificial heat conduction, J.Phys. Soc., Japan, 21, 1966, 2715-24.

 

Phoolan Prasad, Nonlinear waves in radiation gas dynamics, J. Ind. Inst. of Sci. 49, 1967, 148-178.

 

Phoolan Prasad, Sachdev P.L., Spherical piston problem in water J.Fluid Mech., 39, 1969, 587-600.

 

Phoolan Prasad, A class of one dimensional steady state flows and general shock structure problem in radiation-gas-dynamics, Quart. J. Mech. and Appl. Maths., 22, 1969, 333-353.

 

Bhatnagar P.L. and Phoolan Prasad, Study of self-similar and steady flows near singularities, Part I, Proc. Roy. Soc., London, A315, 1970, 569-584

 

Bhatnagar P.L. and Phoolan Prasad, Study of the self-similar and steady flows near singularities, Part II-a case of multiple characteristic velocity, Proc. Roy. Soc., London,  A322, 1971, 45-62.

 

Phoolan Prasad, Nonlinear wave propagation on an arbitrary steady transonic flow, J.Fluid Mech., 57, 1973, 721-737.

 

Phoolan Prasad, Approximation of the perturbation equations of a quasilinear hyperbolic system in the neighbourhood of a bicharacteristic, J. of    Mathematical Analysis and Applications, 50, 1975, 470-482.

 

Phoolan Prasad and Krishnan E.V., Nonlinear wave propagation in a two-dimensional steady transonic flow, J.of Fluid Mech., 82, 1977, 17-28.

 

Phoolan Prasad and Renuka Ravindran, A theory of nonlinear waves in multi-dimensions with special reference to surface-water-waves, J.Inst. Math. and Applcs., 20, 1977, 9-20.

 

Phoolan Prasad and Krishnan E.V., On multi-dimensional packets of surface waves, J. of Physical Soc. of Japan, 44, 1978, 1028-1032.

 

Renuka Ravindran and Phoolan Prasad, A mathematical analysis of nonlinear waves in a fluid-filled visco-elastic tube, Acta Mechanica, 31, 1979, 253-280.

 

Phoolan Prasad, Kinematics of a multi-dimensional shock of arbitrary strength in an ideal gas, Acta Mechanica, 45, 1982, 163-176.

 

 

Kalyanasundram N., Renuka Ravindran and Phoolan Prasad, Coupled amplitude theory of nonlinear 

surface acoustic waves, J. Acoustical Society of America, 72, 1982, 488-93.

 

Srinivasan, R. and Phoolan Prasad, On the propagation of a multi-dimensional shock of arbitrary strength, Proc. Indian Acad. Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, 1985, 49, 27 - 42.

 

Phoolan Prasad, Waves at the interface of a clear liquid and a mixture in a two phase flow, J. Fluid Mech, 150, 417 - 426, 1985.

 

Phoolan Prasad, Extension of Huyghen's construction of a wavefront to a  non-linear wave-front and a shock-front, Current Science,  56,  1987, 50-54.

 

Renuka Ravindran and Phoolan Prasad, A new theory of shock dynamics, Part-I: analytic considerations Applied Mathematics Letters, 1990, 3, 77 - 81.

 

Phoolan Prasad and Renuka Ravindran, A new theory of shock dynamics, Part - II numerical solution Applied Mathematics Letters, 1990,  3, 107 - 109.

 

Chandrashekar, D and Phoolan Prasd, Transonic flow of a fluid with positive and negative non-linearity, Physics of Fluids, 1991, A3, 427 - 438.

 

Phoolan Prasad, Renuka Ravindran, and Morton, K.W., - Conservation forms of the nonlinear ray equations. (Accepted for publication in European Journal of Applied Mathematics, but the revised version could not be prepared), Tech. Report No.2, 1992, Dept. Math, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

 

Renuka Ravindran and Phoolan Prasad, On infinite system of compatibility conditions along a shock ray, Q.J.Appl.Math. and Mech., 1993, 46, 131-140.

 

Phoolan Prasad, A nonlinear ray theory, Wave Motion, 1994, 20, 21-31, also Berichte der Arbeitsgruppe Technomathematik, No.101, 1994, Universitat Kaiserslantern, Germany.

 

Lazarev, M.P., Phoolan Prasad and Singh S.K., Approximate solution of the one-dimensional piston problem ZAMP 1995, 46, 752-771.

 

Phoolan Prasad, Formation and Propagation of Singularities on a nonlinear wavefront and shockfront. J.Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (Special volume of  Fluid Mechanics) 1995, 75, 517-535.

 

Lazarev, M.P., Renuka Ravindran and Phoolan Prasad, Shock propagation in gas dynamics: explicit form of higher order compatibility conditions. Acta Mechanica, 1998, 126, 139-155.

 

Phoolan Prasad and Sangeeta K., Numerical simulation of converging nonlinear wavefronts. J. Fluid Mechanics, 1999, 385, 1-20.

 

Phoolan Prasad, An asymptotic derivation of weakly nonlinear ray theory, Proc. Indian Academy Sciences (Mathematical Sciences), 2000, 110, 4, 431-447.

 

Monica, A and Phoolan Prasad, Propagation of a curved weak shock, J. Fluid Mechanics, 2001, 434, 119-151.

 

 

 

Baskar, S and Phoolan Prasad, Kinematical conservation laws applied to study geometrical shapes of a solitary wave, Wind Over Waves II: Forecasting and Fundamentals. Ed. S. Sajjadi & J. Hunt, Horwood Publishing Limited, England 2003, 189-200. This is a proceeding for INI conference on water waves, Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge, 28-31, August 2001 and WoW conference, Churchil College, Cambridge, 3-5 September 2001.

 

Baskar, S and Phoolan Prasad, Riemann problem for kinematical conservation laws and    geometrical features of nonlinear wavefronts, Preprint No. 2/2002 Department of Mathematics, IISc, Bangalore, 2002. IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics, 2004, vol 69, no 4, pp. 391-420.

 

Phoolan Prasad, Upstream propagating curved shock in a steady transonic flow, Proceedings IUTAM Symposium Transsonicum IV, 2-6 September, 2002, Goettingen, Germany; Ed. H. Sobieczky, Series “Fluid Mechanics and Applications”, Vol 73; Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht-Boston-London, ISBN 1-4020-1608-5, (2003), 25-32.

 

Baskar, S and Phoolan Prasad, 2004, Propagation of curved shock fronts using shock ray theory and

comparison with other theories in 35 pages.  Accepted for publication in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

 

Paper under preparation:

 

Baskar.S and Phoolan Prasad, Formulation of the sonic boom from a maneuvering aerofoil as a one

parameter family of non-characteristic Cauchy problem.

 

 Phoolan Prasad, Kinematical conservation laws, ray theories and applications. An invited article for 

publication in the Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics. Presented at the international  

conference  Hyperbolic Conference –Theory, Numerics and Applications “ to be held in Osaka,   

Japan, September 13-17, 2004. To appear in the Proceedings of the conference.