Type: Article
Publication Date: 2015-01-01
Citations: 25
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/fms.2014.29
We introduce a novel solution concept, denoted $\alpha$-dissipative solutions, that provides a continuous interpolation between conservative and dissipative solutions of the Cauchy problem for the two-component Camassa-Holm system on the line with vanishing asymptotics. All the $\alpha$-dissipative solutions are global weak solutions of the same equation in Eulerian coordinates, yet they exhibit rather distinct behavior at wave breaking. The solutions are constructed after a transformation into Lagrangian variables, where the solution is carefully modified at wave breaking.