Artificial viscosity in simulation of shock waves by smoothed particle hydrodynamics

This paper reconsiders artificial viscosity in smoothed particle hydrodynamics in order to prevent interparticle penetration, unwanted heating, and unphysical solutions. The coefficients in the Monaghan’s standard artificial viscosity are considered as a time variable, and we propose a restriction on them such that we avoid the undesired effects in the subsonic regions. We use the shock formation in adiabatic and isothermal cases to study the ability of this modified artificial viscosity recipe. Our computer experiments show that the proposal appears to work and the accuracy of this restriction is acceptable.