The lifespan of classical solutions to nonlinear wave equations in two space dimensions (Q1207185): Difference between revisions

The authors study the lifespan of solutions to the initial value problems for nonlinear wave equations of the form \[ \partial_ t^ 2 u(x,t)- \Delta u(x,t)=A| u(x,t)|^ p, \] \[ u(x,0)=f(x),\;\partial_ t u(x,0)=g(x), \quad x\in\mathbb{R}^ n, \quad (x,t)\in\mathbb{R}^ n\times [0,\infty), \] where \(p\) and \(A\) are positive constants and \(n=2,3\). The main aim of this paper is to look for the upper and lower bounds for the lifespan in two space dimensions.