Characteristics, bicharacteristics and geometric singularities of solutions of PDEs (Q2929946)
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Characteristics, bicharacteristics and geometric singularities of solutions of PDEs (English)
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17 November 2014
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partial differential equations
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characteristics
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bicharacteristics
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jet spaces
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geometric singularities of solutions
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Hamilton-Jacobi theory
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wave particle duality
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This is a review paper based on the course read by the author in 2013 in Portugal. The two big topics considered are characteristics-bicharacteristics and Hamilton-Jacobi theory. The author discusses well-posedness of initial value problems, propagation of singularities of solutions and existence of complete integrals via geometric theory of differential equations. Examples of physical and mathematical flavour are provided.
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