Character of propagation of disturbances in the Cauchy problem for quasilinear first-order equations (Q1109216)

This work is concerned with the behaviour of generalized solutions to Cauchy's problem \[ u_ t+(A(t,x,u))_ x+B(t,x,u)=0 \] for \((t,x)\in R_+\times R\); \(u(0,x)=u_ 0(x)\) for \(x\in R\). Here A and B are continuous functions such that A(t,x,0)\(\equiv 0\), B(t,x,0)\(\equiv 0\), B(t,x,u) is increasing in u, A is of class \(C^ 2\) with respect to (x,t) and B is continuously differentiable in (x,t). One assumes further that \(A_ u\geq 0\) and \(B+A_ x\geq 0\). Sufficient conditions are found such that u(t,x)\(\equiv 0\) for \(x\leq C\) and \(x\geq d+\gamma (t)\), or \(u(t,x)>0\) everywhere on \(R^+\times R\).