The global existence theorem for quasi-linear wave equations with multiple speeds (Q1766336)

The author consider the Cauchy problem for systems of quasilinear wave equations with multiple speeds. For \(\square=\text{diag} (\square_1,\dots,\square_m)\), \(\square_k=\frac{\partial^k}{\partial t^2}-c^2_k\Delta\), the Cauchy problem \[ \square u=F(\partial u, \partial^2u)\text{ in }\mathbb R^{1+n}_+ \] \((n=2,3)\) subject to the initial data \[ u(0)=\varphi,\;\partial_t(0)=\psi, \] is considered. Here the nonlinear terms \(F^k\) are given as follows: if \(n=2\), \(F(\partial u, \partial^2u)=G^k(u,u,u)+H^k(u,u,u)\), where \[ G^k(u,v,w)=G_{ij}^{k, \alpha\beta\gamma\delta}\partial_\alpha u^i\partial_\beta v^j \partial_\gamma \partial_\delta w^k,\;H^k_{ijl}(u,v,w)= H^{k,\alpha \beta\gamma\delta} \partial_\alpha u^i\partial_\beta v^j \partial_\gamma w^l \] if \(n=3\), \(F^k (\partial u,\partial^2u)= G^k (u,u)+H^k(u,u)\), where \[ G^k(u,v)=G_i^{k,\alpha \beta\gamma} \partial_\alpha u^i\partial_\beta\partial_\gamma v^k,\;H^k(u,v)= H_{ij}^{k,\alpha\beta}\partial_\alpha u^i\partial_\beta v^j \] with real constants \(G_{ij}^{k,\alpha\beta\gamma\delta}\), \(H^{k,\alpha\beta \gamma\delta}\), \(G_i^{k,\alpha\beta\gamma}\) and \(H_{ij}^{k,\alpha \beta}\). The author proves that, if the nonlinear term \(F\) satisfies the null condition and the initial data are small in the Sobolev space \(H^k\) \((k\geq 9)\), then the above Cauchy problem has a unique time global solution in \(H^k\).