The initial-value problem for first order partial differential-functional equations (Q1911362)

For a domain \(\Omega\subseteq \mathbb{R}^k\) \((k\geq 2)\), let \(C^{1+ L}(\Omega, \mathbb{R}^m)= \{z, z\in C^1(\Omega, \mathbb{R}^m)\) and the first-order derivatives of \(z\) satisfy a Lipschitz condition on \(\Omega\}\), \(C^{1+ L}(E_0\cup E, \mathbb{R}^m)= \{u(x, y)\in C^{1+ L}(E_0\cup E, \mathbb{R}^m)\), \(u(x, y)= \alpha(x, y)\) for \((x, y)\in E_0\}\), where \(E_0= [x_0- p_0, x_0]\times \mathbb{R}^n\), \(p_0\geq 0\), \(E= [x_0, x_0+ a)\times \mathbb{R}^n\), \(a> 0\), \(\alpha(x, y)\in C^{1+ L}(E_0, \mathbb{R}^m)\). For some functions \(V_i\), \(i= 1,\dots, s\), \(V_i: C^{1+L}_\alpha (E_0\cup E, \mathbb{R}^m)\to C^{1+ L}(E_0\cup E, \mathbb{R}^m)\) the Cauchy problem \[ D_x z_i(x, y)= f_i(x, y, (Vz)(x, y), D_y z_i(x, y)),\quad i= 1,\dots, m, \] \[ z(x, y)= \alpha(x, y)\quad \text{for } (x, y)\in E_0 \] is considered, where \(f_i\in C^{1+ L}([x_0, x_0+ a)\times \mathbb{R}^{n+ ms+ n}, \mathbb{R}^m)\), \(i= 1,\dots, m\), are bounded, \((Vz)(x, y)= ((V_1 z)(x, y),\dots, V_s z)(x, y))\), \(z(x, y)= (z_1(x, y),\dots, z_m(x, y))\), \(D_y z_i(x, y)=\) \((D_{y_1} z_i(x, y),\dots, D_{y_n} z_i(x, y))\), \(i= 1,\dots, m\). In some conditions concerning the functions \(f_i\) and \(V_j\), the existence of a solution of class \(C^1\) on \(E^x= [x_0, x_0+ b)\times \mathbb{R}^n\) is proved. An estimation for \(b\) and some properties of the solution are given as well.