Characteristics, bicharacteristics and geometric singularities of solutions of PDEs (Q2929946)

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    Characteristics, bicharacteristics and geometric singularities of solutions of PDEs
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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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