Well posedness for quasi-linear hyperbolic mixed problems with characteristic boundary (Q581752)

The mixed (initial-boundary) value problem to a symmetric hyperbolic system P of equations is considered when the boundary is characteristic and maximal dissipative with respect to the operator P. The linear problem has a unique solution in the Sobolev space of same order as its data, when P satisfies a certain condition, which is satisfied in the case of non-characteristic boundary, and an estimate for the solution is derived even if the boundary data is non-zero. This goes on as well in a quasilinear problem if the time interval considered is sufficiently small. Some examples from physical equations are presented together.