Solutions of the Boussinesq equation on a periodic domain (Q5917667)

The author studies the initial value problem for the Boussinesq equation \[ u_{tt} = u_{xx} - (u^2 + u_{xx})_{xx} - K_1 u_t - K_2 \bigl( u - [u] \bigr),\;t \geq 0, x \in [0,L] \tag{1} \] with periodic boundary conditions in \(x\). Using an approximation procedure by regularized equations, existence and uniqueness of the solution of (1) is obtained. Furthermore, a result on the continuous dependence of the solution on the initial data is given.