Openness of the set of non-characteristic points and regularity of the blow-up curve for the 1 D semilinear wave equation (Q956636)

Blow-up solutions to the initial value problem for the equation \(u_{tt}-u_{xx}-\left| u\right| ^{p}u=0, \) where \(p>1,\) are considered. The authors show, that the blow-up curve of the solution is of \(C^1\) on the set of non-characteristic points, which is open. The proof is based on the Liouville type theorem for the equation, which is proved here. The authors fundamentally use also results of their previous paper [J. Funct. Anal. 253, No. 1, 43--121 (2007; Zbl 1133.35070)]