Quadratic forms for the Liouville equation \(w_{tt} + \lambda ^{2}a(t)w = 0\) with applications to Kirchhoff equation (Q959457)

Summary: We introduce a set of quadratic forms for the solutions of the Liouville equation \(w_{tt} + \lambda ^{2}a(t)w = 0\). From these forms we derive estimates for the wave equation \(u_{tt} - a(t)\Delta u = 0\) and then prove the global solvability for the Kirchhoff equation in suitable classes of not necessarily smooth or small initial data.