On the nonlinear Cauchy problem

Authors Massimo Cicognani, Luisa Zanghirati

Publication date 8 November 2005

Gevrey spaces Levi condition propagation of regularity quasilinear Cauchy problems well-posedness

Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to partial differential equations (35-02) Initial value problems for second-order hyperbolic equations (35L15) Higher-order hyperbolic equations (35L25) Degenerate hyperbolic equations (35L80)

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The presentations of the author form an interesting survey article about the state of art concerning well-posedness and propagation of analytic regularity of solutions to the quasilinear Cauchy problem \[ P(t,x,D^{m'}u,D_t,D_x)u= f(t,x,D^{m'}u),\quad D^j_tu|_{t=0}=g_j,\quad 0\leq j<m \] in the strip \([0, T]\times\mathbb R^n\) for the operator \[ P(t,x,D^{m'}u,D_t,D_x)= \sum_{|\alpha|\leq m} a_\alpha (t,x,D^{m'}u) D^\alpha_{t,x},\quad m'<m. \] By using a unified approach these Cauchy problems are studied under different assumptions to the lower order-terms (Levi conditions) and to the regularity of \(a_{\alpha}(t, x, D^{m'}u)\) with respect to \(t\). Levi conditions of \(C^\infty\) and Gevrey type are described in the case of weakly hyperbolic Cauchy problems (constant multiplicity case in \(C^\infty\) or Gevrey frame). Moreover, the strictly hyperbolic case is studied, where \(a_\alpha\) are only LogLip with respect to \(t\) or a non-Lipschitz behaviour is described by an unbounded behaviour of the derivative of \(a_\alpha\) with respect to \(t\). To prove the main results the author has to deal with -- pseudodifferential operators of limited smoothness, -- symbols in the Gevrey frame, -- commutator estimates, -- description of Levi conditions, -- factorization techniques, -- energy estimates of strictiy hyperbolic type for solutions to linear problems, -- standard fixed point arguments, -- propagations results of analytic regularity. This survey article is an excellent introduction for beginners into degenerate quasilinear hyperbolic Cauchy problems. For the entire collection see [Zbl 1068.35002].

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