Generalized regularity and solution concepts for differential equations
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arXiv0806.1451MaRDI QIDQ6209853FDOQ6209853
Publication date: 9 June 2008
Abstract: As the title ``Generalized regularity and solution concepts for differential equations suggests, the main topic of my thesis is the investigation of generalized solution concepts for differential equations, in particular first order hyperbolic partial differential equations with real-valued, non-smooth coefficients and their characteristic system of ordinary differential equations. In Colombeau theory there have been developed existence results that yield solutions for ordinary and partial differential equations beyond the scope of classical approaches. Nevertheless this comes at the price of sacrificing regularity (in general a Colombeau solution may even lack a distributional shadow). It is prevailing in the Colombeau setting that the question of mere existence of solutions is much easier to answer than to determine their regularity properties (i.e. if a distributional shadow exists and how regular it is). In order order to address these regularity question and encouraged by the fact that the solution of a (homogeneous) first order partial differential equation can be written as a pullback of the initial condition by the characteristic backward flow, a main topic of my thesis deals with the microlocal analysis of pullbacks of c-bounded Colombeau generalized functions. Another topic is the comparsion of Colombeau techniques for solving ordinary and partial differential equations to other generalized solution concepts, which has led to a joint article with G"unther H"ormann. A useful tool for this purpose is the concept of a generalized graph, which has been developed in the thesis.
Initial value problems, existence, uniqueness, continuous dependence and continuation of solutions to ordinary differential equations (34A12) Discontinuous ordinary differential equations (34A36) Ordinary differential inclusions (34A60) Generalized functions for nonlinear analysis (Rosinger, Colombeau, nonstandard, etc.) (46F30) First-order hyperbolic systems (35L40)
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