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Blowup of small data solutions for a quasilinear wave equation in two space dimensions

Analysis of PDEs 2016-09-07 v1

Abstract

For the quasilinear wave equation \partial_t^2u - \Delta u = u_t u_{tt}, we analyze the long-time behavior of classical solutions with small (not rotationally invariant) data. We give a complete asymptotic expansion of the lifespan and describe the solution close to the blowup point. It turns out that this solution is a ``blowup solution of cusp type,'' according to the terminology of the author.

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@article{arxiv.math/9901146,
  title  = {Blowup of small data solutions for a quasilinear wave equation in two space dimensions},
  author = {Serge Alinhac},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/9901146},
  year   = {2016}
}

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31 pages, published version