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Enhanced existence time of solutions to evolution equations of Whitham type

Analysis of PDEs 2022-04-27 v2

Abstract

We show that Whitham type equations u_t + u u_x -L u_x = 0, where L is a general Fourier multiplier operator of order \alpha \in [-1,1], \alpha\neq 0, allow for small solutions to be extended beyond their expected existence time. The result is valid for a range of quadratic dispersive equations with inhomogeneous symbols in the dispersive range given by \alpha, and should be extendable to other equations of the same relative dispersive strength.

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@article{arxiv.2008.12722,
  title  = {Enhanced existence time of solutions to evolution equations of Whitham type},
  author = {Mats Ehrnström and Yuexun Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2008.12722},
  year   = {2022}
}