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Global existence for systems of quasilinear wave equations in (1+4)-dimensions

Analysis of PDEs 2019-01-01 v1

Abstract

H\"ormander proved global existence of solutions for sufficiently small initial data for scalar wave equations in (1+4)(1+4)-dimensions of the form u=Q(u,u,u)\Box u = Q(u, u', u'') where QQ vanishes to second order and (u2Q)(0,0,0)=0(\partial_u^2 Q)(0,0,0)=0. Without the latter condition, only almost global existence may be guaranteed. The first author and Sogge considered the analog exterior to a star-shaped obstacle. Both results relied on writing the lowest order terms uαu=12αu2u\partial_\alpha u = \frac{1}{2}\partial_\alpha u^2 and as such do not immediately generalize to systems. The current study remedies such and extends both results to the case of multiple speed systems.

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@article{arxiv.1812.11956,
  title  = {Global existence for systems of quasilinear wave equations in (1+4)-dimensions},
  author = {Jason Metcalfe and Katrina Morgan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1812.11956},
  year   = {2019}
}

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