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The Cauchy Problem for Wave Equations with NonLipschitz Coefficients

Analysis of PDEs 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

In this paper we study the Cauchy problem for second order strictly hyperbolic operators when the coefficients of the principal part are not Lipschitz continuous, but only "Log-Lipschitz" with respect to all the variables. This class of equation is invariant under changes of variables and therefore suitable for a local analysis. In particular, we show local existence, local uniqueness and finite speed of propagation for the noncharacteristic Cauchy problem.

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@article{arxiv.math/0611426,
  title  = {The Cauchy Problem for Wave Equations with NonLipschitz Coefficients},
  author = {Ferruccio Colombini and Guy Metivier},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0611426},
  year   = {2007}
}

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44 pages