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Self-similar solutions to the problem of a strong imploding relativistic shock wave are calculated. These solutions represent the relativistic generalisation of the Newtonian Gouderley-Landau-Stanyukovich problem of a strong imploding…
We consider the Cauchy problem for the wave equation on a non-globally hyperbolic manifold of the special form (Minkowski plane with a handle) containing closed timelike curves (time machines). We prove that the classical solution of the…
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In the present work, we explore the possibility of developing rogue waves as exact solutions of some nonlinear dispersive equations, such as the nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation, but also, in a similar vein, the Hirota, Davey-Stewartson,…
We study the three-dimensional cubic nonlinear wave equation (NLW) with random initial data below $L^2(\mathbb{T}^3)$. By considering the second order expansion in terms of the random linear solution, we prove almost sure local…
This paper proves existence and stability results of solitary-wave solutions to coupled nonlinear Schr\"{o}dinger equations with power-type nonlinearities arising in several models of modern physics. The existence of solitary waves is…
For the nonlinear Dirac equation with scalar self-interaction (the Soler model) in three spatial dimensions, we consider the linearization at solitary wave solutions and find the invariant spaces which correspond to different spherical…
The gravitational evolution of scale free initial spectra $P(k)\propto k^n$ in an Einstein-de Sitter universe is widely believed to be self-similar for $-3<n<4$. However, for $-3<n<-1$ the existence of self-similar scaling has not been…
We investigate the equation $(u_t + (f(u))_x)_x = f''(u) (u_x)^2/2$ where $f(u)$ is a given smooth function. Typically $f(u)= u^2/2$ or $u^3/3$. This equation models unidirectional and weakly nonlinear waves for the variational wave…
We consider the Cauchy problem for the defocusing power type nonlinear wave equation in $(1+3)$-dimensions for energy subcritical powers $p$ in the range $3 < p< 5$. We prove that any solution is global-in-time and scatters to free waves in…
We consider perturbations of the one-dimensional cubic Schr\"odinger equation, of the form $i \, \partial_t \psi + \partial_x^2 \psi + |\psi|^2 \psi + g( |\psi|^2 ) \psi = 0$. Under hypotheses on the function $g$ that can be easily verified…
In this paper we study the stability of the self-similar solutions of the binormal flow, which is a model for the dynamics of vortex filaments in fluids and super-fluids. These particular solutions $\chi_a(t,x)$ form a family of evolving…
Solutions to the Cauchy problem for the one-dimensional cubic nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation on the real line are studied in Sobolev spaces $H^s$, for $s$ negative but close to 0. For smooth solutions there is an {\em a priori} upper…
We study the Cauchy problem for a kinetic equation arising in the weak turbulence theory for the cubic nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation. We define suitable concepts of weak and mild solutions and prove local and global well posedness…
The solitary waves of massive (1+1)-dimensional nonlinear S^N-sigma models are unveiled. It is shown that the solitary waves in these systems are in one-to-one correspondence with the separatrix trajectories in the repulsive N-dimensional…
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