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We consider the Cauchy problem for the nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation on the whole space. After introducing a weaker concept of finite speed of propagation, we show that the concatenation of initial data gives rise to solutions whose time…
We investigate the Cauchy problem of three-dimensional compressible non-isothermal nematic liquid crystal flows in $\mathbb{R}^3$. We derive the global existence and uniqueness of strong solutions with both interior and far field vacuum…
Inspired by the work of Wang and Yu [21] on wave maps, we show that for all positive numbers T_{0} > 0 and E_{0} > 0, a large kind of semi-linear wave equation on R \times R^{3} has a solution whose life-span is [0; T_{0}], and the energy…
In the mathematical physics literature, there are heuristic arguments, going back three decades, suggesting that for an open set of initially smooth solutions to the Einstein-vacuum equations in high dimensions, stable, approximately…
This lecture is devoted to the problem of computing initial data for the Cauchy problem of 3+1 general relativity. The main task is to solve the constraint equations. The conformal technique, introduced by Lichnerowicz and enhanced by York,…
We consider the Einstein-Maxwell system as a Cauchy initial value problem taking the electric and magnetic fields as independent variables. Maxwell's equations in curved spacetimes are derived in detail using a 3+1 formalism and their…
We investigate finite-time blow-up of solutions to the Cauchy problem for a semilinear heat equation posed on infinite graphs. Assuming that the initial datum is sufficiently large, we establish a general blow-up criterion valid on…
We consider the initial-boundary value problems on $\mathbb{R}^{+}\times \mathbb{R}^{+}$ for one-dimension systems of quasilinear wave equations with null conditions. We show that for homogeneous Dirichlet boundary values and sufficiently…
We consider the total energy decay together with L^2-bound of the solution itself of the Cauchy problem for wave equations with a localized damping and a short-range potential. We treat it in the one dimensional Euclidean space R. We adopt…
Although there are many results on the global solvability and the precise description of the large time behaviors of solutions to the initial-boundary value problems of the one-dimensional viscous radiative and reactive gas in bounded…
We begin a study of a multi-parameter family of Cauchy initial-value problems for the modified nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation, analyzing the solution in the semiclassical limit. We use the inverse scattering transform for this equation,…
We present a general construction of initial data for Einstein's equations containing an arbitrary number of black holes, each of which is instantaneously in equilibrium. Each black hole is taken to be a marginally trapped surface and plays…
For smooth initial data, we establish the global existence and uniqueness of strong and classical solutions to the Cauchy problem for the barotropic compressible Navier-Stokes equations in two spatial dimensions with vacuum state as far…
In three spatial dimensions, we study the Cauchy problem for the model wave equation $- \partial_t^2 \Psi + (1 + \Psi)^P \Delta \Psi = 0$ for $P \in \lbrace 1,2 \rbrace$. We exhibit a stable form of finite-time Tricomi-type degeneracy…
We resume former discussions of the conformally invariant wave equation on a Schwarzschild background, with a particular focus on the behaviour of solutions near the 'cylinder', i.e. Friedrich's representation of spacelike infinity. This…
A system of equations consisting of an infinite string coupled to a nonlinear oscillator is considered. The Cauchy problem for the system with the periodic initial data is studied. The main goal is to prove the convergence of the solutions…
In this paper, we study the Cauchy problem of a two-phase flow system consisting of the compressible isothermal Euler equations and the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations coupled through the drag force, which can be formally derived…
The Cauchy+characteristic matching (CCM) problem for the scalar wave equation is investigated in the background geometry of a Schwarzschild black hole. Previously reported work developed the CCM framework for the coupled…
We present a new method of extracting gravitational radiation from three-dimensional numerical relativity codes and providing outer boundary conditions. Our approach matches the solution of a Cauchy evolution of Einstein's equations to a…
This paper gives a detailed pedagogic presentation of the central concepts underlying a new algorithm for the numerical solution of Einstein's equations for gravitation. This approach incorporates the best features of the two leading…