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This paper is concerned with the small smooth data problem for the 3-D nonlinear wave equation $\partial_t^2u-\left (1+u+\p_t u\right)\Delta u=0$. This equation is prototypical of the more general equation $\dsize\sum_{i,j=0}^3g_{ij}(u,…

We are interested in the "almost" global-in-time existence of classical solutions in the general theory for nonlinear wave equations. All the three such cases are known to be sharp due to blow-up results in the critical case for model…

The Neumann problem in balls $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^n$, $n\in\{3,4\}$, for the chemotaxis system \begin{equation*} \left\{ \begin{array}{ll} u_t = \Delta u - \nabla \cdot (u\nabla v), \\[1mm] 0 = \Delta v - \mu^{(w)}(t) + w, \quad…

We consider wave maps from $(1+d)$-dimensional Minkowski space, $d\geq3$, into rotationally symmetric manifolds which arise from small perturbations of the sphere $\mathbb S^d$. We prove the existence of co-rotational self-similar finite…

In this paper we consider the nonexistence of global solutions of a Klein-Gordon equation of the form \begin{eqnarray*} u_{tt}-\Delta u+m^2u=f(u)& (t,x)\in [0,T)\times\R^n. \end{eqnarray*} Here $m\neq 0$ and the nonlinear power $f(u)$…

We consider co-rotational wave maps from the $(1+d)$-dimensional Minkowski space into the $d$-sphere for $d\geq 3$ odd. This is an energy-supercritical model which is known to exhibit finite-time blowup via self-similar solutions. Based on…

In this work, we study the finite time blow-up phenomenon of three types of semilinear wave systems with multiple speeds, posed on asymptotically Euclidean manifolds. We establish the upper bound estimates for the lifespan of solutions when…

In light of the question of finite-time blow-up vs. global well-posedness of solutions to problems involving nonlinear partial differential equations, we provide several cautionary examples which indicate that modifications to the boundary…

This paper is concerned with the Cauchy problem for the semilinear wave equation: $u_{tt}-\Delta u=F(u) \ \mbox{in} \ R^n\times[0, \infty)$, where the space dimension $n \ge 2$, $F(u)=|u|^p$ or $F(u)=|u|^{p-1}u$ with $p>1$. Here, the Cauchy…

We consider wave maps from the $(1+d)$-dimensional Minkowski space into the $d$-sphere. It is known from the work of Bizo\'n and Biernat \cite{BizBie15} that in the energy-supercritical case, i.e., for $d \geq 3$, this model admits a…

In this article, we study the local existence of solutions for a wave equation with a nonlocal in time nonlinearity. Moreover, a blow-up results are proved under some conditions on the dimensional space, the initial data and the nonlinear…

We consider the energy supercritical wave maps from $\mathbb{R}^d$ into the $d$-sphere $\mathbb{S}^d$ with $d \geq 7$. Under an additional assumption of 1-corotational symmetry, the problem reduces to the one dimensional semilinear wave…

We consider stochastic equations of the prototype $du(t,x) =(\Delta u(t,x)+u(t,x)^{1+\beta})dt+\kappa u(t,x) dW_{t}$ on a smooth domain $D\subset \mathord{\rm I\mkern-3.6mu R\:}^d$, with Dirichlet boundary condition, where $\beta$, $\kappa$…

In this paper, we study the finite-time blow up of solutions to the following semilinear wave equation with time-dependent damping \[ \partial_t^2u-\Delta u+\frac{\mu}{1+t}\partial_tu=|u|^p \] in $\mathbb{R}_{+}\times\mathbb{R}^n$. More…

Consider nonlinear wave equations in the spatially flat Friedmann-Lema\^itre-Robertson-Walker (FLRW) spacetimes. We show blow-up in finite time of solutions and upper bounds of the lifespan of blow-up solutions to give the FLRW spacetime…

Consider a nonlinear wave equation for a massless scalar field with self-interaction in the spatially flat Friedmann-Lema\^{i}tre-Robertson-Walker spacetimes. For the case of accelerated expansion, we show that blow-up in a finite time…

We consider the nonlinear wave equation $i \partial_t u= \sqrt{-\Delta + m^2} u - (|x|^{-1} \ast |u|^2) u$ on $\RR^3$ modelling the dynamics of (pseudo-relativistic) boson stars. For spherically symmetric initial data, $u_0(x) \in…

The study of nonlinear waves that collapse in finite time is a theme of universal interest, e.g. within optical, atomic, plasma physics, and nonlinear dynamics. Here we revisit the quintessential example of the nonlinear Schrodinger…

We investigate the finite-time blow-up of solutions to a Tricomi-type equation with scale-invariant potential and power nonlinearities in the oscillatory regime. For smooth, compactly supported, nonnegative initial data, we prove…

The paper is concerned with the problem of explosive solutions for a class of semilinear stochastic wave equations. The challenging open problem(\cite{CMullR}) which is raised by C.Mueller and G.Richards is included in this problem.We…