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In this paper we prove a sharp global existence result for semilinear wave equations with time-dependent scale-invariant damping terms if the initial data is small. More specifically, we consider Cauchy problem of $\partial_t^2u-\Delta…
We establish the existence of positive solutions to a general class of overdetermined semilinear elliptic boundary problems on suitable bounded open sets $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^n$. Specifically, for $n\leq 4$ and under mild technical…
We survey existence and regularity results for semi-linear wave equations. In particular, we review the recent regularity results for the $u^5$-Klein Gordon equation by Grillakis and this author and give a self-contained, slightly…
We consider the Cauchy-Dirichlet problem for semilinear wave equations in a three space dimensional domain exterior to a bounded and non-trapping obstacle. We obtain a detailed estimate for the lower bound of the lifespan of classical…
In this paper, we discuss a new nonlinear phenomenon. We find that in $n\geq 2$ space dimensions, there exists two indexes $p$ and $q$ such that the cauchy problems for the nonlinear wave equations {equation} \label{0.1} \Box u(t,x) =…
We identify a large class of systems of semilinear wave equations, on fixed accelerated expanding FLRW spacetimes, with nearly at spatial slices, for which we prove small data future global well-posedness. The family of systems we consider…
This work extends the previous work by the first author [arXiv:2409.02516] and [Math. Ann. 393 (2025), 317-363], analyzing the long-term behavior of solutions to a broader class of quasilinear wave equations with parameter…
The nonlinear wave equation $u_{tt}-\Delta u +|u_t|^{p-1}u_t=0$ is shown to be globally well-posed in the Sobolev spaces of radially symmetric functions $H^k_{\rm rad}({\bf R}^3)\times H^{k-1}_{\rm rad}({\bf R}^3)$ for all $p\geq 3$ and…
In this article, we prove the exponential stabilization of the semilinear wave equation with a damping effective in a zone satisfying the geometric control condition only. The nonlinearity is assumed to be subcritical, defocusing and…
In recent times it has been paid attention to the fact that (linear) wave equations admit of "soliton-like" solutions, known as Localized Waves or Non-diffracting Waves, which propagate without distortion in one direction. Such Localized…
Starting from the results of Charles Fefferman and Janos Koll\`ar in Continuous Solutions of Linear Equations [1], we adopt a new approach based on Fefferman's techniques of Glaeser refinement to show a more general result than the one…
This paper is devoted to studying the following two initial-boundary value problems for semilinear wave equations with variable coefficients on exterior domain with subcritical exponent in $n$ space dimensions:…
In this paper, we consider the Cauchy problem for semilinear classical wave equations \begin{equation*} u_{tt}-\Delta u=|u|^{p_S(n)}\mu(|u|) \end{equation*} with the Strauss exponent $p_S(n)$ and a modulus of continuity $\mu=\mu(\tau)$,…
Let $\Omega$ be a $\mathcal C^2$-bounded domain of $\mathbb R^d$, $d=2,3$, and fix $Q=(0,T)\times\Omega$ with $T\in(0,+\infty]$. In the present paper we consider a Dirichlet initial-boundary value problem associated to the semilinear…
In classical continuum physics, a wave is a mechanical disturbance. Whether the disturbance is stationary or traveling and whether it is caused by the motion of atoms and molecules or the vibration of a lattice structure, a wave can be…
The geodesic as well as the geodesic deviation equation for impulsive gravitational waves involve highly singular products of distributions $(\theta\de$, $\theta^2\de$, $\de^2$). A solution concept for these equations based on embedding the…
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A linear second order wave equation is presented based on cosmological general relativity, which is a space-velocity theory of the expanding Universe. The wave equation is shown to be exactly solvable, based on the Gaussian hypergeometric…