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In this paper, we consider the Cauchy problem for the Hunter-Saxton (HS) equation on the line. Firstly, we establish the local well-posedness for the integral form of the (HS) equation by constructing some special spaces $E^s_{p,r}$, which…
In this paper we develop an existence theory for the Cauchy problem to the stochastic Hunter-Saxton equatio, and prove several properties of the blow-up of its solutions. An important part of the paper is the continuation of solutions to…
In this paper, we study the Cauchy problem of a periodic 2-component $\mu$-Hunter-Saxton system. We first establish the local well-posedness for the periodic 2-component $\mu$-Hunter-Saxton system by Kato's semigroup theory. Then, we derive…
The generalized, two-component Hunter-Saxton system comprises several well-known models of fluid dynamics and serves as a tool for the study of one-dimensional fluid convection and stretching. In this article a general representation…
With $\bar{\partial}$-generalization of the Deift-Zhou steepest descent method, we investigate the long-time asymptotics of the solution to the Cauchy problem for the Hunter-Saxton (HS) equation \begin{eqnarray} &&u_{txx}-2\omega…
This paper is concerned with global existence of weak solution for a periodic two-component $\mu$-Hunter-Saxton system. We first derive global existence for strong solutions to the system with smooth approximate initial data. Then, we show…
In this paper, we propose a two-component generalization of the generalized Hunter-Saxton equation obtained in \cite{BLG2008}. We will show that this equation is a bihamiltonian Euler equation, and also can be viewed as a bi-variational…
Exact rational solutions of the generalized Hunter-Saxton equation are obtained using Pad\'e approximant approach for the traveling-wave and self-similarity reduction. A larger class of algebraic solutions are also obtained by extending a…
In the article a convergent numerical method for conservative solutions of the Hunter--Saxton equation is derived. The method is based on piecewise linear projections, followed by evolution along characteristics where the time step is…
We construct a continuous semigroup of weak, dissipative solutions to a nonlinear partial differential equations modeling nematic liquid crystals. A new distance functional, determined by a problem of optimal transportation, yields sharp…
This article represents a first step towards understanding the well-posedness for the dispersive Hunter-Saxton equation. This problem arises in the study of nematic liquid crystals, and although the equation has formal similarities with the…
We show that the Hunter-Saxton equation $u_t+uu_x=\frac14\big(\int_{-\infty}^x d\mu(t,z)- \int^{\infty}_x d\mu(t,z)\big)$ and $\mu_t+(u\mu)_x=0$ has a unique, global, weak, and conservative solution $(u,\mu)$ of the Cauchy problem on the…
We propose a new numerical method for $\alpha$-dissipative solutions of the Hunter-Saxton equation, where $\alpha$ belongs to $W^{1, \infty}(\mathbb{R}, [0, 1))$. The method combines a projection operator with a generalized method of…
We study stability of solutions of the Cauchy problem for the Hunter-Saxton equation $u_t+uu_x=\frac14(\int_{-\infty}^xu_x^2 dx-\int_{x}^\infty u_x^2 dx)$ with initial data $u_0$. In particular, we derive a new Lipschitz metric $d_\D$ with…
We analyze stability of conservative solutions of the Cauchy problem on the line for the (integrated) Hunter-Saxton (HS) equation. Generically, the solutions of the HS equation develop singularities with steep gradients while preserving…
The Hunter-Saxton equation serves as a mathematical model for orientation waves in a nematic liquid crystal. The present paper discusses a modified variant of this equation, coming up in the study of critical points for the speed of…
We prove that $\alpha$-dissipative solutions to the Cauchy problem of the Hunter-Saxton equation, where $\alpha \in W^{1, \infty}(\mathbb{R}, [0, 1))$, can be computed numerically with order $\mathcal{O}(\Delta x^{{1}/{8}}+\Delta…
In this paper we study the large time asymptotic behavior of (energy) conservative solutions to the Hunter-Saxton equation in a generalized framework that consists of the evolutions of solution and its energy measure. We describe the large…
We consider integrability structures of the generalized Hunter--Saxton equation. In particular, we obtain the Lax representation with nonremovable spectral parameter, find local recursion operators for symmetries and cosymmetries, generate…
This paper is concerned with the local well-posedness and the precise blow-up scenario for a periodic 2-component \mu-Hunter-Saxton system in Besov spaces. Moreover, we state a new global existence result to the system. Our obtained results…