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In this paper, we consider the initial value problem for the Einstein-Vlasov-Scalar field equations in temporal gauge, where the initial data are prescribed on two characteristic smooth intersecting hypersurfaces. From a suitable choice of…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2016-08-04 Marcel Dossa , Jean Baptiste Patenou

In this paper well-posedness is proved for an initial and boundary value problem (IBVP) relative to a large class of quasilinear hyperbolic systems, in $p+q$ equations, on a strip, arising from a model of $H_2O$-phase transitions in the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2014-11-11 Steave C. Selvaduray

This paper discusses the initial-boundary-value problems (IBVP) of nonlinear Schr\"odinger equations posed in a half plane $\mathbb{R} \times \mathbb{R}^+$ with nonhomogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions. For any given $s \ge 0$, if the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-01-09 Yu Ran , Shu-Ming Sun , Bing-Yu Zhang

We discuss relations between the initial boundary value problem (IBVP) and quasi-local Hamiltonians in GR. The latter have traditionally been based on Dirichlet boundary conditions, which however are shown here to be ill-posed for the IBVP.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-08-11 Zhongshan An , Michael T. Anderson

This article, written to appear as a chapter in "The Springer Handbook of Spacetime", is a review of the initial value problem for Einstein's gravitational field theory in general relativity. Designed to be accessible to graduate students…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-15 James Isenberg

We establish existence and uniqueness results for initial-boundary value problems for transport equations in one space dimension with nearly incompressible velocity fields, under the sole assumption that the fields are bounded. In the case…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-12-20 Simone Dovetta , Elio Marconi , Laura V. Spinolo

We investigate the well-posedness of the characteristic initial-boundary value problem for the Einstein equations in Bondi-like coordinates (including Bondi, double-null and affine). We propose a definition of strong hyperbolicity of a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-07-11 Carsten Gundlach

This paper concerns the initial-boundary-value problem (IBVP) of the compressible Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equations in 3D exterior domains with Navier-slip boundary conditions for the velocity and perfect conducting conditions for the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-02-06 Jiaxu Li , Boqiang Lü , Bing Yuan

The Cauchy problem of the vacuum Einstein's equations aims to find a semi-metric $g_{\alpha\beta}$ of a spacetime with vanishing Ricci curvature $R_{\alpha,\beta}$ and prescribed initial data. Under the harmonic gauge condition, the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2009-07-23 Lavi Karp

The principle part of Einstein equations in the harmonic gauge consists of a constrained system of 10 curved space wave equations for the components of the space-time metric. A well-posed initial boundary value problem based upon a new…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-09-28 Jeffrey Winicour

In this contribution we present recent developments in the formulation and solution of Initial Boundary Value Problems (IBVPs). Building upon a modern variational action formulation of classical dynamics, we treat Initial Boundary Value…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-14 Alexander Rothkopf , W. A. Horowitz , Jan Nordström

We consider the equations of a multi-velocity model of a binary mixture of viscous compressible fluids (two-fluid medium) in the case of one-dimensional barotropic motions. We prove the global (in time) existence and uniqueness of a strong…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-12-30 Alexander Mamontov , Dmitriy Prokudin

We provide a formulation of the initial boundary value problem for Friedrich's extended conformal Einstein field equations in which boundary data is prescribed on a timelike hypersurface located at a finite position in the spacetime. Our…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-04-29 Chris Stevens , Juan A. Valiente Kroon

The Einstein evolution equations are studied in a gauge given by a combination of the constant mean curvature and spatial harmonic coordinate conditions. This leads to a coupled quasilinear elliptic--hyperbolic system of evolution…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Lars Andersson , Vincent Moncrief

The form of the initial value constraints in Ashtekar's hamiltonian formulation of general relativity is recalled, and the problem of solving them is compared with that in the traditional metric variables. It is shown how the general…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 R. Capovilla , J. Dell , T. Jacobson

An initial boundary value problem for one-dimensional hyperbolic compressible Navier-Stokes equations is investigated. After transforming the system into Lagrangian coordinate, the resulting system possesses a structure with uniform…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-08-05 Yuxi Hu , Yachun Li

We consider the initial boundary value problem (IBVP) for a non-local scalar conservation laws in one space dimension. The non-local operator in the flux function is not a mere convolution product, but it is assumed to be aware of…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-11-26 Paola Goatin , Elena Rossi

The classification of certain class of static solutions for the Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet theory in vacuum is presented. The spacelike section of the class of metrics under consideration is a warped product of the real line with a nontrivial…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-04-24 Gustavo Dotti , Julio Oliva , Ricardo Troncoso

In this article, we are interested in the Einstein vacuum equations on a Lorentzian manifold displaying $\mathbb{U}(1)$ symmetry. We identify some freely prescribable initial data, solve the constraint equations and prove the existence of a…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-10-01 Arthur Touati

In this paper, we consider an initial boundary value problem for Maxwell's equations. For this hyperbolic type problem, we derive guaranteed and computable upper bounds for the difference between the exact solution and any pair of vector…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2011-05-23 Dirk Pauly , Sergey Repin , Tuomo Rossi