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We consider the Cauchy-problem for the following parabolic equation: \begin{equation*} \displaystyle u_t = \Delta u+ f(u,|x|), \end{equation*} where $x \in \mathbb{R}^n$, $n >2$, and $f=f(u,|x|)$ is either critical or supercritical with…

The Cauchy problem for harmonic maps from Minkowski space with its standard flat metric to a certain non-constant curvature Lorentzian 2-metric is studied. The target manifold is distinguished by the fact that the Euler-Lagrange equation…

We present new results concerning the solvability, of lack thereof, in the Cauchy problem for the debar operator, with initial values assigned on a weakly pseudoconvex hypersurface, and provide illustrative examples.

For every $R>0$, consider the stochastic heat equation $\partial_{t} u_{R}(t\,,x)=\tfrac12 \Delta_{S_{R}^{2}}u_{R}(t\,,x)+\sigma(u_{R}(t\,,x)) \xi_{R}(t\,,x)$ on $S_{R}^{2}$, where $\xi_{R}=\dot{W_{R}}$ are centered Gaussian noises with the…

In this note we analyze, in terms of a simple example, the incompatibility of parabolic evolution and general covariance. For this we introduce a unit time-like four-vector and study the simplest heat flux equation with respect to it. In…

We study existence, uniqueness, and distributional aspects of generalized solutions to the Cauchy problem for first-order symmetric (or Hermitian) hyperbolic systems of partial differential equations with Colombeau generalized functions as…

We study the Cauchy problem for the semilinear fractional heat equation $u_{t}=\triangle^{\alpha/2}u+f(u)$ with non-negative initial value $u_{0}\in L^{q}(\mathbb{R}^{n})$ and locally Lipschitz, non-negative source term $f$. For $f$…

We study the wellposedness of Cauchy problem for the fourth order nonlinear Schr\"odinger equations i\partial_t u=-\eps\Delta u+\Delta^2 u+P((\partial_x^\alpha u)_{\abs{\alpha}\ls 2}, (\partial_x^\alpha \bar{u})_{\abs{\alpha}\ls 2}),\quad…

Existence and uniqueness of a specific self-similar solution is established for the following reaction-diffusion equation with Hardy singular potential $$ \partial_tu=\Delta u^m+|x|^{-2}u^p, \qquad (x,t)\in \real^N\times(0,\infty), $$ in…

Let $p:\mathbb{C}\to\mathbb{R}$ be a subharmonic, nonharmonic polynomial and $\tau$ a real parameter. Define $\bar{Z}_{\tau p} = \partial_{\bar z} + \tau p_{\bar z}$, a closed, densely-defined operator on $L^2(\mathbb{C})$. If $\Box_{\tau…

We investigate inverse problems in the determination of leading coefficients for nonlocal parabolic operators, by knowing the corresponding Cauchy data in the exterior space-time domain. The key contribution is that we reduce nonlocal…

Explicit irrotational solutions, obtained via the Cole-Hopf transform from the multi-d heat equation, give examples of non-uniqueness for the Cauchy problem in supercritical $L^p$, $W^{1,p}$, and $W^{2,p}$ regimes. We verify non-uniqueness…

We give simple conditions implying the well-posedness of the Cauchy problem for the propagation of classical scalar fields in general (n+2)-dimensional static and spherically symmetric spacetimes. They are related to properties of the…

We study the Cauchy problem for the fractional semilinear heat equation with distributional inhomogeneous terms. By introducing the Lorentz--Morrey spaces, we overcome limitations of real interpolation in the classical local Morrey spaces…

In this paper, we consider blow-up of solutions to the Cauchy problem for the following fractional NLS, $$ \textnormal{i} \, \partial_t u=(-\Delta)^s u-|u|^{2 \sigma} u \quad \text{in} \,\, \R \times \R^N, $$ where $N \geq 2$, $1/2 <s<1$…

We consider the complement value problem for a class of second order elliptic integro-differential operators. Let $D$ be a bounded Lipschitz domain of $\mathbb{R}^d$. Under mild conditions, we show that there exists a unique bounded…

In this note we consider the nonlinear heat equation associated to the fractional Hermite operator $H^\beta =(-\Delta+|x|^2)^\beta$, $0<\beta\leq 1$. We show the local solvability of the related Cauchy problem in the framework of modulation…

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We study the large time behavior of solutions to the Cauchy problem for the quasilinear absorption-diffusion equation $$ \partial_tu=\Delta u^m-|x|^{\sigma}u^p, \quad (x,t)\in\real^N\times(0,\infty), $$ with exponents $p>m>1$ and $\sigma>0$…

This paper studies the Cauchy problem for variable coefficient weakly hyperbolic first order systems of partial differential operators. The hyperbolicity assumption is that for each $t, x$ the principal symbol is hyperbolic. No hypothesis…