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For compact, isometrically embedded Riemannian manifolds $ N \hookrightarrow \mathbb{R}^L$, we introduce a fourth-order version of the wave map equation. By energy estimates, we prove an $\textit{a priori}$ estimate for smooth local…

In this paper, we consider the wave equation for the Laplace operator with potential, initial data, and nonhomogeneous Dirichlet boundary condition. We establish a weak solution by using traces and extension domains. We also establish the…

In this paper, we show almost global existence of small solutions to the Cauchy problem for symmetric system of wave equations with quadratic (in 3D) or cubic (in 2D) nonlinear terms and multiple propagation speeds. To measure the size of…

In this paper we study the Cauchy problem for the wave equations for sums of squares of left invariant vector fields on compact Lie groups and also for hypoelliptic homogeneous left-invariant differential operators on graded Lie groups (the…

We consider the Cauchy problem for the damped wave equations with variable coefficients a(x) having power type nonlinearity |u|^p. We discuss the global existence of solutions for small initial data and investigate the relation between the…

We study the nonlinear and nonlocal Cauchy problem \[ \partial_{t}u+\mathcal{L}\varphi(u)=0 \quad\text{in }\mathbb{R}^{N}\times\mathbb{R}_+,\qquad u(\cdot,0)=u_0, \] where $\mathcal{L}$ is a L\'evy-type nonlocal operator with a kernel…

This article concerns the Cauchy problem for the gravity-capillary water waves system in general dimensions. We establish local well-posedness for initial data in $H^s$, with $s > \frac{d}{2} + 2 - \mu$, with $\mu = \frac{3}{14}$ and $\mu =…

We outline a new method of construction of global-in-time weak solutions of the Liouville equation - and also of the associated BBGKY hierarchy - corresponding to the hard sphere singular Hamiltonian. Our method makes use only of geometric…

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the existence of three different weak solutions to a nonlinear elliptic problem that is governed by the weighted {\varphi}-Laplacian operator and subjected to Dirichlet boundary conditions. We…

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…

We consider the inverse problem for the wave equation which consists of determining an unknown space-dependent force function acting on a vibrating structure from Cauchy boundary data. Since only boundary data are used as measurements, the…

We consider an inverse boundary value problem for a semilinear wave equation on a time-dependent Lorentzian manifold with time-like boundary. The time-dependent coefficients of the nonlinear terms can be recovered in the interior from the…

We prove that for almost every initial data $(u_0,u_1) \in H^s \times H^{s-1}$ with $s > \frac{p-3}{p-1}$ there exists a global weak solution to the supercritical semilinear wave equation $\partial _t^2u - \Delta u +|u|^{p-1}u=0$ where…

In this paper, we for the first time get constructive solution for the inverse Sturm-Liouville problem with complex-valued singular potential and with polynomials of the spectral parameter in the boundary conditions. The uniqueness of…

We study the global theory of linear wave equations for sections of vector bundles over globally hyperbolic Lorentz manifolds. We introduce spaces of finite energy sections and show well-posedness of the Cauchy problem in those spaces.…

We derive a singular version of the Sphere Covering Inequality which was recently introduced in [42], suitable for treating singular Liouville-type problems with superharmonic weights. As an application we deduce new uniqueness results for…

Relying on the analysis of characteristics, we prove the uniqueness of conservative solutions to the variational wave equation $u_{tt}-c(u) (c(u)u_x)_x=0$. Given a solution $u(t,x)$, even if the wave speed $c(u)$ is only H\"older continuous…

We consider the Schr\"odinger map initial value problem into the sphere in 2+1 dimensions with smooth, decaying, subthreshold initial data. Assuming an a priori $L^4$ boundedness condition on the solution, we prove that the Schr\"odinger…

We consider radially symmetric, energy critical wave maps from (1 + 2)-dimensional Minkowski space into the unit sphere $\mathbb{S}^m$, $m \geq 1$, and prove global regularity and scattering for classical smooth data of finite energy. In…

A classical problem in general relativity is the Cauchy problem for the linearised Einstein equation (the initial value problem for gravitational waves) on a globally hyperbolic vacuum spacetime. A well-known result is that it is uniquely…