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2014 New Distributional Global Solutions for the Hunter-Saxton Equation
C. O. R. Sarrico
Abstr. Appl. Anal. 2014: 1-9 (2014). DOI: 10.1155/2014/809095

Abstract

In the setting of a distributional product, we consider a Riemann problem for the Hunter-Saxton equation [ut+((1/2)u2)x]x=(1/2)ux2 in a convenient space of discontinuous functions. With the help of a consistent extension of the classical solution concept, two classes of discontinuous solutions are obtained: one class of conservative solutions and another of dispersive solutions. A necessary and sufficient condition for the propagation of a distributional profile as a travelling wave is also presented, which allows identifying an interesting set of explicit distributional travelling waves. In the paper, we will show some results we have obtained by applying this framework to other equations and systems.

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C. O. R. Sarrico. "New Distributional Global Solutions for the Hunter-Saxton Equation." Abstr. Appl. Anal. 2014 1 - 9, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/809095

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Published: 2014
First available in Project Euclid: 27 February 2015

zbMATH: 07023117
MathSciNet: MR3272214
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1155/2014/809095

Rights: Copyright © 2014 Hindawi

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