Global existence for systems of nonlinear wave equations in 3D with multiple speeds

SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 477-488

  Sideris, Thomas C ^a   Tu, Shu Yi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Global existence; Null condition; Systems of nonlinear wave equations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036050729     PISSN: 00361410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S0036141000378966     Document Type: Article

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