Global solutions of the hunter - Saxton equation

SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 996-1026

  Bressan, Alberto ^a   Constantin, Adrian ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Dissipative solution; Global conservative solutions; Nonlocal conservation law; Optimal transportation

Indexed keywords

DISSIPATIVE SOLUTION; GLOBAL CONSERVATIVE SOLUTIONS; NONLOCAL CONSERVATION LAW; OPTIMAL TRANSPORTATION;

ESTIMATION; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

EID: 33646540720     PISSN: 00361410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/050623036     Document Type: Article

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