International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
Volume 21 (1998), Issue 3, Pages 533-548
doi:10.1155/S016117129800074X

Global classical solutions to the Cauchy problem for a nonlinear wave equation

Haroldo R. Clark

Universidade Federal Fluminense, Instituto de Matemática - GAN, Rua S. Paulo, 30, Niterói 24.040-110, RJ, Brazil

Abstract

In this paper we consider the Cauchy problem {u+M(|A12u|2)Au=0in]0,T[u(0)=u0,u(0)=u1, where u is the derivative in the sense of distributions and |A12u| is the H-norm of A12u. We prove the existence and uniqueness of global classical solution.