Abstract
We are interested in almost global existence cases in the general theory for nonlinear wave equations, which are caused by critical exponents of nonlinear terms. Such situations can be found in only three cases in the theory, cubic terms in two space dimensions, quadratic terms in three space dimensions and quadratic terms including a square of unknown functions itself in four space dimensions. Except for the last case, criteria to classify nonlinear terms into the almost global, or global existence case, are well-studied and known to be so-called null condition and non-positive condition.Our motivation of this work is to find such a kind of the criterion in four space dimensions. In our previous paper, an example of the non-single term for the almost global existence case is introduced. In this paper, we show an example of the global existence case. These two examples have nonlinear integral terms which are closely related to derivative loss due to high dimensions. But it may help us to describe the final form of the criterion.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1046-1067 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Journal of Differential Equations |
Volume | 261 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 Jul 15 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Critical exponent
- High dimensions
- Lifespan
- Semilinear wave equation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Analysis
- Applied Mathematics