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Consider the Cauchy problem for the Benjamin-Ono equation $$u_t + \frac{1}{2}(u^2)_x + \alpha \mathcal H(u_{xx}) - \beta u_{xx} = 0, \qquad t>0, \ x \in \mathbb R,$$ where $\mathcal H$ is the Hilbert …

Let us consider the linear transport equation $$ \partial_t u + \mathrm{div}(a(t,x)u)=0 $$ with initial data $u(0,\cdot) = u_0$ in $\mathbb R^N$. Here we consider a smooth Lipschitz vector field $a$. …

Consider the following ODE initial value problem \begin{align*} &\frac{d}{dt}\Phi(t,x) = \boldsymbol{F}(t,\Phi(t,x)), & t \in [0,T], \ \ x \in \mathbb{R}^N,\\ &\Phi(0,x) = x, & x \in \mathbb{R}^N. \e …

What is the role played by BV functions in the study of (possibly nonlinear) wave equations? I think that one would need assume small initial data in $L^1$ or $H^1$ to get a well-posedness result (i …

Let us consider the following linear system with damping: $$ \begin{cases} u_t - u_x = -\frac{1}{2} (u+v)\\ v_t + v_x = -\frac{1}{2} (u+v) \end{cases} $$ Let's write the solution as $w=(u,v)$ correspo …

Consider the following advection-diffusion equation $$ \begin{cases} u^\epsilon_t + f(u^\epsilon)_x = \epsilon \Delta u^\epsilon\\ u^\epsilon(0,\cdot) = u_0, \end{cases} $$ How can one prove an esti …

Let us assume $c:(0,1) \to (\epsilon,+\infty)$ and consider the PDE $$ \begin{cases} u_t+c(x)u_x = 0, \\ u(0,x) = g(x) \\ u(t,0) = f(t) \end{cases} \qquad (t,x) \in (0,T)\times(0,1) \label{1}\tag{$\as …

The classical porous media equation is $$u_t - \Delta(u^m) = 0 \quad m>1.$$ Has the (degenerate) wave equation $$u_{tt} - \Delta(u^m) = 0$$ been subject of studies? What would the physical interpretat …

Consider the transport equations $$ (1) \qquad \partial_t u + \operatorname{div}(bu) = 0$$ and $$ (2) \qquad \partial_t u + b \cdot \nabla u= 0$$ Can we define a notion of entropy solutions for (1) …

What is a concrete example of BV vector field $v$ with $\mathrm{div}\, v = 0$ that makes Ambrosio's theory of regular Lagrangian flow relevant? With concrete I mean that we can compute the flow expl …

What is the relationship between the controllability of the ODE $$\dot x(t) = v(x) + u(t)$$ using a control $u$ and the controllabilty of the transport equation $$\rho_t(t,x) + \mathrm{div}(v(x) \rho( …

How can we compute the "N-wave" source-solution of the conservation law $$u_t + (u - u^2)_x = 0, $$ that is, the entropy solution of this conservation law with the initial data $u(0,\cdot) = (q -p) \d …

Let us consider the Burgers equation $$u_t + (u^2)_x = 0$$ In Liu, Tai-Ping; Pierre, Michel, Source-solutions and asymptotic behavior in conservation laws, J. Differ. Equations 51, 419-441 (1984). Z …

What is an example of vector field $c: \mathbb R_+ \times \mathbb R^N \to \mathbb R^N$ with $c \in L^1(\mathbb{R}_+, BV(\mathbb R^N))$ without bounded divergence $div_x c$ but such that there exists a …

Let us consider the transport PDE $$ u^\epsilon_t + u^\epsilon_x= -\frac{1}{\epsilon} W'(u^\epsilon) $$ where $W$ is a double-well potential -- for example, $W(x)=\frac{1}{4}(x^2-1)^2$ so that the PDE …