Blow-Up in Nonlinear Equations of Mathematical Physics: Theory and Methods

The present book carefully studies the blow-up phenomenon of solutions to partial differential equations, including many equations of mathematical physics. The included material is based on lectures read by the authors at the Lomonosov Moscow State University, and the book is addressed to a wide range of researchers and graduate students working in nonlinear partial differential equations, nonlinear functional analysis, and mathematical physics. ContentsNonlinear capacity method of S. I. PokhozhaevMethod of self-similar solutions of V. A. GalaktionovMethod of test functions in combination with method of nonlinear capacityEnergy method of H. A. LevineEnergy method of G. TodorovaEnergy method of S. I. PokhozhaevEnergy method of V. K. Kalantarov and O. A. LadyzhenskayaEnergy method of M. O. Korpusov and A. G. SveshnikovNonlinear Schrödinger equationVariational method of L. E. Payne and D. H. SattingerBreaking of solutions of wave equationsAuxiliary and additional results A unified presentation of theories and methods on the blow-up phenomenon in partial differential equations Includes several applications to equations in mathematical physics Of interest to researchers and graduate students alike