Quasi-linear systems of PDE of first order with Cauchy data of higher codimensions》.pdf

J. Math. Anal. Appl. 430 (2015) 390–402 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications /locate/jmaa Quasi-linear systems of PDE of first order with Cauchy data of higher codimensions ✩ Chong-Kyu Han a , Jong-Do Park b,∗ a Department of Mathematics, Seoul National University, San 56-1, Shillym-Dong, Gwanak-Gu, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea b Department of Mathematics and Research Institute for Basic Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: In this paper we discuss the local solvability of Cauchy problem for quasi-linear Received 13 December 2014 partial differential equations of first order. By using the classical method of Available online 29 April 2015 characteristics we describe the non-uniqueness or the degree of freedom for solutions Submitted by P. Yao and also decide the conditions for the existence and the uniqueness of solutions for overdetermined systems of quasi-linear PDEs of first order. Keywords: Quasi-linear first order PDEs © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Cauchy data of higher codimensions Uniqueness of the Cauchy problems First integrals Pfaffian systems Frobenius theorem 0. Introduction Consider the quasi-linear partial differential equation (PDE) n