A deformation of the method of characteristics and the Cauchy problem for Hamiltonian PDEs in the small dispersion limit
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                            2012-12-07 14:30
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        Andrea Raimondo (SISSA, International School for Advanced Studies, Trieste)
            In this talk, I will consider a deformation of the method of characteristics valid for Hamiltonian perturbations of a scalar conservation law in the small dispersion limit. The method of analysis is based on the ‘variational string equation’, a functional-differential relation originally introduced by Dubrovin in a particular case, of which I will describe the mathematical foundation. Considering  in detail the example of the KdV equation, I will prove the validity of the string equation in the small dispersion limit, and explicitly compute the first two perturbative corrections of the KdV solution. If time permits, I will extend the construction to more general (non integrable) perturbations. The talk is based on a recent joint work with Davide Masoero. 
        
        
         
             
             
             
                
             
                
                
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