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On the existence or the absence of global solutions of the Cauchy characteristic problem for some nonlinear hyperbolic equations

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For wave equations with power nonlinearity we investigate the problem of the existence or nonexistence of global solutions of the Cauchy characteristic problem in the light cone of the future.

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Kharibegashvili, S. On the existence or the absence of global solutions of the Cauchy characteristic problem for some nonlinear hyperbolic equations. Bound Value Probl 2005, 576352 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1155/BVP.2005.359

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