Abstract: In this talk, we consider the second-order quasilinear degenerate elliptic equation whose dominant part has the form $(2x - au_x)u_{xx} + bu_{yy} - u_x = 0$, where $a$ and $b$ are positive constants. We first introduce the physical situation that motivates the present analysis in a very brief manner, and then discuss mathematical difficulties involved in the analysis of the problem. The main part of this talk focuses on methods to overcome those difficulties, such as vanishing viscosity approximation and parabolic scaling.
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[1] Chen, G.-Q. and Feldman, M. (2010). Global solutions to shock reflection by large-angle wedges, Ann. of Math. 171: 1019–1134. *Main reference
[2] Bae, M., Chen, G.-Q. and Feldman, M. (2009). Regularity of solutions to regular shock reflection for potential flow, Invent. Math. 175: 505–543.
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