Compressible Euler system (CE) is a well-known PDE model that was formulated in the 19th century for dynamics of compressible fluid. The most important feature of CE is the finite-time breakdown of smooth solutions, especially, the formation of shock wave as severe singularity. Therefore, a fundamental question (since Riemann 1858) is on what happens after a shock occurs. This is the problem on well-posedness (that is, existence, uniqueness, stability) of CE in a suitable class of solutions. We will discuss on the well-posedness problem, and its generalization for applications to other PDE models arising in various contexts such as magnetohydrodynamics, tumor angiogenesis, vehicular traffic flow, etc.
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