• Journal of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.59 no.6
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• pp.1171-1184
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• 2022

We study the real-analytic continuation of local real-analytic solutions to the Cauchy problems of quasi-linear partial differential equations of first order for a scalar function. By making use of the first integrals of the characteristic vector field and the implicit function theorem we determine the maximal domain of the analytic extension of a local solution as a single-valued function. We present some examples including the scalar conservation laws that admit global first integrals so that our method is applicable.

• Bulletin of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.55-60
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• 1994

It is well known that if P(x,D) is an elliptic differential operator, with real analytic coefficients, and P(x,D)u = 0 in an open, connected subset .ohm..mem.R$^{n}$ , then u is real analytic in .ohm. Hence, if there exists x$_{0}$ .mem..ohm. such that u vanishes of .inf. order at x$_{0}$ , u must be identically 0. If a differential operator P(x, D) has the above property, we say that p(x,D) has the strong unique continuation property (s.u.c.p.). If, on the other hand, P(x,D)u = 0 in .ohm., and u = 0 in .ohm.', an open subset of .ohm., implies that u = 0 in .ohm. we say that P(x,D)u = 0 in .ohm., and suppu .contnd. K .contnd. .ohm implies that u = 0 in .ohm. we sat that P(x,D) has the weak unique continuation property (m.u.c.p.).