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# Existence and regularity of solutions in nonlinear wave equations

• In this paper, we study the global existence and regularity of Hölder continuous solutions for a series of nonlinear partial differential equations describing nonlinear waves.
Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 35L05; Secondary: 35L60.

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