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On the Cauchy problem for the two-component Camassa–Holm system

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In this paper we establish the local well-posedness for the two-component Camassa–Holm system in a range of the Besov spaces. We also derive a wave-breaking mechanism for strong solutions. In addition, we determine the exact blow-up rate of such solutions to the system.

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Gui, G., Liu, Y. On the Cauchy problem for the two-component Camassa–Holm system. Math. Z. 268, 45–66 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00209-009-0660-2

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