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Blow up of solutions to nonlinear wave equation in 2D exterior domains

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This article proves the nonexistence of global solutions to a semilinear wave equation on an exterior domain in \({\mathbb{R}^2,}\) which is a part of Strauss’ conjecture.

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Li, X., Wang, G. Blow up of solutions to nonlinear wave equation in 2D exterior domains. Arch. Math. 98, 265–275 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00013-012-0366-2

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