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We study the Cauchy problem for a strictly hyperbolic n × n system of conservation laws in one space dimension assuming that the initial data has bounded but possibly large total variation. Under a linearized stability condition on the Riemann problems generated by the jumps in we prove existence and uniqueness of a (local in time) BV solution, depending continuously on the initial data in L1loc. The last section contains an application to the 3 × 3 system of gas dynamics.
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Lewicka, M. Well-Posedness for Hyperbolic Systems of Conservation Laws with Large BV Data. Arch. Rational Mech. Anal. 173, 415–445 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00205-004-0325-6
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