The Cauchy problem for the Ostrovsky equation with positive dispersion

Abstract

This paper is devoted to studying the Cauchy problem for the Ostrovsky equation \begin{eqnarray*} \partial_{x}\left(u_{t}-β\partial_{x}^{3}u +\frac{1}{2}\partial_{x}(u^{2})\right) -γu=0, \end{eqnarray*} with positive $\beta$ and $\gamma$. This equation describes the propagation of surface waves in a rotating oceanic flow. We first prove that the problem is locally well-posed in $H^{-\frac{3}{4}}(\mathbb{R})$. Then we reestablish the bilinear estimate, by means of the Strichartz estimates instead of calculus inequalities and Cauchy-Schwartz inequalities. As a byproduct, this bilinear estimate leads to the proof of the local well-posedness of the problem in $H^s(\mathbb{R})$ for $s>-\frac{3}{4}$, with help of a fixed point argument.

31. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1411.0890