Interpolation of nonlinear partial differential operators and generation of differentiale evolutions

Abstract

By interpolating between Sobolev spaces we find that many partial differential operators become continuous when restricted to a sufficiently small domain. Hence some techniques from the theory of ordinary differential equations can be applied to some p.d.e.'s. Using these ideas, we study a class of nonlinear evolutions in a Banach space. We obtain some very simple existence and continuous dependence results. The theory is applicable to reaction-diffusion equations, dispersion equations, and hyperbolic equations before shocks develop.