The obstacle-mass constraint problem for hyperbolic conservation laws. Solvability

Abstract

In this work we introduce the obstacle-mass constraint problem for a multidimensional scalar hyperbolic conservation law. We prove existence of an entropy solution to this problem by a penalization/viscosity method. The mass constraint introduces a nonlocal Lagrange multiplier in the penalized equation, giving rise to a nonlocal parabolic problem. We introduce a compatibility condition relating the initial datum and the obstacle function which ensures global in time existence of solution. This is not a smoothness condition, but relates to the propagation of the support of the initial datum.