Uniqueness Properties of Solutions to the Benjamin-Ono equation and related models

Abstract

We prove that if u1, u2 are solutions of the Benjamin- Ono equation defined in (x, t) ∈ R × [0, T ] which agree in an open set Ω ⊂ R × [0,T], then u1 ≡ u2. We extend this uniqueness result to a general class of equations of Benjamin-Ono type in both the initial value problem and the initial periodic boundary value problem. This class of 1-dimensional non-local models includes the intermediate long wave equation. Finally, we present a slightly stronger version of our uniqueness results for the Benjamin-Ono equation.