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Global existence and zero relaxation limit for a hyperbolic system arising in traffic flow with large data
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Global existence and zero relaxation limit for a hyperbolic system arising in traffic flow with large data

José David Beltrán and Tong Li
Journal of Differential Equations, Vol.467, 114344
06/2026
DOI: 10.1016/j.jde.2026.114344

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Abstract

This paper is concerned with the existence of global weak solutions and their zero relaxation limit for a non-strictly hyperbolic system arising in traffic flow with large initial data. We use the vanishing viscosity method and the compensated compactness framework to prove the existence of admissible weak solutions, and to study their behavior as the relaxation parameter tends to zero. By constructing convex dissipative entropies that display special compatibility conditions with the equilibrium equation of the system, we establish the existence and uniqueness of the zero relaxation limit solution for large initial data.
Compensated compactness Vanishing viscosity Zero relaxation limit Traffic flow Large initial data

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