Regularity of Structurally Stable Cusp Singularities for Two Families of Quasilinear Wave-type Equations

Abstract

In this paper, we study two families of quasilinear equations: Hunter-Saxton type and Camassa-Hom type equations, with a paramerter $λ\in(0,1)$ whose solutions form cusp singularities. When $λ=1$, the first system becomes the scalar conservation law. The main result of this paper is to give regularity of two types of structurally stable singularities: Type I on the singular curve, Type II at the point where cusp singularity forms, for some $λ\in(0,1)$. When $λ\rightarrow 1$, our result indicts the $C^{1/3}$ regularity at the point where singularity forms, which agrees with the regularity of the generic pre-shock solution.