Estimates of Lifespan and Blow-up Rates for the Wave Equation with a Time-dependent Damping and a Power-type Nonlinearity

Abstract

We study estimates of lifespan and blow-up rates of solutions for the Cauchy problem of the wave equation with a time-dependent damping and a power-type nonlinearity. When the damping acts on the solutions effectively, and the nonlinearity belongs to the subcritical case, we show the sharp lifespan estimates and the blow-up rates of solutions. The upper estimates are proved by an ODE argument, and the lower estimates are given by a method of scaling variables.