Semi-concave singularities and the Hamilton-Jacobi equation
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We study the Cauchy problem for the Hamilton-Jacobi equation with a semi-concave initial condition. We prove an inequality between the two types of weak solutions emanating from such an initial condition (the variational and the viscosity solution). We also give conditions for an explicit semi-concave function to be a viscosity solution. These conditions generalize the entropy inequality characterizing piecewise smooth solutions of scalar conservation laws in dimension one.
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