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Author(s): Daniel Tataru
Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 41 (2004), 185-204.
MSC (2000): Primary 35L70
Posted: January 8, 2004
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Abstract: The wave maps equation has become a very popular topic in recent years. The aim of these expository notes is to present a non-technical survey of the ideas and methods which have proved useful in the study of wave maps, leading up to the latest results. The remaining open problems are also stated and explained.

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Daniel Tataru
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
Email: tataru@math.berkeley.edu

DOI: 10.1090/S0273-0979-04-01005-5
PII: S 0273-0979(04)01005-5
Received by editor(s): May 10, 2003,
Received by editor(s) in revised form: September 28, 2003
Posted: January 8, 2004
Additional Notes: Lecture presented at the AMS Special Session on Mathematical Current Events: Expository Reports in Baltimore, MD, January 17, 2003
Copyright of article: Copyright 2004, American Mathematical Society

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