Remarks on the two-dimensional Benjamin equation

Abstract : We generalize some recent results proved for the KP equation to the generalized Benjamin equation. First, we establish that the Cauchy problem cannot be solved by an iteration method. As a consequence, the flow map fails to be smooth. The second goal is to prove that the zero-mass constraint is satisfied at any non-zero time even it is not satisfied at the initial time. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.