Blow-up of solutions to the DGH equation

In this paper, firstly we find best constants for two convolution problems on the unit circle via a variational method. Then we apply the best constants on a nonlinear integrable shallow water equation (the DGH equation) to give sufficient conditions on the initial data, which guarantee finite time singularity formation for the corresponding solutions. Finally, we discuss the blow-up phenomena for the nonperiodic case. © 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved