Well-posedness theory for stochastically forced conservation laws on Riemannian manifolds

We investigate a class of scalar conservation laws on manifolds driven by multiplicative Gaussian (Itô) noise. The Cauchy problem defined on a Riemanian manifold is shown to be well-posed. We prove existence of generalized kinetic solutions using the vanishing viscosity method. A rigidity result àla Perthame is derived, which implies that generalized solutions are kinetic solutions and that kinetic solutions are uniquely determined by their initial data ([Formula: see text] contraction principle). Deprived of noise, the equations we consider coincide with those analyzed by Ben-Artzi and LeFloch [Well-posedness theory for geometry-compatible hyperbolic conservation laws on manifolds, Ann. Inst. H. Poincaré Anal. Non Linéaire 24(6) (2007) 989–1008], who worked with Kružkov–DiPerna solutions. In the Euclidian case, the stochastic equations agree with those examined by Debussche and Vovelle [Scalar conservation laws with stochastic forcing, J. Funct. Anal. 259(4) (2010) 1014–1042].