On Global Weak Solutions for the Magnetic Two-Component Hunter-Saxton System

We study the magnetic two-component Hunter-Saxton system (M2HS), which was recently derived in \cite{M24} as a magnetic geodesic equation on an infinite-dimensional configuration space. While the geometric framework and the global weak flow were outlined there, the present paper provides the analytical foundations of this construction from the PDE perspective. First, we derive an explicit solution formula in Lagrangian variables via a Riccati reduction, yielding an alternative proof of the blow-up criterion together with an explicit expression for the blow-up time. Second, we rigorously construct global conservative weak solutions by developing the analytic theory of the relaxed configuration space and the associated weak magnetic geodesic flow, thereby realizing the geometric program proposed in \cite{M24}.

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The paper provides a rigorous analytical foundation for the magnetic two‑component Hunter–Saxton (M2HS) system, a nonlinear third‑order PDE recently introduced as a magnetic geodesic equation on an infinite‑dimensional configuration space. The authors first reformulate the system in Lagrangian coordinates. By defining the Lagrangian variables (U = u_x\circ\varphi) and (P = \rho\circ\varphi), where (\varphi) is the flow generated by the velocity field (u), they combine them into a complex function (Z = U + iP). The evolution of (Z) satisfies a Riccati‑type ordinary differential equation
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