Electronic Journal of Differential Equations, Vol. 2009(2009), No. 08, pp. 1-9. Title: The Cauchy problem for a short-wave equation Authors: Silvio Marques A. Gama (Univ. do Porto, Portugal) Gueorgui Smirnov (Univ. do Porto, Portugal) Abstract: We prove existence and uniqueness of solutions for the Cauchy problem of the simplest nonlinear short-wave equation, $u_{tx}=u-3u^{2}$, with periodic boundary condition. Submitted July 18, 2008. Published January 06, 2009. Math Subject Classifications: 34A12, 34A34, 35Q35, 35Q53. Key Words: Cauchy problem; Benjamin-Bona-Mahony-Perigrine equation; short-waves.