Abstract: We study the initial value problem for a hyperbolic--elliptic coupled system with arbitrary large discontinuous initial data. We prove existence and uniqueness for that model by means of $L^{1}$ contraction and comparison properties. Moreover, after suitable scalings, we study both the hyperbolic--parabolic and the hyperbolic--hyperbolic relaxation limits for that system.
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