\(L^p\)–\(L^q\)-estimates for singular integral operators arising from hyperbolic equations. (English) Zbl 0263.44006

Littman, Walter

Partial diff. Equ., Berkeley 1971, Proc. Sympos. Pure Math. 23, 479-481 (1973).

[This article was published in the book announced in this Zbl 0256.00002.]
Recently, R. S. Strichartz [Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 148, 461–471 (1970; Zbl 0199.17502)] has obtained the estimate \[ \| u(\cdot t)\|_q< M(t)\| u_t(\cdot 0)\|_p \tag{*} \] for solutions to \(\square u= 0\) vanishing at \(t=0\), for certain \(p\leq 2\leq q\). This estimate is used [R. S. Strichartz, J. Funct. Anal. 5, 218–235 (1970; Zbl 0189.40701)] to derive estimates for the corresponding non-homogeneous equation, yielding existence and uniqueness theorems for the Cauchy problem for linear and nonlinear variations of the wave equation, and then to obtain some results on the wave operator for \(\square u= H(u)\). The proof of \((*)\) depended on the spherical symmetry of \(\square\), hence does not carry over easily to more general operators.
In the present paper \(L^p\)–\(L^q\)-estimates are derived for singular integral operators whose kernels have singularities on smooth \(n-1\) dimensional surfaces. Results analogous to \((*)\) are then obtained for more general hyperbolic operators, yielding corresponding applications. Sufficient conditions are given for \(|\xi|^{-\alpha}e^{i\,|\xi| \Psi(\xi)}\varphi(\xi)\) to be a multiplier from \(L^p\) to \(L^q_{\text{loc}}\), where \(\varphi\) and \(\Psi\) are homogeneous of degree zero. Proofs are sketched.

Reviewer: Walter Littmann

MSC:

42B25	Maximal functions, Littlewood-Paley theory
35L30	Initial value problems for higher-order hyperbolic equations
42A45	Multipliers in one variable harmonic analysis

Citations:

Zbl 0256.00002; Zbl 0199.17502; Zbl 0189.40701