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arxiv: 2501.13487 · v2 · submitted 2025-01-23 · 🧮 math.AP

Large time behavior for the classical wave equation with different regular data and its applications

Wenhui Chen , Ryo Ikehata This is my paper

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The L2 norm of solutions to the free wave equation shows optimal large-time estimates and stabilization thresholds determined by initial data integrability.

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The paper derives optimal estimates for the L2 norm of solutions to the wave equation u_tt - Delta u = 0 in R^n as time goes to infinity. These estimates apply when the initial data are in L2 or have additional weighted L1 integrability. Thresholds are identified that mark when this norm stabilizes either locally or globally in time. The results are then applied to several related equations including the wave equation with scale-invariant terms and the linearized compressible Euler system.

Core claim

For the classical free wave equation in R^n, the quantity ||u(t,·)||_L2 admits large time optimal estimates when the initial data belong to L2 or possess weighted L1 integrabilities, with thresholds discovered for the local or global in time stabilization of this quantity.

What carries the argument

Fourier or energy estimates applied to the solution representation to obtain decay rates and thresholds.

If this is right

  • The L2 norm of the solution stabilizes globally in time above certain weighted integrability thresholds.
  • Below the thresholds, the norm may only stabilize locally or exhibit different behavior.
  • The estimates carry over to the wave equation with scale-invariant terms.
  • Similar large time behavior holds for the undamped sigma-evolution equation and the critical Moore-Gibson-Thompson equation.
  • The results apply to the linearized compressible Euler system.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • If the thresholds hold, they could guide the choice of damping terms in related damped wave equations.
  • These estimates might extend to numerical simulations to verify the predicted stabilization times.
  • Connections to other hyperbolic systems could reveal similar integrability thresholds.

Load-bearing premise

The initial data must satisfy the L2 or weighted L1 integrability conditions that enable the Fourier or energy estimates to produce the optimal rates.

What would settle it

A counterexample initial datum in L2 whose solution L2 norm fails to follow the predicted large-time rate or threshold behavior.

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In this paper, we mainly consider large time behavior for the classical free wave equation $u_{tt}-\Delta u=0$ in $\mathbb{R}^n$. We derive some large time optimal estimates for the quantity of solution $\|u(t,\cdot)\|_{L^2}$ with initial data belonging to $L^2$ or with additional weighted $L^1$ integrabilities. Particularly, some thresholds are discovered for the (local or global in time) stabilization of this quantity. We also apply these results to the wave equation with scale-invariant terms, the undamped $\sigma$-evolution equation, the critical Moore-Gibson-Thompson equation, and the linearized compressible Euler system.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript investigates the large-time behavior of solutions to the free wave equation u_tt - Δu = 0 in R^n. It derives optimal estimates for ||u(t,·)||_L2 under initial data in L^2 or with additional weighted L^1 integrability, identifies thresholds for local or global stabilization of this quantity, and applies the results to the wave equation with scale-invariant terms, the undamped σ-evolution equation, the critical Moore-Gibson-Thompson equation, and the linearized compressible Euler system.

Significance. If the claimed optimal estimates and sharp thresholds hold under the stated data assumptions, the work would supply standard Fourier-analytic tools (via Plancherel and Riemann-Lebesgue) for decay and stabilization in linear hyperbolic PDEs, with direct applicability to the listed models. The alignment with conventional L^2 and weighted L^1 hypotheses supports the potential utility without introducing ad-hoc parameters.

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  1. Abstract: the precise form of the weighted L^1 integrability (e.g., the weight function and the range of n) is not stated, which would help readers assess applicability of the thresholds immediately.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their summary of the manuscript and for recognizing the potential utility of the Fourier-analytic approach via Plancherel and Riemann-Lebesgue lemmas for decay estimates in linear hyperbolic PDEs. The alignment with standard L^2 and weighted L^1 data assumptions is intentional. No specific major comments were provided in the report, so we offer a brief response to the overall uncertain recommendation below.

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; derivation self-contained

full rationale

The paper derives large-time L2-norm estimates and stabilization thresholds for the free wave equation (and listed extensions) directly from standard L2 and weighted L1 assumptions on initial data via Fourier/Plancherel analysis. No quoted steps reduce any claimed estimate or threshold to a fitted parameter, self-definition, or load-bearing self-citation chain; the thresholds arise from convergence of low-frequency integrals under the stated integrability, which is independent of the paper's own outputs. This is the normal case of a self-contained analytic derivation.

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Based solely on the abstract, the paper rests on standard functional-analytic assumptions for the wave equation and initial data spaces; no free parameters, invented entities, or non-standard axioms are visible.

axioms (2)
  • domain assumption The solution u satisfies the free wave equation u_tt - Delta u = 0 in R^n
    This is the central equation whose large-time L2 behavior is analyzed.
  • domain assumption Initial data lie in L^2(R^n) or in spaces with additional weighted L^1 integrability
    The claimed estimates and thresholds are stated to hold under these regularity assumptions on the data.

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