An Extension of the $r^p$ Method for Wave Equations with Scale-Critical Potentials and First-Order Terms
Year: 2025
Author: Maxime Van de Moortel
Annals of Applied Mathematics, Vol. 41 (2025), Iss. 1 : pp. 112–154
Abstract
The $r^p$ method, first introduced in [9], has become a robust strategy to prove decay for wave equations in the context of black holes and beyond. In this note, we propose an extension of this method, which is particularly suitable for proving decay for a general class of wave equations featuring a scale-critical time-dependent potential and/or first-order terms of small amplitude. Our approach consists of absorbing error terms in the $r^p$-weighted energy using a novel Grönwall argument, which allows a larger range of $p$ than the standard method. A spherically symmetric version of our strategy first appeared in [22] in the context of a weakly charged scalar field on a black hole whose equations also involve a scale-critical potential.
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Journal Article Details
Publisher Name: Global Science Press
Language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4208/aam.OA-2025-0003
Annals of Applied Mathematics, Vol. 41 (2025), Iss. 1 : pp. 112–154
Published online: 2025-01
AMS Subject Headings: Global Science Press
Copyright: COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press
Pages: 43
Keywords: Scale-critical potential $r^p$ method.