Abstract
We show the existence of the full compound asymptotics of solutions to the scalar wave equation on long-range non-trapping Lorentzian manifolds modeled on the radial compactification of Minkowski space. In particular, we show that there is a joint asymptotic expansion at null and timelike infinity for forward solutions of the inhomogeneous equation. In two appendices we show how these results apply to certain spacetimes whose null infinity is modeled on that of the Kerr family. In these cases the leading order logarithmic term in our asymptotic expansions at null infinity is shown to be nonzero.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 160-216 |
Number of pages | 57 |
Journal | Advances in Mathematics |
Volume | 328 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 13 2018 |
Keywords
- Compactification
- Compound asymptotics
- Logarithmic structure
- Microlocal analysis
- Radiation field
- Wave equations
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Mathematics