On the derivative loss for a class of abstract evolution equations with time dependent oscillating coefficients vanishing at initial time
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: We consider an abstract wave-type evolution equation with a propagation speed depending only on time. We assume that this propagation speed is the product of a monotone, but possibly degenerate, shape function and an oscillating factor bounded from above and from below by positive constants. We investigate how degeneracy and oscillations interact in determining the derivative loss of solutions. After reducing the problem to a family of ordinary differential equations through spectral analysis, we derive frequency-dependent energy estimates. In the purely degenerate case, monotonicity of the shape function prevents excessive loss, and solutions lose at most one derivative. In the presence of oscillations, the resulting derivative loss is described by a minimization problem in which the degenerate and oscillatory effects genuinely interact. The proof is based on a decomposition of the time interval into frequency-dependent regions, where different adapted energies are used.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Institutions: University of Pisa, TU Bergakademie Freiberg
Language: English
Subfield: Control and Systems Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Awards: G3924550382, G5788065389, G856286776
OpenAlex ID: W7220375956