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Spreading of Lagrangian regularity on rational invariant tori

Analysis of PDEs 2007-05-23 v2 Spectral Theory

Abstract

Let PhP_h be a self-adjoint semiclassical pseudodifferential operator on a manifold MM such that the bicharacteristic flow of the principal symbol on TMT^*M is completely integrable and the subprincipal symbol of PhP_h vanishes. Consider a semiclassical family of eigenfunctions, or, more generally, quasimodes uhu_h of Ph.P_h. We show that on a nondegenerate rational invariant torus, Lagrangian regularity of uhu_h (regularity under test operators characteristic on the torus) propagates both along bicharacteristics, and also in an additional ``diffractive'' manner. In particular, in addition to propagating along null bicharacteristics, regularity fills in the interiors of small annular tubes of bicharacteristics.

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@article{arxiv.math/0606495,
  title  = {Spreading of Lagrangian regularity on rational invariant tori},
  author = {Jared Wunsch},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0606495},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

Revised version: proof of Theorem A pruned, some examples added, hypotheses clarified