
doi: 10.4171/rmi/315
We derive the high frequency limit of the Helmholtz equations in terms of quadratic observables. We prove that it can be written as a stationary Liouville equation with source terms. Our method is based on the Wigner Transform, which is a classical tool for evolution dispersive equations. We extend its use to the stationary case after an appropriate scaling of the Helmholtz equation. Several specific difficulties arise here; first, the identification of the source term (which does not share the quadratic aspect) in the limit, then, the lack of L^{2} bounds which can be handled with homogeneous Morrey-Campanato estimates, and finally the problem of uniqueness which, at several stage of the proof, is related to outgoing conditions at infinity.
Laplace operator, Helmholtz equation (reduced wave equation), Poisson equation, transport equations, geometrical optics, Phase-space methods including Wigner distributions, etc. applied to problems in quantum mechanics, [INFO.INFO-OH] Computer Science [cs]/Other [cs.OH], 35J05, high frequuency, 78A05, 81S30, Transform methods (e.g., integral transforms) applied to PDEs, high frecuency, Geometric optics, PDEs in connection with optics and electromagnetic theory, Helmholtz equations, PDEs in connection with quantum mechanics
Laplace operator, Helmholtz equation (reduced wave equation), Poisson equation, transport equations, geometrical optics, Phase-space methods including Wigner distributions, etc. applied to problems in quantum mechanics, [INFO.INFO-OH] Computer Science [cs]/Other [cs.OH], 35J05, high frequuency, 78A05, 81S30, Transform methods (e.g., integral transforms) applied to PDEs, high frecuency, Geometric optics, PDEs in connection with optics and electromagnetic theory, Helmholtz equations, PDEs in connection with quantum mechanics
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