Global well-posedness for the ILW equation in $H^s(\mathbb{T})$ for $s>-\frac12$

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Main Authors: Gassot, Louise, Laurens, Thierry
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author Gassot, Louise
Laurens, Thierry
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Laurens, Thierry
contents We prove that the intermediate long wave (ILW) equation is globally well-posed in the Sobolev spaces $H^s(\mathbb{T})$ for $s > -\frac12$. The previous record for well-posedness was $s\geq 0$, and the system is known to be ill-posed for $s<-\frac12$. We then demonstrate that the solutions of ILW converge to those of the Benjamin--Ono equation in $H^s(\mathbb{T})$ in the infinite-depth limit. Our methods do not rely on the complete integrability of ILW, but rather treat ILW as a perturbation of the Benjamin--Ono equation by a linear term of order zero. To highlight this, we establish a general well-posedness result for such perturbations, which also applies to the Smith equation for continental-shelf waves.
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spellingShingle Global well-posedness for the ILW equation in $H^s(\mathbb{T})$ for $s>-\frac12$
Gassot, Louise
Laurens, Thierry
Analysis of PDEs
We prove that the intermediate long wave (ILW) equation is globally well-posed in the Sobolev spaces $H^s(\mathbb{T})$ for $s > -\frac12$. The previous record for well-posedness was $s\geq 0$, and the system is known to be ill-posed for $s<-\frac12$. We then demonstrate that the solutions of ILW converge to those of the Benjamin--Ono equation in $H^s(\mathbb{T})$ in the infinite-depth limit. Our methods do not rely on the complete integrability of ILW, but rather treat ILW as a perturbation of the Benjamin--Ono equation by a linear term of order zero. To highlight this, we establish a general well-posedness result for such perturbations, which also applies to the Smith equation for continental-shelf waves.
title Global well-posedness for the ILW equation in $H^s(\mathbb{T})$ for $s>-\frac12$
topic Analysis of PDEs
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.05149