Sharpness of some distributions associated with \(A_ m\)-singularity (Q1109969)

In the studying sharpness of parametrices for strictly hyperbolic operators, we have encountered some distributions which are defined by the following integrals [see the author, Proc. Jap. Acad., Ser. A 58, 137-140 (1982; Zbl 0519.35047)] \[ (1)\quad G_ q^{\sigma}(x)=\int_{V}\chi_ q^{\sigma}(\phi (x,\theta))d\theta. \] The aim of this note is to study sharpness near the origin of the distributions \(G_ q^{\sigma}(x)\) defined above when \(\phi\) (x,\(\theta)\) are so called \(A_ m\)-singularities, i.e. \[ (2)\quad \phi (x,\theta)=\theta^{m+1}+x_ 1\theta^{m-1}+x_ 2\theta^{m- 2}+...+x_{m-1}\theta +x_ m, \] (dim \(\theta\) \(=1)\). More precisely, we shall express a sufficient condition for existence of sharp fronts near the origin by means of a condition for some homology classes. Further the condition is restated by means of the behaviour of the roots of equation \(\phi (x,\theta)=0\) under the variation of the parameter x.