Diffraction for the heat equation (Q1325149)

Let \(p_ t (x,y)\) be the kernel of the heat equation on \(\Omega\) with the Dirichlet conditions on \(\partial \Omega\): \((\partial/ \partial t - \Delta_ x) p_ t = 0\), \(p_ t |_{\partial \Omega_ x} = 0\), \(p_{t=0} = \delta_{x=y}\). In the paper is proved e.g. the following result: If \(w_ 0\) is the first zero of the Airy function then there exist \(t_ 0>0\) and \(C \in \mathbb{R}\) such that \[ t \in] 0,t_ 0 [\Rightarrow p_ t (x_ 0,y_ 0) \leq \exp \left[ - {d^ 2_ 0 \over 4t} - w_ 0 {d_ 0^{1/3} \over (4t)^{1/3}} \int_{\gamma_ 0 \cap \Omega} {ds \over \rho (s)^{2/3} } + C \log t \right] \] where \(d_ 0 = d(x,y)\) is a distance function and \(\gamma_ 0\) is the geodesic minimum with respect to \(x_ 0\), \(y_ 0\).