Semilinear wave equations on the Schwarzschild manifold. I: Local decay estimates. (Q1413024)

The authors consider semi-linear wave equations on an outer Schwarzschild solution. After constructing a set of a-priori estimates, similar to the Morawetz estimate in flat space, local decay and other estimates are proved for the semi-linear wave equation on outer Schwarzschild solution in the \(L^2\)-sense. Radial symmetry for the initial conditions is not required and therefore the angular behaviour is not restricted.