Nonlinear geometrical optics for oscillatory wave trains with a continuous oscillatory spectrum. (Q5954489)

The frequency and direction of propagation of an oscillatory wave train can be read from its oscillatory spectrum. In most works on this topic the number of directions of propagation is at most countable, whereas many physical effects require a continuous infinity of directions of propagation. The purpose of the paper is to develop nonlinear geometrical optics for wave trains with continuous oscillatory spectra. This aim is accomplished by the introduction of new spaces which are Wiener algebras associated with spaces of vector-valued measures with bounded total variation. Finally, an application to Raman scattering is suggested.