The Benjamin-Ono equation with quasi-periodic data

Abstract

We construct local solutions to the Benjamin-Ono equation for quasi-periodic initial data. The solution is unique among limits of smooth solutions and depends continuously on the data. Our result applies to a richer class of quasi-periodic functions than previous theorems. Central to the argument is an a-priori estimate, the proof of which utilizes Strichartz estimates for quasi-periodic functions obtained recently via decoupling, and a quasi-periodic extension of Tao's gauge transform. As a byproduct of our method, we also establish new local wellposedness results in certain anisotropic Sobolev spaces.