Boundedness of the composition R^{2T}J^{2T} in dimensions n≥2

Determine whether the operator R^{2T}J^{2T}, where R^{2T} is the response operator of the dynamical system \alpha^{2T} for the wave equation u_{tt}-\Delta u+qu=0 and J^{2T} is the time‑integration operator (J^{2T}f)(\cdot,t)=\int_0^t f(\cdot,s)\,ds acting on \mathscr F^{2T}=L_2(\Sigma^{2T}), is a bounded linear operator on \mathscr F^{2T} in spatial dimensions n\ge 2.

Background

The connecting operator CT=W{T*}WT admits the formal identity CT=\tfrac12 S{T*}R{2T}J{2T}ST, where ST is the odd extension in time, R{2T} is the response (Dirichlet‑to‑Neumann) operator on \Sigma{2T}, and J{2T} integrates in time. This identity is rigorously valid only for controls f such that ST f lies in the domain of R{2T}J{2T}.

In one spatial dimension the composition R{2T}J{2T} is bounded, but for n\ge 2 the boundedness (or unboundedness) is not known. Clarifying this would sharpen the functional‑analytic foundation of the connecting‑operator representation and its use in reconstruction.

References

As such, it is only applicable to controls $f$ satisfying $STf\in {\rm Dom\,} R{2T}J{2T}$, while it is unknown whether the operator $R{2T}J{2T}$ is bounded or unbounded.

On a stability of time-optimal version of the Boundary Control method  (2604.02957 - Belishev, 3 Apr 2026) in Section 2.2 (System and operators), paragraph following equation (C^T via R^{2T})