Homogenization of the first initial-boundary value problem for periodic hyperbolic systems. Principal term of approximation

Abstract: Let $\mathcal{O}\subset \mathbb{R}^d$ be a bounded domain of class $C^{1,1}$. In $ L_2(\mathcal{O};\mathbb{C}^n)$, we consider a matrix elliptic second order differential operator $A_{D,\varepsilon}$ with the Dirichlet boundary condition. Here $\varepsilon >0$ is a small parameter. The coefficients of the operator $A_{D,\varepsilon}$ are periodic and depend on $\mathbf{x}/\varepsilon$. The principal terms of approximations for the operator cosine and sine functions are given in the $(H^2\rightarrow L_2)$- and $(H^1\rightarrow L_2)$-operator norms, respectively. The error estimates are of the precise order $O(\varepsilon)$ for a fixed time. The results in operator terms are derived from the quantitative homogenization estimate for approximation of the solution of the initial-boundary value problem for the equation $(\partial t^2+A{D,\varepsilon})\mathbf{u}_\varepsilon =\mathbf{F}$.