Optimal large-time decay of the relativistic Landau-Maxwell system

The Cauchy problem of the relativistic Landau-Maxwell system in R³ is investigated. For perturbative initial data with suitable regularity and integrability, we obtain the optimal large-time decay rates of the relativistic Landau-Maxwell system. For the proof, a new interactive instant energy functional is introduced to capture the macroscopic dissipation and the very weak electromagnetic dissipation of the linearized system. The iterative method is applied to handle the time-decay rates of the full instant energy functional because of the regularity-loss property of the electromagnetic field. © 2013 Elsevier Inc.