Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2026 / iii / Paper 327 / 3 / b

A parametrix for $P(D)$ is a distribution $E$ for whichwith $r\in C^{\infty }$. Choose a smooth cutoff $\chi$ that vanishes on a large ball containing every real zero of $P$ and equals one outside a slightly larger ball. Ellipticity makesa symbol of order $-N$. For $E={\mathcal{F}}^{-1}q$,Since $1-\chi$ is smooth and compactly supported, its inverse Fourier transform is smooth. Thus $E$ is a parametrix.

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