Time-cutoff test fields and their L² time continuity #
Multiplying a space-time test field by a smooth cutoff in time gives a test
field on a shorter slab; its time derivative splits by the product rule. A
compactly supported continuous field is continuous in time with values in L²
(lem:lps-continuation).
A test field on (a, c) multiplied by a smooth time cutoff supported before
β < b is a test field on (a, b).
A test field on (a, c) multiplied by a smooth time cutoff supported after
α > b is a test field on (b, c).
Product rule for the time derivative of a cutoff test field.
Spatial derivatives commute with the time cutoff.
A continuous compactly supported field is continuous in time with values
in L².
Cauchy–Schwarz for scalar L² functions.
The L² pairing is continuous along families that converge in L².