Abstract :
Herein, an averaging theory for the solutions to Cauchy initial value problems of arbitrary order, -dependent parabolic partial differential equations is developed. Indeed, by directly developing bounds between the derivatives of the fundamental solution to such an equation and derivatives of the fundamental solution of an “averaged” parabolic equation, we bring forth a novel approach to comparingx-derivatives of on d×[0, T] to like derivatives of (as →0) under general regularity conditions and our basic hypothesis that for eachx, t(i.e., pointwise). The flexibility afforded by studing fundamental vis-à-vis specific solutions of these equations not only permits -dependent Cauchy data and provides a unified method of treating allx-derivatives ofu up to order 2p−1 but also proves an invaluable tool when considering related problems of stochastic averaging. Our development was motivated by and retains a strong resemblance to the classical theory of parabolic partial differential equations. However, it will turn out that the classical conditions under which fundamental solutions are known to exist are somewhat unsuitable for our purposes and a modified set of conditions must be used
