The wave equation for the Bessel Laplacian

We study radial solutions of the Cauchy problem for the wave equation in the multidimensional unit ball B^d$B^d$, d≥1$d\ge 1$. In this case, the operator that appears is the Bessel Laplacian and the solution u(t,x)$u(t,x)$ is given in terms of a Fourier–Bessel expansion. We prove that, for initial L^p$L^p$ data, the series converges in the L²$L^2$ norm. The analysis of a particular operator, the adjoint of the Riesz transform for Fourier–Bessel series, is needed for our purposes, and may be of independent interest. As applications, certain L^p−L²$L^p-L^2$ estimates for the solution of the heat equation and the extension problem for the fractional Bessel Laplacian are obtained.