Hokkaido Mathematical Journal, 1(33), p. 83-113
DOI: 10.14492/hokmj/1285766006
In this work we study the Sobolev spaces generated by pseudo-differential operators associated with the group of symmetry of general first order hyperbolic systems. In these spaces we establish pointwise estimates of the solutions of a class of first order systems having convex eigenvalues. Various physical models belong to this class. For example, we consider crystal optics systems and anisotropic elasticity equations.