An Introduction to Extended Gevrey Regularity

Gevrey classes are the most common choice when considering the regularities of smooth functions that are not analytic. However, in various situations, it is important to consider smoothness properties that go beyond Gevrey regularity, for example, when initial value problems are ill-posed in Gevrey settings. In this paper, we consider a convenient framework for studying smooth functions that possess weaker regularity than any Gevrey function. Since the available literature on this topic is scattered, our aim is to provide an overview of extended Gevrey regularity, highlighting its most important features. Additionally, we consider related dual spaces of ultra distributions and review some results on micro-local analysis in the context of extended Gevrey regularity. We conclude the paper with a few selected applications that may motivate further study of the topic.