We analyze a homogenization limit for the linear wave equation of second order. The spatial operator is assumed to be of divergence form with an oscillatory coefficient matrix that is periodic with characteristic length scale ε; no spatial symmetry properties are imposed. Classical homogenization theory allows to describe solutions well by a non-dispersive wave equation on fixed time intervals . Instead, when larger time intervals are considered, dispersive effects are observed. In this contribution we present a well-posed weakly dispersive equation with homogeneous coefficients such that its solutions describe well on time intervals . More precisely, we provide a norm and uniform error estimates of the form for . They are accompanied by computable formulas for all coefficients in the effective models. We additionally provide an ε-independent equation of third order that describes dispersion along rays and we present numerical examples.
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