This paper deals with the Cauchy problem for the Hardy-H\'{ e}non equation (and its fractional analogue). Local well-posedness for initial data in the class of continuous functions with slow decay at infinity is investigated. Small data (in critical weak-Lebesgue space) global well-posedness is obtained in $C_{ b}([0,\infty);L^{ q_c,\infty}(\RR^{ n}))$. As a direct consequence, global existence for data in strong critical Lebesgue $L^{ q_c}(\RR^{ n})$ follows under a smallness condition while uniqueness is unconditional. Besides, we prove the existence of self-similar solutions and examine the long time behavior of globally defined solutions. The zero solution $u\equiv 0$ is shown to be asymptotically stable in $L^{ q_c}(\RR^{ n})$ -- it is the only self-similar solution which is initially small in $L^{ q_c}(\RR^{ n})$. Moreover, blow-up results are obtained under mild assumptions on the initial data and the corresponding Fujita critical exponent is found.
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