Questions tagged [ap.analysis-of-pdes]
Partial differential equations (PDEs): Existence and uniqueness, regularity, boundary conditions, linear and non-linear operators, stability, soliton theory, integrable PDEs, conservation laws, qualitative dynamics.
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Green kernel vs fundamental solution
Let $L$ being the Laplacian for a given Lie group $G$. I would like to know what is the difference between the two notions in relation to the operator $L$:
The fundamental solution $\Gamma(x)$ of $L$;...
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Existence of a global analytic solution to a linear first order PDE
Let $B=\lbrace \|z\|<1\rbrace$ be a unit ball in $\mathbb{C}^n, n\geq 2.$ Let
$f_1,\cdots, f_n, f$ be holomorphic functions on $B.$ Now, consider the following
first order, linear PDE:
$$f_1\...
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Non-existence result for $p>\frac{N+2}{N-2}$
I encountered a sentence which says it is well known that problem
$$
\begin{cases}
-\Delta u =|u|^{p-1} u & in \,\, \Omega \\
u=0 & on \,\, \partial \Omega
\end{cases}
$$
has a solution for $1&...
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Solution of parabolic partial differential equation using singular perturbation method
Consider the following parabolic partial differential equation (PDE)
\begin{align}
\label{eq:42}
\left(\cos\psi \frac{\partial}{\partial r} + \frac{\gamma}{r} \sin\psi \frac{\partial}{\partial \psi} + ...
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Intuition for almost periodic solution and Poincaré recurrence theorem
I would like to ask a question that I had asked yesterday on the site math.stackexchange and I still have not received an answer.
Suppose that we have a PDE that admit a solution $u$ that can be ...
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Semilinear PDE - BSDE presentation via Feynman Kac formula
For a semilinear PDE, we usually have this FBSDE representation:
$\mathcal{X}_t=\mathcal{X}_0+\int^t_0 \mu (s,\mathcal{X}_s)\, ds\, +\int_0^t \sigma (s,\mathcal{X}_s)dW_s,\quad 0\leq t\leq T, \\
Y_t = ...
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$L^\infty$ solutions for parabolic Neumann problem (heat equation)
Consider the heat equation on a (smooth) domain in $\mathbb{R}^n$ with homogeneous Neumann BCs:
$$u_t - \Delta u = f$$
$$\partial_\nu u = 0$$
$$u|_{t=0} = u_0$$
where $f \in L^p(0,T;L^r(\Omega))$ and $...
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Algebraic microlocal analysis and nonlinear PDE
Though originating in the study of linear partial differential equations, microlocal analysis has become an invaluable tool in the study of nonlinear pde. Of particular importance has been the ...
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Gap phenomenon vs Rigidity results for surfaces
I am trying to understand the differences between the rigidity results and gap results for a given surface immersed into some manifold. For instance, a Gap theorem proved here (Theorem 2.7) says ...
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Two dimensional embedding
Take $ \alpha\gt0$ and consider $\Omega=\{ x \in R^2: x_1^2+x_2^2 \lt 1, x_i\gt 0 \}$ (first quadrant of unit ball in plane). I am interested in optimal (so I am looking for the range of $p$) ...
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Can you compute one eigenspace without computing them all?
Maybe the simplest non-trivial settings in which the spectrum of the Laplacian be can be computed is on the round sphere $\mathbf{S}^n$, and for products of manifolds. I want to use the two as ...
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How to use blow-up to prove the boundary regularity for a harmonic function
While reading the book Regularity Theory of Elliptic PDE I’m confused with a theorem:
Thm. 2.30.
Let $\alpha \in (0,1)$ and $k \in N$ with $k \leq 2$, and let $\Omega$ be a bounded $C^{k, \alpha}$ ...
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Are the two-valued homogeneous harmonic functions classified?
Question. Is there a classification of homogeneous two-valued harmonic functions on $\mathbf{R}^n$, valid in dimensions $n \geq 3$?
For reference, multi-valued functions are familiar objects in ...
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Application of Green function for non linear PDE [closed]
In the case of linear PDE, say $$Lu=0$$ if we have its green function say $G(x,y)$ then using that one can give solution of non homogenous PDE i.e. $Lu_f=f$ where $u_f=G*f$.
Is the same thing hold for ...
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Spectrum of a Lax Pair and conservation laws of a PDE
I would like to ask a question that I had asked a few days ago on the site math.stackexchange
and I still have not received an answer.
If we have a Lax operator, we know that the spectrum of this ...
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Regularity of solution to first order time dependent variational problem
Consider the following first order evolution problem over some regular bounded domain $\Omega\subset\Bbb R^d$
$$\frac{\partial\phi}{\partial t}(\mathbf{x},t) +\vec V(\mathbf{x},t)\cdot \nabla\phi(\...
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Algebra properties regarding Gevrey spaces: closed under multiplication
In page 24 of the paper Landau Damping: Paraproducts and Gevrey Regularity, the authors claimed an algebra property of Gevrey spaces, the formula (3.14), without giving a proof. So I'm asking for a ...
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Must a Schauder basis for $W^{1,p}_0(\Omega)$ be oscillatory?
Suppose that $\Omega \subset \Bbb R^d$ is a sufficiently nice domain. From the examples of orthogonal bases in Hilbert space cases (or looking at a wavelets basis), it seems natural to me that one may ...
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Dirichlet-to-Neumann map for second order ODE
Problem statement
In a problem of interacting particles, I encountered a type of geodesic equation in $\mathbb{R}^n$ with an additional rotation and dilation term
$$
\ddot\gamma(t) + e^{t Q} \Lambda ...
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The regularity of solutions to the Neumann problem for an elliptic PDE on a domain with piecewise smooth boundary
While doing my research, I encountered the following problem as:
is there any regularity result for solutions to the Neumann problem for an elliptic PDE on a domain with piecewise smooth boundary? For ...
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Contractivity of Neumann Laplacian
I have an intriguing and probably simple question: reading the articles and books of Wolfgang Arendt on semigroups of linear operators, I found on many places properties of the Neumann Laplacian.
In ...
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Hypoellipticity of a heat-like parabolic operator on Riemannian manifolds - reference request
Let $(M,g)$ be a Riemannian manifold and $L$ be a differential operator on $M$, with smooth coefficients, such that its symbol be $g$ (a "generalized Laplacian").
Where can I find proved ...
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A regularity estimate for second-derivative
I was reading this paper (arXiv link)
On the Large Time Behavior of Solutions of the Dirichlet problem for Subquadratic Viscous Hamilton-Jacobi Equations
Guy Barles (LMPT), Alessio Porretta, Thierry ...
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Looking for an electronic copy of Holmgren's old paper
I would like to know if anyone has an electronic copy of the following paper:
"Holmgren, E.: Über Systeme von linearen partiellen Differentialgleichungen. Översigt Vetensk. Akad. Handlingar 58, ...
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Symbol estimates using metric on the phase space
Consider the symbols introduced by Beals and Fefferman in which the symbol estimates are of the form:
\begin{equation}\tag{1}
\label{eq1}
|\partial_x^\beta\partial_\xi^\alpha a(x,\xi)| \leq C_{\...
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From some priori estimates can we estimate higher Sobolev norm?
Suppose $u$ is a smooth function on bounded set $\Omega$ with smooth boundary such that
$$\|u\|_{W^{1,p}(\Omega)}\le C\|\phi\|_{W^{1-1/p,p}(\partial\Omega)}$$
where $u|_{\partial\Omega}=\phi$.
Can we ...
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Regularity results for non uniform elliptic equation
I have seen some regularity result for ellptic PDE but all of them consist of uniform elliptic one. For instance,
$$\nabla \cdot (\gamma(x) \nabla u)=F \text{ in } \Omega\qquad u=\phi \text{ on }\...
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Spectrum of matrix involving quantum harmonic oscillator
The quantum harmonic oscillator relies on two classical objects, the so-called creation and annihilation operator
$$a ^* = x- \partial_x \text{ and }a = x+\partial_x.$$
Fix two numbers $\alpha,\beta \...
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Regularity with explicit bound
Let $\Omega$ be an open, bounded with $C^2$ boundary (or smooth as we want). A result about elliptic regularity is given as follows. If $\Omega_0\subset\subset \Omega$ and $u$ is a weak solution of $...
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A sequence of functions solving $-\Delta u_n + V u_n = u_{n-1}|_{\partial M}$
Let $M = \mathbb R^3 \setminus B_1$ where $B_1$ is the unit ball.
Let $ h \in C^{\infty}(\partial M)$ and let $u_0$ be the unique function that vanishes at infinity and solves
$$\begin{cases} -\Delta ...
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Conditions of parameters to have bounded solution of Dynkin's equation in exit problem
Consider the following Dynkin’s equation in exit problem defined on unit disk $D_1(0)$
\begin{align}
\left(\cos\psi \frac{\partial}{\partial r} + \frac{\gamma-1}{r} \sin\psi \frac{\partial}{\partial\...
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Dimension of critical set of p-harmonic function
Let $\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^n$ be a smooth domain and $u\in W^{1,p}(\Omega)$ a non-constant $p$-harmonic function, for some $1<p<n$.
Question: What is the Hausdorff dimension of the critical ...
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Lax-Milgram and the existence of solution to parabolic equation
I think it is standard and common to use Lax-Milgram theorem to prove the existence of solution to elliptic equation. However, can we use it to establish the existence of parabolic equation? I do not ...
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Explicit expression for $(-\Delta)^s (|x|^2)$ where $x\in \mathbb{R}^n$ ($n>2s$) and $s\in (0,1)$
Do we know an explicit expression for $(-\Delta)^s (|x|^2)$ where $x\in \mathbb{R}^n$ ($n>2s$) and $s\in (0,1)?$
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Existence of the derivative of functionals of Brownian motion
Let $v(x, t) = \mathbb E [f(x + W_t)]$ with a Brownian motion $W$. Then, Malliavin calculus leads to the sensitivity in $x$:
$$\partial_x v(x, t) = \frac{1}{t} \mathbb E [ f(x + W_t) W_t ].$$
I am ...
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Vanishing rate of a harmonic function near a boundary point
Let $u(x, y)$ be a harmonic function on the upper half-plane $\mathbb{R}\times \mathbb{R}^+$, that is,
$$\partial_x^2 u(x, y) + \partial_y^2 u(x, y) = 0$$
for $x \in \mathbb{R}, y>0$. Assume $u(x, ...
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Log-concavity of the modified Bessel function of a second kind
I was searching for some results for the log-concavity of the modified Bessel function of a second type, but I failed. Has there been any known work on this? I am not even sure if it is the modified ...
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Density of invariant measure of stochastic differential equation
I have a question: is it possible that an SDE has a "nice" density, but its invariant measure does not have a "nice" density? I asked this question at math.stackexchange but ...
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How to show that $\Delta W \leq −2(n − 4)V$?
I am reading a preprint and trying to understand the proof of Lemma 3.5. On Pg. 19 above eqn (3.49) the authors claim that $\Delta W \leq −2(n − 4)V$ where the functions $W$ and $V$ are defined below,
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Reference request and methods indication to the continuity of solutions to the problema $L_tu = F(u), ~t\in [0,1],$ and $L_t$ elliptic
Let $M$ be a closed manifold and assume that is given a family of elliptic operators $L_t,~t\in [0,1]$ and a smooth function $F :[a,b] \to \mathbb{R}$ such that for each $t$ the elliptic problem $L_tu ...
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Plummer and Coulomb kernel for the Poisson equation
Consider the $d$-dimensional Coulomb "kernel" defined by:
\begin{equation}
x \in \mathbb{R}^{d} \mapsto g(x):=\left\{\begin{array}{ll}
\log \frac{1}{|x|} & \text { if } d=2 \\
\frac{1}{|...
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Difference between two fractional Schrödinger equations
Let us consider the fractional Schrödinger equation with periodic boundary conditions
$$
\begin{cases}
iu_t\mathbf{+}(-\Delta)^{\alpha}u= \pm |u|^2u,\; x \in \mathbb{T}, t \in \mathbb{R}_+\\
u(x,0)=...
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Space of solutions to a fourth order wave equation
I'm interested in finding solutions a fourth order version of the standard wave equation in $d$ dimensional Minkowski spacetime $\mathcal{M}^d$. Defining $\Box := \partial_0^2 - \sum_{i = 1}^{d-1} \...
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When does the eikonal equation $\lvert Du \rvert^2 = f$ admit a local solution?
Let $f$ be a smooth function defined on the unit disc $D \subset \mathbf{R}^2$ with
\begin{equation}
f \geq 0 \text{ in $D$ and } f(0) = 0.
\end{equation}
This is allowed to have a degenerate minimum ...
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Existence and properties of the solution of a type of PDE
In doing optimal control of Parabolic PDE's we often have to solve a problem like this:
$$\begin{cases} \dfrac{\partial y}{\partial t}-d\Delta y(t,x)=f(y(t,x),p(t,x)) & (t,x)\in (0,T)\times\Omega ...
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A counterexample to regular boundary points for minimizers of variational integrals under subquadratic growth
Let $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^n$ for some $n\geq 3$ be an open bounded set with at least Lipschitz boundary. Let $p\in (1, 2), N>1$ and $f: \overline{\Omega} \times\mathbb{R}^N\times\mathbb{R}^{Nn}\...
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Results about Schrödinger equations
Does anyone know any paper or book that deals with Schrodinger equations, specifically on asymptotic properties like blowup or limitation of solution when time goes to infinity using Schrödinger ...
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uniform convergence of $H^r$ projectors on compact sets?
Let $\Omega\subset \mathbb R^d$ be a smooth, bounded domain. Let $(e_n)_{n\geq 0}\subset L^2(\Omega)$ be the Hilbert basis generated by the Dirichlet-Laplacian eigenfunctions, i-e $-\Delta e_n=\...
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Linear hyperbolic PDE on compact two dimensional domain
Consider the equation
$$
\begin{equation}
\frac{\partial^2f}{\partial x\partial y}=f
\end{equation}
$$
on a Jordan domain (i.e. the interior of a simple, closed curve on the plane). The equation is ...
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Li-Yau inequality on $\mathbb R^2$ for functions that are somewhat close to $1$
Let $u:\mathbb R^2\times \mathbb R_{>0}\to \mathbb R_{>0}$ be a positive solution to the heat equation on $\mathbb R^2$ ($u_{xx}+u_{yy}=u_t$, no constants). The Li-Yau inequality in this case ...
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