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In Estimates of fractional heat kernel, it was stated that $$ \partial_{x_j} p_t^{(n)}(x) = -\frac{x_j}{2 \pi} \, p_t^{(n+2)}(\tilde x) $$ where $x = (x_1, \ldots, x_n) \in \mathbb R^n$, $\tilde x = (x_1, \ldots, x_n, 0, 0) \in \mathbb R^{n+2}$, and $p_t^{(n)}(x)$ is the heat kernel for $(-\Delta)^s$ in $n$ dimensions.

Can we use this information to answer the following question?

Question: What are the values of $p$ and $q$ such that $\nabla_x p_t^{(n)}(x) \in L^p((0,T); L^q(\mathbb R^n))$?

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Of course we can!


And if we actually do, then we find that $\phi(t, x) = |\nabla_x p_t^{(n)}(x)|$ satisfies $$\phi(t, x) = t^{-(n+1)/(2s)} \phi(1, t^{-1/(2s)} x)$$ and, with $\tilde x = (x, 0, 0) \in \mathbb R^{n+2}$), $$\phi(1,x) = |x| p_1^{(n+2)}(\tilde x) \approx C |x| \min\{1, |x|^{-(n+2+2s)}\} = C \min\{|x|, |x|^{-(n+1+2s)}\} $$ (here we use the well-known fact that $p_1^{(n)}(x) \approx C \min\{1, |x|^{-n-2s}\}$). It follows that $$\|\phi(1,\cdot)\|_q < \infty \qquad \text{if and only if } q > \tfrac{n}{n+1+2s} $$ and $$\|\phi(t,\cdot)\|_q = t^{-(n+1)/2s + n/(2qs)} ,$$ and the above is in $L^p([0,T])$ if and only if $$ p (\tfrac{n+1}{2s} - \tfrac{n}{2qs}) < 1 . $$ So the answer seems to be rather ugly: $$ q > \tfrac{n}{n+1+2s} \qquad \text{and} \qquad p (\tfrac{n+1}{2s} - \tfrac{n}{2qs}) < 1 , $$ unless I made some mistake.

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  • $\begingroup$ Thank you. How did you obtain $\phi(1,x) \approx C \min\{|x|, |x|^{-(n+1+2s)}\}$ and $\|\phi(t,\cdot)\|_q = t^{-(n+1)/2s + n/(2qs)}$? $\endgroup$
    – Jay
    Commented Mar 17, 2021 at 17:50
  • $\begingroup$ Using $p_1^{(n)}(x) \approx C \min\{1, |x|^{-n-2s}\}$. I just added some details. $\endgroup$ Commented Mar 17, 2021 at 19:06

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