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Where to learn about parabolic Hölder spaces and when to use them
Is there a good resource from where I can learn about parabolic Hölder spaces? I see quite a few different definitions of this space in different papers. I am clueless about why, for example, one may ...
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Application of inverse function theorem to get short time existence
I am reading a book on curve shortening flow. Optionally, please see this image for the page that is confusing me (I am not allowed to include it in this post since I'm new): https://i.sstatic.net/...
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base change for distributions
For distributions on smooth manifolds one can consider the push-forward which is defined for proper maps, and the pull-back which is defined under certain condition on the wave front set see ...
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when a pseudo-differential operators to be compact?
In the theory of Pseudo-differential operators,when a symbol $a(x,\xi)\in S^{0}$,then the operator $a(x,D)$ defined by$$a(x,D)u=\int{e^{ix\xi}a(x,\xi)\widehat{u}}d \xi$$ is $L^2$ bounded.$ $
My ...
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The perturbed KdV Equation
I'm now studying KdV Equation$$u_t-6uu_x+u_{xxx}=0$$To solve the initial-value problem,we can use method of Lax pair,so we can alter the original problem to the problem of solving out $u$ in the ...
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(sharp)Garding's inequality and inequality with lower bounds
The origin of Garding's inequality was an effort to solve Dirichlet's problem for linear elliptic operators of high even order.Let $$P(x,D)= \sum a_{\alpha}(x)D^{\alpha}$$ with principal part $$P_{2m}...
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Does there exists a necessary condition for Lp multiplier?
Let $1 \leq p \leq 2$. A measurable function $m(\xi)$ is called a $L^p(R^n)$ ($L^p$ for convenience) multiplier, if $$\|m(D)\varphi\|/\|\varphi\|_{L^p} \leq C , \varphi \in L^p
$$ for some constant $C$...
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Must Neuman Elliptic operator has discrete spectrum ?
It is well known that the Neuman eigenvalue problem has discrete spectrum and the eigen values are
nonnegative and can be arranged in a nondecreasing order of magnitude.
Do we need any smoothness ...
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partial differential equations with mixed boundary conditions
hi,
does anyone know some good references (books, papers) on partial differential equations with mixed boundary conditions ?
actually I am intrested in the following: Let $f(x)=(f_{1}(x),...,f_{n}(...
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Fractional Leibniz formula
Let $T=(-\Delta)^{1/2}$.
Can we have estimates, similar to the one below
$$
\| T^{\alpha}(fg)-(T^{\alpha}f)g-f(T^{\alpha}g) \|_p \leq \|T^{\alpha-1}f\|_p \|T^{\alpha-1}g\|_p,
$$
hold in $L^p$, where $...
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Does these commutator estimates bound in $L^{2}$
According to the basic rules of symbolic caculus,$[a(x,D),x_{j}]=-ia^{j}[x,D]$.So we have $[(1-\triangle)^{\frac{1}{2}},x_i]=\partial_i(1-\triangle)^{-\frac{1}{2}}$ which is $L^2$ bounded.
It's also ...
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A Sobolev-type inequality with weights
In the study of a particular PDE I found myself wanting to prove the following inequality:
$( \int_0^{\infty} r^{-3} |f|^6 \; dr )^{1/6} \leq C ( \int_0^{\infty} [ r^{-1} |f|^2 + r |f'|^2 + r |f''|^2]...
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Exotic spectrum of Laplace operator
Given a closed Riemannian manifold and a generalized Laplace $\Delta$ operator,
it is well known that $\Delta$ has discrete spectrum $(\lambda_n)_n$ (arranged in a increasing way, not counting ...
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A limit involving a regularizing kernel
I am studying the following article by Benoit Perthame: http://www.mendeley.com/research/uniqueness-error-estimates-first-order-quasilinear-conservation-laws-via-kinetic-entropy-defect-measure/#
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The part of an operator as an analytic generator
Let the operator $A$ be the generator of an analytic semigroup on a Banach space $X$.
Let $Y$ be another Banach space embedded in $X$. We consider$A_Y$, the part of $A$ in $Y$, defined as the ...
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Generator of Laplace operator as analytic semigroup on $L^1(\mathbb{R}^n)$
The Laplace operator is the generator of an analytic semigroup on $L^p(\mathbb R^n)$
for $1 < p < \infty$. Is the same true for $L^1(\mathbb R^n)$? If it is, could someone give a reference? The ...
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Weak solution of a certain pde with integral term
Let us consider the following pde on the domain $(0,T)\times(0,1)$
$
\dot{p}(t,x)+v(t)p_{x}(t,x)+v'(t)\int_{0}^{1} \rho(t,s)p_{s}(t,s)\ ds=0
$
with initial data $p(0,x)=p_{0}(x)$ and boundary data $...
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Is this integral operator about Stokes' Flow compact?
Consider the following integral operator $\mathcal{A}$ on [EDITED: continuous vector function $f=(f_i):\partial S\to{\mathbb R}^3$]:
$$
({\mathcal A}f)_j(x_0):=\int_{\partial S}\sum_{i=1}^3 f_i(x)G_{...
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Reference request: Simple facts about vector-valued Sobolev space
Let $V,H$ be separable Hilbert spaces such that there are dense injections $V \hookrightarrow H \hookrightarrow V^*$. (For example, $H = L^2(\mathbb{R}^n)$, $V = H^1(\mathbb{R}^n)$, $V^* = H^{-1}(\...
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The ground state is signed and symmetric
Background
In Berestycki and Lions it is asserted that (on page 316), if I am not misreading, that the "ground state", i.e. action minimizer among nontrivial solutions, corresponding to the action
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When is the adjoint of a hypoelliptic operator also hypoelliptic?
Suppose that $M$ is a smooth manifold with a measure $\mu$ and let $L^2(M, \mu)$ be a space of all square-integrable functions on $M$.
Recall that $L$ is a hypoelliptic differential operator if for ...
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Core of divergence form operator with unbounded coefficient
Consider the unbounded operator $L$ on $L^2(\mathbb{R^d})$ to be the self-adjoint extension of
$$Lf := \nabla \cdot \left(a(x) \nabla f(x) \right)$$ on $C^2_c(\mathbb{R^d})$.
I also assume that $a(x)...
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Oscillatory integral decay & sublevel set growth
I am trying to understand how estimates on sublevel integrals imply estimates on oscillatory integrals. Specifically in this article by M. Greenblatt it says on page 7:
By well-known methods ...
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Compact embeddings of Sobolev spaces: a counterexample showing the Rellich-Kondrachov theorem is sharp
Let $U$ be an open bounded subset of $\mathbb{R}^n$ with $C^{1}$ boundary. Let $1 \leq p < n$ and $p^{\ast} = pn/(n-p)$. Then the Sobolev space $W^{1,p}(U)$ is contained $L^{p^{\ast}}(U)$ and ...
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$L^2$ boundeness of a sequence
Let $f_n \in C^2(\bar{\Omega})$ be a sequence satisfying
$\Delta f_n - f_n^3 \to 0 \ \ {\rm in} \ \ L^2(\Omega)$
where $\Omega \subset {\mathbb R}^2$ is bounded and open with a smooth boundary. Is ...
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Reference on semigroup theory and parabolic PDEs
Recently started to study semigroup theory. My background is equivalent to the first three chapters of the Jack Hale's book "Asymptotic behavior of dissipative systems".
Looking for a reference to an ...
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Embeddings for spaces of maximal regularity
Let $T\in(0,\infty)$ and $\Omega\subset\mathbb R^n$ be a smooth domain. In terms of maximal regularity it can be very beneficial to know for which $s_i,p,n$ the following holds true
$W^{s_1,p}(0,T;L^...
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Image of the trace operator
It is well-known that we have the trace theorem for Sobolev spaces. Let $\Omega$ be an open domain with smooth boundary, we know that the map
$$ T: C^1(\bar\Omega) \to C^1(\partial\Omega) \subset L^...
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Long time behavior of the heat equation on R
Let $\mu\in\mathcal{S}'(R)$ be a Schwartz distribution. The solution of a heat equation with $\mu$ as the initial data is
$$
u(t,x)= \int_R \frac{e^{-\frac{(x-y)^2}{2t}}}{\sqrt{2\pi t}} \mu(d y)
$$
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Finding a dimension-free bound for a certain multiplier on Euclidean space
The following question is indirectly motivated by strong type maximal function estimates. Let $f\in L_{p}(\mathbb{R}^{n})$. For $\xi=(\xi_{1},\ldots,\xi_{n})\in\mathbb{R}^{n}$ define $m(\xi)$ so ...
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PDES - from Vector fields whose inner product with their vector Laplacian equals norm of the vector field
Let $g(x_{1},........,x_{n}) = \sum_{i=1}^{n}g_{i}(x_{1},\cdots,x_{n})e_{i}$ be a function in $\mathbb{C}^n$ ($e_{i}$ are the standard bases).
Let $\nabla^{2}$ be the vector Laplacian. Let $<\cdot,...
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Separability of continuous functions with compact support [closed]
Hi,
is the space $C_0(\mathbb{R}^m)$, $m \in \mathbb{N}$ of continuous functions with compact support separable? If yes: where can I find a proof for that?
Please note: this is not a duplicate of ...
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$C_0$-semigroups applications
My graduation thesis was about stability theorems for $C_0$-semigroups (see the Wikipedia article for the definitions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C0-semigroup). I would like to know if there is ...
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How to prove/disprove that quasiconformal maps send measure-zero sets to measure-zero sets
$Qn#1 $
: Let $f:U\to V$ be a $K$ quasiconformal homeomorphism ( NOT diffeomorphism ) of plane open subsets of $C$. By my definition of quasiconformality, I mean 1)$f$ is continuous, 2)the weak ...
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Reference for Neumann-Laplacian
Let $\Omega\subset R^d$ be a bounded, smooth domain. Consider $A=-\Delta$ subject to homogeneous Neumann boundary conditions in $L^p$-spaces. Does anybody know a good reference book on basic results ...
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Localization of Laplacian eigenfunction on the unit square?
Let A be the unit square, $\{u_k\}$ is the set of all L2-normalized Laplacian eigenfunctions with Dirichlet boundary condition. Is it true that for any open subset V, $C_V = \inf\limits_k \int\...
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Motivation for and history of pseudo-differential operators
Suppose you start from partial differential equations and functional analysis (on $\mathbb R^n$ and on real manifolds). Which prominent example problems lead you to work with pseudo-differential ...
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Is this (interpolation) inequality right?
Suppose that $\Omega$ is a bounded domain in $\mathbb{R}^3$, $F$ is bounded in $L^\infty (\Omega \times (0,T))\cap (\cap_{k=1}^\infty L^{5/3}(0,T;C^k(\bar{\Omega})))$.
Question: Can we say that $F$ ...
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Rate of convergence of smooth mollifiers
How does one figure out/prove the rate of convergence (in some norm) of mollifiers given a function bounded in some other norm (say Sobolev space, Besov space)? Also, is there a dimensional analysis ...
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Parametrisations for null temperature functions: nonuniqueness of solutions to the heat equation
Disclaimer. I expect this is a highly open problem, but maybe I'm wrong and someone has come up with some answers besides those given here. In any case, all information appreciated, thanks!
Definition....
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Existence of solution for Poisson problem with pure Neumann BCs
Hello all,
Does the following boundary value problem admit unique solutions $q$:
$- \Delta q + \beta q = f$, $x \in \Omega$
$ \nabla q \cdot \vec{n} = g $, $x \in \Gamma := \partial \Omega$,
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A good reference for the wave front set
Hello,
I am wondering whether anyone know some good references for the theory of wave front set, microlocal analysis? I have some basic knowledge of distribution theory at the level of the Rudin's ...
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Solving Functional Equation
Continue with my previous question “Regarding Kolmogorov's Superposition Theorem”, here are some further questions:
Question-1
Is it true: for any given $C^1$ continuous real function $f(x, y): \Re^2 ...
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Heat kernel estimates and Gaussian estimates for semigroups, good reference?
Hi, it seems like a big field and I'm having trouble getting some solid/classic references to get me started.
If $U \subset \mathbb{R}^d$ is a bounded domain with, say, $C^2$-boundary $\partial U$ ...
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Inclusions of $C^{k,\alpha}$ spaces
When is $C^{k,\alpha}(\bar{\Omega})$ a
subset of
$C^{k',\alpha'}(\bar{\Omega})$?
Gilbarg and Trudinger says that "for the domains of interest in this work the inclusion will hold whenever $k + \...
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fundamental solution of radial wave equation
i am trying to find resources on the derivation of the fundamental solution to the radial wave equation. any suggestions of or links to books, papers, and/or notes would be much appreciated. i have ...
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Trace space and Neumann boundary condition
In which sense is it possible to solve $\Delta u=0$, $\partial_\nu u=\phi$, for $\int\phi=0$ on a closed domain, say a ball $B^3\subset\mathbb R^3$?
For example would a $\phi\in L^p(\partial B^3)$, $...
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Green's function for wave equations in R² or R³
Hello,
For almost one year, I am searching for the Green's function for wave equation in R² or R³ with some boundary conditions. As far as I know, when the boundaries permit the method of images, we ...
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Proper sobolev spaces invariant under no-linearities
Let $f:H^s\to H^s$ at least continuous and not necesarily linear. Is there some kind of criterion or condition over $f$ that lets to ensure that $f({H^{s+k}})\subseteq H^{s+k}$?
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Stuck on a convergence argument in $H_0^1(\Omega)$.
I'm trying to verify that a functional I have satisfies the Palais Smale condition for appliction of the Mountain Pass lemma.
However I've encountered this step along the way which seems clear to me ...
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