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Computing a limit for the Weierstrass function

Let $a\in (0,1)$ and let $b$ be an odd positive integer such that $ab>1+\frac{3}{2}\pi$. Let $\alpha \in (0,1)$ be defined by $\alpha= -\frac{ln(a)}{ln(b)}$ and consider the well known Weierstrass ...
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Gaussian lower heat kernel bounds on non-convex bounded domain

I am looking for a proof the following theorem. Let $U \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ be a bounded domain with $C^2$ boundary and $p(x,y,t)$ be the Neumann heat kernel. Then there exist a constant $C>0$ ...
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Understanding the Bochner space $W^{1,q}\bigl([0,T], L^p(U) \bigr)$ in terms of the Fréchet derivative

In the context of linear parabolic equations, the Sobolev space $W^{1,q}\bigl([0,T], L^p(U) \bigr)$ appears all the time. Here, $U$ is some bounded region of $\mathbb{R}^n$ and $1<p,q<\infty$. ...
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Are all positive eigenfunctions principal eigenfunctions?

In a given domain $\Omega$, we have: $\Delta u=-\lambda u$ with $u>0$. Does this mean that $u$ is a principal eigenfunction for $\Delta$ in $\Omega$? Also, more generally, does this also apply for $...
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Applications of finite speed of propagation property

Consider the Laplace operator $\Delta:=\sum_{j=1}^{n}\partial_{x_{j}}^{2}$ on $\mathbb{R}^n$. Let $E_{\lambda}$ be the spectral resolution of $\Delta$, and $$ H_{t}[f]:=\cos{(t\sqrt{-\Delta})}f=\int_{...
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Riesz’s representation theorem in a weak form

Let $\Omega$ be a bounded domain with smooth boundary in $\mathbb{R}^N$ $(N\geq 3)$, $\phi\in H_0^1(\Omega)$ is a solution of $$ \begin{cases}\Delta \phi+ \phi=h & \text { in } \Omega, \\ \phi=0 &...
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Fractional Laplacian of $(a-x)_+^\alpha$ in $(0,1)$

How can I compute the spectral fractional Laplacian of $(a-x)_+^\alpha$ on $\Omega = (0,1)$? Here the operator is defined as $$(-\Delta)^s u = c_{N,s} \int_0^\infty (e^{t\Delta_N}u(x) - u(x)) t^{-1 - ...
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Reference/Help request for formula $[A,e^{-itB}]$ found in physics thread

I'm wondering if anyone has a rigorous reference or a proof of the formula (2) found in the main answer of this thread on the physics stack exchange. I want to use it but in the case where $A, B$ are ...
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Existence for a nonlinear evolution equation with a monotone operator that is not maximal

We consider the nonlinear evolution equation $$ \dot{u}(t) + Bu(t) = 0, \quad u(0)=0 $$ with $$ A: \mathcal{C}(\Omega)\to \mathcal{M}(\Omega),\; p \mapsto \arg\min_{\mu\in\partial\chi_{\{||\...
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Coupled Kazdan-Warner type equation

Famous work of Kazdan and Warner shows that given $u\geq 0$ and a constant $c>0,$ the following equation in $f$ has a unique solution: \begin{align*} \Delta f+ u e^f=c \end{align*} I am interested ...
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Maximal operator estimates for the Schrödinger equation

Let $a>0$ and consider the operator $$Tf(t,x)= \int_{\mathbb{R}^{n}}e^{ i x\cdot \xi} e^{i t \lvert\xi\rvert^{a}} \widehat{f}(\xi) \, d\xi.$$ When $a=2$, the function $Tf$ solves the Cauchy problem ...
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Reference request: inverse of differential operators

I have asked a similar question on MSE but I did not receive any replies, so I am reposting here in case it is more appropriate (though I have slightly generalized the question). As an example ...
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$L^2(0,\infty;L^2(\Omega))$ estimate on solution of heat equation with Neumann boundary condition

Let $u$ be a solution of $$u' - \Delta u = 0 \quad\text{on $\Omega$}$$ $$\partial_\nu u = 0\quad\text{in $\partial \Omega$}$$ $$u(t=0)=u_0\quad\text{on $\Omega$}$$ where $\Omega$ is a bounded ...
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Limit of minimizers of a class of functionals

Assume that $ \Omega $ is a smooth bounded domain in $ \mathbb{R}^n $. Consider a functional $$ \mathcal{F}(u)=\int_\Omega(|\nabla u|^2+h^{-1}|u-u_0|^2) \, dx $$ where $ h>0 $ is a parameter and $ ...
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Does this variant coincide with the usual Hölder space?

$\newcommand{\NN}{\mathbb N} \newcommand{\RR}{\mathbb R}$ Let $\alpha \in (0, 1]$ and $d, j \in \NN^*$. The usual Hölder space $C^{j, \alpha} := C^{j,\alpha} (\RR^d; \RR)$ is defined as the space of ...
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Number of spatial critical points of a solution to the heat equation in higher dimensions

I would like to know if the number of spatial critical points of a solution to the heat equation can increase. Given $u_0:\mathbb S^n\to\mathbb R$, let $u$ be the solution of the initial value problem:...
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Steklov eigenvalue for circle valued functions

Let $(M,g)$ be a compact Riemannian manifold with boundary. It is well known that the first positive Steklov eigenvalue $\sigma_1$ of $M$ has the following variational characterization: $$\sigma_1(M,g)...
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Existence of an integral equation (Faedo-Galerkin, Banach fixed point, Picard-Lindelof)

This question is concerning the paper, particularly the proof of Lemma 2.1 in Section 2.1: Matas, A., Merker, J. Existence of weak solutions to doubly degenerate diffusion equations, Appl Math 57 (...
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Compact embedding between parabolic Hölder spaces

My question is about the following compact embedding: \begin{equation} C^{\sigma+2, \sigma/2+1}_{x, t}(Q_T)\hookrightarrow C^{\sigma, \sigma/2}_{x, t}(Q_T). \end{equation} what condition should be put ...
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On an integral equation

Let $B: C^{\infty}([0,1]^3)$ satisfy $$B(t,t,x)=0 \quad \text{for all $t,x \in [0,1]$.}$$ Let $f \in C^{\infty}([0,1]^2)$ satisfy the following integral equation: $$ \int_0^1 f(t,x)\,dx + \int_0^t\...
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How to choose some $h$ so its Fourier transform supported in some set?

Suppose that $K=[-N, N]$ is some compact subset of $\mathbb R$, for some $N>2.$ Can we expect to choose $h$ such that $h=1$ on $K$ and the support of the Fourier transform of $\widehat{h}$ ...
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Finite dimensionality of a subspace

Let $c>0$ and let $Y$ be the space of all distributions of compact support in $(-1,1)$ with singular support at $\{0\}$. Let $X$ be subspace of $Y$ such that for any $\phi \in X$ there holds: $$ \...
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Friedrichs extension of the Laplacian from a smooth subspace and density of its eigenbasis in the Frechet topology of the subspace as well?

Let $C^\infty_\text{div}(\mathbb{T}^3)$ be the "real" Frechet space of periodic, divergence-free smooth vector fields on $\mathbb{R}^3$. That is, $\mathbb{T}^3$ is the $3$-dimensional torus. ...
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Can Sobolev space be characterized by spectral decomposition?

Consider a homogeneous Carnot group $\mathbb{G}$ with step $r$. Let $X_1,\cdots,X_m$ be the first layer of its Lie algebra. Denote by $\mathcal{L}=-\sum_{i=1}^m X_i^2$ the sub-Laplacian on $\mathbb{G}$...
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Solving $\frac{\partial}{\partial t}f = h f + h \int h f$

Is there a closed form solution to the following differential equation? $$\frac{\partial}{\partial t}f(i, t) = a h(i) f(i, t) + b h(i) \int \mathrm{d}i\ h(i) f(i, t)$$ Where $h(i)=C (i+1)^{-p}$ with $...
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Fundamental Theorem of Gamma-Convergence

Let $(X, d)$ be a metric space and $F_\varepsilon, F\colon X\to [-\infty, \infty]$. Suppose $F_\varepsilon$ is an equicoercive sequence of functions on $X$, i.e. for all $t\in\mathbb{R}$ there exists ...
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Singular support: equivalent definition

Let $U\subset\mathbb{R}^{d}$ be an open set. The singular support of a distribution $u\in\mathcal{D}^{\prime}(U)$ is defined to be the compliment of the set of points, which have a neighbourhood in ...
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Representation formula for the continuity equation on a separable Hilbert space

The following is an informal question for which I'd like to (ideally) find a reference. I'm quite a novice in this area but would be happy to find a reference to a theorem along the following lines (...
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Failure of Calderón–Zygmund inequality at the endpoints

$\newcommand\norm[1]{\lVert#1\rVert}\newcommand\abs[1]{\lvert#1\rvert}$I'd like to prove that the famous Calderón–Zygmund elliptic estimate $$ \norm{ \partial_{ij}u }_{L^p} \leq C \norm{\Delta u }_{L^...
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Solution to $u_t = A(t)u + f(t)$ on bounded domain

I am dealing with the problem \begin{align}u_t &= \nabla \cdot (a(x,t) \nabla u) + f(x,t) &\text{ on } \Omega \times (0,T)\\ \partial_{\nu} u &= 0 &\text{ on } \partial \Omega \...
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Looking for references to study $U^p$ and $V^p$ spaces

I am studying some papers in the analysis of nonlinear PDEs and I am encountering the $U^p$ and $V^p$ spaces for the first time. Where can I find references more detailed than papers? Edited The ...
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Function monotony between [0,T] and $L^2$

Let $\Omega\subseteq\mathbb{R}^N$ be a bounded and smooth domain. If $z:[0,T]\to L^2(\Omega)$ is a function in $H^1([0,T],L^2(\Omega))$ with the property that $z'(t)(x):=z'(t,x)>0$ a.e. on $\Omega$ ...
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All $L^pL^q$ estimates for the heat equation on $\mathbb R$ (with gain of derivatives)

I have asked this question on MSE, but this is a better place. The heat equation and the heat kernel. Consider the heat equation on $\mathbb R$: $$ \left\{\begin{aligned}u_t-\Delta u&=f\\u(0,x)&...
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Reference for an application of J. Simon "Compact sets in the space $L^p(0,T;B)$"

Theorem 5 p.84 of J. Simons paper "Compact sets in the space $L^p(0,T;B)$" states a generalization of the Aubin-Lions lemma which relaxes the required regularity in time to the existence of ...
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Schrödinger equation approximation – continuity of eigenvalues with respect to potential

The question has been crossposted from Stackexchange after receiving no answers. Setup: the time-independent Schrödinger equation (eigenvalue problem): $(-\frac{\hbar^2}{2m}\Delta +V)\psi = E\psi$ (On ...
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Green function of symmetric stable process in dimension 1 and 2

Are the results in this paper on the Green function of a symmetric stable process available also in space dimension $d =1$ and $d=2$? The main theorems here are stated only for $d \ge 3$.
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Bounds on dimension of a subspace

Let $I=(0,1)$ and let $C>1$ be a constant. Let $L^2(I)$ and $H^1(I)$ be the standard Sobolev spaces on $I$. Suppose that $U$ is a subspace of $H^1(I)$ with the additional property that: $$ \| u\|_{...
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Is the closure of the ball of $1$-Lipschitz functions still equi-Lipschitz?

$\DeclareMathOperator\Lip{Lip}$Let $\Lip_0(\mathbb R^d)$ be the space of Lipschitz functions $f:\mathbb R^d\to\mathbb R$ vanishing at zero, i.e., $f(0)=0$, and equipped with the norm $\|f\|:=\|\nabla ...
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Periodicity and Burger's equation

Consider the 1-dimensional Burger's equation on a finite interval $I=(0,1)$, $$u_t+uu_x=u_{xx}$$ with initial condition $$u(x,0)=f(x)$$ and boundary conditions $$u(0,t)=A(t) \qquad u(1,t)=B(t).$$ ...
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Most general reverse Hölder inequality for polynomials

Theorem. Let $m$ be an integer and $P_m$ the vector space of degree $m$ polynomials in one real variable. There is a constant $C$ such that, for all $a<b$ and $p \in P_m$, $$\|p\|_{L^\infty(a,b)} \...
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Approximate Fréchet derivative of PDE solution operator

Let's assume that $F$ is the solution operator of some PDE problem, i.e. $F$ maps some parameter or boundary condition function to the solution of a given PDE. Let also be $\Pi$ be the evaluation ...
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A maximum principle in $\mathbb{R}^N$

Let $\delta > 0$ and define $$ H_\delta(x) = \prod_{j=1}^{N} \cosh(\delta x_j), \quad \forall x \in \mathbb{R}^N. $$ By straightforward calculations we get $\Delta H_{\delta} (x) = \delta^2 H_\...
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Given composition rules, determining whether a continuous map between smooth functions is a pseudodifferential operator

Let $M$ be a closed manifold, and let $P:C^{\infty}(M)\rightarrow C^{\infty}(M)$ be a continuous linear map in the smooth Fréchet topologies. In what is to come, if it helps, one can assume further ...
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Is $C^\infty(\Omega) \cap W^{s_1,p_1}(\Omega)$ dense in $W^{s_2,p_2}(\Omega)$ if $W^{s_1,p_1}(\Omega) \subset W^{s_2,p_2}(\Omega)$?

Background: The proof of Theorem 6.4 in http://mate.dm.uba.ar/~jrossi/Fractional-1-lapla-07_02_2015.pdf, I want to use the density that $C^\infty(\Omega) \cap W^{r_0,q_0}(\Omega) \cap L^2(\Omega)$ is ...
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Complex interpolation of Fourier-Lebesgue spaces and Lebesgue spaces

The complex interpolation of Lebesgue spaces $L^{p_0}$ and $L^{p_1}$ are well-known, that is, $[L^{p_0}, L^{p_1}]_\theta = L^p$, where $(1-\theta)/p_0+1/p_1 = 1/p$ for some $\theta \in [0,1]$. Now I ...
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Maximal domain of an unbounded linear operator in a weighted Hilbert-space

Let's consider the following (unbounded) linear operator. (So called transport operator in some context.) $$ \mathrm{T}: \mathcal{H} \supset \mathcal{D}(\mathrm{T}) \to \mathcal{H} , f \mapsto \mathrm{...
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Looking for English version of a paper of Jean Ginibre

I am in serious need of an English translation for the following paper: Séminaire Bourbaki by Jean Ginibre, Le problème de Cauchy pour des EDP semi-linéaires périodiques en variables d’espace, d'après ...
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On the domain of functionals in measure with singular kernels

this post is concerned with functionals defined in measures. Consider the following functional $$\mathcal{W}[\mu]=-\int_{\mathbb{R}^2}{\log\vert x-y\vert\ d\mu(x)d\mu(y)},$$ were we define $-\log\...
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Using a maximum principle to deduce regularity

Suppose $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}$ is an bounded domain and that $u \in C(0,T; H^{2}) \cap L^{2}(0,T; H^{3})$ where $T >0$. Consider the PDE on $\Omega \times [0,T]$ $$ \partial_{t}u = a_{1}(x,t) \...
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Verifying the proof of a bilinear estimate in $L^2$

$\newcommand{\R}{\mathbb{R}} \newcommand{\Z}{\mathbb{Z}} \newcommand{\ds}{\displaystyle} \newcommand{\Lpn}[2]{\left\lVert#1\right\rVert_{L^{#2}}}$ $\newcommand{\Lptxy}[3]{\left\lVert#1\right\rVert_{L^{...

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