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One dimensional periodic travelling waves to some pde
Travelling wave equation on one dimension to Gross Pitaeavkii equation is $$ \phi '' +ic\phi'+\phi (1-|\phi|^2)=0\qquad (1) $$ where $c\in (0,\sqrt{2})$ and $ \phi$ is a complex valued function. I am ...
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How can we show that a solution depends on more than one variable? [closed]
I have obtained theoretically a solution to a nonlinear Schrödinger-type equation in dimension two. I also proved that is not constant. Now, I wonder if it depends on two variables and not only in one,...
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Trace and second-order inverse trace on space with Gibbs measure
Consider $(t, x)\in [0,T]\times (\mathbb{R}^d,d\mu)$, where the measure $d\mu(x)=K^{-1}\exp(-U(x))dx$ is a reasonable Gibbs measure (it satisfies a Poincaré or log-Sobolev inequality. One can, for ...
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Extension of a compactly supported pseudo-differential operator
Let $\Omega$ be a open subset of $\mathbb{R}^{d}$ and $P \in \Psi^{m}(\Omega)$ a compactly supported pseudo-differential operator, that is, the kernel of $P$, is compact. Is it true that $P$ extends ...
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A consequence of De Giorgi oscillation lemma
The following lemma is true (see DeGiorgi oscillation lemma)
Let $u$ be a subsolution of $$\mathrm{div}(A(x)\nabla u) = 0,$$
where $A$ is bounded, measurable and uniformly elliptic ($C^{-1}\...
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Asymptotically periodic potentials
Who came up with the idea of solving elliptic equations with periodic potentials and from there solving elliptic equations with asymptotically periodic potentials?
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Integrability condition on function determining PDE domain
I'm currently looking through the following paper which examines some dynamics of the Airy$_2$ process: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1106.2717.pdf
On page 2, there appears a PDE of the form
$\partial_t u +...
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Wellposedness of semilinear wave equation with discontinuous source
Where can I find existence and uniqueness results for semilinear wave equations with discontinuous, i.e.
$$\partial^2_{tt} u - \Delta u = f(u), \quad t >0, \ x \in \Omega$$ where $f$ is ...
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Derivation of the vortex filament equation from Euler equation
How can the vortex filament equation
$$\partial_t \chi = \partial_s \chi \wedge \partial_{ss} \chi,$$
where $\chi(t,s)$ is a curve in $\mathbb R^3$,
be derived from the Euler equation
$$\partial_t \...
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Global solution of nonlinear Schrödinger equation via blow-up argument
Set $u_0\in H^1 (\mathbb{R} ^N)$ and $1<\alpha < \frac{N+2}{N-2}$.
I want to show that there exists $\varepsilon > 0$ s.t. if $\Vert u _0 \Vert _ {H^1} < \varepsilon$,
then there is ...
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Choosing the weight in a particular definition of Besov spaces
Following Giovanni Leoni's excellent book (or the Wikipedia article) one possible way to define the Besov spaces $B^{s,p,\theta}(\mathbb R ^d)$, with $s\in(0,1)$ the fractional "order of derivative" ...
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Inequality for fractional power norm (sectorial operators)
How could we prove following inequality:
$\int\limits_{0}^{l} u^{3}(x) dx \leq \sqrt{l} \cdot|| u||_{\frac{1}{2}}^{3}$
where
$ || u ||_{\frac{1}{2}} = ||A^{\frac{1}{2}}(u)||_{L^{2}} + || u ||_{L^{...
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Alberti rank-one theorem and reduction of the study of BV function to the two-dimensional case
By Alberti rank-one theorem, could it be possible to reduce the study of a function $u \in BV(\mathbb{R}^N, \mathbb{R}^N)$ to the study of a function $\tilde{u} \in BV(\mathbb{R}^2, \mathbb{R}^2)$? At ...
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One question about Schrodinger Semigroups-(B. Simon)
This question comes from the paper: B. Simon, Schrodinger Semigroups, Bull. A.M.S., (1982) Vol. 7 (3).
On the Theorem C.3.4(subsolution estimate) of the paper, it says that: Let $Hu=Eu$ and $u\in L^...
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Singular integral of the composition of the Hilbert transform and fractional Laplacian
Given $0<s<1$, we can define the Fractional Laplacian by
$$\Lambda^{-s}f(x):=(-\Delta)^{-s/2}(x)=\int_{-\infty}^{+\infty}|x-y|^{-1+s}f(y)dy$$
or by means of Fourier transform as $$\widehat{\...
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Elliptic pde L^p theory via adjoint theory
Let $ T:X \rightarrow Y$ denote some linear operator and suppose we know its one to one (here $X$ and $Y$ are Banach spaces). I believe their is results that say $Ker(T^*)= (R(T))^\perp$ (where ...
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relative compact on nonlinear term
On the paper: Decay of Solutions to Nonlinear Schrodinger
Equations.
Let $u$ be a solution of the equation
$$Hu+|u|^2u=0,$$
where $H$ is a Schrodinger operator, i.e. $-\Delta+V$ and $V$ is a (...
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Compact embedding result
Let $\tau$ and $\ell$ be positive numbers. We know that the space $H^2(0,\ell)\cap H^1_0(0,\ell)$ is compactly embedded into $L^6(0,\ell)$. Now, is the space $L^2(0,\tau;H^2(0,\ell)\cap H^1_0(0,\ell))$...
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A Question on certain Hilbert space of continuous functions, and a characteristic of convergence in it
Define $T^k(\Omega)$, $\Omega$ an open subset of $\mathbb{R}^m$ (with a smooth boundary), as a space of function equivalance classes, with the norm defined as $$ \|f\|_{T^k(\Omega)}^2 = \|f\|_{L^2(...
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How can I obtain this inequality (from Evan's PDEs)
I am self studying PDEs from Evans' "Partial Differential Equations" textbook. Currently, I am going through Theorem 1 from Section 5.7 (Rellich-Kondrachov compactness theorem) and am having ...
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Relative boundedness of the adjoint
Let $X$ be a separable Banach space and $T_1:D(T_1) \subset X \rightarrow X$ and $T_2:D(T_2) \subset X \rightarrow X$ two closed operators with $D(T_2)\subset D(T_1)$ and $D(T_2^*) \subset D(T_1^*).$
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Propagation of singularities and the Schrodinger equation
I always thought that the propagation of singularities theorem by Hörmander says (on $\mathbb R^n$ for a classical symbol $p(x,\xi)=\xi^2+V(x)$) that for a Schrödinger equation
$$(i \partial_t-p(x,D))...
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trace inequality for Dirichlet Neumann operator
Does there exists a Sobolev trace inequality of the form
$$ \|U(x, 0)\|_{L^{q}((a, b))} \leq C\sqrt{q}\| \nabla U \|_{L^{2} (\mathcal C)} ; \forall U\in H^{1}_{0, L} (\mathcal C)$$ and for any $q>...
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Shifting Sobolev norms in a hyperbolic estimate
Suppose $\Omega$ is a bounded domain and $\omega \subset \Omega$. Suppose we have the following estimate:
$$ \|u\|_{H^1((0,T) \times\Omega)} \leq C (\|u\|_{H^1((0,T) \times \omega)} + \|\Box u\|_{L^2((...
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Coercivity of $\int (\Delta u + u)^2$ on a subspace of $H^2$?
Let $\Omega = [0,L] \times [0,2\pi]$ and split its boundary into $\Gamma_d = \{0,L\} \times [0,2\pi]$, $\Gamma^1_p = [0,L] \times \{0\}$, $\Gamma^2_p = [0,L] \times\{2\pi\}$. Consider the following ...
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Zero energy resonances for scaling critical Schrodinger operators
Given a real valued potential $V\in L^1(\mathbb{R}^3)$, we say that the Schrodinger operator $-\Delta + V$ has a zero-energy resonance if there exists $\psi\in L^2_{loc}(\mathbb{R}^3)\setminus L^2(\...
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Harmonic coordinates on asymptotically flat manifold
I am studying the existence of harmonic coordinates at infinity on an asymptotically flat manifold. My Reference papers are, The Mass of Asymptotically Flat Manifold, by Bartnik [B] and The Yamabe ...
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Existence of solutions to $\lambda u-\frac{1}{(1+(u')^2)^2} \, \Delta u = f$
I'm looking for existence results for the equation
$$\lambda u-\frac{1}{(1+(u')^2)^2} \, \Delta u = f \quad \text{on the domain $[a,b]$}$$
for $u:[a,b] \to \mathbb{R}$, with either zero Dirichlet or ...
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domain dependence of best constant in inequality
Take $N \ge 3$ and consider the inequality
$$ \| \nabla u\|_{L^N} \le C(\Omega) \| \Delta u \|_{L^\frac{N}{2}} $$ for all $ u \in W^{2,\frac{N}{2}}(\Omega) \cap W^{1,N}_0(\Omega)$ where $ \Omega$ is ...
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Morrey space is Banach space
I'm working with Morrey spaces, which are the spaces
$$L^{p,\lambda}(\Omega):= \left\{ u \in L^1_{loc}(\Omega): \sup_{x \in \Omega, r > 0} r^{-\lambda}\int_{B(x,r)\cap \Omega}|u(y)|^pdy< \infty\...
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Compactly supported functions and projections
Let $\Omega$ be an open subset of $\mathbb{R}^n$ and take a family of continuous compactly supported functions $f_n$ on $\Omega$ normalized to one (in the $L^2$ sense).
Then, these functions span a ...
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Supnorm problem involving kernel of Cauchy problem
Let $M$ be the $2$-dimensional hyperbolic manifold. Let $K(t,x,y)$ be the kernel appearing in the fundamental solution of the Cauchy problem
$$(\partial^2_t-\Delta_M)u=0,\text{ on }\mathbb{R}^+\times ...
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Time dependent Hamiltonians
I'm studying time dependent perturbation theory on Reed-Simon book "Method of modern mathematical physics, II". If one considers an Hamiltonian of the form
$$H(t)=H_0+V(t)$$
the corresponding formal ...
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Which sets support which spectra?
I know (and this is of course rather elementary) that an isolated point in the spectrum of a self-adjoint operator $T$ always belongs to the point-spectrum.
I would like to ask: Are there similar ...
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Trace theorem for boundary value problem
Consider the inhomogeneous boundary value problem on the infinite strip $(x,y)\in \mathbb{R}\times [0,1]$ defined by
$$\begin{cases}\partial_{x}u + \partial_{y}v=f & {(x,y)\in \mathbb{R}\times (0,...
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Implicit function theorem for operators
Let $P: (-a,a) \rightarrow \Psi_h^0(\mathbb{R}),$ be a pseudodifferential operator in Weyl quantization with $(-a,a) \ni z \mapsto P(z)$ depending smoothly on this parameter $z$. Note that this ...
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Singular value decomposition in two spaces (reference in Russian paper?)
Let $H$ be a Hilbert space and $X$ be a Banach space such that $H \cap X$ is dense in both.
Now, let $T$ be an operator such that $T: H \rightarrow H$ and $T:X \rightarrow X$ exists in the sense that ...
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Verifying general assumption for parabolic PDE
I've got some problems verifying an assumption for a parabolic PDE. Namely, let $(V,H,V^*)$ be a Gelfand-Triple, $u_0 \in V$, $\psi\colon V \to \mathbb{R}$ convex and lower-semicontinuous and $a\colon ...
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compactness of sequence of harmonic functions
Let $ \Omega$ denote a smooth bounded domain in $ R^N$ and let $u_m \in C^\infty( \overline{\Omega})$ harmonic functions. We also suppose $ u_m$ is bounded in $L^2(\Omega)$ (uniformly in $m$).
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Verifying a claim regarding $H^1$ weak convergence and $L^2$ strong convergence on a surface
I'm reading a paper whose first section discussed $H^1$ maps defined on star-shaped sets, but I got stuck in verifying a claim for quite a while. I'm now thinking the claim is wrong, but it's hard to ...
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determine when $e^{ikx}$ can be boundary value of a holomorphic function
Assume that $\Gamma=\{x+if(x): x\in \mathbb{R}\}$ is a graph, separating $\mathbb{C}$ into two connected components. Let's denote the one below $\Gamma$ by $\Omega$.
My question is, for what curves $...
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Monotone operator subgradient
I am trying to solve a PDE of the form $\mathcal{A}u'(t) + \partial\Psi[u(t)] \ni 0$ where $\mathcal{A}$ is a skew-symmetric, linear, monotone operator, $\Psi$ is convex, and $\partial \Psi$ is the ...
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$W^{2,p}$ regularity of elliptic PDEs with Neumann boundary condition
Given an elliptic PDE with Neumann boundary condition
\begin{align}
\left\{
\begin{aligned}
-\sum_{i,j=1}^N\partial_i(a_{ij}\partial_j u)+cu&=f &&\mbox{in}\,\,\,\Omega, \\
\sum_{i,j=1}^Na_{...
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The eigenfunction of modified $1$-laplace equation?
Let $\Omega\subset \mathbb R^2$ be open bounded with smooth boundary. It is well known that the laplace equation
$$
-\Delta u=0
$$
has a set of eigenvalues $0<\lambda_1<\lambda_2\leq\lambda_3<...
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The decay rate of the spectrum of the Gaussian kernel on compact manifolds
It seems that the $k^{th}$ largest eigenvalue of the intergral operator induced on $S^n$ by the Gaussian kernel, $e^{-\frac{\vert \vec{x} - \vec{y} \vert _2^2}{2\sigma^2}}$ decays as $k^{-k}$. This is ...
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$C^{1,2}$ regularity of (weak) solutions to the heat equation
Let $\Omega$ be a bounded Lipschitz domain (smoother if needed), and consider the heat equation
$$u_t - \Delta u = 0$$
$$\frac{\partial u(t,x)}{\partial \nu(x)} = a(t,x) - b(t,x)u(t,x)$$
$$u(0) = u_0$$...
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How is the duality pairing of $H^{1/2}$ and $H^{-1/2}$ defined on a subset of the boundary?
Let $\Omega\in \mathbb{R}^d$,for $d\in \{2,3\}$ be a bounded polyhedral set with $n$ boundary faces labeled $\{e_i\}_{i=1}^n$.
Let $\vec{q}\in H^{\mathrm{div}}(\Omega).$ Given $u\in H^{1/2}(\...
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Perturbation in Besov space
$\|f\|_{B^{0}_{p,p}}=(\sum_{j\geq -1} \|\Delta_j f\|_p^p)^{1/p}$ is the Besov norm of $f$.
Here the Fourier transform of $\Delta_jf~(j\geq 0)$ is $\psi(2^{-j}\xi)\hat{f}(\xi)$ and $\psi$ is a smooth ...
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Boundedness of a function that satisfies a PDE-type inequality
Let $\Omega$ be a bounded Lipschitz domain, and let $u\colon[-T,0]\times \Omega \to \mathbb{R}$ be a function with $u(-T)=0$.
Suppose that
$$\sup_{-T \leq t \leq 0} \int_\Omega |(u(t)-k)^+|^2 + \int_{...
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How does the $L^\infty$ norm of the solution of $-\Delta u + \lambda u =0$, $\partial_\nu u=\alpha$ depend upon $\alpha$ and $\lambda$?
Let $\lambda > 0$ be a constant and let $u$ be the weak solution on a bounded domain $\Omega$ of
$$-\Delta u + \lambda u = 0 \quad\text{in $\Omega$}$$
$$\partial_\nu u = \alpha \quad \text{on $\...
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