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Are $\lVert \Delta u \rVert_{L^2(S)}$ and $\lVert u \rVert_{H^2(S)}$ equivalent norms on a compact manifold?
Hi,
I am looking for the result:
$$\text{The norm} \quad \lVert \Delta u \rVert_{L^2(S)} \quad \text{is equivalent to} \quad \lVert u \rVert_{H^2(S)}$$
for scalar functions $u \in H^2(S)$, where $S$ ...
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Techniques to show existence for a PDE with dynamic boundary condition
Let $\Omega$ be a bounded domain. I am looking for techniques to show existence of solutions to dynamic boundary problems of the form
$$\Delta u = 0 \quad\text{on}\quad \Omega \times (0,T)\\
\qquad\...
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uniqueness for Poisson equation in R^d with mildly regular data
I'm interested in Poisson's equation $-\Delta u=f$ set in the whole space $R^d$ (let's say $d\geq 3$ for simplicity) when $f$ has very little integrability, specifically $f\in L^{1+\varepsilon}$ for ...
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One-parameter group of unitary operators and Core
Question : For what condition on $V$ (we can take it smooth, bounded, whatever necessary), the one-parameter unitary group $U(t)$ associated to the seladjoint operator $A=-\Delta+V$ on $\mathbb{R}^n$ ...
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One parameter family differentiable dependence for linear parabolic pde's
Consider for example, the Black Schole's equation
$$
\partial_tu+0.5\sigma^2s^2\partial_{ss}u+rs\partial_su-ru=0
$$
on $[0,T]\times[0,\infty)$ subject to boundary conditions $u(s,T)=f(s)$.
The ...
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K-Theory of Algebra of Zeroth Order Pseudo differential operators
Any one knows a reference for computing K_0 of Algebra of zeroth order Pseudo's on a closed manifold in terms of explicit generators?
Thanx!
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A question about PDE argument involving monotone convergence theorem and Sobolev space
I'm reading this paper. In it there is the following argument (see page 240).
Firstly, what precisely does the author mean by the displayed equation after 66? The PDE in (65) only holds weakly.. $b(\...
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$f,g , |f|f, |g|g \in A(\mathbb R) \ \text{(Banach algebra)} \implies \left\|f|f|- g|g|\right\|\leq C \left \|f-g\right \|$?
Let $f\in L^{1}(\mathbb R)$ and it Fourier transform, $\hat{f} (y) : = \int _ {\mathbb R} f(x) e^{-2\pi i x\cdot y} dx ; y \in \mathbb R ;$ and consider Fourier algebra
$$A(\mathbb R):= \{f\in L^{1}(...
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The continuity of $L^2$ gradient on moving domain
I post this on MSE too. Sorry for this short cross posting. But I stuck in this problem for a while... I don't know what the right tool should be used to handle the moving domain problem...
Let $I:=(...
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Analysis of Sobolev spaces [closed]
I just wanted to know wthether the following is OK or not.
Let $X$ be $H_0^1(\Omega)\bigcap L^{\infty}(\Omega)$, thought of as a subspace of $H^1_0(\Omega)$ and endowed solely with the usual $H^1$ ...
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Finite propagation speed of second order operators
I was reading about the finite propagation speed of the wave equation on a Riemannian manifold. I was wondering if instead of the Laplace-Beltrami operator $\Delta$ we consider the equation $$\...
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Can we expect $\left\||f|^{2}f-|g|^{2}g\right\|\leq C ||f-g||$ in the Banach algebra $A(\mathbb T)$ ?
Let $f\in L^{1}(\mathbb T)$ and define the Fourier coefficient of $f$ : $\hat{f}(n)=\frac{1}{2\pi} \int _{-\pi}^{\pi} f(t) e^{-int} dt; (n\in \mathbb Z)$.Consider the space,
$$A(\mathbb T):= \{f\in L^...
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I have an embedding $\iota$ between two Hilbert spaces and want to know if $\iota\iota^\ast$ is something simple like an orthogonal projection
I'm reading A Concise Course on Stochastic Partial Differential Equations. In Proposition 2.5.2 the authors define the notion of a cylindrical $Q$-Wiener process $W$. It turns out that $W$ is just a $...
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Well-posedness of heat equation with distributional right hand side
The question is about well-posedness of heat equation
$$
\frac{\partial\Theta}{\partial t}=\alpha^2\Delta\Theta+p(t)\delta(x-u(t))\delta(y-v(t)),~~ (x,y,t)\in\Omega\times[0,T],
$$
subjected to ...
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A closed extension of the Laplace operator with respect to the supremum norm
Let $X$ be a bounded connected open subset of the $n$-dimensional real euclidean space. Consider the Laplace operator defined on the space of infinitely differentiable functions with compact support ...
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Trace theorem for manifolds with boundary
Can I get a reference to a trace theorem for a manifold $M$ with boundary $\partial M$, and I am hoping the inequality
$$\lVert Tu \rVert_{L^2(\partial M)} \leq c\lVert u \rVert_{H^1(M)}$$
will hold.
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Theorem with an example [closed]
i have this theorem
in the paper they gives an example:
but here $H_1$ is not satisfied !
How to correct it please?
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Is this kernel space of finite dimension ?
Assume that $P \in \Psi^{m}(X)$ (X is a $C^{\infty}$ manifold)is properly supported and has a real principal part p which is homogeneous of degree m.I'm interested in the existence theorem(at least ...
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Strengthening of the local smoothing estimates for the free Laplacian
The classical local-smoothing estimates for the free Laplacian asserts that:
$$\Vert e^{-it\Delta}f\Vert_{L^2((-\infty,+\infty)\,;\,H^{1/2}(B))}\leq C_B\cdot\Vert f\Vert_{L^2}$$
where $B\subset\mathbb{...
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degree theory for elliptic equations; special solutions
I am interested in using degree theory to examine some semilinear problems.
But instead of just looking for solutions lets assume i am looking for a certain class of solutions; for instance lets ...
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What are the basis functions for a product space?
Let $X=L^1\left([0,1]^3\right)$,
for numerical purpose, what are the possible basis function for $X$?
In finite element method, the basis functions are tooth functions, or polynomial functions.
Is ...
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Interpolation and embeddings for parabolic function spaces
I have a somewhat easy looking question on parabolic function spaces:
Let $B$ be a ball in $\mathbb R^n$ and let $T>0$. Denote $Q:=B \times [0,T]$. Assume $f \in L^2(Q) \cap L^\infty(0,T; L^q(B))$ ...
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weak*closure of {f:||f||=1} in dual.
What is the weak* closure of {f:||f||=1}? I am sure this set is not closed in weak* topology.
So what is the weak* closure of this set. Thanks.
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Weak convergence of a sequence
I have a sequence $(u_k) \in L^2_{loc}(\mathbb{R}^+; H^1_0(\Omega) )$ and $u \in L^2_{loc}(\mathbb{R}^+\times \Omega )$ such that for any $T >0$ and any compact $K \subset \Omega$ we have : $\int_{[...
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How to show this Holder bound?
Define the seminorm on the space $S=[0,1]\times[0,T]$
$$\mid u\mid_{\alpha} = \sup\frac{|u(x, t) - u(y,s)|}{(|x-y|^2 + |t-s|)^{\frac{\alpha}{2}}}.$$
Define the norms on the same space
$$\lVert u \...
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Characterizing the harmonic oscillator creation and annihilation operators in a rotationally invariant way
I am interested in a characterization of the creation and annihilation operators that is in some sense invariant under $O(n)$ rotations of $\mathbb{R}^n$:
Background
The Harmonic Oscillator on $\...
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BMO spaces on the torus
I was reading BMO spaces (John-Nirenberg) on wikipidia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bounded_mean_oscillation. There they define BMO norm as
$$sup_{Q}\frac{1}{Q}\int_Q |u(y) - u_Q|dy$$
where $u_Q$ is ...
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Biharmonic Equation in a Rectangle with Some Uncommon Boundary Conditions
I asked this question on Mathematics network but it didn't receive any answers. So I assume it is just beyond the classic things in PDEs and I decided to ask it here too.
Consider the following ...
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Alternate definitions of $C^{1,\alpha}$ and $C^{1,\alpha}(\bar{D})$ maps
My question is about the precise definition regarding the following:
Let $f$ be an orientation-preserving $C^1$ diffeomorphism of the unit circle $S^1$. So $f'(b)$ exists and can be thought as a ...
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Almost analytic continuation
Let $f\in S^{\alpha}$ for some $\alpha \in \mathbb{R}$(which means that f is smooth and satisfies $|D^{\beta}f|\leq C(1+|x|)^{\alpha-\beta}$),a function $\tilde{f}$ on $\mathbb{C}$ is called an almost ...
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Basic questions about parabolic Holder space
Hi, I am interested in learning a bit more about this space. I have exhausted all the books available at my disposal, and none of them explain much of the basics for me. Here's a definition of this ...
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Existence of the solution of a linear parabolic pde
Good day!
Let $V = H^1(\Omega)$, $\Omega \subset \mathbb R^3$.
Consider the linear parabolic equation $y' + Ay = f$ where $f \in L^q(0,T;V')$, $y \in W = \{y \in L^p(0,T;V) \colon dy/dt \in L^q(0,T;...
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$L^2$ bound on solution of PDE in terms of $L^2$ norm of initial value
Let $u \in H^1((0,T)\times S)$ be the unique solution of
$$u_{tt} + \Delta u =0$$
$$u|_{t=0}= u_0$$
$$u|_{t=T}=0$$
where $u_0 \in H^{\frac 12}(S)$ and $S$ is some Euclidean hypersurface without ...
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Fourier transform of function on compact set and Sobolev norm equivalence
Hi all. My question on M.SE is unanswered (https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/254970/fourier-transform-of-function-defined-on-subset-of-mathbbrn) so I want to post it here. I changed it slightly....
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functions of bounded variation and gradient vector measure
I want to prove a function of bounded variation on some domain $D\subset R^n$, $f\in BV(D)$, has the property that there is a constant $C$, such that
$$
\lim_{r\rightarrow 0}\frac{C}{r^{n+1}} \int_{...
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Harmonic extension of $L^\infty$ function is in $L^\infty$?
Let $u \in H^{\frac 12}(\Omega)$ with $\int_\Omega u = 0$ and consider the solution $v \in H^1(C)$ where $C=\Omega \times (0,\infty)$ of
$$-\Delta v(x,y) = 0$$
$$\partial_\nu v = 0$$
$$v(x,0) = u(x)$$...
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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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Solution to a PDE with constant data - what is the fault in my proof? [closed]
Let $C=\Omega \times (0,\infty)$. We want to find a solution $v \in H^1(C)$ such that given $u \in H^{\frac 12}(\Omega)$,
$$\int_0^\infty\int_\Omega \nabla v \nabla \varphi + v_y\varphi_y = 0\quad\...
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Nonlinear parabolic PDEs existence with Galerkin method?
Can someone give me some references to read where existence/uniqueness of nonlinear parabolic PDE are treated via the Galerkin method or fixed point methods or something like that (anything but ...
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Nonlocal Stefan problems
Has there been much work in the setting of Stefan (or general free boundary) problems with some type of nonlocality?
A search on Google and MathSciNet give me only a handful of results which greatly ...
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Getting existence for $L^1$ data given existence for $L^\infty$ data and $L^1$ continuous dependence result
Let $F:\mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ be locally Lipschitz, monotone and continuous. For the sake of concreteness only let us suppose it is of porous medium type (eg. $F(r) = r^{\frac 1m}$.)
Let $\Omega \...
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Strong solution to $u_t - \Delta_p u = f$
For $p > 1$, consider the equation
$$\langle u_t, v \rangle + \int_\Omega |\nabla u|^{p-2}\nabla u \nabla v = \langle f, v \rangle$$
$$u(0) = u_0$$
$$u|_{\partial\Omega} =0$$
for all $v \in W^{1,p}(...
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$C^0$ estimates in wrapped Lagrangian Floer cohomology
Let $(M, d\theta, \theta, Z)$, be an exact Liouville domain, where $Z$ is the Liouville vector field and $\theta$ is the primitive of the symplectic form. Let $\bar{M}$, be the symplectic completion ...
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Solving Functional Equation
Continue with my previous question “Regarding Kolmogorov's Superposition Theorem”, here are some further questions:
Question-1
Is it true: for any given $C^1$ continuous real function $f(x, y): \Re^2 ...
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Estimates on evolution operator
Let's consider the following evolution operator in $\mathbb{R}^3$
$$S(t)=e^{(i+\delta)t\Delta }$$
How to get the following estimate
$$\Vert S(t)f\Vert_2\leq C_\varepsilon t^{-\frac{1}{4}}\Vert f\Vert_{...
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The monotone operator in $BV$ space
I am considering the following minimizing problem:
$$
\min_{u\in BV(\Omega)}\{\frac12\|u-u_0\|_{L^2}^2 + |u|_{TV(\Omega)}\}
$$
where $u_0\in BV(\Omega)$, $\Omega\subset \mathbb R^2$ is open bounded, ...
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Defining surface integral on boundary of $C^1$-domain
Let $\Omega$ be a bounded $C^1$ domain with bounded boundary $\partial\Omega$. Can someone point me to a reference where the surface integral of a measurable function $f\colon \partial\Omega \to \...
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Existence of solution with $u' \in L^2(0,T;L^2)$ to a nonlinear parabolic PDE
Consider the problem of finding $u \in L^2(0,T;H^1)$ with $u' \in L^2(0,T;L^2)$ such that
$$\int_0^T \int_{\Omega}u'(t)\varphi(t) + \int_0^T \int_{\Omega}\nabla (F(u(t)))\nabla \varphi(t) = \int_0^T \...
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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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Robin-Laplacian in unbounded domains
Let $\Omega\subset \mathbb R^n$ be an open domain and $\tau>0$. Consider the following boundary value problem
$-\Delta v=f $ in $\Omega$, $\partial_\nu v+\tau v=g$ on $\partial\Omega$.
If $\Omega$...
