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Analysis of coefficients for quickly vanishing analytic vector field
Let $u = (u_1, u_2, u_3): \mathbb{R}^n \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^n$ be a divergence-free analytic vector field for $n =3$ or $n =4$, i.e., $u_i : \mathbb{R}^n \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ are analytic ...
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Analytic approximations of smooth vector fields
Let $M$ be the set of smooth divergence-free vector fields $u$ on $\mathbb{R}^3$ with
$$|\partial_x^{\alpha} u(x)| \leq C_{\alpha K}(1+|x|)^{-K}$$
on $\mathbb{R}^3$ for any $\alpha,K$.
Further, we ...
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Why is density and separability needed for uniqueness of weak (time) derivatives?
Let $X,Y$ be Banach spaces with $X \subset Y$. Recall that $u \in L^1(0,T;X)$ has weak derivative $g \in L^1(0,T;Y)$ if
$$\int_0^T u(t)\phi'(t) = -\int_0^T g(t)\phi(t) \qquad\forall \phi \in C_c^\...
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Smooth dependence of solution to elliptic pde depending on parameter
I have a question in mind but let me generalize it slightly.
Suppose I am looking at some pde like
$$-\Delta u + t u = f(u)$$ in $B_1$ (here $u=u(x)$) with $u=0$ on $ \partial B_1$ where $B_1$ is ...
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Example of BV vector field $c$ without bounded divergence such that $u$ is bounded where $u_t + div(cu) = 0$
What is an example of vector field $c: \mathbb R_+ \times \mathbb R^N \to \mathbb R^N$ with $c \in L^1(\mathbb{R}_+, BV(\mathbb R^N))$ without bounded divergence $div_x c$ but such that there exists a ...
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Uniqueness of solution to Cauchy problem with quadratic nonlinearity
Consider the non-linear differential operator
$$\mathfrak{L}: \ C^2((0,T)\times\mathbb{R}^2)\ni\varphi\equiv\varphi(t,x,y) \, \mapsto \, \partial_x^2\varphi + (\partial_x\varphi)^2.$$
For $U\subset\...
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improved Sobolev embedding
This is probably not a research level question but I am struggling with the geometry. My question is related to whether some monotonicity can increase the range of exponents in the Sobolev embedding.
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Error rate implying regularity
My question is a bit general/vague.
It is well known that the regularity of certain functions can be measured through the rate of decay of certain error quantity based on an approximation procedure (...
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If an estimate is false on $L^{1}$, then it is false for the $\delta$ distribution?
Let $u=\int e^{\dot{\imath}K(x,y)} f(y) dy$. My advisor told me that we can disprove an integrability estimate
$$\|u\|_{L^p}\lesssim \|f\|_{L^{1}}\label{1}\tag{1}$$
by disproving it when $f=\delta$, ...
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Approximate Sobolev embedding
It is well-known in $H^2(\mathbb R^3)$ embeds into $L^{\infty}(\mathbb{R}^3).$ Now consider a function $u \in \ell^{\infty}(h\mathbb Z^3)$ and a grid of points $x \in h\mathbb{Z}^3.$
We then define ...
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Eigenvalues of convolution matrices
Let $h: \mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$ be a smooth function. Fix $0\leq s_1\leq \cdots \leq s_m\leq 1$ and $0\leq t_1\leq \cdots \leq t_n\leq 1$. Construct $A\in \mathbb{R}^{m\times n}$ by letting $A_{i,j}:...
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Compact operator without eigenvalues?
Consider the operator $M$ on $\ell^2(\mathbb{Z})$ defined by for $u\in \ell^2(\mathbb Z)$
$$Mu(n)=\frac{1}{\vert n \vert+1}u(n).$$ This is a compact operator!
Then, let $l$ be the left-shift and $r$ ...
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Does my functional satisfy the Palais Smale condition?
Consider the functional
$$ I(u)=\frac{1}{2} \int_\Omega |\nabla u|^2\ dx + \frac{1}{4} \int_\Omega (1-|u|^2)^2 \ dx - \frac{c}{2} \int_\Omega \langle i\partial_1 u , u\rangle ,$$
where $u:\mathbb{R}^2 ...
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Existence of classical solution for a parabolic equation without Hölder continuity in time for its coefficients
Consider equation
$$\partial_t u = \partial_x u + \partial_{xx} u - c u + f, \hbox{ on } (t, x) \in (0, \infty) \times \mathbb R$$
with initial condition $u(0, x) = g(x).$
Suppose that $c(t, x)$ and $...
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first order derivative of the parabolic equation
Assume $b, \ell \in C_b^{1,2}(\mathbb R^2)$. We consider parabolic PDE
$$(P1)\quad \partial_t v = b \partial_x v + \partial_{xx} v + \ell, \ \forall (t, x) \in \mathbb R^+\times \mathbb R; \quad v(0, ...
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Can Schauder's fixed point theorem apply to a metric space?
I am currently reading the existence proof of Mean Field Game equation, which is a coupled system of Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation and Fokker-Planck equation, see page 42 of the paper here. The ...
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Sobolev extension from a discrete set of points
Let $1 > \alpha > 0$ and fix some $C > 0$. Consider $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ a bounded domain and $Y \subset \Omega$ a discrete (finite) set of points. For $f: Y \to \mathbb{R}$ define
$$...
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A completion equality in product of Sobolev spaces
Let $\Omega$ be a nice bounded domain of $\mathbb{R}^n$. For $s\ge 0$ we define
$$H_{0}^{s}(\Omega):=\overline{C_{c}^{\infty}(\Omega)}^{H^{s}(\Omega)}.$$
My question: is the following equality true?
$$...
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Continuity of Helmholtz-Hodge projection in $H^1(\Omega)$
Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^d$ (for simplicity $d = 2$ or $3$) be a bounded Lipschitz domain. For any vector-valued function $\mathbf{f} \in \mathbf{L}^2(\Omega):= \left ( L^2(\Omega) \right )^d$, ...
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Extension of outer unit normal vector to interior
Suppose we have a bounded smooth domain $\Omega$ in $\mathbb{R}^n$, so there exists an outer unit normal vector field $\eta$ everywhere on the boundary. Can we extend it to the interior satisfying ...
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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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Decay of Fourier coefficients of real analytic functions
I would like to have any suggestion/reference to the following question. I have a differential operator $\mathcal{L}$ with discrete spectrum defined on a a suitable Sobolev space on a domain $\Omega$, ...
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A time dependent variational problem coming from a second order linear PDE
Fix $u_0\in H^1(\Omega)$ and $f=f(x,y,t)\in L^2(\Omega\times [0,T])$ where $\Omega$ is a sufficiently smooth bounded domain in $\mathbb{R}^2$.
Consider the problem of finding $u:\Omega\times[0,T]\to\...
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On $s$-harmonic functions
Is this statement true?
A bounded positive function $v\in C^{2}(\mathbb R^N)$ decaying to zero which is $s$-harmonic function ($s\in (0, 1)$) outside a ball behaves like $|x|^{2s-N}$ near infinity. ...
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inequality involving the fractional Sobolev space
Let $X_{0}$ be the Sobolev space defined on $(1, 2)$ by $X_{0}(1,2)= \{u\in H^s(\mathbb R): u=0 \text{ in } \mathbb R-(1, 2)\}.$ Is it possible to determine the constant $C$ of the inequality
$$|u(x)...
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How to solve the integral equation $f(x)=\frac{\lambda\int_{x}^1 \sqrt{1+(f(t))^2}dt+c_1}{\int_{x}^1 \sqrt{1+(f(t))^2}dt+c_2}$?
Recently, I have asked a question about variational analysis (First moments of uniform distribution on a curve from (0,0) to (1,1) in two-space). Such the question can be addressed in some cases by ...
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Spectrum of Laplacian-like operator
Let $\kappa_1, \kappa_2>0$ be fixed.
Consider the unbounded operator $A: D(A) \rightarrow L^2(-1,1)\times\mathbb{R}$ defined by
$$
A\begin{bmatrix} y \\ h \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} \...
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Compatibility between the source and the boundary condition for an Helmholtz-type equation
Let $\Omega$ an open, convex, bounded domain in $\mathbb{R}^3$, and let us fix also $z\in\mathbb{C}\setminus\mathbb{R}$. Given $\phi\in H^{3/2}(\partial\Omega)$, I would like to show the existence of ...
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Heat flow, decay of the Fisher information, and $\lambda$-displacement convexity
In the whole post I will work in the flat torus $\mathbb T^d=\mathbb R^d/\mathbb Z^d$ and $\rho$ will stand for any probability measure $\mathcal P(\mathbb T^d)$. This question is strongly related to ...
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improved regularization for $\lambda$-convex gradient flows
It is well-known that gradient-flows of convex functionals are "parabolic" in some vague sense, and accordingly solutions tend to regularize instataneously. In the abstract context of gradient flows ...
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Wave equation for smooth Schwartz kernels
Let $(M,g)$ be a closed Riemannian manifold, $D$ an essentially self-adjoint differential operator on $L^2(M)$. Then the operator group $\{e^{itD}\}_{t\in\mathbb{R}}$ formed via functional calculus ...
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Bound on number of linearly independent eigenvectors of adjoint of composition operator
Fix $N>1$. Let $f\in C^{\infty}(\mathbb{R},\mathbb{R})$ be such that the composition operator via
$$
\begin{aligned}
C_f:C^{\infty}(\mathbb{R},\mathbb{R}) &\rightarrow C^{\infty}(\mathbb{R},\...
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Smoothness of solution map for PDE
I am wondering what sort of results are available for the following sort of problem, or where to look in the literature for work dealing with such problems, especially in the degenerate elliptic ...
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Backward uniqueness for a heat equation with a drift
Consider heat equation with a drift (=reaction-diffusion equation)
$$
\frac{\partial u}{\partial t}=\frac{\partial^2 u}{\partial x^2}+f(t,u(t,x)), \quad t\ge0,\, x\in [0,1]
$$
with periodic or ...
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Non-uniqueness of (Galerkin) approximations and convergent subsequences without the axiom of choice?
Suppose I have an equation in some reflexive separable Banach space $X$:
$$Au=f$$
for given data $f \in X^*$ and $A\colon X \to X^*$ a pseudo-monotone operator. Existence can be proved via Galerkin ...
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Proof of a discrete isoperimetric inequality
The following inequality appears in the proof of certain isoperimetric-type inequalities for analytic functions in two dimensions:
$$\sum_{m=0}^{\infty}\frac{|c_m|^2}{m+1} \leq \pi \left(\sum_{m=0}^{...
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Commutator estimates for $-(-\Delta)^s$, with $s \in (1,2)$
I'm currently trying to work with the non-local operator given by
$$
(-\Delta)^{\frac{s}{2}}f(x)= c_s\text{P.V} \int_{-\infty}^\infty \frac{-f(x+y)-f(x-y)+2f(x)}{|y|^{1+s}} dy,
$$
where $f :\mathbb ...
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Sobolev topology on essentially compactly supported Sobolev-"functions"
The locally convex space of essentially compactly-supported $p$-integrable "functions" $\operatorname{L}_{\mathrm{comp}}^p(\mathbb{R}^d,\mathbb{R})$ is defined as the set
$$
\bigcup_{n \in \mathbb{N}} ...
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Integral estimate for the solution of the heat equation
Let $u$ be a solution of $\partial_t u - \Delta u =f$ with initial data $u(0,x) = 0$ on $\mathbb R^N$. How do one prove the following inequality?
$$
\int_0^T \int_{\mathbb R^N} \phi(f)(- \Delta) u(...
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Understanding a family of Sobolev-type inequalities
I am reading Aspects of Sobolev-Type Inequalities by professor Laurent Saloff-Coste, where I found a claim on page 66 claiming the following:
Denote the following inequality as $S_{r,s}^{\theta}$: $\...
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Decomposition of the space of Radon measures with respect fractional harmonic capacity?
It is well know that there is a generalization of Lebesgue decomposition theorem in the following way:
Any non negative Radon measure can be decomposed uniquely into the sum of an absolutely ...
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Existence of subsequences convergence with weak topology
Let $\left\{ {{\varphi _n}} \right\}$ is the sequence bounded in ${L^\infty }\left( {0,\infty ;H_0^1\left( {0,1} \right)} \right)$. Is there exists $\varphi \in {L^\infty }\left( {0,\infty ;H_0^1\...
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Laplace equation on the disk with Robin boundary condition
Consider the following two dimensional Laplace equation on the unit disk $D$ with homogeneous Robin boundary condition:
$$\Delta u = 0, ~~\frac{\partial u}{\partial n} = b(x) u(x)~~ \forall x \in \...
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Compactness of multiplication operators
Let $n \ge 3$ and $0 \le V\in L^p(R^n)$ for some $p \ge n/2$. Then the multiplication operator $$Tu=V^{1/2}u$$ is compact from $H^1(R^n)$ to $L^2(R^n)$. If $p>n/2$, this follows from the ...
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Smoothing-Strichartz estimates for the heat-Schrodinger evolution
Consider the heat-Schrodinger evolution $e^{(1+i)t\Delta}$, $t\geq 0$. For simplicity, suppose to work in dimension three. Due to the Strichartz estimates for the Schrodinger equation, and the ...
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A question about Stroock's notes on the Weyl lemma
On p.4 of these notes, D. Stroock gives a quick and efficient construction of the Markov transition functions of a certain diffusion. The idea of his construction (on page 4) is to 'freeze' the ...
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What's the essential definition of resonance of Schrodinger operator?
Rencently, I am reading some articles about time decay estimates or Strichartz estimates for Schrodinger equations with potential. When considering Strichartz estimates for potential $V$ with decay $|...
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References for Neumann eigenfunctions
I am looking for references on eigenfunctions with Neumann boundary condition.
In an article, the author wrote in introduction that when a domain is planar polygon, the second eigenfunctions on it ...
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Topology on function spaces for pointwise convergence
Suppose I have some collection of maps $T_\lambda: C^\infty(\Omega)\rightarrow C^\infty(\Omega)$ which are linear and parameterized by a parameter $\lambda >0$. (Perhaps more generally take $C^\...
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Non real eigenvalues for elliptic equations
I am looking for an example of a pure second order uniformly elliptic operator
$L=\sum_{i,j=1}^da_{ij}(x)D_{ij}$ in a bounded domain $\Omega$ (with Dirichlet boundary conditions, for example) having a ...