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Dirichlet's problem for Laplace's equation in the model domain
Let $$\Omega_\alpha=\left\{(\xi,\eta)\in \mathbb{R}^2 /\xi>\frac{1}{\alpha-1}a^{1-\alpha},0<\eta<1\right\},$$ $a>0$.
we have $\Delta$ an isomorphism of $\mathbb{ w}^{2,p}\cap \mathbb{ w}_0^...
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Regularity of elliptic partial differential equation with mixed Dirichlet-Robin boundary condition, to prove $u\in H^{2}(\Omega)$
I have posted this problem on Math Stackexchange but got no reply.
When I deal with the wave equation with dynamical boundary condition, I am confused by the regularity of the following elliptic ...
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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 $\mathbb R$:
$$ \left\{\begin{aligned}u_t-\Delta u&=f\\u(0,x)&...
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Continuity of solutions of Elliptic PDE with respect to parameters
Let $\alpha \in \mathbb{R}$ and $u_\alpha$ satisfy
$$ \Delta u_\alpha+e^{u_\alpha}=\alpha f(x), \ \ \ \ x\in \mathbb{R}^2$$
where $f$ is a fast decaying smooth function.
I would like to know how the ...
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Comparison principle for Elliptic PDE with exponential nonlinearity
Suppose $\varphi$ is a radial (and radially decreasing) solution of
$$\Delta \varphi+e^{\varphi}=0, \ \ \text{on} \ \ r \in (0,R), $$
with $ R>0$, and $\psi$ is a decreasing radial function ...
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Feynman-Kac theorem: probabilistic proof of existence of solution to parabolic PDE
Friedman (in his book: PDEs of Parabolic Type) shows how to construct a solution to the Cauchy problem
$$
\partial_t u(t,x) = b(x) \partial_x u(t,x) + \frac{1}{2} \sigma(x)^2 \partial_{x,x} u(t,x)
$$
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A maximum principle in $\mathbb{R}^N$
Let $\delta > 0$ and define
$$
H_\delta(x) = \prod_{j=1}^{N} \cosh(\delta x_j), \quad \forall x \in \mathbb{R}^N.
$$
By straightforward calculations we get $\Delta H_{\delta} (x) = \delta^2 H_\...
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Solving a particular delay PDE $\partial_q f(q,s-1) = -\sqrt{s(2+s)}f(q,s)$
I recently encountered a particular delay PDE in my work, the solution of which corresponds to the Laplace transform of some probability distribution. I'm having trouble to solve this equation. The ...
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Maximal regularity heat equation
Considering the heat equation on the flat torus $\mathbf{T}^d$, we have the maximal regularity estimate
\begin{align*}
\forall \varphi\in\mathscr{D}(\mathbf{R}\times\mathbf{T}^d),\quad \|\Delta \...
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Existence of solution to linear inhomogeneous first order PDEs systems
Maybe I am asking a triviality. If that is the case, please let me know and I will close the question. I have searched a lot but I didn't find an adequate and forceful response.
For $i=1,\ldots, r$, ...
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Pohozaev identity for linear equations
For $-\Delta u =0$, the Pohozaev identity on say $B_1$ says
$$ \int_{S_1} |u_T|^2 \,d\sigma = \int_{S_1} |u_N|^2 \,d\sigma + (n-2) \int_{B_1} |\nabla u|^2 \ dx$$
Here $u_T$ are the tangential ...
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Linear PDE, analytic continuation, Green's function and boundary conditions
I'm looking at the linear PDE in 3+1 dimensions,
$$
\left[ -(\partial_t - \xi)^2 - \partial_k \partial_k \right] \phi(t,x) = 4\pi^2 \delta(t)\delta(x)\label{1} \tag{1}
$$
Where $\xi$ is generally a ...
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Solution to Schrödinger equation
I asked this question already on stackexchange, but I did not get any resonance at all, so maybe anybody here can give me a few hints about my problem.
My goal is to solve this PDE for $f:[-1,1] \...
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On Fredholm alternative for Neumann conditions
Let $\Omega$ be a bounded Lipschitz domain in $\mathbb{R}^n$ and $f \in L^2(\Omega)$. It is well known that if $\lambda$ is a Dirichlet Laplacian eigenvalue, then the equation $$\begin{cases}
-\Delta ...
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Schauder estimates with boundary conditions
For the elliptic equation with non-divergence form
$$
\sum_{i,j=1}^na_{ij}(x)\partial_{ij}^2u=f\text{ in }B(0,1)\quad\text{and}\quad u=g\text{ on }\partial B(0,1),
$$
where $ \{a_{ij}(x)\} $ is a ...
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Has anyone studied the PDE generalization of Teichmüller Space?
We begin by recalling the definition of Teichmüller space but stated a little more convolutedly (which will make it easy to generalize).
Given a surface $S$ we can define Teichmüller space $T(S)$ to ...
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On the relation between ellipticity and Fredholmness as properties of linear PDE's on Fréchet spaces of smooth sections
Let $M$ be a compact manifold equipped with finite rank vector bundles $E$ and $F$ with spaces of $C^{\infty}$ sections denoted $\Gamma(E)$ and $\Gamma(F)$ respectively. It is standard that a ...
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Solvability of general linear PDE with constant coefficients
Let $D\ne 0$ be a linear differential operator with constant coefficients acting on either real or complex valued functions on $\mathbb{R}^n$.
Is it true that the equation $$Du=f$$
is solvable in any ...
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Polynomial solutions of differential equations vs smooth ones
Let $D_1,D_2$ be two linear differential operators with matrix valued constant (i.e. translation invariant) coefficients on $\mathbb{R}^n$. Assume $D_2\circ D_1=0$, in other words
$$Im(D_1)\subset Ker(...
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Riesz transform after linear transformation
I am encountering the term $\partial_x \mathcal{R}_x(f(x,y))$. I needed to do the following linear transformation
$$x' = a x+ by,\,\,\,\,\, y'=ax-by,\,\,\, and \,\,f(x,y)=g(x',y') $$
I ended up with ...
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Estimates for higher order derivatives of the Airy Kernel
Consider the kdv equation (from here)
$$\left\{\begin{array}{l}
\partial_{t} v+\partial_{x}^{3} v=0 \\
v(x, 0)=v_{0}(x)
\end{array}\right.$$
Its solution can be written as $v(t,x)=S_t*v_0(x),$ where $...
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Asymptotics of integral representation of distribution
I initially posted this question at MSE (here), but I have gotten no response, so I figured I would ask it to this community.
Background: I am studying the PDE $$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,i\partial_t \...
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Explicit solution for a linear drift-diffusion equation (Fokker-Planck equation) on whole space
I'm wondering if there might be an explicit solution for the following linear PDE in two space dimensions $(x_1,x_2)$ on the whole space $\mathbb{R}^2$:
$$
\partial_t f = {div} \left [\left( \...
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Uniqueness of the "weak solution" to Fokker-Plank PDE
Let $C_b^2(\mathbb R_+)$ be the set of functions $f: \mathbb R_+\to\mathbb R$ s.t. $f, f' ,f''$ are bounded and $f(0)=0$. Consider a measurable function $p: \mathbb R_+^2\to\mathbb R_+$ satisfying
$$\...
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Explicit solutions for linear system of PDEs with constant coefficients
I've been recently trying to to solve the following system of linear 1st order PDE's:
$f:\Omega^d\xrightarrow{}\mathbb{R},\quad A^{(k)}\in\mathbb{R}^{N\times N},\quad B^{(k)}\in\mathbb{R}^N$
$\dfrac{\...
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Parabolic theory for singular coefficients on bounded domains (Reference Request)
In Evans, the theory for linear PDE of parabolic type with bounded coefficients is developed. There are nice results such as long-existence of weak solutions and the parabolic regularity theorems.
Is ...
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Using Darboux's to solve 2D system of first order linear PDEs with variable coefficients
I've spent some time over the last few days looking at the references suggested in this question and this question and I think the information therein is my best shot at solving this system that arose ...
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Generalized functional for solution of PDEs
Asked this on Math Stack Exchange awhile ago but it got ignored then deleted.
To solve a differential equation of one variable, you need constraints equal to the number of derivatives.
For a partial ...
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Maximum principle and linear transport
Let us consider the linear transport equation
$$
\partial_t u + \mathrm{div}(a(t,x)u)=0
$$
with initial data $u(0,\cdot) = u_0$ in $\mathbb R^N$.
Here we consider a smooth Lipschitz vector field $a$.
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A Cauchy problem for an iterated Euler-Poisson-Darboux equation
I'm interested in solving a Cauchy problem for the iterated singular EPD.
Weinstein (On a class of PDEs of even order, 1955) showed how the decomposition formula leads to the solution of the Cauchy ...
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Spectral analysis for nonlocal elliptic operator
Suppose $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^3$ is a bounded domain with smooth boundary. We note by $(-\Delta)^{-1}$ the inverse Laplacian i.e. $f\mapsto u$ where $u$ is the unique solution to
$$-\Delta u=f,\...
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Continuous right inverse to the Laplacian operator on $C^\infty$
For each $f\in C^\infty(\mathbb R^n)$, there exists $u\in C^\infty(\mathbb R^n)$ such that $\Delta u=f$. This, I guess, has been known well before the more general Malgrange-Ehrenpreis theorem that ...
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Liouville theorem for an elliptic equation with gradient perturbation
How can I prove the following Liouville theorem for an elliptic equation with gradient perturbation?
Let $u \in L^2(\mathbb R^n;\mathbb R)$ be a smooth solution of
$$ -\Delta u + v \cdot \nabla u = 0 ...
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Can we find a uniform bound of the solution of a series of linear partial differential equations related to a parameter
Let $\sigma \in[0,1]$,we consider following series of linear partial differential equations related to the parameter $\sigma$,for example
$$
\left\{\begin{aligned}
\Delta \Phi &=\sigma f(x, y) \...
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Decay of solution for linear system with damping
Let us consider the following linear system with damping:
$$
\begin{cases}
u_t - u_x = -\frac{1}{2} (u+v)\\
v_t + v_x = -\frac{1}{2} (u+v)
\end{cases}
$$
Let's write the solution as $w=(u,v)$ ...
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Fundamental gap for Schrödinger operator
Consider $ \Omega$ a smooth bounded domain in $ \mathbb R^N$.
I am interested in the gap between the first and second eigenvalues of the operator $ -\Delta + V(x)$. Let $ \phi_1>0$ and $ \phi_2$ ...
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Solve a coupled PDE in a rectangle
We consider a coupled PDE in a rectangle $\Omega=(-1,1)\times(-1,1)$. For the simplicity, we assume that the functions are periodic in $x_{1}$ direction.
\begin{cases}
\nabla\cdot u=f_{1},\ & \...
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Regularity of solution to Cauchy problem given regular initial data
Let $f\in L^2_1([0,T]\times \mathbb{T}^m)$ (Sobolev space of maps of regularity $1$, $\mathbb{T}^m$ is the $m$-dimensional torus)
be a solution of a Cauchy problem
$$\frac{d}{dt} f(t) = A f(t)$$
$$f(0)...
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Reference for global theory of Schrödinger operators
Question. What is a good reference to learn about the spectral properties of Schrödinger operators in $\mathbf{R}^n$? I am specifically interested in references that discuss examples where the ...
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A singular differential equation
In a neighbourhood of $0$ in $\mathbb{R}^n$ a smooth function $h=h(x)$, $h(0)=0$, is given. Take arbitrary real numbers $w,\lambda_1,\dots,\lambda_n\in\mathbb{R}$.
The problem is to find a smooth ...
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Has this form of the heat equation been solved for the radiation boundary condition
Below is a solution to a special form of the heat equation. I have found the postings on the heat equation and they are far above my head. I tried to find a tag on Transport Theory for both heat and ...
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Density of traces of solutions to an elliptic equation
Let $D_1$ be a domain with smooth boundary and assume that $D_1$ is a proper subset of $D_2$ which is itself a bounded domain in $\mathbb R^n$ with a smooth boundary. Assume also that $D_2\setminus ...
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spaces of smooth functions for linear hyperbolic PDE
Which classes of (scalar or systems of) linear first or second order hyperbolic PDEs $Lf=g$ in $n$ variables and spaces $S$ of functions have the property that there is a retarded Green's function $G:...
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How to find a particular solution of a non-homogeneous parabolic partial differential equation
Consider the following non-homogeneous parabolic partial differential equation (PDE)
\begin{align}
\left(\cos\psi \frac{\partial}{\partial r} + \frac{\gamma}{r} \sin\psi \frac{\partial}{\partial \...
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Existence of a global analytic solution to a linear first order PDE
Let $B=\lbrace \|z\|<1\rbrace$ be a unit ball in $\mathbb{C}^n, n\geq 2.$ Let
$f_1,\cdots, f_n, f$ be holomorphic functions on $B.$ Now, consider the following
first order, linear PDE:
$$f_1\...
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Schauder regularity heat equation
Let $m \in \mathbb{N}\setminus \{0,1\}$, $\alpha \in ]0,1[$.
Let $\Omega$ be a bounded open subset of $\mathbb{R}^n$ of class $C^{m,\alpha}$.
It is known that if $f \in C^{\frac{m-2+\alpha}{2},m-2+\...
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Space of solutions to a fourth order wave equation
I'm interested in finding solutions a fourth order version of the standard wave equation in $d$ dimensional Minkowski spacetime $\mathcal{M}^d$. Defining $\Box := \partial_0^2 - \sum_{i = 1}^{d-1} \...
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Linear hyperbolic PDE on compact two dimensional domain
Consider the equation
$$
\begin{equation}
\frac{\partial^2f}{\partial x\partial y}=f
\end{equation}
$$
on a Jordan domain (i.e. the interior of a simple, closed curve on the plane). The equation is ...
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Linear transport equation with Lipschitz conditions
Given the equation here, I would like to ask the following relaxed question:
Consider the PDE
$$\partial_t f(x,t) = \langle q(x), \nabla \rangle f(t,x) + p(x),$$
with Schwartz initial data $f(0,x) = ...
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Linear transport equation with unbounded coefficients
Consider the PDE
$$\partial_t f(x,t) = \langle q(x), \nabla \rangle f(t,x) + p(x),$$
with Schwartz initial data $f(0,x) = f_0(x) \in \mathscr S(\mathbb R^n).$
I am wondering then if $q$ and all its ...
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