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A Liouville theorem for a uniformly elliptic equation in divergence form

I would like to know if there exists a Liouville theorem for solutions $u : \mathbb{R}^n \to \mathbb{R}$ of uniformly elliptic equations of the kind $$ D_i \left( a_{ij} D_j u \right) + b_i D_i u = 0. ...
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Derivative of fractional Laplacian is the fractional Laplacian of the derivative

Is it true that $$\partial_x ((-\Delta)^s u(x)) = ((-\Delta)^s \partial_x u(x))?$$
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Traces of Sobolev spaces

Is there a simple proof of the following fact? Theorem. Let $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^n$ be a bounded and smooth domain. If $n>2$, then $W^{1,n-1}(\partial\Omega)\subset W^{1-\frac{1}{n},n}(\...
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Recover norm from integral

I am given the following expression where $f \in L^2(\mathbb{R}^2, \mathbb{R}^{2 \times 2})$ $$\int_{\mathbb{R}} \int_{\mathbb{R}} \langle g(x), f(x,y) h(y)\rangle dx dy.$$ The functions $g$ and $h$ ...
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Functions satisfying Neumann boundary condition

I have a question about functions satisfying a condition. Let $D \subset \mathbb{R}^d$ be a Lipschitz domain. That is, for each $x \in \partial D$, there exists an open neighborhood $U$ of $x$ in $\...
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$f\in (W^{1,p}(\Omega)\cap C(\Omega) \cap L^{\infty}(\Omega))\setminus C(\bar{\Omega})$, $f=0$ on $\partial \Omega$ imply $f\in W^{1,p}_{0}(\Omega)$?

Q1: Let $p\geq 1$, and let $f\in W^{1,p}(\Omega)\cap C(\Omega)$. Assume also $f\in L^{\infty}(\Omega)$ and $f=0$ on $\partial \Omega$. Is it true that $f\in W^{1,p}_{0}(\Omega)$ even if $f\notin C(\...
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Poincare constant on non-convex domain

I'm wondering if there is any results on the optimal constant for the Poincare inequality on a non-convex domain in $\mathbb{R}^3$, since most of the things I found are results on convex ones. Any ...
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Lavrentiev phenomenon between $C^1$ and Lipschitz

Does there exist a (onedimensional) integral functional of calculus of variations (with $f$ finite everywhere) $$ F(y)=\int_a^b f(t,y(t),y'(t))\,dt
 $$ such that $$ \inf_{y\in Lip([a,b])}F(y)<\inf_{...
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Lavrentiev Phenomenon

Does there exist a (onedimensional) integral functional of calculus of variations $$ F(y)=\int_a^b f(t,y(t),y'(t))\,dt
 $$ such that not only $$ \inf_{y\in\operatorname{Lip}([a,b])}F(y)>\inf_{y\in ...
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Continuity of the solution of a Pde system

Let $\rho_1:[0,1]\to [0,1]$ and $J:\mathbb R\to \mathbb R^+$ both continuous and bounded. I have the following system of PDE's \begin{align} \begin{cases} \frac{\partial}{\partial t} u_0(t,r)=- J* ...
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Is this function positive?

Could someone tell me if my argument is correct? Let $\rho_1:[0,1]\to [0,1]$ and $J:\mathbb R\to \mathbb R^+$, I have a system of two coupled PDE's and I proved that its solution $(u_0(t, r), u_1(t, ...
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Is $L^1(\Omega)$ continuous embedded in the dual of $H^m(\Omega)$ $(m>\frac{d}{2})$?

Let $\Omega$ be a bounded domain of $R^d$ with Lipschitz boundary. If $m>\frac{d}{2}$, such that $H^m(\Omega)$ is continuously embedded in $L^\infty(\Omega)$. Is $L^1(\Omega)$ continuously embedded ...
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An elementary question about integration by parts! [closed]

Let $f,g: R \rightarrow R$ be two positive increasing functions. Under what (non-trivial) conditions one can guarantee that $\int_{0}^{\infty}f'g dx\geq \int_{0}^{\infty}g'fdx$.
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Mild solution of 2D surface quasi-geostrophic (SQG) equation

I was reading one of Kato's papers on Navier-stokes equations. A mild solution can be denoted as $u= e^{t\Delta}u_0 + \int_{0}^{t} e^{(t-s)\Delta} \mathbb P\nabla \cdot(u \otimes u)ds$, where $\mathbb ...
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Infinitesimal generator of a semigroup with parameter

When we talk about evolution equation the first idea that comes to the mind is the semigroups theory. This theory deals with Cauchy problems of the form $$\frac{{\partial u}}{{\partial t}} = Au,$$ ...
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Are Pointwise conditions studied?, do they make sense?, do they have any applications?

In weakly formulated PDE (or even ODE), we seem to be interested in solutions that satisfy or take desired values at some boundary points of a domain we are interested in. For example, Dirichlet ...
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Generalization of supersymmetry to dimension 3

in two dimensions there is a simple trick to study the spectrum of operators of the form $$\textbf{A}:=\left( \begin{matrix}0 && A^* \\ A && 0 \end{matrix}\right)$$ The trick is to ...
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Heat semigroup dissipative

Consider the heat semigroup on $L^1(\mathbb{R}).$ I would like to know if the generator of this semigroup is dissipative in the sense of this definition. On $L^2$ it would be completely trivial, but ...
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Improved maximum principle estimates (deleting first mode)

Recall given any function $v(x)$ defined on $B$ (the unit ball centred at the origin in $ R^N$) we can write $$v(x) = \sum_{k=0}^\infty a_k(r) \psi_k(\theta)$$ where $ r=|x|$ and $ \theta = \frac{...
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Laplacian dissipative?

is it true that the Laplacian $\Delta:=\frac{d^2}{dx^2}$ on $(0,1)$ with Neumann boundary conditions is dissipative on $C[0,1]?$ For this we have to show that there is for any $x \in D(\Delta)$a $x' \...
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Dissipative operator on Banach spaces

An operator $A$ is called dissipative if for all $x \in D(A)$ and $\lambda >0$ $$ \left\lVert (A-\lambda)x \right\rVert \ge \lambda \left\lVert x \right\rVert.$$ On a Hilbert space this is ...
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First eigenfunction of $p=3$-Laplacian of a square domain in $\Bbb R^2$ : reference for any work on this?

In the last few decades, lots of work on first eigenfunction of $p$-Laplace with Dirichlet and other boundary conditions. But I couldn't find much on periodic boundary conditions. I have computed the ...
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Self-adjointness on Banach spaces

Let $A \in L(X,Y)$ be a bounded operator between Banach spaces. Then its dual operator $A' \in L(Y',X')$ has the same spectrum as $A$ by the closed range theorem. Now, if we have an unbounded ...
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Concentration compactness. Can this concept be stated in a theorem?

I recently attended a talk on NLS which is rather not my main field of interest. Yet, I got interested in a concept called concentration compactness during the talk. When I approached the speaker ...
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Prove existence of continuous function on $(0,1)$ with special properties [closed]

Consider the interval $I=(0,1)$ and let $f,g$ be two linearly independent continuous functions on $[0,1]$. I am asking if there is a continuous function $h$ such that $$\int_0^1 h(s) f(s) ds=0$$ $$...
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Orthonormal basis and decay

Edit: I added smoothness, hoping to simplify the problem with this additional assumption. Let me motivate this question first: In signal analysis it is often of interest to understand when a certain ...
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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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Proof of Agmon's inequality in $\mathbb{R}^3$

According to Wikipedia, Agmon's inequality provides a bound on the $L^\infty$ norm of a $H^2$ function on a (regular) subset of $\mathbb{R}^3$. In the book of JC Robinson et al. "The Three-...
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Asymptotic expansion of a Gaussian integral and heat kernel

When considering the heat kernel of a Schr\"odinger operator $$- \Delta + V(x) $$ where $\Delta$ is the standard Laplacian on ${\mathbb R}^n$ and $V$ is a nonnegative potential function that has ...
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Is the vanishing on boundary condition for the eigenvalue problem of the $p$-Laplacian important?

Consider the eigenvalue problem of the $p$-Laplacian, $$-\Delta _p u=\lambda |u|^{p-2}u,\ u\in W_0^{1,p}(\Omega)$$ In most of the literature I saw, an extra condition is mentioned that $u$ vanish on ...
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Linear operator has one-dimensional kernel

Let $S_{\lambda}$ be a family of linear bounded operator on $L^2(\mathbb{R}^n)$ depending on some parameter $\lambda$, I have recently encountered several problems that dealt with the question whether ...
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Symbol of the Laplace-Beltrami on $\mathbb{S}^2$

This question is about how the principal part (or symbol) is defined on a manifold?-I assume that the answer is: As in $\mathbb{R}^n$ using local coordinates, i.e. A differential operator $P=\sum_{|\...
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Pointwise convergence implies uniform convergence?

Let $K$ be an integral kernel of a bounded operator $S:L^2(\mathbb{R}^n) \rightarrow L^2(\mathbb{R}^n) $ defined like $$(Sf)(x)= \int_{\mathbb{R}^n}K(x,y)f(y)dy.$$ Assume that $K\in C^{\text{bounded}...
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singular integral operators

Let $(\Omega,g)$ be a compact domain with smooth boundary and suppose that $g$ is smooth. Let $g_D$ and $g_N$ denote the Dirichlet and Neumann green functions for the Laplace-Beltrami operator. My ...
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Trace of integral trace-class operator

I have seen many answers to the converse question (which seems to be difficult in general), but I would like to ask the following: Let $T: L^2 \rightarrow L^2$ be a trace-class operator that is also ...
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When the value of a function in a point is equal to its integral average over the point's neighborhood?

It is well-known that the harmonic functions have this remarkable Averaging Property: if $f$ is harmonic in a domain $U \subset R^n$, then, for any point $x \in U$, $f(x)$ is equal to the integral ...
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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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Continuation (extension) of harmonic functions

Suppose $(M,g)$ is a simply connected smooth Riemannian manifold with smooth boundary and suppose that $U \subset \partial M$ is a smooth open connected subset of the boundary. Now my question is the ...
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Differential operator and equivalence

Here is the problem: I have a certain PDE and there is the nonlinear terme $h$, I have as data: $f \in H_0^2(0,L)$,,,$g \in {H^1}(0,L)$ with ${g_x}(0) = {g_x}(L) = 0$ Now on consider the fnction $$h(...
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Eigenvalues of elliptic operator analytic with respect to a parameter

I am interested when one can say the eigenvalues of an elliptic operator are real analytic with respect to a parameter. In particular I have seen many people say the first eigenvalue is analytic but ...
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When a PDE add a Laplacian term

I went to a talk today and the speaker mentioned when you add a Laplacian term to a PDE, the Laplacian will dominate (in what sense?), which I don't quite understand. I know this question is a bit ...
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Invertible operator

We consider the operator $$T=I + {{{\partial ^2}} \over {\partial {x^2}}}:{H^2}(0,L) \cap H_0^1(0,L) \to {L^2}(0,L)$$ We hope to prove that $T$ is invertible if and only if $L = n\pi $. and for this ...
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Resolvent difference of absolute values!

Let $T$ be a bounded operator. Then, the operators $\left\lvert T \right\rvert:=\sqrt{T^*T}$ and $\left\lvert T^* \right\rvert:=\sqrt{TT^*}$ are well-defined. Is there a way to write $$(\left\lvert ...
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Evolution equation invariance of sets

Let $A: D(A) \subset X \rightarrow X$ be a generator of a $C_0-$semigroup and $Z$ be a bounded operator on $X$, then the evolution equation for $u \in C([0,T], \mathbb{R})$ $$\varphi'(t) = A \varphi(t)...
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degree theory argument in elliptic pde; apparent contradiction

i have a question regarding a degree theory argument and an apparent contradiction. Let me point out that I am a complete novice with degree theory and really i am just pushing some symbols with no ...
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Helmholtz-Hodge decomposition

I have a question regarding a decomposition of a vector field. So fix $ 1<p<\infty$ and let $ \Omega$ denote a smooth bounded domain in $ R^N$. Now let $ F $ denote a smooth vector field $F:\...
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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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Dual space of $L^2(\mathbb{R},L^1(0,1))$?

I was wondering what the dual space of $L^2(\mathbb{R},L^1(0,1))$ is? (equipped with Lebesgue measures) Formally, one would suspect that it is just $L^2(\mathbb{R},L^{\infty}(0,1))$. But this may be a ...
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Trace-norm of integral operator

Let me start by saying that I do appreciate any insight on this. So also if you have a partial result, please share it as a comment or answer. This is somewhat unrelated to what I normally do, so I ...
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Operator identity for convergent series

Let $T_i$ and $S_i$ be a sequence of bounded operators such that $$ \sum_{k,i,j=0}^{\infty} S_j^* T_i^* T_i S_k$$ converges unconditionally in operator norm on some Hilbert space. The limit is then ...
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