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A question from a proof of an inequality in Sobolev space $W^{1,1}$
I try to understand the proof the lemma given at page 54 in Ladyzhenskaya et al (1968) - Linear and Quasilinear Elliptic Equations. Here it is a screenshot:
Here is what I did:
$$-u(x)=u(y)-u(x)=\...
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Does the Poincaré inequality hold on annular domains?
Does the following Poincaré inequality hold
$$\int_{B_{r_2}\setminus B_{r_1}} |f-\bar{f}|^2 dx \leq C(r_2-r_1)^2 \int_{B_{r_2}\setminus B_{r_1}} |\nabla f|^2 dx,$$
where $B_r$ denotes a ball of radius ...
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Poincare inequality on the hemisphere
Background:
Let $\mathbb{S}^2_+$ be the hemisphere. Then we know that for $f:\mathbb{S}^2_+\to \mathbb{R}$ satisfying (when written in coordinates) $\int_{0}^{2\pi}\int_{0}^{\pi/2}f(r,\theta)\sin(r)dr ...
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On norm of the Sobolev space $H^2(\Omega)$, $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n; n \geq 2$
Let the Sobolev space $H^2(\Omega)$ be defined with the norm $\|u\|_{H^2(\Omega)}=\Big(\sum_{|\alpha|\leq 2})\|D^{\alpha}u\|^2_{L^2(\Omega)}\Big)^\frac{1}{2}$.
I have found in several research ...
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Is there any bilinear Poincaré/Sobolev inequality?
Is the following, I call it bilinear Poincaré inequality, true?
Let $\Omega$ be an open bounded set in $\mathbf R^n\DeclareMathOperator{\dL}{d\!}$. There exists $C > 0$ such that for any $u, v \in ...
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How do I integrate this inequality that appears in a paper of Rabinowitz?
Sorry if this is too easy for MO, but I found it in a research paper, so I thought that it was worth posting here.
I was reading a paper by Rabinowitz(this one to be more precise) and I came across ...
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Bounding integral expression with Sobolev norm of integrand
Consider the following integral expression:
$$\mathcal I :=\iint_{\epsilon \leq|x-y| \leq 1/2} f(x) f(y) \frac{\langle g(x)-g(y), x-y\rangle}{|x-y|^{n+2}} d x d y $$
for $\epsilon>0$, $f \in L^\...
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Bounding integral expression with BV norm of integrand
Consider the following integral expression:
$$\mathcal I :=\iint_{\epsilon \leq|x-y| \leq 1/2} f(x) f(y) \frac{\langle g(x)-g(y), x-y\rangle}{|x-y|^{n+2}} d x d y $$
for $\epsilon>0$, $f \in L^\...
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Bounding integral expression with total variation of integrand
Consider the following integral expression:
$$\mathcal I :=\iint_{\epsilon \leq|x-y| \leq 1/2} f(x) f(y) \frac{(g(x)-g(y))(x-y)}{|x-y|^{3}} d x d y $$
for $\epsilon>0$, $f \in L^\infty(\mathbb R)$,...
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What functions are equal to their symmetric decreasing rearrangement?
I am trying to understand the set
$$\mathcal{A}=\{f:f\text{ non-negative, measurable}, \text{vanishes at infinity and } f(x)=f^*(x)\}$$
where $f:\mathbb{R}^n\to \mathbb{R}$ is vanishing at infinity if ...
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Question about Gidas-Ni-Nirenberg result
Background:
So I know that the Euler Lagrange equation associated with the Sobolev inequality takes the following form,
$$-\Delta u = u^p$$
where $p=2^*-1$ and here we assume that $u>0$ on $\mathbb{...
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Prove $\int_\Omega \left(\rho_{1} \ln \frac{\rho_{1}}{\rho_{2}}\right)dx dy \leq C\int_\Omega |\rho_1-\rho_2|dxdy$ for $0 \le \rho_1, \rho_2 \in L^1$
Let $\rho_1, \rho_2 \in L^1(\Omega;\mathbb R_+)$ such that $\int \rho_i|\ln \rho_i| < \infty$. Is it true that there exists a constant $C>0$ such that
\begin{align*}
\int_\Omega \left(\rho_{1} \...
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Determine the sign (positive or negative) of an integral with the fractional Laplacian
Let $u,v:\mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ and $\phi: \mathbb R \to \mathbb R_+$ be smooth bounded functions. Assume also $\phi' \ge 0$. Assume that $u(0) - v(0) = 0$ and that $0$ is a strict global minimum of ...
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From some priori estimates can we estimate higher Sobolev norm?
Suppose $u$ is a smooth function on bounded set $\Omega$ with smooth boundary such that
$$\|u\|_{W^{1,p}(\Omega)}\le C\|\phi\|_{W^{1-1/p,p}(\partial\Omega)}$$
where $u|_{\partial\Omega}=\phi$.
Can we ...
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Mittag-Leffler function
Let the Mittaq-Leffler function be defined by the expression
$$ E_{\mu,\nu}(z) = \sum_{k=0}^{\infty} \frac{z^k}{\Gamma(k\mu+\nu)}\quad \text{$\mu>0$ and $\nu\in \mathbb R$}$$
Now let $n\in \mathbb ...
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Reverse Hölder type inequality for the Laplacian raised to a power
I am studying integrals of the form $\int (\Delta \rho)^{\alpha} f^{\beta}$ where $0<\alpha < 1, \beta \geq 0$ and $\rho, f \in C_c^{\infty}(\mathbb{R}^n).$ My goal is to obtain lower bound on ...
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Proof of a discrete isoperimetric inequality
The following inequality appears in the proof of certain isoperimetric-type inequalities for analytic functions in two dimensions:
$$\sum_{m=0}^{\infty}\frac{|c_m|^2}{m+1} \leq \pi \left(\sum_{m=0}^{...
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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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Scaled Harnack inequality $\sup_{B_r} v \le c\,(1-r)^{-p}\, \inf_{B_r} v$
Where can I find a proof of the following scaled version of Harnack inequality?
Let $v$ be a non-negative solution of ${L}u = 0$ in $B_1$, with $L$ a uniformly elliptic operator. Then, for $r<1$,...
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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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Parabolic variational inequality: regularity of the time derivative in $L^2(0,T;H)$?
Let $V \subset H \subset V^*$ be a Gelfand triple of Hilbert spaces. Take $f,\psi \in L^2(0,T;H)$ and consider the VI: find $u \in L^2(0,T;V)$ with $u' \in L^2(0,T;V^*)$ such that
$$u(t) \leq \psi(t) ...
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Reference for a proof of the Gagliardo-Nirenberg Interpolation Inequality?
In the book Linear and Quasi-linear Evolution Equations in Hilbert Spaces by Cherrier and Milani, Theorem 1.5.2, we are given the following version of the GN interpolation inequality:
Let $\Omega\...
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Proof of Agmon's inequality in $\mathbb{R}^3$
According to Wikipedia, Agmon's inequality provides a bound on the $L^\infty$ norm of a $H^2$ function on a (regular) subset of $\mathbb{R}^3$. In the book of JC Robinson et al. "The Three-...
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Hardy-type inequality for point boundary
Let $f$ be in $W^{2,p}(\mathbb{R}^n)$ for $n\geq 3$ and $p>n/2$, with $f=0$ at the origin. I want to show that the integral $$\int_{B(0,r)} (f |x|^{-2})^p dV <\infty$$ for some small $r>0$. A ...
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A Poincaré-type inequality with logarithmic function
For any function $f(x)$ we denote $\bar{f}:=\frac{1}{\Omega}\int_\Omega f(x)\,dx$.
Let $\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^n$ be a bounded smooth domain and $u(x)> 0$ be a smooth function defined on $\Omega$....
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on an inequality of Brezis-Lieb
In their 1983 JFA paper Brezis and Lieb have shown, among many other things, a Poincaré-type inequality: in the case of a harmonic function $f$ on a bounded domain $\Omega$, their inequality ((3.14) ...
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(sharp)Garding's inequality and inequality with lower bounds
The origin of Garding's inequality was an effort to solve Dirichlet's problem for linear elliptic operators of high even order.Let $$P(x,D)= \sum a_{\alpha}(x)D^{\alpha}$$ with principal part $$P_{2m}...