Questions tagged [ap.analysis-of-pdes]
Partial differential equations (PDEs): Existence and uniqueness, regularity, boundary conditions, linear and non-linear operators, stability, soliton theory, integrable PDEs, conservation laws, qualitative dynamics.
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The semigroup of Laplace-Beltrami operator on 3-flat torus
I am studying a recent paper in which the author worked on the rectangular, flat 3 tori. It can be realized, the author explained, as $\mathbb{R}^3 \over (L_1 \mathbb Z \times L_2 \mathbb Z \times L_3 ...
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PDE system solution on manifold with conformal metric
Let $(M, \bar g)$, where $M=\mathbb{R}^n$, with coordinates $(x_1, x_2, .. x_n)$, $f:\mathbb{R}^n \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ and $\phi:\mathbb{R}^n \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ with $n \geq 3$ and $f$ a ...
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$L^\infty-L^\infty$ bounds for heat semigroups constructed from the Dirichlet Laplacian
Let $D \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ be a bounded domain with Lipschitz boundary, and let $\Delta$ be the Laplace operator with the Dirichlet boundary condition on $D$. Let $e^{t\Delta}$ be the corresponding ...
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Non-existence of rapidly decaying solutions of certain elliptic semilinear equations
Consider the equation
$$ -\Delta f+mf+\lambda f^p=0$$
on $\mathbb{R}^d$, where $d>2$,$m>0$, $p>1$ is integer, and $\lambda \in \mathbb{R}$. Are there any known results regarding the non-...
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Uniqueness of the solution to some parabolic PDE
Consider the system
$$
\begin{eqnarray}
\partial_t p(t,x) + b(t)\partial_x p(t,x) - \partial_{xx}^2\left(\frac{\sigma(t,x)^2p(t,x)}{2\big(1+\alpha(t)\big)^2}\right) &=& 0, & \forall t>0,...
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A kind of Gagliardo-Nirenberg inequality proof
Could any one give a proof for this inequility here? I just know its some kind of Gagliardo-Nirenberg inequility, but where does the second term come from? Thx~
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\int_{B_r}|u|^q\le C\left(\int_{B_r}|...
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Nash's paper on parabolic equations
I am currently studying the paper "CONTINUITY OF SOLUTIONS OF PARABOLIC AND ELLIPTIC EQUATIONS" by John Nash (cf. American Journal of Mathematics, Vol. 80, 1958, https://doi.org/2372841). ...
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Weak convergence in $W^{1,p}_0$
Note from the answerer : this question stems from this article.
I ask this question in https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/1206617
I have a bounded sequence $(u_n)$ from $W^{1,p}_0(\Omega)$ so ...
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Exponential decay of resolvent kernel
For the integral kernel of the Laplacian $\Delta$ on $\mathbb{R}^n$, consider the resolvent $R(\lambda) := (\lambda - \Delta)^{-1}$ and let $R(\lambda; x, y)$ be its kernel, which is a smooth function ...
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Reasons behind different conventions for symbol of operator
I've come across two slightly different conventions for the symbol of a differential operator $D$ (let's say on $\mathbb{R}^n$) and haven't thought much about the motivation behind them until now.
The ...
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$x f'$ bounded by $x^2f $ and $f''$?
Consider the Hilbert space of functions $f \in L^2(\mathbb R)$ such that $x^2f \in L^2(\mathbb R) $ and $ f'' \in L^2(\mathbb R).$
I am wondering whether it is true that $xf'\in L^2(\mathbb R)$ as ...
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Support of functions in Fourier domain
Let $\mathcal F$ be the Fourier transform. I would like to understand whether being in a Sobolev space implies that the Fourier transform of a function is necessarily supported on a compact ball up to ...
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Banach's fixed point theorem for quasilinear parabolic PDEs
I have recently started reading into PDE theory, and came across the following question. Consider the PDE $$
\begin{cases}
\partial_t \rho = \Delta (\rho + \rho^2) & \text{ on } (0,T) \times \...
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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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Does Ricci flow with surgery come from sections of a smooth Riemannian manifold?
More precisely, is Ricci flow with surgery on a 3-dimensional Riemannian manifold M given by the "constant-time" sections of some canonical smooth 4-dimensional Riemannian manifold?
There would be a ...
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Possible sign of scalar curvature for Einstein warped product manifold with Ricci-flat
Let $(M, g_M)$ where $M= B \times_f F$ and $g_M=g_B + f^2g_F$, an Einstein warped product manifold (i.e., $Ric_M= \lambda g_M$), with Ricci flat fiber-manifold $F$, i.e., $Ric_F=0$.
Then $M$ can admit ...
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Green's function for elliptic PDE with potential
$\newcommand{\div}{\operatorname{div}}$Suppose I have an elliptic operator $\mathcal{L} u = -\div (A \nabla u) $ on some open set $\Omega \subseteq \mathbb{R}^d$ where here $A$ is uniformly elliptic ...
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Deriving the general interior elliptic estimate from the compactly supported case
This is an exercise (10.3.4 in the third edition) from Nicolaescu's Lectures on the Geometry of Manifolds.
Let $L$ be an elliptic differential operator of order $k$ and $1 < p < \infty$. The ...
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Proving an eigenvalue bound without resorting to Weyl's law
Suppose $(M,g)$ is a smooth compact Riemannian manifold of dimension $n\geq 2$ with smooth boundary and denote by $\{\phi_k,\lambda_k\}_{k\in \mathbb N}$ its Dirihclet spectral decomposition for the ...
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A version of the Nash-Moser inverse function for unbounded domains?
Do there exist versions of the Nash-Moser inverse function theorem applicable to spaces of unbounded smooth functions on unbounded domains in $\mathbb{R}^n$? Any reference would be appreciated but ...
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Fractional Laplacian of smooth cut off functions
Suppose we have a smooth compactly supported function $\phi\in C^{\infty}_c(B_\epsilon(0))$ such that $0\leq \phi \leq 1$, $\phi\equiv 1$ on the unit ball and $\phi$ vanishes outside $B_\epsilon(0).$
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Weyl's law and eigenfunction bounds for weighted Laplace-Beltrami operator
I would appreciate any answers or even references for the following problem.
Let $(M,g)$ be a complete smooth Riemannian manifold with an asymptotically Euclidean metric (let's even say that the ...
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Regularity of Fokker-Planck equation
Consider solutions $\rho_{1,2}$ of the Fokker-Planck equation
$$\begin{cases}\partial_t \rho_i = \Delta \rho_i + \nabla \cdot (\rho_i \nabla \Phi_{1,2})\\
\rho_i(0,\cdot) = \rho^0 \end{cases}$$
for ...
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Density of restrictions of harmonic functions inside a ball
Let $B$ be the closed unit ball in $\mathbb R^3$ centered at the origin and let $U= \{x\in \mathbb R^3\,:\, \frac{1}{2}\leq |x| \leq 1\}.$ Let
$$ S_U= \{u \in C^{\infty}(U)\,:\, \Delta u =0 \quad\text{...
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Equicontinuity, Beltrami coefficients and Sequence of top/bottom semi-annuli
In the Beltrami equation literature, one approach to showing equicontinuity for pairs $(f_{n},\mu_{n})$ (where $\partial_{\bar{z}}f_{n}=\mu_{n}(z)\partial_{z}f_{n}$) is via the relations of moduli and ...
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Convergence of spheres in nonlinear stability of Minkowski space
My question is about Lemma 3.3.1 in Christodoulou and Klainerman's proof of nonlinear stability of Minkowski space. This lemma says the following: Consider a family of metrics $m_u$ on $S^2$ defined ...
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Extremizers of the Sobolev inequality
Background:
I am reading the paper: Best constant in Sobolev inequality by Talenti (see here) and I am trying to understand the following step.
On p. 365, the author is arguing that the solutions to ...
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How to learn Strichartz estimates for wave equations?
I am a student planning to learn some knowledge about Strichartz estimates for wave equations. My goal is to understand the Strichartz estimates or a priori estiamtes of weak solutions for the linear ...
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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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Examples of reaction-diffusion systems with analytical solutions
I want to study how some numerical schemes work on $2$-dimensional reaction-diffusion systems on rectangles with Neumann Boundary conditions and I search for a while for a problem of the form:
$$\...
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How I can distibute values over the computational cells?
I am an engineering student and I try to solve the fluid equations over a given set of computational cells. I have a mathematical question about a field I am currently studying, precisely the ...
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What are semipositone functions? [closed]
I am reading a paper on multiple solutions for boundary value problems of fourth-order differential systems. In the paper, there is a nonlinear term $f\in C\left[(0,1)\times \mathbb{R}^+\times \mathbb{...
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Is this generalization of differentiable manifolds to mixed dimensions a known object?
Suppose you are studying the evolution of some electromagnetic quantity in a conductor consisting of objects of several dimensions, i.e. wires, plates and balls.
This would amount to studying the ...
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Asymptotics for the first eigenvalue for the Laplace-Beltrami operator on the sphere
I am trying to understand the existence of positive solutions for the following equations,
$-\Delta_{\mathbb{S}^n} u + \lambda u = f(u)$
where $f$ is some non-linearity, say $f(t)=t^3.$
By considering ...
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Decay rate for a small perturbation of a simple linear ODE
MOTIVATION.
Let $f:[0,+\infty)\to \mathbb{R}$.
Solutions to $\partial_tf(t) = -\lambda f(t)$, $f(0)\neq 0$ approach zero exactly as $e^{-\lambda t}$.
This property is preserved if we apply an ...
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Parabolic/Elliptic equation with nonlinear gradient term
Let $a\in (0,1)$ and $(0,1) \subset \mathbb{R}$, we consider the below equation in $(0,1) \times (0,T)$
$$ \partial_t u -\partial_x^2 u - \dfrac{1}{|u|^a} \partial_x u =f(x).$$
And $u(x,0)=x^{1/a}$ ...
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Set invariance for differential inclusions applied to PDES?
This question is somewhat related to this one that I posted a while back on MSE, but the context has slightly changed since then. My question here relates to the consequences of a result in Weinberger'...
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Time evolution of Wigner transform
I am studying the Hartree equation for N-particles for the first time and things are not clear to me. Given the density matrix
$$\gamma_{N, t}^{(n)} (x_1,..,n_n; y_1,...,y_n) =
\begin{cases}
\int \...
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How to solve a nonlinear PDE?
I want to solve the problem :
$$\frac{\partial u}{\partial t}=\frac{1}{\left\vert \nabla u \right\vert^p} \operatorname{div} \left( \frac{\nabla u}{\left\vert \nabla u\right\vert^p}\right) $$
We ...
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How to approach this semilinear system of PDEs?
This question is cross-posted from Math StackExchange (link). I'm not sure it qualifies as research-level mathematics (although the application is to research) but it has been on MSE for several days, ...
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Early successes of Schwartz distribution theory
What are the early successes of Schwartz distributions theory?
What are the hard theorems that became simple and what
open problems were solved with this new tool soon after Laurent
Schwartz released ...
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Is there a variational interpretation for the equation $\operatorname{div}(\star \circ \bigwedge^k df\circ \star )=0$?
$\newcommand{\id}{\operatorname{Id}}
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Lipschitz domains ambiguous definitions
I use a lot in the study of pde bounded Lipschitz domains $\Omega\subseteq\mathbb{R}^N$. However I have noticed that there are some major differences in their definitions. I will put here two of them, ...
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Sturm-Liouville result
Suppose $n \ge 2$ an integer and consider finding the first eigenvalue of
$$ -\partial_\theta \left( \omega(\theta) \psi'(\theta) \right) = \mu_1 \omega(\theta) \psi(\theta)$$ for $ 0<\theta<\...
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Is $p_t(y,x)$ the kernel of the time reversal of the diffusion $X$, for $p_t(x,y)$ the kernel of $X$?
Short version. If $X$ is a diffusion with generator $L$ and the Lebesgue measure is invariant for $X$, then $L^*$ has no term of order zero and it corresponds to another diffusion $X^*$. Denoting by $...
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A Grönwall-type inequality for $u(t)\le\alpha(t)+\int_0^t\max(u(s),\beta(s))\:{\rm d}s$?
Quick question: Are we able to show a Gronwall-type inequality assuming that $$u(t)\le\alpha(t)+\int_0^t\max(u(s),\beta(s))\:{\rm d}s,$$ where $\alpha$ is nondecreasing (or constant) and $\beta$ is ...
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Adjoint operator of OU generator
The generator an OU process is given by
$$A = \operatorname{tr}(QD^2)+\langle Bx,D\rangle.$$
This one possesses an invariant measure given by
$$d\mu(x) = b(x) \ dx \text{ with } b(x) = \frac{1}{(4\pi)^...
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Positive part of Cauchy sequence of Sobolev functions is again Cauchy
Let $p\geq 1$ and consider the space $W^{1,p}(B)$ where $B\subset \mathbb{R}^{n}$ is the standard unit ball. Moreover, let $f_{k} \in C^{\infty}(B)$ be a Cauchy sequence in $W^{1,p}(B)$ of smooth ...
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Integration of Wigner transform
I am a mathematician studying the dynamics of the $N$-Body density matrix $\rho_{N}(x;y)$ for $n$ particles, defined by
$$\rho_{N, t}^{(n)} (x_1,..,n_n; y_1,...,y_n) =
\begin{cases}
\int \rho_{N,t}(...
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The square-integrability of $p$ and $\nabla u$
We consider the stationary Stokes problem in $\mathbb{R}^n$
$$\DeclareMathOperator{\Dvg}{\nabla\cdot}
\begin{cases} \Delta u + \nabla p = f & \text{ in $\mathbb{R}^n$} \\
\Dvg u =0.
\end{cases}
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