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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Regularity of the Maxwell equations
As is well-known, the Maxwell equations can be phrased vectorially as,
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\nabla \cdot \mathbf E &= \frac{\rho_f}{\varepsilon}, &\text{Gauss's law,}\\\
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Spectrum of matrix involving quantum harmonic oscillator
The quantum harmonic oscillator relies on two classical objects, the so-called creation and annihilation operator
$$a ^* = x- \partial_x \text{ and }a = x+\partial_x.$$
Fix two numbers $\alpha,\beta \...
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Is every continuous microlocal operator a pseudo-differential operator?
Let $\mathcal S'=\mathcal S'(\mathbb R^n)$ be the Schwartz distribution space.
Suppose $A\colon\mathcal S'\to\mathcal S'$ is linear, continuous and microlocal.
By being microlocal I mean that the wave ...
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Regularity of conformal maps
In order to define what it means for a map $f \colon \Omega \subseteq \mathbb R^n \to \mathbb R^n$ to be conformal, it is sufficient to require that $f$ is everywhere differentiable. Does conformality ...
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Reference Request: Elliptic differential operators in the Fréchet setting
Normally the theory of (elliptic) differential operators between vector bundles (or $\mathbb{R}^n$) is presented in the language of Sobolev spaces. I'm searching for a book (or something similar) ...
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Penrose transform and general wave equations
In the late 1960's Penrose developed twistor theory, which (amongst other things) led to an exceptional description for solutions to the wave equation on Minkowski space via the so-called Penrose ...
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Does the Riemann-Christoffel curvature determine the connection?
I am looking for the integrability condition of the following system of pde:
$$\partial_{[\nu}\Gamma^\kappa_{\mu]\lambda}+\Gamma^\kappa_{[\nu|\rho|}\Gamma^\rho_{\mu]\lambda}=\frac{1}{2}R_{\mu\nu\...
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Applications of pseudodifferential operators to PDE
I am planning to build a PDE course centred around pseudodifferential operators. I know some important applications of pseudodifferential operators to PDEs, but I don't know enough to get the whole ...
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conservation law and generalized Symplectic Monge-Ampere equation arising from 3-variables
If we have a Jacobi PDE system with conservation law $\theta \in \Omega^1(M)$ such that $d \theta$ is non-degenerate 2-form , then we know this fact that it can be written as symplectic 2D Monge-...
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Computing spectra without solving eigenvalue problems
There is a rather remarkable conjecture formulated in this paper, "Computing spectra without solving eigenvalue problems," https://arxiv.org/pdf/1711.04888.pdf and in this talk by Svitlana Mayboroda ...
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Integrable solutions to an elliptic PDE on divergence form have a definite sign
Let $f\colon\mathbb{R}^n\to\mathbb{R}^n$ be a smooth, bounded vector field. Further, let $u\colon\mathbb{R}^n\to\mathbb{R}$ satisfy $$-\Delta u=\operatorname{div}(fu).$$
If $u\in L^1(\mathbb{R}^n)$, ...
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Are harmonic mappings non-singular outside a set of measure zero?
Let $g$ be a smooth Riemannian metric on the closed $n$-dimensional unit disk $\mathbb D^n$.
Let $f: \mathbb D^n \to \mathbb{R}^n$ be a smooth orientation-preserving immersion, and let $\omega :\...
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Classes of (non-continuous) functions with the fixed point property
Let $K$ be a convex body in $ R^d$. (Say, a ball, say a cube...) For which classes $ \cal C$ of functions, every function $ f \in {\cal C}$ which takes $K$ into itself admits a fixed point in $K$.
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Has it been proved that weak solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations are non-unique, and does this prove that the Navier-Stokes are not valid?
This preprint claims that, for finite kinetic energy initial solutions, uniqueness of weak solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations doesn't hold:
https://arxiv.org/abs/1709.10033
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Can the hyperbolic plane be immersed in three dimensional Euclidean space, if we are only looking for a weak solution?
Consider the following question:
"Can the hyperbolic plane $(\mathbb{R}^2, g_H)$ be isometrically
immersed in three dimensional Eulidean space$(\mathbb{R}^3, g_{flat})$?"
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Vanishing eigenvalues of Jacobian
Let $f: \mathbb{R^2}\to \mathbb{R^2}$ be a Schwartz function. If the eigenvalues of $Df$ vanish everywhere, must $f$ be constant? Does an analogous result hold when we replace $2$ by $n$?
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Sobolev spaces and geometry
This is a very naive question, is there a way to geometrically understand Sobolev spaces without going through analysis and PDE's? To my knowledge, Sobolev spaces where created precisely to study PDE'...
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Space of sections of a fibre bundle with non-compact base space
Let $\pi: E \rightarrow M$ be a fiber bundle over the manifold M and denote by $\Gamma(E)$ the space of smooth sections of $E$.
For compact $M$ it is well known (Hamilton 1982, Part II Corollary 1.3.9)...
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Mathematical difference between entropy and energy
I have a rather soft question. Let's assume that we consider the heat equation posed in $S^1$:
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\partial_t u=\partial_x^2u.
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It is well known that if we define the functionals
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H(t)=\int_{-\pi}^\...
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Moduli space of linear partial differential equations
Is there a way to view "the space of all possible linear PDE's" as an algebraic variety with singularities?
This is in connection with a quote from someone on the web that I saw a long time ago. At ...
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Differential of a Sobolev map between manifolds
Let $\Sigma, M$ be smooth compact Riemannian manifolds. By embedding $M$ isometrically into $\mathbb{R}^N$, one can define the Sobolev spaces $W^{k,p}(\Sigma, M)$ by
\begin{equation} W^{k,p}(\Sigma,M)...
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Alternative proof of Varadhan's formula on Riemann manifolds
Consider Varadhan's famous formula for the kernel of the heat equation on a manifold:
$$ \lim_{t \rightarrow 0} t \log h(t,x,y) = - \frac{d(x,y)^2}{4} .$$
I do not have access to his 1967 two papers,...
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A conformal map whose Jacobian vanishes at a point is constant?
Let $f:M \to N$ be a smooth weakly conformal map between connected $d$-dimensional Riemannian manifolds, i.e. $f$ satisfies $df^Tdf =(\det df)^{\frac{2}{d}} \, \text{Id}_{TM}$.
Assume $d \ge 3$ ...
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PDEs, boundary conditions, and unique solvability
I'm interested in a criterion that determines whether a linear scalar PDE (arbitrary order) has a unique solution given vanishing boundary conditions at spatial infinity. I'll try to formulate the ...
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$C^0$ estimate for solutions of elliptic PDE with Neumann BC
I am interested in a reference for (or counterexample to) a particular
$C^0$ estimate for solutions of the Laplace equation with Neumann
boundary conditions. More precisely, let $(M,g)$ be a $C^\...
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Pseudolocality outside of geometric PDE?
In Ricci flow, the pseudolocality theorem says roughly that regularity in some region implies that as time goes on, there is some regularity in a smaller region. The first version is due to Perelman. ...
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Why is resonance such a widespread phenomenon?
It is easy to mathematically describe the motion of a mass which is attached to a spring and also pushed around by a sinusoidal force. We get a differential equation of the form:
$$\frac{\mathrm{d}^2x}...
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History of ODE and PDE reference request
Is there any reference (book or articles) which made the history (up to the modern times) and the conceptual development of Ordinary Differential Equations and Partial Differential Equations? It will ...
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Where was/is Compensated Compactness used?
This last summer, I read up on Tartar's so called Method of Compensated Compactness (or at least how it applied to scalar conservation laws). I used this theory to prove the existence of $L^{\infty}$ ...
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Gaussian distribution, maximum entropy and the heat equation
I have asked this question on MathSE, but I got no replies, so I thought of trying here.
Consider the Gaussian distribution on $\mathbb{R}$ with mean $m$ and variance $t=\sigma^2$. This has the ...
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Connection between solution for Schrödinger equation and solution for heat equation
It's known, that if you write imaginary unit into a heat equation you'll get time-dependent Schrödinger equation. Recently one guy discovered a connection between solutions for these two equations (...
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Are there soliton solutions for Euler and Navier–Stokes equation?
I'm now reading papers about the the well-posedness of Euler and Navier–Stokes equation, so I wonder if we have soliton solutions for these two equations just like for KdV equation. I'm interested in ...
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First eigenvalue of the Laplacian on a regular polygon
Consider the Laplacian eigenvalue problem $-\Delta u = \lambda u$ on $\Omega$ with Dirichlet boundary conditions. Let $\lambda_1$ denote the first eigenvalue. The following theorem is well known:
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Reference request: Simple facts about vector-valued Sobolev space
Let $V,H$ be separable Hilbert spaces such that there are dense injections $V \hookrightarrow H \hookrightarrow V^*$. (For example, $H = L^2(\mathbb{R}^n)$, $V = H^1(\mathbb{R}^n)$, $V^* = H^{-1}(\...
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applications of C$^*$-algebras in the field of PDEs
I know only a little bit about C$^*$-algebras and I want a to know if you know a nice apllication or the influence of them in the field of partial differential equations (it is better that it is ...
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Are conformal maps between Riemannian manifolds real-analytic?
This is a cross-post.
Let $M,N$ be oriented smooth ($C^{\infty}$) $n$-dimensional Riemannian manifolds, and let $f:M \to N$ be a smooth orientation-preserving weakly* conformal map.
Do there exist ...
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Short time existence on nonlinear parabolic PDE
I saw several papers that without proof accept the fact "Short time existence on nonlinear parabolic PDE" is there any affirmative proof of this fact?
in which book we have this fact, the number of ...
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Intuition behind choosing a specific test function
I am learning about elliptic PDEs using the book by Chen & Wu, especially on the maximum principle. The author uses the De Giorgi iteration technique to establish the weak maximum principle for ...
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Unexpected regularity of the distance from a $C^2$ submanifold
Let $\Gamma$ be a $C^2$ compact submanifold of $\mathbb{R}^n$. Consider the distance function $\delta$ from $\Gamma$. It is well known that, for sufficiently small $\varepsilon>0$, $\delta$ is $C^2$...
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Proof of Green's formula for rectifiable Jordan curves
$\newcommand{\Ga}{\Gamma}$
I am trying to find a proof of Green's formula for rectifiable Jordan curves $\Ga$ (and the corresponding interior regions $R$). There is a proof by Ridder, followed by ...
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Relationship between the Radon transform and Twistor spaces
I have often heard that the theory of Twistor spaces is ``a complex analogue" of the Radon transform. What is the precise connection ?
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Density of smooth functions in Sobolev spaces on manifolds
Hebbey defines the Sobolev space of functions on a Riemannian manifold (M,g) as the completion of smooth functions under the Sobolev norm. However, I have seen (elsewhere) that Sobolev spaces have ...
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Results about existence/uniqueness of solution to Euler-Lagrange equations?
While studying calculus of variations, there is one question that I feel is missing in the texts I'm reading:
What can we say about the existence and/or uniqueness of solutions to Euler-Lagrange ...
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Equations for Integrable Systems
So, let's say we have a symplectic variety over $\mathbb{C}$, $M$, of dimension $2n$, and $f_1,\ldots,f_n$ Poisson commuting functions with $df_1\wedge\ldots\wedge df_n$ generically nonzero. Further ...
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The ground state is signed and symmetric
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In Berestycki and Lions it is asserted that (on page 316), if I am not misreading, that the "ground state", i.e. action minimizer among nontrivial solutions, corresponding to the action
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Reference on Minty's trick
I am searching for a precise reference for the following result:
Consider $f:\mathbb{R}_+\rightarrow\mathbb{R}_+$ a nondecreasing function.
Assume that a sequence of nonnegative functions $(u_n)_n$ ...
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Can Buckmaster-Vicol paradoxical solutions to Navier Stokes show macroscopic motion?
Villani, in his paper "Paradoxe de Scheffer-Shnirelman ..." (MR2648676, Zbl 1404.35338), describes the paradoxical solutions to the Euler equation by Scheffer and Shnirelman, in the form ...
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Existence, uniqueness, and regularity for linear parabolic PDE on a complete Riemannian manifold
Let $M$ be a smooth manifold with a complete Riemannian metric $g$ and $E$ a smooth vector bundle over $M$ with an inner product and compatible connection $\nabla$. Let $K: E \rightarrow E$ be a ...
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Parametrisations for null temperature functions: nonuniqueness of solutions to the heat equation
Disclaimer. I expect this is a highly open problem, but maybe I'm wrong and someone has come up with some answers besides those given here. In any case, all information appreciated, thanks!
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A model of pillows
(The same system with slightly different questions has been asked in MSE.)
Let $\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^2$ be some simply connected planar domain. We seek for a mapping $\mathbf{r}:\Omega\rightarrow \...
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