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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Changing the test function space in a weak formulation of parabolic PDE
Suppose we are interested in the existence of a $u \in L^2(0,T;V)$ with $u' \in L^2(0,T;V^*)$ such that
$$(u(T),\varphi(t))_H -\int_0^T \langle \varphi'(t), u(t) \rangle_{V^*,V} + \int_0^T a(u(t),\...
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Bound for a certain integral expression
I am working to establish an estimate in $X^{s,b}$ spaces to prove local well-posedness of a certain equation, and I need to consider some sub-cases. In particular, I wish to show that the following ...
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semiclassical principal symbol
What is the semiclassical principal symbol $\sigma_h$ of the operator $h^2\Delta-1$ (here $\Delta=-\sum_j\partial^{2}_{x_j}$)? $h^2\Delta-1$ is a second order semiclassical partial differential ...
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A parabolic PDE with Lipschitz nonlinearity, how to obtain well-posedness?
Let $\Omega$ be a bounded smooth domain in $\mathbb{R}^n$ (or more generally a compact manifold). I'm interested in well-posedness (existence most importantly) of equations of the form
$$u_t(t) - \...
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Checking initial data in parabolic PDE with no control on time derivative
It is possible to define a weak solution of a parabolic PDE
$$u_t - Au = f$$
$$u(0) = u_0$$
as $u \in L^2(0,T;H^1)$ such that
$$-\int_0^T\int_\Omega u(t)\varphi'(t) + \int_0^T\int_\Omega Au(t)\varphi(...
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Simultaneous Orthogonal basis for $L^2(\mathbb{R}^n)$ and $H^1(\mathbb{R}^n)$
Given a smooth bounded set $U\subset \mathbb{R}^n$, there is a simultaneous orthogonal basis for $L^2(U)$ and $H^1_0(U)$ by the existence of eigenvectors to the Laplacian in a bounded domain, which ...
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Can we expect $\left\||f|^{2}f-|g|^{2}g\right\|\leq C ||f-g||$ in the Banach algebra $A(\mathbb T)$ ?
Let $f\in L^{1}(\mathbb T)$ and define the Fourier coefficient of $f$ : $\hat{f}(n)=\frac{1}{2\pi} \int _{-\pi}^{\pi} f(t) e^{-int} dt; (n\in \mathbb Z)$.Consider the space,
$$A(\mathbb T):= \{f\in L^...
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Extending a harmonic function in a ball to subharmonic in a larger ball
Consider the Laplace equation in a ball $B(r) \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ of radius $r$:
$$
\begin{cases}
-\Delta u &= 0, \quad \text {in} \quad B(r), \\
\ \ \ \ \ \, u&= g, \quad \text {in}\quad \...
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How to use, $(|u|^{2}u - |v|^{2}v)(s)= (u-v)|u|^{2}(s)+ v(|u|^{2}-|v|^{2}) (s)$; to prove contraction in a Banach space $C([0,T]; M^{p,1})$?
(May be this is very basic question for MO)
(For details or this question you may see the paper page no. 9, MR2506839, Local well-posedness of nonlinear dispersive equations on modulation spaces; ...
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uniqueness for Poisson equation in R^d with mildly regular data
I'm interested in Poisson's equation $-\Delta u=f$ set in the whole space $R^d$ (let's say $d\geq 3$ for simplicity) when $f$ has very little integrability, specifically $f\in L^{1+\varepsilon}$ for ...
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Uniform equicontinuity of a family of indefinite integrals
Let $f_k$ be a sequence of measurable functions on $\mathbb{R}^k$ where $k > 1$. (Let us be generous and also assume that $f_k$ is locally integrable.) Does anyone know what the phrase
uniform ...
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Integrability of the Poisson integral
Maybe this is rather obvious, but I'm stuck. Let's consider the Laplace equation in the upper half plane with boundary condition $g$, $i.e.$
$$
\Delta u(x,y)=0, u(x,0)=g(x).
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Then the solution is ...
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Are smooth functions dense in the space $\{u \in H^1(Q) \text{ with } \Delta_\Gamma u \in L^2(Q)\}$?
Define $$Q = \bigcup_{t \in (0,T)}\Gamma \times \{t\}$$ where $\Gamma$ is a compact (without boundary) hypersurface. Assume whatever smoothness is required.
Define $L^2(Q) := L^2(0,T;L^2(\Gamma))$ ...
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Chain rule for fractional laplacian
Does anyone know a formula of chain rule for fractional laplacian?
say we take the fractional laplacian of order a on function $g(U(x))$ $x\in \mathbb{R}^2$, $U \in \mathbb{R}$, $g \colon \mathbb{R} \...
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A question about solutions to Floer's equation which are asymptotic to a stationary point
Let $M$ be a compact symplectic manifold and $H$ a time independent Hamiltonian on $M$. Let $\alpha$ be a solution to Floer's equation
$$ u(t,s): S^1 \times \mathbb{R} \to M$$
$$(du+X_H\otimes dt)^...
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About Aubin-Lions Lemma
I have a question about Aubin-Lions Lemma, the standard Aubin-Lions lemma need those Banach Space be reflexive spaces, are there any version of Aubin-Lions without reflexivity?
Standard aubin-lions:...
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Regularity of weak solutions for a quasilinear problem
Theorem 6.2.7 in the book Nonlinear Analisis of Gasisnski and Papageorgiou states: If $u\in W^{1,p}(\Omega)\cap L^\infty(\Omega)$ and $\Delta_pu \in L^\infty(\Omega)$ then we have $u\in C^{1,\beta}_0(\...
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property of local sobolev space
The local Sobolev space,defined as $W^{k,p}_{loc}(\Omega)$, is the space such that for any $u \in W^{k,p}_{loc}(\Omega)$ and any compact $V\subset \Omega$, $u \in W^{k,p}(V)$. I am just wondering if ...
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Bounding $\lVert{u}\rVert_{C^0([0,T];V)} \leq C\left(\lVert{u}\rVert_{L^2(0,T;V)} + \lVert{u'}\rVert_{L^2(0,T;H)}\right)$?
Define $W(X,Y) = \{ u \in L^2(0,T;X) \mid u' \in L^2(0,T;Y)\}$
where $u'$ is the usual weak derivative.
Let $V \subset H \subset V^*$ be a Hilbert triple. If $u \in W(V,V)$ (so $$u \in L^2(0,T;V) \...
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Reference request: Boundary behavior and quantitative lower bound for the principal eigenfunction of an elliptic PDE in a ball $B(r)$
Consider the elliptic eigenvalue problem
$$
\begin{cases}
\int_{B(r)} A(x) \nabla u \cdot \nabla \phi \, dx &= \ \ \frac{\lambda_1}{r^2}\int_{B(r)} u \phi \, dx \\
\qquad \qquad \qquad \quad u&...
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How to define a differential form on a fractal?
It is well known how to construct a Laplacian on a fractal using the Dirichlet forms (see e.g.
the survey article by Strichartz). This implies, in particular, that a fractal can be "heated", i.e. one ...
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parabolic PDE with almost-monotone elliptic operator, existence results?
Are there any existence results for parabolic PDE of the type $$u_t - Au = f$$ in some Gelfand triple setting ($V \subset H \subset V^*$) with $A$ an operator that it is not quite monotone but close: ...
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Solvable PDEs and their Green's functions
I have a class of PDEs of the form
$$
-\Box\phi(x)+\lambda\phi_0^2(x)\phi(x)=0
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with $\phi_0^2(x)=\sum_{n=-\infty}^\infty b_ne^{ip_n\cdot x}$. I know some exact solutions for them (see here and ...
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harmonic maps from cone to $S^2$ locally lipschitz?
Are the harmonic maps from a 2-dimensional cone to $S^2$ locally lipschitz or Holder continuous?
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$L^{1}(\mathbb R) \cap L^{2}(\mathbb R) \cap C_{0}(\mathbb R)\subset H_{1}(\mathbb R)$?
Put, $C_{0} (\mathbb R)=\{f:\mathbb R \to \mathbb C: f \text { is continuous on} \ \mathbb R \ \text {and } \lim_{|x|\to \pm \infty}f(x)=0 \}$(= Continuous functions on $\mathbb R$ vanishing at $\...
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Is a certain set of periodic solutions of the 2D Navier-Stokes equations closed generically?
I would be interested to know if a certain set of periodic solutions for
the two-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations is closed generically.
Many similar (yet not identical) set-ups can be found in the ...
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Blow-up for the quasilinear heat equation $u_t= u \ u_{x x}$ or the related $w_t= \left(w_x e^w\right)_x$
What kind of approaches can be used to study the following quasilinear parabolic pde
for a scalar function $u=u(x,t)$ ?
$$
u_t= u \ u_{x x}
$$
The physical problem where this pde comes from dictates ...
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Does the Laplace-Beltrami/surface gradient commute with orthogonal projection? (related to Galerkin method)
Let $\Gamma$ be a $C^k$ $(n-1)$-dimensional hypersurface embedded in $\mathbb{R}^n$. Let $H=L^2(\Gamma)$ and $V=H^1(\Gamma)$.
Suppose that $\{v_j\}$ is a basis for $H$ and $V$ (not necessarily ...
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Almost a Green formula
Let $\Omega$ be the half-space $\mathbb{R}^{n-1}\times \{ x_n>0 \}$, let $v \in L^2(\Omega)$ and $\phi\in \mathcal{C}^{\infty}(\overline{\Omega})$ with compact support in $\overline{\Omega}$. What ...
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How fast does the Heat equation with boundary condition $\frac{\partial u}{\partial \vec{n}}=u^2$ decay?
Consider the heat equation $\frac{\partial u}{\partial t}=\frac{1}{2}\Delta u$ in a bounded domain (say the interval [0,$\pi$]) with boundary condition $$\frac{\partial u}{\partial \vec{n}}=u^2$$
with ...
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geometric irregularities in pde's
The following question is intended for a person more acquainted with the works of Yves Laurent.
see: http://archive.numdam.org/article/ASENS_1987_4_20_3_391_0.pdf (French)
http://link.springer.com/...
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Equivalence of distributional and viscosity solution in parabolic case?
In the answer to https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/166286/viscosity-solution-vs-weak-solution
H. Ishii, "On the equivalence of two notions of weak solutions, viscosity solutions and ...
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Pohozaev result for equations with weights
I am interested in nonnegative solutions of
$-div( e^{-\gamma(x)} \nabla u(x)) = e^{-\gamma(x)} u(x)^p$ in $\Omega$ with $ u=0$ on $ \partial \Omega$.
Or instead the equation $ -\Delta u + \...
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Estimates on gradients of diffusion semigroups
Consider the Dirichlet or Neumann Laplacian on a manifold with boundary. Suppose we have some estimate of the form
$$||e^{t\Delta} f||_{L^p} \leq C(t)||f||_{L^q}$$ for some $p, q$. For a specific ...
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How to show the identity $\int_0^T \int_{\Gamma(t)}f(s,t)\;dsdt = \int_S f(\sigma)(1+(\mathbf w \cdot \mathbf n)^2)^{-\frac{1}{2}}\;d\sigma$?
I am reading this paper.
Let $\Gamma(t)$ be a smooth closed connected oriented hypersurface for each $t \in [0,T]$. Define the set $$S = \bigcup_{t \in (0,T)}\Gamma(t) \times \{t\}.$$
On page 5 of ...
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A property on the Green-St Venant strain tensor
Green-St Venant strain tensor is defined by $E(u)={1\over 2}[\nabla u+(\nabla u)^T+(\nabla u)^T\nabla u]$, where $\nabla u$ is the displacement gradient.
Show that
$u\in H^1(\Omega), E(u)\in L^r(\...
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Otelbayev's approach to Navier-Stokes [closed]
Recent news post that Mukhtarbai Otelbayev from Eurasian National University has shown existence of strong solutions of the Navier-Stokes equation in the article
"Existence of a strong solution of ...
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A basic question about JL Lions' transformation of a Stefan problem
In J.L Lions' book "Quelques méthodes de résolution des problèmes aux limites non linéaires" (page 196), the author considers a two-phase problem with moving boundary separating the interface. The ...
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Finite propagation speed of second order operators
I was reading about the finite propagation speed of the wave equation on a Riemannian manifold. I was wondering if instead of the Laplace-Beltrami operator $\Delta$ we consider the equation $$\...
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problem with non linear pde
I have the following pde which i cannot solve. any suggestions, tips on how to approach a solution?
$$\left(1-x^3 \frac{\partial y}{\partial x} \partial_{y}\right) f(y(x))-1/4 \left(1-\frac{1}{x^3 (\...
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well-posedness of heat equation with Neumann BC and periodic data
On a domain $\Omega$ with $f \in L^2(0,T;H^{-1})$ such that $f(0) = f(T)$, consider
$$u_t - \Delta u = f\quad\text{on $\Omega$}$$
$$\frac{\partial u}{\partial \nu} = 0\quad\text{on $\partial\Omega$}$$
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Inconsistency in definition of characteristics for a linear PDE? Folland versus Fritz John.
There seems to be a major inconsistency (perhaps due to my lack of understanding) between what Folland calls a "characteristic" and what I had previously thought was a characteristic.
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Perturbations of positive-definite self-adjoint operators
I was reading Kato's book on Perturbations of Linear Operators and have the following questions:
If we have a self-adjoint operator, what kinds of perturbations (other than relatively bounded ones) ...
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Weak periodic solution of parabolic PDE
Take
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u_t(t) + A(t)u(t) = f(t),
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$$
u(0) = u(T),
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where $A$ is an linear elliptic operator and the first equation is an equality in $L^2(0,T;V^*)$ for $V \subset H \subset V^*$ Hilbert triple. (...
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Linearizing and solving a nonlinear PDE numerically
Im trying to solve the following (transport & diffusion) nonlinear PDE numerically (via finite volume on a cuboid region. Some Material gets cooled down, s.t. in some areas the material becomes ...
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Why can't I get global existence to linear PDE in this way? [closed]
For any $n > 0$, standard theory implies there is a unique $u_n \in L^2(0,n;V)$ with $u_n' \in L^2(0,n;V^*)$ such that
$$u_n' + Au_n = f\quad\text{as an equality in $L^2(0,n;V^*)$}$$
$$u_n(0) = u_0$...
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Half-wave group $e^{it\sqrt{-\Delta_g}}$ for large $t$
Consider the Laplace-Beltrami operator $\Delta_g$ on compact Riemannian manifold $(M,g)$, then $e^{it\sqrt{-\Delta_g}}f$ is the solution of the following Cauchy problem.
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Inequality in the Sobolev space $H^1$
I've found the following inequality
$$\int_{B_r}\vert u\vert^q\leq C \bigg(\int_{B_r}\vert\nabla u\vert^2\bigg)^{a}\bigg(\int_{B_r}\vert u\vert ^2\bigg)^{\frac{q}{2}-a}+\frac{c}{r^{2a}}\bigg(\int_{B_r}...
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Do exist infinitely differentiable, compactly supported non zero solutions of the free Schrodinger equation?
I would like to get an answer for the following problem (and possibly be pointed to the relevant literature): given the one dimensional free Schrodinger equation $ i \, f_t + f_{xx}/2 = 0$ for the ...
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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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