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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Liouville type theorems; linear PDE with decaying potential
Dear Mathoverflowers,
I am interested in the following pde:
$$ -\Delta u(x) + C(x) u(x) = 0 $$ in $ R^N$. Lets assume that $ C(x)$ is bounded and (smooth if you like) and satisfies the following:...
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Characteristic surface for systems of PDE
Despite the title, this is probably actually a question in linear algebra or algebraic geometry. Let me write the question(s) first, before I explain the background.
Problems
Let $h^{\mu\nu}_{ij}$ ...
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Potential theory solution for Variable coefficient Poisson with Dirichlet Boundary conditions
I am looking for a potential theory representation for the following equation in $2$D:
$$\vec{\nabla} \cdot \left(a(x) \vec{\nabla}u\right) = 0 \,\, \forall x \in \Omega \,\, (\spadesuit)$$
$$u = g \,...
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Galerkin approximations for parabolic PDE weak solution, getting a uniform bound
(As usual $V \subset H$ are separable Hilbert spaces)
In a book I read this about existence of the solutions to parabolic PDEs:
the approximate solution $u_n(t)$ solves the equation
$$(u_n', w_j)...
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Solvability of quasilinear elliptic equations on closed manifolds
Is there any reference about solvability theory of quasilinear elliptic equations on closed manifolds?
In particular, I am looking for solvability condition for function $f$ of following equation
$\...
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A Sobolev-type inequality with weights
In the study of a particular PDE I found myself wanting to prove the following inequality:
$( \int_0^{\infty} r^{-3} |f|^6 \; dr )^{1/6} \leq C ( \int_0^{\infty} [ r^{-1} |f|^2 + r |f'|^2 + r |f''|^2]...
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Calculating a distributional derivative
Suppose that we have a sequence of functions $u_j$ that are in $L^{\infty}(0,1)$. Then the sequence of maps $N_j(s) := \|u_j(s)\|^2$ are also in $L^{\infty}(0,1)$. Hence they give rise to ...
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Literature on Lateral cauchy problem
Can you please provide me with books that deal with lateral cauchy problem?
Also introductory articles are fine by me.
Is this topic covered in books like Evans', Taylor's, Hilbert-Courant's or ...
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Solving a PDE involving a mixed derivative for a partial derivative
Consider a PDE of the form
\begin{equation}
\frac{\partial^2u}{\partial p\partial t}=F\left(\frac{\partial u}{\partial p},u,p\right)
\end{equation}
or
\begin{equation}
\frac{\partial^2u}{\partial p\...
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Boundedness of Solutions to $\Delta u = f u$ on $R^2$
Consider the Laplacian $\Delta = d/dx^2 + d/dy^2$ on $\mathbb{R}^2$.
This is true: Let $f$ be a nonnegative function, not identically zero. Then any positive solution of $\Delta u = f u$ is ...
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Construct a PDE solution from a net of approximations
Consider $P$ a linear partial differential operator in $\Bbb R ^n$. Consider some boundary condition given in the generic form $C(u) = 0$, that guarantees a unique solution (if any) of $Pu = 0$.
Let $...
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solutions of elliptic linear pde depending analytically on a parameter
Fix $ \Omega$ a bounded smooth domain in $ R^N$ and suppose $0<w(x)$ is a smooth solution of $ -\Delta w(x)=w(x)^2$ in $ \Omega$ with $ w=0$ on $ \partial \Omega$ (were are assuming $2< \frac{N+...
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What dimension bound is known on the singular set of a linear combination of eigenfunctions of Laplacian?
Let $(M,g)$ be a smooth, closed Riemannian manifold and suppose that $\phi_1,\dots,\phi_m$ are eigenfunctions of the Laplacian on $M$. Write $f = \phi_1 + \dots + \phi_m$.
How big can the set $\...
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On a family of $C^0$-convergent Riemann metrics
I am dealing with the following concrete situation that could be familiar to Riemannian geometers more experienced than myself.
Suppose that $M$ is a smooth compact manifold of dimension $m$ and $...
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C^\infty versus semiclassical wavefront sets
Zworski states that if $u$ is a compactly supported distribution, independent of the semiclassical parameter $h$, then the relationship between the $C^\infty$ and semiclassical wavefront sets of $u$ ...
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Minimisers and critical points of variational integrals
In the following we consider $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^n\ (n\geq2)$ to be open, bounded and with Lipschitz boundary. Consider the following regular variational integral:
\begin{equation*}
I[u]=\int_{\...
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Decay of weak solutions to degenerate parabolic PDEs on manifolds without boundary [closed]
I'm interested in degenerate parabolic equations posed on compact manifolds without boundaries and in particular decay estimates of the weak solution of such equations of the form
$$|u(t)|_{L^p} \leq ...
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Is this function space a "classical" Sobolev space?
I apologise if this is indeed classical but my functional analysis is quite rusty...
My work recently led me to the norm: $(\|u\|_p)^p=\int_D (|u|^p+|\Delta u|^p)d\lambda$ where $D$ is the unit disk ...
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If $f \in H^{\frac 12}$ and $\varphi$ is Lipschitz, is $f\varphi \in H^{\frac 12}$ (on a Lipschitz hypersurface)?
Let $M$ be a bounded hypersurface. Let $f \in H^{\frac 12}(M)$ and let $\varphi\colon M \to \mathbb{R}$ be a Lipschitz function.
When $M=\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ an open domain, we know that the ...
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regularity of solution of linear elliptic PDE
I am interested in the boundary regularity of solutions of $ L(u) = f(x) \ge 0$ in $ \Omega$ with zero Dirichlet boundary conditions, here $L(u) = (-\Delta)^\frac{\alpha}{2}$ where $ 0 < \alpha &...
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Carleman estimates on monotonicity formulas
I am trying to derive a monotonicity formula for a certain Dirichlet critical point (or even maybe a minimizer) of an energy of the type, say for simplicity, an energy of the from
$$\int_{B_r} (Ae(u)...
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Nonlocal (parabolic) PDEs in the Sobolev space setting
Can someone recommend me some literature on nonlocal parabolic problems (eg. of the form
$$u_t + (-\Delta)^s u = f$$
where the nonlocal operator is the fractional Laplacian)
in the setting of Sobolev ...
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Application of Toms- Stein restriction theorem for Strichartz estimates
The initial value problem for one dimensional Shrödinger equation is
$$iu_{t}+u_{xx}=0,$$
$$u(x, 0)= f(x),$$
where $u:\mathbb R \times \mathbb R \rightarrow \mathbb C$ is a complex valued ...
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Compact embedding
Let $\Omega$ be a domain in $\mathbb{R}^d$ (not necessarily bounded, no regularity assumption) and $K \subset \Omega$ a compact.
Is it true that the embedding $H^1_0(\Omega) \rightarrow L^2_K(\Omega)$...
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Uniqueness of classical solution with degenerate boundary
Consider heat equation on the domain $\Omega = (0,1)\times (0,1)$
in the form of
$$ \partial_{t} u = \frac 1 2 x^{3} (1-x) \partial_{xx} u, \quad
(x,t) \in \Omega$$
with initial data
$u(x,0) = x$ for ...
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Null sets in PDE
Consider the weak formulation: find $u \in L^2(0,T;V)$ with $u' \in L^2(0,T;V')$ such that for all $v \in L^2(0,T;V)$,
$$\langle u'(t), v(t) \rangle_{V',V} + \langle Au(t), v(t) \rangle_{V',V} = \...
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Sign-Gordon Equation
What can be said and done about the "SIGN-Gordon equation"?
$$\varphi_{tt}- \varphi_{xx} + \text{sgn}(\varphi) = 0.$$
It came up here.
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Existence of solution?
I am sorry if this question is not at the MO level. But I have not found a reference so I would like ask it here.
Follow this paper :http://www.math.ku.dk/~hugger/articles/CTAC2003.pdf
Let $\mathcal{...
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Integrability of the Poisson integral
Maybe this is rather obvious, but I'm stuck. Let's consider the Laplace equation in the upper half plane with boundary condition $g$, $i.e.$
$$
\Delta u(x,y)=0, u(x,0)=g(x).
$$
Then the solution is ...
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Uniqueness of solution of elliptic equation with exponential nonlinearity
Consider the following equation
$$\Delta v + p(r)e^v = 0$$ on $\mathbb{R}^n$
where $p(r)$ is a polynomial in $r = |(x_1,..., x_n)|$. I want to understand when equations like these have unique ...
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A 'conjecture' on critical elliptic pde
I conjecture the following.
Let $\Omega=\mathbb{R}^3-\overline{B_1(0)}$. Define
$$E_{\Omega}(u)=\frac{1}{2}\int_{\Omega}|\nabla u|^2dx-\frac{1}{6}\int_{\Omega}|u|^6dx.$$
$E_{\mathbb{R}^3}$ is defined ...
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Regularity of $u$ in $u_t - \Delta \beta(t,u) = f$, can we get $u_t$ is a function?
I'm looking for reference discussing the regularity of the weak solution $u$ to the equation
$$u_t - \Delta \beta(t, u) = f$$
$$u(0) = u_0$$
where $\beta(t,\cdot)$ is a nonlinear function depending ...
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Integrability conditions for 'componentwise' systems of linear PDEs
I find myself staring blankly at a system of PDEs in $n$ dimensions which has "one equation per component" of the Hessian of the unknown function - that is, it specifies the Hessian in terms of the ...
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Perturbations of positive-definite self-adjoint operators
I was reading Kato's book on Perturbations of Linear Operators and have the following questions:
If we have a self-adjoint operator, what kinds of perturbations (other than relatively bounded ones) ...
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Solve |\nabla u|^2=1
I need all solutions of $(\partial_x u)^2+(\partial_y u)^2=1$ for the function $u(x,y)$. Of course I know simple solutions like $u=ax \pm \sqrt{1-a^2}y + c$, or $u=\sqrt{x^2+y^2}+c$; but what's the ...
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Resolvent estimate of hyperbolic Laplacian [closed]
Consider the Laplacian $-\Delta$ on the hyperbolic space $\mathbb{H}^n$. For $\lambda \in \mathbb{C} \setminus [0, \infty)$, do we have resolvent estimates of the form
$$\Vert (-\Delta - \lambda I)^{-...
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Heat equation inequality
There is an inequality that tells us that for some sufficiently smooth $f$ satisfying $(\partial_t - \Delta )f \le - \delta f^2 +K$ for $\delta,K >0$ that $f$ is bounded by some constant. ...
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Reference Request: Schauder theory for fourth-order parabolic equations
I am looking for a treatment of fourth order parabolic equations in Holder spaces. More precisely fourth order analogues of Theorems 5.1, 5.2, and 10.1 in Chapter IV of Linear and quasilinear ...
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Solutions to Heat Equations with Obstacles!
Consider a closed Riemannian manifold $(M,g)$ and a positive function $\psi: M \to R$. Fix a point $p \in M$, I have been struggling to construct a solution to the heat equation, $\partial_t u = \...
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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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Units of time in the gradient flow equation?
From the energy functional, we can derive the Euler-Lagrange equation and its corresponding gradient flow equation. My question is, what is the physical unit for ``time'' in the gradient flow equation?...
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PDE - Two Dimensional Inhomogeneous?? [closed]
I'm looking at a two dimensional, second order, inhomogeneous equation which has no boundary conditions. I realize that there could be zero or infinite solutions to a problem like this, but I can't ...
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Two equivalent definitions of weak solution to parabolic PDE; don't understand proof
(Crossposted from MSE due to no replies)
I'm trying to understand the proof that (c) implies (a) here in the following proposition (here, $\mathcal{V} = L^2(0,T;V)$). See the very last line in the ...
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Boundary flux maximizing drift (velocity) vector fields for 2D heat equation
Looking for literature / known results on the following class of problems:
Consider the domain bounded, open $\Omega\in \mathbb R^2$ with smooth boundary, divergence free drift $u=u(x,t)$, scalar ...
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In the case of the Ricci flow, the symmetries of the flow are scalings and diffeomorphisms
Can anyone help me and prove that in the case of the Ricci flow, the symmetries of the flow are scalings and diffeomorphisms?
Thanks for your time.
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Fundamental gap for Neumann BVP with potential
I am sure this is extremely well known but I have been digging a bit and I can't find what I need. Consider $B$ to be the unit ball in $ \mathbb R^N$ and consider the eigenvalue problem
\begin{cases}...
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Does Hölder continuity imply smoothness for the CMC equation: $u:D^2\rightarrow\mathbb{R}^n$, $\Delta u = 2H\partial_xu\times\partial_yu$, $H$ constant?
Context: I am currently reading through the freely available lecture notes from Tristan Riviere (here) on the applicability of integration by compensation in the analysis of various geometrically ...
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How Minimal solution is obtained as limit of approximations
I have encountered a problem in the proof of a Lemma in an article. The image of Lemma and it's proof is this:
I can understand the proof, but I don't know why this solution which is obtained as a ...
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Vector fields for volumetric-deviatoric decomposition
The strain tensor $\epsilon(u) = \frac12 (\nabla u + (\nabla u)^T)$ in linear elasticity can be decomposed additively into volumetric and deviatoric strains
\begin{gather*}
\epsilon_D(u) &= \...
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Find $U \in H^1(\Omega \times (0,\infty))$ such that $\nabla E(u-\bar u)\nabla U \geq 0?$ (PDE harmonic extension)
Let $\Omega$ be a bounded smooth domain. Given $u \in H^{\frac 12}(\Omega)$ with mean value $\bar u = 0$, let $Eu = v \in H^1(\Omega \times (0,\infty))$ solve
$$\int_0^\infty\int_\Omega \nabla v\nabla ...
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