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.
4,275
questions
2
votes
0
answers
189
views
Failure of Calderón–Zygmund inequality at the endpoints
$\newcommand\norm[1]{\lVert#1\rVert}\newcommand\abs[1]{\lvert#1\rvert}$I'd like to prove that the famous Calderón–Zygmund elliptic estimate $$ \norm{ \partial_{ij}u }_{L^p} \leq C \norm{\Delta u }_{L^...
2
votes
0
answers
146
views
Regularity of elliptic partial differential equation with mixed Dirichlet-Robin boundary condition, to prove $u\in H^{2}(\Omega)$
I have posted this problem on Math Stackexchange but got no reply.
When I deal with the wave equation with dynamical boundary condition, I am confused by the regularity of the following elliptic ...
2
votes
0
answers
49
views
A mapping property for fractional Laplace--Beltrami operator
Suppose that $g$ is a smooth Riemannian metric on $\mathbb R^3$ that is equal to the Euclidean metric outside the unit ball. Let us define the fractional Laplace--Beltarmi operator on $\mathbb R^3$ of ...
2
votes
0
answers
121
views
Linear elliptic problems: Are gradient estimates preserved after perturbation?
(This question is a duplicate from here)
We start with the linear elliptic PDE
$$
-\operatorname{div}(A\nabla u)=f \quad\text{in}\ \Omega,\\
u=0 \quad\text{on}\ \partial\Omega
$$
We assume that $\...
2
votes
0
answers
120
views
Critical points of a strictly subharmonic function
Let $M$ be a smooth, compact manifold with boundary. Let $u: M \to \mathbf{R}$ be a smooth function that has its Riemannian Laplacian equal to a positive constant:
\begin{equation}
\Delta u = A > 0....
2
votes
0
answers
104
views
A maximum principle in $\mathbb{R}^N$
Let $\delta > 0$ and define
$$
H_\delta(x) = \prod_{j=1}^{N} \cosh(\delta x_j), \quad \forall x \in \mathbb{R}^N.
$$
By straightforward calculations we get $\Delta H_{\delta} (x) = \delta^2 H_\...
2
votes
0
answers
77
views
Convergence of Green's function of fractional heat equation
For the fractional heat equation
\begin{equation} \partial_t u + (-\Delta^s)u=0 \text{ in } \mathbb{R}^d \times (0,\infty),
\end{equation} where $s \in (0,1)$ where the fractional laplacian is the ...
2
votes
0
answers
60
views
Higher order energy method for nonlinear damping wave equation(reference request)
When I deal with Energy decay rate estimates of the wave equation$$u_{tt}-\Delta u=0\ in\ \Omega$$ with acoustic boundary conditions$$z_{tt}+\varphi(z_{t})+z-g*z+u_{t}=0\ on\ \Gamma_{1},$$ $$\partial_{...
2
votes
0
answers
278
views
open problem in numerical analysis [closed]
I am interested in open and current issues in numerical analysis, there are good references in this respect. Thanks for your response
2
votes
1
answer
226
views
Heat conduction type equation in 4D
[I asked a similar question, Linear PDE, analytic continuation, Green's function and boundary conditions, and was told that a follow-up question should be a separate post.]
I'm interested in a ...
2
votes
0
answers
239
views
Research in analysis of PDEs
I am currently figuring out what topic to work on for my undergraduate thesis and was able to narrow it down to mathematical analysis. As of now, I have two main options: a thesis working on Sobolev ...
2
votes
0
answers
120
views
On Fredholm alternative for Neumann conditions
Let $\Omega$ be a bounded Lipschitz domain in $\mathbb{R}^n$ and $f \in L^2(\Omega)$. It is well known that if $\lambda$ is a Dirichlet Laplacian eigenvalue, then the equation $$\begin{cases}
-\Delta ...
2
votes
0
answers
81
views
Linearization stability condition
The following is a theorem from Fischer and Marsden's 1975's paper: Linearization stability of nonlinear PDEs.
Theorem.
Let $X, Y$ be Banach manifolds and $\Phi: X \rightarrow Y$ be $C^1$. Let $x_0 \...
2
votes
0
answers
103
views
Noether's theorem in the critical heat equation
I initially posted this question on Stackexchange Mathematics (see here) but as I got no answer, maybe someone here will be able to help me.
I am watching a serie of lectures on "Blow up solution ...
2
votes
0
answers
53
views
Has the nodal map been studied?
Let $D \subset \mathbf{R}^n$ be the unit disc, and $\alpha \in (0,1)$. Let $f \in C^{0,\alpha}(\partial D)$, and $u \in C^{2,\alpha}(D)$ be the harmonic function with $u = f$ on the boundary.
Define ...
2
votes
0
answers
96
views
Maximum principle geometric interpretation
I have heard in one of the lectures I attended that subsolutions cannot touch even tangentially since both the strong maximum principle and the weak maximum principle says that subsolution doesn't ...
2
votes
1
answer
220
views
Periodic solution for linear parabolic equation - existence, regularity
I am interested in proving the existence and regularity of solution to the following problem:
$$\begin{cases} \dfrac{\partial y}{\partial t}(t,x)-\Delta y(t,x)+c(t,x)y(t,x)=f(t,x), & (t,x)\in (0,T)...
2
votes
0
answers
64
views
Weak-strong uniqueness for Hamilton-Jacobi equation?
Let $H \in C^{\infty}(\mathbb{R}^d;\mathbb{R})$ and $f \in W^{1,\infty}(\mathbb{R}_+\times \mathbb{R}^d ;\mathbb{R})$ be a Lipschitz function that satisfies
$$
\partial_t f - H(\nabla f) = 0 \qquad \...
2
votes
0
answers
183
views
Boundedness for singular parabolic p-Laplace equation
Local boundedness of singular parabolic $p$-Laplace equation
$$\partial_t u - \operatorname{div}(|\nabla u|^{p-2}\nabla u)=0,\,1<p<2,$$
requires additional integrability assumption for the ...
2
votes
0
answers
82
views
Kolmogorov $\epsilon$-entropy, $n$-width, and $\epsilon$-capacity and applications
What is the relationship between Kolmogorov $\epsilon$-entropy, Kolmogorov $n$-width, and Kolmogorov $\epsilon$-capacity of a set $M$ in a metric space $X$? (The $\epsilon$-capacity here is the ...
2
votes
0
answers
151
views
Green function of a 2D exterior domain
Consider solutions of the laplace equation
\begin{equation}
\begin{split}
-\Delta u=f, \ \ u|_{\partial D}=0,
\end{split}
\end{equation}
where the domain $D\subset \mathbb{R}^2$. If $D$ is bounded ...
2
votes
0
answers
95
views
What does a Lipschitz barrier imply about boundary regularity of a domain?
Consider the Dirichlet problem for Laplace's equation in a bounded domain $\Omega \subset \mathbb R^n$:
$$
-\Delta u = 0, \quad x \in \Omega,
$$
with $u = \phi$ on $\partial\Omega$, and $\phi$ is ...
2
votes
0
answers
71
views
Examples of chaotic self-similar blowup in PDEs
When the Cauchy problem to a PDE blows up, it can often be analyzed using self-similar variables. In the reference:
Eggers, J., & Fontelos, M. A. (2008). The role of self-similarity in ...
2
votes
0
answers
67
views
Semilinear elliptic equations in complex plane
Let $D$ denote the closed unit disk centered at the origin in the complex plane. Let $F: D \times \mathbb C \to \mathbb C$ be a smooth function. Is there any theory for well-posedness (in the sense of ...
2
votes
0
answers
62
views
Scaling limit of ODE with double-well potential
Let us consider the ODE
$$
\frac{d}{dt}x_\epsilon(t) = -\frac{1}{\epsilon} W'(x_\epsilon(t))
$$
where $W$ is a double-well potential -- for example, $W(x)=\frac{1}{4}(x^2-1)^2$ so that the ODE reads
$$...
2
votes
0
answers
42
views
Polynomial solutions of differential equations vs smooth ones
Let $D_1,D_2$ be two linear differential operators with matrix valued constant (i.e. translation invariant) coefficients on $\mathbb{R}^n$. Assume $D_2\circ D_1=0$, in other words
$$Im(D_1)\subset Ker(...
2
votes
0
answers
122
views
Parabolic maximum principle for non-compact manifold with boundary
Let $M:=\mathbb{R}^n\setminus \mathbb{D}^n$, where $\mathbb{D}^n$ is the open unit ball in $\mathbb{R}^n$ and $u\colon M\times [0,\infty)\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ is solution of the following PDE
\begin{...
2
votes
0
answers
39
views
Estimates for higher order derivatives of the Airy Kernel
Consider the kdv equation (from here)
$$\left\{\begin{array}{l}
\partial_{t} v+\partial_{x}^{3} v=0 \\
v(x, 0)=v_{0}(x)
\end{array}\right.$$
Its solution can be written as $v(t,x)=S_t*v_0(x),$ where $...
2
votes
0
answers
171
views
Illustration of Liouville theorem
In a class, I'll teach the Liouville theorem for harmonic functions with finite Dirichlet integral. What kind of illustrations can I use to elucidate the meaning and proof of the theorem?
Note that a ...
2
votes
0
answers
53
views
Sign changing elliptic problem
Take $B_1$ the unit ball in Euclidean $N$ dimensional space and suppose $3 \le N \le 10$ and take $ 1<p< \frac{N+2}{N-2}$. By some abstract theory there is a infinite sequence of smooth radial ...
2
votes
0
answers
111
views
Bounding integral expression with BV norm of integrand
Consider the following integral expression:
$$\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 $$
for $\epsilon>0$, $f \in L^\...
2
votes
0
answers
66
views
Fundamental solutions for weighted laplace equation
Consider the equation $L_w u = \frac{1}{w}\operatorname{div}(w\nabla u) =f(x)$, on $\mathbb{R}^n$ with radial weights $w(x)=w(|x|).$ Then I am interested in the fundamental solutions for the operator $...
2
votes
0
answers
93
views
Existing work on $\Delta u=c-h e^{u}$ on compact manifold with dimension n, I have read J.Kazdan's work, the condition $c > 0, n \ge 3$ is not solved
I'm reading Prof. Kazdan's lectures
At page 69, Prof. Kazdan describes the research on the $\Delta u=c-h e^{u}$ PDE on a compact $n$-dimensional manifold before 1983. (Here $c$ is a constant while $h$ ...
2
votes
0
answers
163
views
Visualization of an oscillation lemma
How can one visualize Theorem 4.2 on page 31 of this paper by Seregin, Silvestre, Šverák and Zlatoš?
On the other hand, I have a clear visualization of a related result about how oscillation decay ...
2
votes
0
answers
87
views
Relations between different "propagation of chaos" type results?
My questions come from the paper Logarithmic Sobolev inequalities for some
nonlinear PDE’s written by F. Malrieu (May 2001). The basic set-up is that we have a $N$-particle system $(X^{i,N}_t)_{1\leq ...
2
votes
0
answers
86
views
Derivation of the Cahn-Hilliard PDE from the point of view of finite difference methods
Consider the Cahn-Hilliard equation
$$\frac{\partial c}{\partial t} = \nabla^2(f(c)-\varepsilon^2 \nabla^2 c)$$
defined on your favorite domain. I'm looking for a literature reference that formally ...
2
votes
0
answers
128
views
Reference for weighted Sobolev spaces
I'm looking for a comprehensive reference illustrating, from the ground up, the basics of weighted Sobolev Spaces on Lipschitz domains (this case should be included, but I don't need less than it). ...
2
votes
0
answers
252
views
A general question about spectral methods vs finite element methods
According to this Wikipedia article:
Spectral methods can be computationally less expensive and easier to implement than finite element methods; they shine best when high accuracy is sought in simple ...
2
votes
0
answers
40
views
Potential scattering for non-decaying potential
I am reading this note on potential scattering by Siu-Hung Tang and Maciej Zworski.
Just wondering if there is a scattering theory for the Schrödinger with a non-decaying potential $- \Delta + V$ on ...
2
votes
0
answers
99
views
Representation of heat kernel in general domains
I'm looking for results on the representation of the heat kernel in general domains. If $e^{-\Delta_{\Omega} t}$ denotes the heat semigroup in $\Omega$, we have to
$$ (e^{-\Delta_{\Omega} t}f)(x) = \...
2
votes
0
answers
80
views
A log cut off function
Let $\Omega$ denote a bounded smooth domain in $R^N$ and consider $\Gamma$ a smooth subset (assume its some $k$ dimensional manifold where $k \le N-1$). Let $ \delta(x)=dist(x, \Gamma)$. On ...
2
votes
0
answers
62
views
Existence of saddle points under a $C^0$-perturbation of a continuous function
Let $f:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$ be a continuous function and has a strict maximum point $a$ and strict minimum point $b$. Define $g(x,y)=f(x)+f(y)$ and $h_\varepsilon(x,y)$ be a family of continuous ...
2
votes
0
answers
108
views
Does the theorem in Sobolev spaces hold on the subset?
Here are some notations:
$W^{1,2}(\mathbb{R}^N)=H^1(\mathbb{R}^N)=\{ u\in L^2(\mathbb{R}^N) \,|\,\nabla u\in L^2(\mathbb{R}^N) \}$
$D^{1,2}(\mathbb{R}^N)=\{ u\in L^6(\mathbb{R}^N) \,|\, \nabla u\in L^...
2
votes
0
answers
149
views
An oscillatory integral
Let $s>0, v\in \mathbb{R}^d, w\in \mathbb{R}, |w|\leq 1$. Pick a cut-off function $B(0,1)\prec \eta \prec B(0,2)$ and a large real number $N$. Do we have the following type of estimates?
\begin{...
2
votes
0
answers
100
views
Reference request – a priori estimate – mixed boundary condition
I am interested in finding references regarding estimates of the form
$$ \| D^2 u\|_{L^2(\Omega)} \leq C(\|f\|_{L^2(\Omega)}+\|g\|_{S} )$$
where $\|D^2 u\|_{L^2(\Omega)}^2 = \sum\limits_{i,j \in \{1,2\...
2
votes
0
answers
148
views
Trouble understanding Lax method for KDV equation for inverse scattering method
I am trying to learn the Lax pair condition on my own so that I can eventually learn the inverse scattering method. I am following a paper by Tuncay Aktosun ("Inverse scattering transform and the ...
2
votes
0
answers
135
views
Problems arising from a paper on the radial symmetry of the global solution of semilinear PDE $\Delta u+f(u)=0$ in $\Bbb{R}^{n}$
I am reading the paper [1] by Congming Li.
I want to talk about the typical case that the author gives as follows ([1], §1, pp. 590-):
In this section, we study positive solutions of the following ...
2
votes
0
answers
115
views
Gradient $L^\infty$-estimate for heat equation with homogeneous Dirichlet boundary condition
$\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^N$ is a bounded smooth domain. Consider the homogeneous heat equation with zero boundary condition in $\Omega$
\begin{cases}
\partial_t u-\Delta u=0 \quad(x,t)\in \Omega\...
2
votes
0
answers
142
views
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 ...
2
votes
0
answers
80
views
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 ...