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Equivalence of two definitions of weak solution (subtlety with null sets)
Consider
$$y_t - \Delta y = f$$
$$y(0) = y_0$$
with zero boundary condition. Let $a(t,.,.)$ be the bilinear form associated to $-\Delta$. We have two definitions of weak solutions:
We have $y \in L^...
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$L^2$ bound on solution of PDE in terms of $L^2$ norm of initial value
Let $u \in H^1((0,T)\times S)$ be the unique solution of
$$u_{tt} + \Delta u =0$$
$$u|_{t=0}= u_0$$
$$u|_{t=T}=0$$
where $u_0 \in H^{\frac 12}(S)$ and $S$ is some Euclidean hypersurface without ...
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Boundary values of boundary value problems
Let $M$ be a manifold with smooth boundary. We can consider the Dirichlet or the Neumann problem on $M$. Let $(\phi_k)$ be an orthonormal basis of eigenfunctions to the Dirichlet problem and let $(\...
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Does this linear elliptic equation have a weak solution?
Let $Q = \Omega \times (0,C)$ where $\Omega$ is a bounded domain, write $(x,y) \in Q$ for $x \in \Omega$ and $y \in (0,C)$. Is the problem
$$\Delta_{(x,y)}v = 0\quad\text{in $Q$}$$
$$\frac{\partial v(...
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persistence of regularity for nonlinear Klein-Gordon equation
I have been reading the paper on nonlinear Klein-Gordon equation(NLKG) for initial data in modulation space: For detail please see the paper "Klein-Gordon Equations on Modulation Spaces (2014)" (...
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Decay of solutions to Schrodinger equation with local minimum in potential
Consider the one-dimensional Schrodinger operator on the real line $\mathbb{R}$ given by
$$ L = - \partial_x^2 + V $$
where $V$ is a potential with the following properties:
$V$ is non-negative, and ...
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Find $U \in H^1(\Omega \times (0,\infty))$ such that $\nabla E(u-\bar u)\nabla U \geq 0?$ (PDE harmonic extension)
Let $\Omega$ be a bounded smooth domain. Given $u \in H^{\frac 12}(\Omega)$ with mean value $\bar u = 0$, let $Eu = v \in H^1(\Omega \times (0,\infty))$ solve
$$\int_0^\infty\int_\Omega \nabla v\nabla ...
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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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Analysis of Sobolev spaces [closed]
I just wanted to know wthether the following is OK or not.
Let $X$ be $H_0^1(\Omega)\bigcap L^{\infty}(\Omega)$, thought of as a subspace of $H^1_0(\Omega)$ and endowed solely with the usual $H^1$ ...
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Sobolev space for manifold with boundary
For an compact manifold $M$ without boundary, we consider the eigenfunctions $(f_1,f_2,\ldots)$ of some elliptic operator (e.g $\Delta$) with eigenvalue $\lambda_{1},\lambda_{2},\ldots$. To define ...
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Which is the smallest space $X\subset L^{2}$ where the conservation law holds in the norm of $X$?
We formally write the solution of nonlinear Schrödinger equation (NLS) as follows:
$$u(t)= U(t-t_{0}) u_{0}- i \int_{t_{0}}^{t} U(t-\tau) (|u|^{2}u(\tau)) d\tau;$$
where $U(t)= e^{it\Delta} $(free ...
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Sobolev's lemma on manifolds
Let $M$ be a n-dimensional closed submanifold in $\mathbb{R}^m.$ I was looking for a version of Sobolev's lemma saying that for $f \in {W}^{k,2}$ we find a representative of $f \in C^{r}$ satisfying $...
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Strichartz estimates for the wave equation
Strichartz estimates for the wave equation $\Box u=F $ with $u(0)=g_0$ and $\partial_t g(0)=g_1$ can be stated as
$$\Vert u\Vert_{L^q_tL^r_x}+\Vert u\Vert_{C^0_t\dot{H}_x^s}+\Vert\partial_t u\Vert_{C^...
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$u_n$ bounded in $L^\infty(0,T;H) \cap L^2(0,T;V)$ implies $u_n \to u$ strongly in $L^2(0,T;H)$?
Let $V \subset H$ be a dense and compact embedding. Let $$\lVert u_n\rVert_{L^\infty(0,T;H)} + \lVert u_n \rVert_{L^2(0,T;V)} < C$$ where $C$ is independent of $n$. It follows that eg. $u_n \...
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Analytic perturbation of eigenfunctions
Consider a domain $\Omega_0 \subset \mathbb{R}^n$, and deformations of $\Omega_0$, called $\Omega_t$, obtained by a one-to-one mapping $x \mapsto x + t\varphi (x)$, where $\varphi$ is smooth. It is ...
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Strong solution to parabolic equation without differentiability assumption on coefficient?
Consider on $(0,T)\times \Omega$, $\Omega$ a bounded domain
$$u_t(t,x) - a(u(t,x))\Delta u(t,x) = f(t,x)$$
$$u|_{\partial\Omega} = 0$$
where $a$ is real-valued and satisfies
$C_1 \leq a(r) \leq C_2$ ...
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Compact radial Sobolev embedding $H^1_{rad}\hookrightarrow L^p$
I want to show:
Let $N\geq 2$ and $2< q <2^\ast$. Then the embedding \begin{align}
H^1_{\text{rad}}(\mathbb{R}^N)\hookrightarrow L^q(\mathbb{R}^N)
\end{align}
is compact.
I was able to show ...
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Identifying the weak limit of a gradient (Bochner spaces)
Let $X=L^2(0,T;L^2(\Omega))$ for an unbounded domain $\Omega$. Let $f_n, f:\mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ be functions with $f_n \to f$, $f_n(0)=f(0)=0$ and $f_n$ Lipschitz with Lipschitz constant ...
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Harmonic extension of $L^\infty$ function is in $L^\infty$?
Let $u \in H^{\frac 12}(\Omega)$ with $\int_\Omega u = 0$ and consider the solution $v \in H^1(C)$ where $C=\Omega \times (0,\infty)$ of
$$-\Delta v(x,y) = 0$$
$$\partial_\nu v = 0$$
$$v(x,0) = u(x)$$...
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Solution to a PDE with constant data - what is the fault in my proof? [closed]
Let $C=\Omega \times (0,\infty)$. We want to find a solution $v \in H^1(C)$ such that given $u \in H^{\frac 12}(\Omega)$,
$$\int_0^\infty\int_\Omega \nabla v \nabla \varphi + v_y\varphi_y = 0\quad\...
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Heat equation and evolution of number of critical points
Let $u_0$ be a smooth function on the unit sphere $S^1$ and assume that $u(t,x)$ is a smooth solution of the heat equation with initial data $u(0,x)=u_0(x)$. How one can apply the maximum principle to ...
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What is the idea behind interpolation spaces?
I am working through a text on Numerics for SPDEs and there the concept an interpolation (Hilbert-)space associated to an operator is used. To be specific:
Definition. Let $H$ be an $\mathbb{R}$-...
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Friedrichs/Poincare inequality on $S_n \times (0,\infty)$?
Should I expect the following Friedrichs/Poincare inequality to hold for $u \in C^\infty(S_n \times (0,\infty))$ with $u(x,0) = 0$:
$$\int_{S_n \times (0,\infty)}|u|^2 \leq C\int_{S_n \times (0,\infty)...
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Poincare inequality on balls to arbitrary open subset of manifolds
Let $M$ be an n-dim compact Riemannian manifold with $Ric \geqslant -(n-1)$, it's well known that the following Poincare inequality holds for any function $f\in W^{1,2}(M)$
$$
\frac{1}{m(B)}\int_B |f-\...
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Is logarithmic convexity of the heat kernel with complex time a general fact?
Suppose $H$ is a non-negative self-adjoint operator acting on $L^2(\mathbb{R}^n)$, and generates an analytic semigroup with kernel satisfying a Gaussian upper bound, i.e., if we denote $K(t,x,y)$ the ...
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A bilinear estimate in Lp space
Let $\varphi(D)$ be a Fourier multiplier with symbol $\varphi(\xi) = \xi/(1+|\xi|^2)$. It's easy to prove that
\begin{equation}
\|\varphi(D)u^2\|_{H^s(R)}\lesssim \|u\|^2_{H^s(R)} \quad (*)
\end{...
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Sobolev space and trace theorems on a non-compact Riemannian manifold with boundary ($M \times (0,\infty)$)
Let $M \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ be a $C^k$ ($k \geq 2$) compact hypersurface of dimension $n-1$ without boundary. Consider $X=M \times (0,\infty)$ which has boundary $\partial X = M \times \{0\}$.
I am ...
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Caffarelli-Silvestre extension definition of fractional Laplace-Beltrami on hypersurface
Let $\Gamma \subset \mathbb{R}^{n+1}$ be a $n$-dimensional (closed) $C^k$-hypersurface. Consider the problem
$$\nabla_\Gamma \cdot (y^{1-2s}\nabla_\Gamma u)(x,y) =0 \quad \text{for $(x,y) \in \Gamma \...
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Existence of solution to weak form of linear equation with boundary integral (parabolic PDE)
Let $W(0,T) := \{ u \in L^2(0,T;H^{\frac 12}(\partial\Omega)) \mid u_t \in L^2(0,T;H^{-\frac{1}{2}}(\partial\Omega))\}$. Let $\gamma$ and $\xi$ denote the trace map and its right inverse.
Does there ...
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Well-posedness of heat equation with distributional right hand side
The question is about well-posedness of heat equation
$$
\frac{\partial\Theta}{\partial t}=\alpha^2\Delta\Theta+p(t)\delta(x-u(t))\delta(y-v(t)),~~ (x,y,t)\in\Omega\times[0,T],
$$
subjected to ...
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Free Endpoint of Minimization Problem
Consider the following minimization problem $$\inf \left\{ \int\limits_{-\infty}^0 \left[ (\psi')^2 + m(y)(\psi - F)^2 \right]\; : \; \psi \in H^1(\left(-\infty,0\right]) \right\}$$ where $m(y) > 0$...
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Continuously dependent on parameters [closed]
How do we check whether the solution is continuouly dependent on parameters?
Let $\Omega$ be a domain with smooth boundary. Say $f$ and $h$ are smooth. Assume that for each $\theta\in (0, 1]$, the ...
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Compactly supported functions and Sobolev spaces on manifolds
It is well-known that if a complete Riemannian manifold has bounded curvature and injectivity radius bounded away from zero, then the space $C^\infty_c(M)$ is dense in the Sobolev spaces $W^{k, p}(M)$ ...
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Equivalence of two definitions of Sobolev spaces
Good morning,
I am looking for a reference about the following fact that seems to be folklore. Define the Sobolev (Beppo Levi?) space
$$
D^{1,p}(\mathbb{R}^N) = \left\{ u \in L^{p^*}(\mathbb{R}^N) \...
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Notion of solution of pde
Let's consider the following Schrodinger equation
$$iu_t+\Delta u+F(u)=0$$
in $\mathbb{R}^n$. In Cazenave's book, "Semilinear Schrodinger equation", he defines $H^1$-weak solution as $u\in L^\infty(0,...
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Strong solution to $u_t - \Delta_p u = f$
For $p > 1$, consider the equation
$$\langle u_t, v \rangle + \int_\Omega |\nabla u|^{p-2}\nabla u \nabla v = \langle f, v \rangle$$
$$u(0) = u_0$$
$$u|_{\partial\Omega} =0$$
for all $v \in W^{1,p}(...
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decomposition of tempered distributions by entire analytic functions
Let $\phi$ be a $C^{\infty}$ function on $\mathbb R^{n}$ with
$$ \operatorname{supp} \phi \subset \{\xi \in \mathbb R^{n}: |\xi|\leq 2, \phi(\xi)=1~~\text{if}~|\xi|\leq 1\}$$
Let $j\in \mathbb N$ ...
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What's the idea behind various equivalent norms on Besov spaces $B^{s}_{p,q}$?
I am trying to understand Besov spaces; and I am eager to see why the various norms are equivalent on it.
Let $\phi$ be a $C^{\infty}$ function on $\mathbb R^{n}$ with
$ \operatorname{supp} \phi \...
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Sobolev Space, "characteristic function" for the weak derivative
Let $\Omega$ be an open bounded subset of $\mathbb{R}^N$, working in the space $H_0^1(\Omega)$ with the inner product
$$(u,v)_{H_0^1} = \int_\Omega \nabla u \cdot \nabla v$$
for $u\in H_0^1$ and $\mu(...
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Smooth curves in a Frechet space
Is the space $C^{\infty}([0,1];C^{\infty}(S^1))$ equal with the space $C^{\infty}([0,1]\times S^1)$ ? I am interested in characterizing the smooth curves in the space $C^{\infty}(S^1)$ where $S^1$ is ...
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Reference request: Wasserstein metric spaces for non linear weights/mobility?
There is a very nice theory of gradient flows in metric spaces by Ambrosio, Gigli and Savaré. One particularly important application is the quadratic Wasserstein setting, where the metric space in ...
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Nonlocal Stefan problems
Has there been much work in the setting of Stefan (or general free boundary) problems with some type of nonlocality?
A search on Google and MathSciNet give me only a handful of results which greatly ...
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What are the applications of Grillakis Shatah and Strauss paper?
I am studying the following paper.
Manoussos Grillakis, Jalal Shatah, and Walter Strauss, Stability theory of solitary waves in the presence of symmetry. I, J. Funct. Anal. 74 (1987), no. 1, 160–197.
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Pseudodifferential operators on compact manifolds with boundary
I have heard that the square root of the Dirichlet (or the Neumann) Laplacian is not a pseudodifferential operator on compact manifolds with boundary. The context in which this was said was that ...
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Reference request: functional analysis results used in Taubes paper (1980)
I am studying Taubes paper 'Arbitrary N-vortex solutions to the first order Ginzburg-Landau equations'. I am looking for a reference of three following theorems:
Let $f(x)$ be a convex funtional ...
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Reference for existence results for 2D forced viscous Burgers equation
I am looking for results concering the following parabolic PDE
$$u\cdot\nabla u + \Delta u = F(x),$$
where $$u\colon\Omega\to\mathbb{R}^2,$$ and $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^2$ is a 2D domain (bounded or ...
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Motivation for weak solution of a PDE (initial condition)
The following question came to me when reading the famous paper of ALT and LUCKHAUS: "Quasilinear elliptic-parabolic differential equations"
When looking at a (nonlinear degenerate) PDE like
$$ \...
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Uniform bounds for a coupled parabolic system of PDE (linear)
Let $V=H^1(\Omega)$ and $H=L^2(\Omega)$ where $\Omega$ is a compact Riemannian manifold. Define $W = \{ w \in L^2(0,T;V) : w_t \in L^2(0,T;V^*)\}$.
Consider the system, with $u^\epsilon, v^\epsilon \...
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Estimates on evolution operator
Let's consider the following evolution operator in $\mathbb{R}^3$
$$S(t)=e^{(i+\delta)t\Delta }$$
How to get the following estimate
$$\Vert S(t)f\Vert_2\leq C_\varepsilon t^{-\frac{1}{4}}\Vert f\Vert_{...
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$C_0$ semigroups on parameterized Banach spaces or moving domains
Is there any literature corresponding to one or two-parameter semigroups such that e.g. $T(t) \in \mathcal{L}(X(t))$ or $T(s,t) \in \mathcal{L}(X(t),X(s))$ for parameterized Banach spaces $X(t)$?
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