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Distance between a Hölder function and a Sobolev ball
Let $\Omega$ denote $[0, 1]^n$ and let $\|\cdot\|_{k, p}$ and $|\cdot|_{m, \alpha}$ denote norms of Sobolev space $W^{k,p}(\Omega)$ and Holder space $C^{m, \alpha}(\Omega)$, respectively.
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A question from a proof of an inequality in Sobolev space $W^{1,1}$
I try to understand the proof the lemma given at page 54 in Ladyzhenskaya et al (1968) - Linear and Quasilinear Elliptic Equations. Here it is a screenshot:
Here is what I did:
$$-u(x)=u(y)-u(x)=\...
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Friedrich's second inequality for functions with zero average
Friedrich's second inequality (or Maxwell Estimates or Gaffney’s inequality in the literature) is referred as follows: for all $\mathbf{u} \in H^1(\Omega)^2$ satisfying either $\mathbf{n} \cdot \...
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$L^p$ domination of mixed partial derivatives of the 3rd order by the unmixed ones?
Is it true that for each real $p>1$ there is some real $C_p$ such that for all smooth real-valued functions $u$ compactly supported on $S:=(0,1)^3$ one has
$$\|D_1D_2D_3u\|_p\le C_p(\|D_1^3u\|_p+\|...
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$L^p$ domination of mixed partial derivatives by the unmixed ones?
Is it true that for each real $p\ge1$ there is some real $C_p$ such that for all smooth real-valued functions $u$ compactly supported on $S:=(0,1)^2$ one has
$$\|D_1D_2u\|_p\le C_p(\|D_1^2u\|_p+\|D_2^...
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Gauss transformation in fractional Sobolev space
Let $g_{\mu}(x) = \mu^{d/2}\exp(-\pi\mu|x|^2)$ for every $\mu > 0$. Prove that
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\int_{\mathbb R^{d}}\left|(-\Delta)^{\frac{s}{2}} u\right|^{2} \geq \int_{\mathbb R^{d}}\left|(-\Delta)^{\frac{s}{2}...
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On norm of the Sobolev space $H^2(\Omega)$, $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n; n \geq 2$
Let the Sobolev space $H^2(\Omega)$ be defined with the norm $\|u\|_{H^2(\Omega)}=\Big(\sum_{|\alpha|\leq 2})\|D^{\alpha}u\|^2_{L^2(\Omega)}\Big)^\frac{1}{2}$.
I have found in several research ...
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A question about equivalence of weighted Sobolev space norm in S. Benzoni-Gavage and D. Serre's book
This question may not be at the research level, but it has really bothered me for a long time. The following space is used for handling initial boundary value problem for first order hyperbolic ...
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Is there any bilinear Poincaré/Sobolev inequality?
Is the following, I call it bilinear Poincaré inequality, true?
Let $\Omega$ be an open bounded set in $\mathbf R^n\DeclareMathOperator{\dL}{d\!}$. There exists $C > 0$ such that for any $u, v \in ...
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Validity of Hölder inequality for the homogeneous Besov spaces $\dot{B}^0_{1,2}(\mathbb{R}^n)$ and $\dot{B}^0_{2,2}(\mathbb{R}^n)=L^2(\mathbb{R}^n)$
I am looking at Corollary 1. in p.244-245 of the book
"Sobolev Spaces of Fractional Order,
Nemytskij Operators,
and Nonlinear
Partial Differential Equations" (1996) by Thomas Runst
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Inverse of Sobolev interpolation inequality : $\lVert u \rVert_2 \lVert \Delta u \rVert_2 \leq C\lVert \nabla u \rVert_2^2$?
If $u : \mathbb{T}^3 \to \mathbb{R}$ is a smooth function on the $3$-dimensional torus $\mathbb{T}^3$, I wonder it is possible to reverse the Sobolev interpolation inequality in the sense that
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Sobolev trace inequality with exterior domains
Let $x_1\in \mathbb{R}^n$, $n\geq 3$, $\Omega=\mathbb{R}^n\backslash B_1(x_1)$, define $D_{\Omega}$ by taking the closure of $C_{c}^{\infty}(\overline{\Omega})$ under the norm
\begin{align*}
\|u\|_{D_{...
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Sobolev estimates $\|\nabla\phi\|_{\infty}\leq C\|\phi\|_{H^2}$
This is a cross post in continuation to this question on Mathematics Stack Exchange. I wanted to know if this inequality holds true in two or three dimensions,
$\|\nabla\phi\|_{L^{\infty}(\Omega)}\leq ...
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How to connect the functions in spaces $H^1$ and $H_r$?
\begin{align*}
L^2 (\mathbb{R}^3)& {}=\{ u : \int_{\mathbb{R}^3} \lvert u\rvert^2 dx<+\infty \}. \\
H^1(\mathbb{R}^3) & {}=\{ u\in L^2 (\mathbb{R}^3):\, \lvert\nabla u\rvert\in L^2(\mathbb{...
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Inequality on the dual space of $H^s$
Does there exist a theorem that allow us to say that, if we have an estimate on the Sobolev space $H^s\,,\, s\geq 0$ then we can deduce an estimate on the dual space $H^{-s}$ ?
For instance, assume ...
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From some priori estimates can we estimate higher Sobolev norm?
Suppose $u$ is a smooth function on bounded set $\Omega$ with smooth boundary such that
$$\|u\|_{W^{1,p}(\Omega)}\le C\|\phi\|_{W^{1-1/p,p}(\partial\Omega)}$$
where $u|_{\partial\Omega}=\phi$.
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Logarithmic Sobolev embeddings
It is well-known that $H^{\frac d2}(\mathbb R^d)=W^{\frac d2, 2}(\mathbb R^d)$ is not included in $L^\infty(\mathbb R^d)$, but it seems that there are some logarithmic substitutes. Is it true for ...
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Gagliardo-Nirenberg inequality for periodic functions?
I am interested in a Gagliardo-Nirenberg type inequality for functions in the space
$$H^1_T(\mathbb{R}^n)=\lbrace \psi=u+iv\in H^1_{loc}(\mathbb{R}^n,\mathbb{C}):\psi(x)=\psi(x_1+T,...,x_n+T)\rbrace$$
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Interpolated Sobolev norm inequality
Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ be a bounded Lipschitz set, and let $W^{k,p}(\Omega)$ denote the usual Sobolev space with $k \in \mathbb{N}$ being the order of the derivatives and $p \in [1, \infty)$...
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Sobolev inequalities on manifolds: dependence of the constants on the Riemannian metric
Let $g$ be a smooth Riemannian metric on the 2-torus $T^2$. $g$ induces the Sobolev space $W^{2,2}_g(T^2)$ via the norm
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\|f\|_{W^{2,2}_g}^2 = \int_M |f|^2 + g(\nabla^2 f,\nabla^2 f)\, \text{vol}_g,
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Understanding a family of Sobolev-type inequalities
I am reading Aspects of Sobolev-Type Inequalities by professor Laurent Saloff-Coste, where I found a claim on page 66 claiming the following:
Denote the following inequality as $S_{r,s}^{\theta}$: $\...
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Is the set of norming vectors weakly closed?
Let $\mathcal{H}$ be a separable Hilbert space, let $p\ge 2$, and consider a bounded linear operator
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T\colon \mathcal{H}\to L^p(\mathbb R^d). $
Is the set $M=\{f\in \mathcal H\ :\ \|Tf\|_{L^p}= ...
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Inequality for fractional power norm (sectorial operators)
How could we prove following inequality:
$\int\limits_{0}^{l} u^{3}(x) dx \leq \sqrt{l} \cdot|| u||_{\frac{1}{2}}^{3}$
where
$ || u ||_{\frac{1}{2}} = ||A^{\frac{1}{2}}(u)||_{L^{2}} + || u ||_{L^{...
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A Poincaré-type inequality: proof or counterexample
The following is a simplified version of a Poincaré-type inequality that I'm studying; I'd like to prove it (the inequality) or find a counter example. Consider a function $f:[0,1]^2\rightarrow\mathbb{...
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Reference for a proof of the Gagliardo-Nirenberg Interpolation Inequality?
In the book Linear and Quasi-linear Evolution Equations in Hilbert Spaces by Cherrier and Milani, Theorem 1.5.2, we are given the following version of the GN interpolation inequality:
Let $\Omega\...
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Error estimate on convolution of mollifiers
Given $u\in W^{1}_{p}(\omega)$ with $1\leq p\leq \infty$, and the mollifier $\rho\in C_0^{\infty}(R^d)$ with support $B_1$ is a unit ball centered at the origin, $\rho\geq 0$ and $\int_{B_1} \rho = 1$....
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Does the Nash inequality hold on manifolds with Lipschitz boundary?
Let $N$ be a smooth manifold without boundary of dimension $n$. $M$ is a manifold with Lipschitz boundary if $M \subset N$, $M$ and $N$ are of the same dimension, and in the charts of $N$, the ...
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Nonlinear elliptic problem involving the p-laplacian, Hölder inequality
I am studying the paper On some nonlinear elliptic problems for $p$-Laplacian in $\mathbb{R}^n$ by Abdelouahed El Khalil and Said El Manouni Mohammed Ouanan.
I have a problem understanding one step ...
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interpret of Picone inequality for non-regular functions
Assume $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^N$, $ N>4 $ is open set.
There is a well-known picone identity that says
Let $u,v \in C^2(\Omega)$ satisfy $v>0$ and $-\Delta v \geq 0$ in $\Omega$. 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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on an inequality of Brezis-Lieb
In their 1983 JFA paper Brezis and Lieb have shown, among many other things, a Poincaré-type inequality: in the case of a harmonic function $f$ on a bounded domain $\Omega$, their inequality ((3.14) ...
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