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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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Question about Lebesgue Bochner spaces
Let $T>0$ and $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^N$ be a bounded domain. Also $p\in (1,\infty)$ is any number.
I know that $u\in L^{p}((0,T);L^p(\Omega))$ and $\nabla u\in L^{p}((0,T);L^p(\Omega))^N$. How ...
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Special density on $L^2$
Let $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^N$ be a bounded domain, and $u\in L^2(\Omega)$ with $0\leq u(x)\leq 1$ a.e. on $\Omega$. It is well known that $C^{\infty}_c(\Omega)$ is dense in $L^2(\Omega)$. Because $C^...
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Nemytskij operator for Lebesgue variable UNBOUNDED exponent spaces
Let $f:\Omega\times\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ be a Caratheodory function (i.e. $f(x,\cdot)$ is continuous for a.a. $x\in\Omega$ and $f(\cdot,t)$ is measurable for all $t\in\mathbb{R}$), where $\Omega\...
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Measurable selection for the mean value theorem
When we use the mean value theorem we come across the problem of measurability of the argument. The problem is somehow like that:
Let $f:\Omega\times [0,1]\to\mathbb{R}$ be a Caratheodory function (i....
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Question about the Nemytsky operator on $L^p$ space
Let $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^N$ be a bounded open set, $f:\Omega\times\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ be a Caratheodory function, i.e. $f(x,\cdot)$ is continuous for a.a. $x\in\Omega$ and $f(\cdot,t)$ is ...
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On the existence of a complicated fractal-like set of finite perimeter
Let $f\in BV(\Bbb R^n)$ be an integer-valued function that maps into $\{0, 1\}$ and is identically $0$ outside some bounded set in $\Bbb R^n$. In particular, $f$ determines a bounded Caccioppoli set $...
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Can functions with "big" discontinuities be in $H^1$?
How can I prove that the function:
$$u:\Omega\to\mathbb{R},\ u(x)=\begin{cases} 0, x\in\omega \\[3mm] v(x), x\in\Omega\setminus\omega\end{cases}$$ is not in $H^1(\Omega)$, knowing that $v\geq 1$ is ...
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"N-waves" (source-type solutions) for Hamilton-Jacobi equation $v_t + (v_x)^2 = 0$
Let us consider the Burgers equation
$$u_t + (u^2)_x = 0$$
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Liu, Tai-Ping; Pierre, Michel, Source-solutions and asymptotic behavior in conservation laws, J. Differ. Equations 51, 419-441 (1984). ...
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Reference request: subspace-based generalisation of weak* convergence
Let $V$ be a normed space and $(V_j)_{j\in [0,1]}$ be a family of linear subspaces of $V$ with $V_1$ non-trivial and such that $V_1\subsetneq V_j\subseteq V_i$ whenever $i\leq j$. We write $W:=V'$ for ...
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Reference request: Integrability condition on measures
Let $(\mathcal{C}, \|\cdot\|)$ be a (non-locally compact) Banach space with Borel $\sigma$-algebra $\mathcal{B}$.
Given a probability measure $\mu : \mathcal{B}\rightarrow[0,1]$, I'm interested in ...
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Support of functions in Fourier domain
Let $\mathcal F$ be the Fourier transform. I would like to understand whether being in a Sobolev space implies that the Fourier transform of a function is necessarily supported on a compact ball up to ...
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Averaging and fractional Laplacian
Let $u,\phi:\mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ be smooth functions and $\Omega_\epsilon$ be a bounded domain in $\mathbb R$ with diameter $\epsilon>0$ (consider for exaple the ball $B_{\epsilon/2}(0)$). Is ...
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$\int_{\mathbb{R}^{N}\setminus\Omega}\vert x-z\vert^{-N-\alpha} dz = c \ \forall x\in\partial U$ implies $dist(x,\partial\Omega)=c, x \in \partial U$?
Let $\alpha \in \mathbb R_+$, $\Omega \subset \mathbb R^N$ and $U \subset \Omega$. Is it true that if
$$\int_{\mathbb R^N \setminus \Omega} |x - z|^{-N-\alpha} dz = \text{constant} \quad \text{for all ...
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Example of BV vector field $c$ without bounded divergence such that $u$ is bounded where $u_t + div(cu) = 0$
What is an example of vector field $c: \mathbb R_+ \times \mathbb R^N \to \mathbb R^N$ with $c \in L^1(\mathbb{R}_+, BV(\mathbb R^N))$ without bounded divergence $div_x c$ but such that there exists a ...
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Showing that for measurable $\Omega \subseteq \mathbb{R}^n$, $L^1(\Omega; C_0(\mathbb{R}^n))$ is separable
Here we're integrating "Banach-valued" functions $u: \Omega \rightarrow C_0(\mathbb{R}^n))$ , and by $u \in L^1(\Omega; C_0(\mathbb{R}^n))$ I mean that
$$\int_{x \in \Omega} \| u(x) \|_{\...
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Unique solution of a 1-D ODE with a bounded positive right-hand-side
Consider the initial value problem $$\dot x(t) = F(t,x), \quad t \in (0,T)$$ with given initial datum $$x(0) = x_0 \in \mathbb R.$$ More precisely we consider the integral equation $$x(t)=x(0)+\int_0^...
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Interpolation inequality $\int_{\mathbb R} u^3 dx \le \int_{\mathbb R} (u')^2 dx + \int_{\mathbb{R}} u^2 dx$ [closed]
Let $u \in C^\infty(\mathbb R)$. Is it true that the following interpolation inequality holds?
$$\int_{\mathbb R} u^3 dx \lesssim \int_{\mathbb R} (u')^2 dx + \int_{\mathbb{R}} u^2 dx$$
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Relationship between continuous vector fields and divergence measure fields in dimension $\ge 2$
Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb R^d$ with $d \geq 2$ (I am mostly interested in the case when $\Omega$ is the unit ball). A vector field in $L^p(\Omega,\mathbb R^d)$ is called a divergence measure field ...
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Decomposition of the space of Radon measures with respect fractional harmonic capacity?
It is well know that there is a generalization of Lebesgue decomposition theorem in the following way:
Any non negative Radon measure can be decomposed uniquely into the sum of an absolutely ...
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A question about Stroock's notes on the Weyl lemma
On p.4 of these notes, D. Stroock gives a quick and efficient construction of the Markov transition functions of a certain diffusion. The idea of his construction (on page 4) is to 'freeze' the ...
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Regularity and normal trace of "Hdiv" measures
In order to fix the ideas let me consider an open, smooth, bounded domain $\Omega\subset \mathbb R^d$.
I am wondering what can be said about a vector-valued measure $v\in \mathcal M^d(\Omega)$ with ...
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Is a bounded sequence of $H^1(\Omega)$ tight?
Assume $\Omega$ is a bounded subset of $\Bbb R^d$ and $ (u_n)_n$ is a bounded sequence of the Sobolev space $H^1(\Omega)$.
Question: Can we say that $ (u_n)_n$ is tight in $L^2(\Omega)$ namely: ...
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Alberti rank-one theorem and reduction of the study of BV function to the two-dimensional case
By Alberti rank-one theorem, could it be possible to reduce the study of a function $u \in BV(\mathbb{R}^N, \mathbb{R}^N)$ to the study of a function $\tilde{u} \in BV(\mathbb{R}^2, \mathbb{R}^2)$? At ...
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Improving equi-integrability for a family $\mathcal F$ in $L^1(\Omega)$
Let $\mathcal F$ be a weakly compact subset of $L^1(\Omega)$. Dunford–Pettis theorem says that $\mathcal F$ is uniformly integrable. Also, by de la Vallée-Poussin theorem we can find an increasing ...
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Meaning of Alberti rank-one theorem
Heuristically what does Alberti's rank-one theorem imply about the structure of a $\mathrm{BV}$ vector field $\boldsymbol{b}$?
Is it rigorously fair to say that the level lines of $\boldsymbol{b}$ ...
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Inequality concerning BV norm
Let $u(x) \in L^1( \mathbb{R}^n) \cap BV(\mathbb{R}^n)$ and let $\rho\ge 0$ be the standard mollifier on $\mathbb{R}^d$, supported in unit ball with $\int_{\mathbb{R}^d}\rho \,dx=1$ and define $\rho_\...
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Function square-integrable
Let $f$ be an arbitrary function in $L^2(0,\infty)$ and consider the function
$$(g_f)(y) = \frac{1}{y-x_0} \int_{0}^{\infty} f(x) \left(\frac{xy}{(x^2+y^2+1)}\right)^2 \ dx$$
where $x_0$ is an ...
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Convergence of $L^p$ of approximation
Let $f \in L^p(\mathbb R^n)$ be given. Consider a partition of rectangles $I_{ij}:=[x_i,x_{i+1}]\times [x_j,x_{j+1}]$ of $\mathbb R^2.$
Then, we may define the coefficients
$$\alpha_{ij}= \frac{1}{\...
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Differentiation on $[0,1]$
EDIT:
Perhaps a more reasonable question after thinking about the answer I got would have been.
Is there a set $N$ of measure $1-\varepsilon$ and a disjoint partition of that set $N$ with finitely ...
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Integral function $z(x):=\int_{Y} f(x,y)d\mu(y)$ continuous?
Let $z(x):=\int_{Y} f(x,y)d\mu(y)$ for $x \in \mathbb R$ be an integral function where $\mu$ is a finite(!) Borel measure on $Y$ and $x \mapsto f(x,y)$ is continuous for every $y.$
Moreover, we know ...
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Recover norm from integral
I am given the following expression where $f \in L^2(\mathbb{R}^2, \mathbb{R}^{2 \times 2})$
$$\int_{\mathbb{R}} \int_{\mathbb{R}} \langle g(x), f(x,y) h(y)\rangle dx dy.$$
The functions $g$ and $h$ ...
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Density of $C^0(\Bbb R^{n}\times (0,T))$ and $C^{\infty}_c(\Bbb R^{n}\times (0,T))$ in $L_{p,q}(\Bbb R^n_T)$
Let the space $L_{p,q}(\Bbb R^n_T)$ be defined as the set of all measurable $f:\Bbb R^{n}\times(0,T)\to\Bbb R$ such that $||f||_{p,q}<\infty$, where
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||f||_{p,q}:=\left(\int_0^T\left( \int_{\Bbb ...
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Compactly supported functions and projections
Let $\Omega$ be an open subset of $\mathbb{R}^n$ and take a family of continuous compactly supported functions $f_n$ on $\Omega$ normalized to one (in the $L^2$ sense).
Then, these functions span a ...
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Pointwise convergence implies uniform convergence?
Let $K$ be an integral kernel of a bounded operator $S:L^2(\mathbb{R}^n) \rightarrow L^2(\mathbb{R}^n) $ defined like
$$(Sf)(x)= \int_{\mathbb{R}^n}K(x,y)f(y)dy.$$
Assume that $K\in C^{\text{bounded}...
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Dual space of $L^2(\mathbb{R},L^1(0,1))$?
I was wondering what the dual space of $L^2(\mathbb{R},L^1(0,1))$ is? (equipped with Lebesgue measures)
Formally, one would suspect that it is just $L^2(\mathbb{R},L^{\infty}(0,1))$. But this may be a ...
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Definitions of Hilbert Bundles
I have some doubts regarding definitions and conventions on Hilbert Bundles. Some authors like Peter Kuchment (Floquet Theory for Partial Differential Equations) and Serge Lang (Differential and ...
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Is it true that for dimension d=3, if $v\in H_0^1(\Omega)$ but $v\notin L_\infty(\Omega)$ then exponent of v or -v is not summable?
I have the following Question:
1) Is it true that
if $\Omega\subset\mathbb R^3$, $\Omega$ - bounded, $v\in H_0^1(\Omega)$ but $v\notin L_\infty(\Omega)$ implies $\int\limits_{\Omega}{e^vdx}=+\infty$ ...
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Pointwise a.e. formulation of parabolic PDE, what if null set depends on test function?
Let $u \in L^2(0,T;V)$ with $u_t \in L^2(0,T;V^*)$ be a solution of
$$\langle u_t(t), v \rangle + a(t;u(t), v) = \langle f(t), v \rangle$$
where $f \in L^2(0,T;V^*)$ and we have the usual assumptions ...
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Reference request: density of $C_c^{\infty}(\mathbb R^d)$ in $L^2(\mathbb R^d,d\rho)$
My question is motivated by an optimal transportation approach to PDE's and gradient flows in metric spaces (see e.g Otto's geometry of dissipative evolution equations: the porous media equation and ...
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Laplacian on space of measures
Let $X$ be a compact Riemannian manifold and let $\mathcal{M}(X)$ be the space of regular finite Borel measures with the total variation as norm.
The Laplace-Belrami-Operator $\Delta$ on $X$ with ...
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PDE-Based Triangle Inequality for Optimal Transportation
Suppose $\Omega$ is a suitably regular domain in $\mathbb{R}^n$ and $\rho_0,\rho_1\in\textrm{Prob}(\Omega)$. Benamou and Brenier showed that the $L_2$ transportation distance between $\rho_0$ and $\...
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functions of bounded variation and gradient vector measure
I want to prove a function of bounded variation on some domain $D\subset R^n$, $f\in BV(D)$, has the property that there is a constant $C$, such that
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\lim_{r\rightarrow 0}\frac{C}{r^{n+1}} \int_{...
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Density of certain functions in $C_c^\infty(0,T;V)$ in the space $W(0,T) \approx H^1(0,T;V)$?
EDIT: I need to think more about the question I want to ask given comments in the answer below. Please close the thread if required. I leave it undeleted because answer is useful.
Let $V \subset H \...
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