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Weighted Sobolev norm in terms of Spherical harmonics coefficients

Let $M = [1,\infty) \times S^2$. Consider the weighted Sobolev space $H^k_{\delta}(M)$ with the Sobolev norm: $$\lVert u \rVert_{k,\delta}^2 := \sum_{n=0}^k \int_M |D^nu \,r^{n-\delta}|^2 r^{-3} dV $$ ...
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Sobolev (Triebel-Lizorkin) norm estimate for $F \circ u - F \circ v$

Let $F \in C^1(\mathbb R^d;\mathbb R)$ be such that $F(0) = 0$ and $$|F'(\tau v + (1 - \tau)w)| \leq \mu(\tau)(G(v) + G(w))$$ for some $\mu \in L^1([0,1])$ and some non-negative $G \in C^0(\mathbb R^d;...
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Regularity of solution to first order time dependent variational problem

Consider the following first order evolution problem over some regular bounded domain $\Omega\subset\Bbb R^d$ $$\frac{\partial\phi}{\partial t}(\mathbf{x},t) +\vec V(\mathbf{x},t)\cdot \nabla\phi(\...
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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 $u|_{\partial\Omega}=\phi$. Can we ...
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Regularity up to boundary of a solution $u\in W^{1,p}\cap W^{2,2}(\Omega;\Bbb R^m)$ to $\Delta^2 u = -\text{div}\, F$

Let $\Omega\subset \Bbb R^n$ be a $C^{2}$ domain (open and bounded) and let $p\in(1,\infty)$. Suppose $u\in W^{1,p}\cap W^{2,2}(\Omega;\Bbb R^m)$ is a weak solution to the fourth-order elliptic system ...
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Is this Beppo-Levi curl space a Banach space?

Let us define the quotient space: $$ V = \{ \mathbf{u} \in L^2_{loc}(\mathbb{R}^3; \mathbb{R}^3) : \operatorname{curl} \mathbf u \in L^2(\mathbb{R}^3; \mathbb{R}^3) \} / \nabla H^1_{loc}(\mathbb{R}^3)....
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Product of Besov and Lorentz functions

Let us fix $n\in\mathbb{N}^+$ and $p,q\in [1,\infty)$. Given $r_1,r_2,r_3\in[1,\infty)$, I would like to understand whether we have the bound $$ \|fg\|_{L^{q,r_3}(\mathbb{R}^n)}\lesssim \|f\|_{B^{n/p}...
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Interpolation of embedded Hilbert spaces and intersection

I'm wondering under what hypothesis it is true a property like $$[\mathcal{H}_1\cap X, \mathcal{H}_2\cap X]_{\theta}=\mathcal{H}_1\cap X\cap [\mathcal{H}_1, \mathcal{H_2}]_{\theta}$$ where $\mathcal{H}...
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Compact embedding of the Sobolev space $H^m(\Omega)$ and $L^2(\Omega)$ from Rellich-Kondrachov theorem

From the Rellich-Kondrachov theorem we know that $H^m(\Omega)\hookrightarrow_c L^2(\Omega)$ when $\Omega$ is bounded of class $C^1$ and $m\geq 1$ is an integer. Also this is not true if $\Omega:=\...
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Generalized Hardy operator and Lorentz gamma spaces

I would like to find an inequality which would 'place' the generalized Hardy operator $\int_0^th(y)dy\int_y^tk^*(s)ds$ in between two Lorentz gamma spaces. Any literature or ideas would be greatly ...
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A question in Sobolev spaces involving time

Let $X$ be a Banach space, we understand $L^1(0, T, X)$ is the space of strongly measurable functions from $[0, T]$ valued in $X$, that is integrable. Assume ${\bf u}\in L^1(0, T, X)$, we say ${\bf v}\...
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Conditions on the inequality with a gauge norm

Let $\Phi(x)=\int_0^x \phi(y)\,dy$, $x \in \mathbb{R}_+$, be an N-function, and let $u$ be locally inferable on $\mathbb{R}_+$. Consider the gauge norm $$ \rho_{\Phi,u}(f)=\inf\{\lambda>0: \int_{\...
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Approximation in fractional Sobolev space

Assume $\Omega\subset \Bbb R^d$ is Lipschitz open set. Let $p\geq 1$ and $0<s\leq 1/p$. How to prove that $C_c^\infty(\Omega)$ is dense in $W^{s,p}(\Omega)$? Recall that, $$|u|^p_{W^{s,p}(\Omega)}= ...
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Explicit homeomorphism between $L^p$ and Sobolev Space

From the Anderson-Kadec theorem, we know that all separable infinite-dimensional Banach spaces are homeomorphic. I'm wondering, is there an explicit such homeomorphism between $W^{p,k}(\mathbb{R}^n)$ ...
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If $u_n \to u$ in $H^1_0(\Omega)$, does $\chi_{\{u_n = 0\}} \to g$ for some $g$ in some space, for a subsequence?

Let $\Omega$ be a bounded and smooth domain. Suppose we have $u_n \to u$ in $H^1_0(\Omega)$. We know that for a subsequence, $\chi_{\{u_n = 0\}} \rightharpoonup f$ to some $f$, weak-* in $L^\infty(\...
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Invariance under diffeomorphisms of the Hajlasz-Sobolev spaces

In this post it was shown that if $\Omega$ and $\Omega'$ are diffeomorphic non-empty open domains in some Euclidean space then the corresponding local Sobolev spaces are diffeomorphic with ...
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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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Discrete Sobolev embedding

It is true in one dimension that $H^1$ is continuously embedded in $L^{\infty}.$ Now, consider a compact interval $[0,1]$ with a partition $I_n:=([m/n,(m+1)/n])_{m \in \left\{0,...,n-1 \right\}}$ and ...
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Relationship between $p$-capacity and Riesz $s$-capacity of a set

What is the relationship between the definitions of $s$-capacity (page 13 here) and $p$-capacity (here) of a set? Are they equivalent? If not, what inequalities hold? What is the difference (in terms ...
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example in $L^p_{s}-$Sobolev spaces

We define $L^p-$ Sobolev spaces as follows: $$L^p_s(\mathbb R^d)=\{f\in \mathcal{S}'(\mathbb R^d): \mathcal{F}^{-1} [\langle \cdot \rangle^s \mathcal{F}(f)] \in L^p(\mathbb R^d) \}$$ where $\langle \...
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Sobolev Multiplication on non-compact manifold

We know that for a compact Riemannian $n$-dim manifold $(M,g)$(the boundary could be nonempty), the Sobolev Multiplication Theorem states that $L^p_k\times L^q_l⟶L^r_m$, where $1/r−m/n>1/p−k/m+1/...
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Sobolev extension with boundary condition

Let $\Omega$ be a Lipschitz bounded domain of $\mathbb{R}^n$, divided in two Lipschitz subdomains $\Omega_1$ and $\Omega_2$ such that $\Omega_1 \cap \Omega_2 = \emptyset$. We define the following ...
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Sobolev embeddings for vector-valued functions

I would like to know if there is a simple extension of the standard Sobolev embeddings for functions taking values in another Euclidean space. In particular, let $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ be a ...
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Intersection of Sobolev space with the space of continuous functions

While doing some problems, I came across the space $H=H^1(\Omega) \cap C(\Omega)$, where $\Omega$ is subset of $\mathbb{R^n}$. So far, by definition of these subspaces, We know that none of these are ...
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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 $$ ||f||_{p,q}:=\left(\int_0^T\left( \int_{\Bbb ...
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Generalized Besov spaces with different integrability and smoothness in space and time?

Consider the family of Besov spaces $B_{p,q}^{s}(\mathbb{R})$ with $0<p,q \leq \infty$ and $s \in \mathbb{R}$. Is there a natural way to define spaces of generalized functions $f(t,x) \in \mathcal{...
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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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A question regarding mollifiers on Sobolev spaces on closed manifolds

Let $M$ be a closed Riemannian manifold and denote by $H^s(M), \, s\in \mathbb{R} $ the standard Sobolev spaces on $M$ defined using powers of $1+\triangle$. Let $J_n: \mathcal{D}'(M)\rightarrow \...
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Does this Sobolev-space like construction have a name?

Take $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ arbitrary then define as $X$ the closure of $C^1(\Omega) \cap W^{1,1}(\Omega)$ w.r.t. the norm $f \mapsto \left\lVert f \right\rVert_{\infty} + \left\lVert \nabla f \...
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The continuity of $L^2$ gradient on moving domain

I post this on MSE too. Sorry for this short cross posting. But I stuck in this problem for a while... I don't know what the right tool should be used to handle the moving domain problem... Let $I:=(...
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Smoothing properties of analytic semigroups

Assume $A$ is a second order operator, generator of a positive analytic semigroup on the $L^p$-spaces with $p\in (1,\infty)$ and domain $D(A_p)=W^{2,p}$. Do we have regularity estimates $\|T_p(t)f\|_{...
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Getting an a priori energy estimate from PDE weak formulation

On a bounded domain $\Omega$, I have two functions $u$ and $v$ in $L^2(0,T;H^1(\Omega))\cap H^1(0,T;(H^1(\Omega))^*)$ satisfying $$\frac{d}{dt}\int u^2 + c_1\int |\nabla u|^2 + n\int u^2 \leq n\int uv$...
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Properties of a Sobolev bound

I am interested in computing $$ A:=\inf_{f\in L^{2}(\mathbb{R}^3)}\frac{||K^{\frac{1}{4}}f||_2^2}{||f||_{\frac{5}{2}}^2} $$ where $K:=-\Delta+1$. We call $f_c$ the function that saturates the bound. ...
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Modify the jump set of $BV$ function

Let $u\in BV(\Omega)$ be a function of bounded variation where $\Omega\subset \mathbb R^N$ is open bounded with smooth boundary. We use $Du$ to denote the weak derivative of $u$. (So $Du$ is a Radon ...
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Normed space between $H^{0+}$ and $L^2$

Cosider a function $f\in L^2(\mathbb{R}^3)$ with consider the following condition. $$\int_{\mathbb{R}^3}\frac{|\widehat{f}(x)|}{1+|x|^{3/2}}dx<+\infty \, .\qquad\mbox{(*)} \, $$ Of course if $f\in ...
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Multiplier operators on anisotropic weighted $L^2$ spaces

Suppose $\mathcal{M}$ is a multiplier operator on $L^2(\mathbb{R})$, in the sense that, for any $u(x)\in L^2(\mathbb{R})$, $\widehat{\mathcal{M}u}(k)=m(k)\hat{u}(k),$ where the scalar complex function ...
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Completion of $C_{0,rad}^{\infty}(\Omega)$ with respect to the norm $\|u\|= \Bigg(\int_{\Omega} |\Delta u |^2 \, \mathrm{d}x \Bigg)^{\frac{1}{2}}. $

I have a question that it seems simple but I can not solve it. Let $\Omega$ be the unit ball centered at zero in $\mathbb{R}^N$, $N>4$. Assume that $C_{0,rad}^{\infty}(\Omega)$ is the space of all ...
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$L^\infty-L^1$ smoothing effect for the heat equation

Let $\Omega$ be a bounded domain in $\mathbb{R}^n$. Let $u \in L^2(0,T;V)$ be the weak solution of the heat equation $$u_t - \Delta u = 0$$ $$u(0) = u_0$$ where $u_0$ is bounded initial data. Here ...
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Doubts regarding pre-compactness of bounded sequence of measure valued functions

Given: $\phi(x,\lambda) : \Omega$X$\mathbb R \to \mathbb R^{n}$ be a Caratheodory vector such that for each $M \gt 0 $, $\alpha_{M}(x) = max_{|u| \leq M} |\phi(x,u)| \in L^{2}_{loc} (\Omega)$ . ...
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What is $(L^2(M), H^1_0(M))_{\frac 12}$ on a smooth manifold with boundary?

Let $M$ be a smooth compact manifold. If $M$ is closed, we have that the interpolation space $$(L^2(M), H^1(M))_{\frac 12}=H^{\frac 12}(M)$$ (see Taylor's book on PDE for example). Suppose $M$ has a ...
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Points are removable for weakly differentiable functions

If $\Omega \subseteq \mathbb{R}^N$ is an open set and $N \ge 2$, then any point $a \in \Omega$ is removable for weakly differentiable maps: for each function $u \in W^{1, 1} (\Omega \setminus \{a\})$, ...
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One parameter family of elliptic equations

Consider the following 2nd order nonlinear elliptic equation on $\mathbb{R}^n$: $$-\Delta \varphi_\varepsilon + \sum_i a_i(x, \varepsilon)\partial_i \varphi_\varepsilon + \varphi_\varepsilon = N(\...
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Reference request: The compactness and compact embedding in Besov Space?

Let $\Omega\subset \mathbb R^N$ be open bounded with smooth boundary. Let $0<s<1$, $1\leq p<\infty$, and $1\leq \theta\leq\infty$. We denote by $B^{s,p,\theta}(\Omega)$ the Besov space. For ...
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"Friedrichs extension Laplacian" vs "Weak Laplacian" and fractional powers

Take $\Omega$ to be a bounded domain and consider Neumann BCs. In some works, I see that a Laplacian $(-\Delta_D)^{\frac 12}$ is defined as an operator with domain $H^1(\Omega)$, and in other works, ...
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About norm on $H^{\frac 12}(M \times \{0,1\})$

Let $X=M \times \{0,1\}$ with $M$ a smooth compact manifold without boundary. Define the fractional Sobolev space $H^{\frac 12}(X) = (L^2(X), H^1(X))_{\frac 12}$, as the real interpolation space ...
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Sobolev trace theorem

Set $Q:=\Omega\times(0,T)\subset\mathbb{R}^{n+1}$, where $\Omega$ is knows as a bounded domain with smooth boundary $\partial D$. We choose any subdomain $D\subset Q$ with smooth boundary $\partial ...
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Sobolev trace of $H^1(\mathcal{M} \times I)$ functions

Let $\mathcal{M}$ be a compact Riemannian manifold and let $I=(0,1)$. I seek a trace theorem saying that functions $u \in H^1(\mathcal{M} \times I)$ have a well-defined trace at $\mathcal{M} \times \{...
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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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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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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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