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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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Weak (Sobolev) derivative and the Frechet derivative (chain rule) [closed]
Let $A: H^s(\Omega) \to H^1(\Omega)$ be a bounded linear map. Let $u \in H^s(\Omega)$. Let $f:\mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ be nonlinear and Lipschitz such that $f(u) \in H^s(\Omega)$.
Is it possible to ...
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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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Lebesgue point and regularity of functions
A known theorem says that for $f \in L_{loc}^1(\mathbb{R}^d)$, almost every point is a Lebesgue point.
I know too a theorem saying that for $f \in W_{loc}^{1,p}(\mathbb{R}^d)$ , every point is a ...
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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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Linear interpolation in weighted Sobolev spaces
I am reading a paper regarding the pricing of certain financial derivatives making use of the finite element method. In this paper the following weighted Sobolev spaces are introduced:
$W_{0}$ = $ \{ ...
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Showing a normal-derivative operator is a (sort of) contraction (related to Crandall-Liggett and PDEs)
Denote by $\mathbb{E}(g)$ the solution of the PDE
$$\Delta v(x,y) = 0 \quad\text{in $\Omega$}$$
$$v(x,0) = g(x) \quad\text{on $\partial\Omega$}.$$
Let $X=L^1(\partial\Omega)$. Let $h(t)$ be a ...
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Changing the test function space in a weak formulation of parabolic PDE
Suppose we are interested in the existence of a $u \in L^2(0,T;V)$ with $u' \in L^2(0,T;V^*)$ such that
$$(u(T),\varphi(t))_H -\int_0^T \langle \varphi'(t), u(t) \rangle_{V^*,V} + \int_0^T a(u(t),\...
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A parabolic PDE with Lipschitz nonlinearity, how to obtain well-posedness?
Let $\Omega$ be a bounded smooth domain in $\mathbb{R}^n$ (or more generally a compact manifold). I'm interested in well-posedness (existence most importantly) of equations of the form
$$u_t(t) - \...
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Does a particular iteration produce a weak solution to a non linear pde?
Consider the following non linear pde in the unknown $v(x,y)$:
$$ \frac{\partial v(x,y)}{\partial x} +
\Big(\frac{\partial v(x,y)}{\partial x} \Big)^2 = e^{2 ty}-1 $$
where $t$ is some fixed small ...
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compact embedding in duals of weighted Sobolev spaces
On the whole space $\mathbb{R}^d$ consider the weight $\omega(x)=\sqrt{1+|x|}$. Under which conditions on $k,q$ is the embedding
$$
L^p(\mathbb{R}^d,\omega(x)dx)\subset\subset (W^{k,q}(\mathbb{R}^d,\...
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A question on optimal Sobolev inequality.
Let us consider the Sobolev inequality $||u||_{L^p} \le C||u||_{H^1}$ for $2 <p< 2^*$, where the constant $C$ depends on $p$ and the domain. My question is, how can one see that the optimal ...
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Sobolev embedding in the space of continuous functions [duplicate]
Let $I = \mathbb{R}$ and let $W^{1,2}(I,\mathbb{R})$ be the Sobolev space of function from $I$ to $\mathbb{R}$ (one time weakly differentiable and contained in $L^{2}$) and $C^{0}(I,\mathbb{R})$ be ...
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Are $\| \Delta u \|_{L^p(\Bbb R^d)} + \| u \|_{L^p(\Bbb R^d)}$ and $\| u \|_{W^{2,p}(\Bbb R^d)}$ equivalent norms?
Is it true that $$\| \Delta u \|_{L^p(\Bbb R^d)} + \| u \|_{L^p(\Bbb R^d)}\quad\text{and}\quad\| u \|_{W^{2,p}(\Bbb R^d)}$$ are equivalent norms?
This results is pretty easy and straightforward for $...
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Fractional-order Rellich–Kondrashov Theorem
The following is known:
Let $s \in (0,1)$ and $p \in [1,\infty)$ be such that $sp < n$. Let $q \in [1, p^*_{n,s})$ with $p^*_{n,s} = np/(n-sp)$, $\Omega \subset \mathbb R^n$ be a bounded ...
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An acting condition for a superposition operator from $H^1(\Omega)$ to $H^1(\Omega)$
If i take $v\in H^1(\Omega)$ where
$$
H^1(\Omega)=\{u\in L^2(\Omega), \frac{\partial u}{\partial x_i}\in L^2(\Omega), i=1,\ldots,N\}
$$
$\Omega$ is bounded open set from $\mathbb{R}^N$
What is the ...
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A Poincaré-type inequality with logarithmic function
For any function $f(x)$ we denote $\bar{f}:=\frac{1}{\Omega}\int_\Omega f(x)\,dx$.
Let $\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^n$ be a bounded smooth domain and $u(x)> 0$ be a smooth function defined on $\Omega$....
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Sobolev-type inequality.
Let $0< \alpha< n$, $1 < p < q < \infty$ and $\frac{1}{q}=\frac{1}{p}-\frac{\alpha}{n}$. Then:
$ \left \| \int_{\mathbb{R}^n} \frac{f(y)dy}{|x-y|^{n-\alpha} } \right\|_{L^q(\mathbb{R}^n)...
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Weak convergence in $H^{1}$ implies different convergence in $L^{p}$?
Suppose I have a sequence $\{f_{n}\}_{n\in \mathbb{N}} \subset H^{1}(\mathbb{R}^{d})$ which converges weakly to $f$ in $H^{1}(\mathbb{R}^{d})$, in the sense that $\langle f_{n},\varphi \rangle_{L^{2}}+...
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Is the product of $u \in W^{\sigma,1}(\Omega)$ and $v \in C^{0,\sigma}(\Omega)$ again in $W^{\sigma,1}(\Omega)$?
The following startles me. Let $\Omega \subseteq \mathbb R^n$ and write $W^{\sigma,1}(\Omega)$ for the fractional Sobolev space with norm
$$|u|_{W^{\sigma,1}(\Omega)} := \iint \frac{|u(x) - u(y)|}{|x-...
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Is Schwartz space $\mathbb R^n$ contained in every fractional Sobolev space on $\mathbb R^n$? [closed]
Can someone kindly confirm that the Schwartz space $\mathcal S(\mathbb R^n)$ made of all infinitely-differentiable functions $f:\mathbb R^n \to \mathbb R$ with rapidly decreasing derivatives of all ...
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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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Weak solution of a heat equation is zero?
I work on a bounded domain in $\mathbb{R}^n$. Let $u \in H^1(0,T;H^{-1})\cap L^2(0,T;H^1)$ be a solution of the heat equation:
$$\langle u', v \rangle + \int \nabla u \nabla v = 0$$
for each test ...
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Embedding of domain of fractional power of Laplacian into Sobolev space for cylindrical domains
On a bounded domain $\Omega \subset \mathbb R^d, d\geq 2$ with smooth boundary, it is well known that for the Dirichlet Laplacian $\Delta_D$, $D((-\Delta_D)^\frac12) = H^1_0(\Omega)$.
I'm interested ...
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Convergence in $H^{-2}$ of $L^2$-functions with limit in $L^2$
Assume a sequence $f_n$ in $L^2(\mathbb{R}^d)$ converges in $H^{-2}$ (w.r.t. its norm topology) to a limit $f \in L^2(\mathbb{R}^d)$. In this case, can one improve the convergence, for instance to ...
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Bounding supremum norm in terms of gradient L2-norm using a Poincare-like inequality
Suppose $f$ is a Lipschitz continuous real-valued function over a bounded domain $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^d$ with smooth boundary, and let $\overline{f} := \frac{1}{|\Omega|}\int_\Omega f(x) dx$. Is ...
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Sobolev-type estimate for irrational winding on a torus
Let $\mathbb{T} = \{ (x, y) \in \mathbb{R}^2 \}/_{x \mapsto x + 1, y \mapsto y + 1}$ be a real 2-torus. Let $\mathscr{C}^{\infty}_0(\mathbb{T})$ be the subset of $\mathscr{C}^{\infty}(\mathbb{T})$ of ...
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On the compact embedding of Sobolev space
In dimension three, we know that the Sobolev space $W^{\frac{13}{11},11}(D)$ is compactly embedded into $W^{1,11}(D)$, where $D$ is a bounded domain in $R^3$ with smooth boundary. My question is: Does ...
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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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References on equivalent characterization for Sobolev spaces of functions of one variable
This is a question posted in MSE before-https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/3169269/references-on-equivalent-characterization-for-sobolev-spaces-of-functions-of-one:
I cited a result which ...
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Reference for compact embedding between (weighted) Holder space on $\mathbb{R}^n$
Suppose $0<\alpha<\beta<1$, and $\Omega$ is a bounded subset of $\mathbb{R}^n$. Then the Holder space $C^{\beta}(\Omega)$ is compactly embedded into $C^{\alpha}(\Omega)$. But if $\Omega=\...
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Unboundedness of the Sobolev norm of a sequence : Does it follow from Sobolev embedding?
Let $\{f_n\}$ be a sequence of functions that are continuous and lying in $H^k(\mathbb{R}^m)$. Assuming $k>\frac{m}{2}$, and if $f_n \to f$ pointwise, where $f\in H^k(\mathbb{R}^m)$, such that $f$ ...
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Norm equivalent to Sobolev norm? [closed]
On the hyperbolic space $\mathbb{H}^n$, it is known that the spectrum of the Laplacian satisfies $\text{Spec}(-\Delta) \subset [\frac{(n - 1)^2}{4}, \infty)$. Consider the operator $P = -\Delta + a$, ...
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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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Dense properties of weighted Sobolev space define on $\mathbb{R}^n$
Consider the usual Sobolev space $H^1(\mathbb{R}^n)$ and $H^1_0(\mathbb{R}^n)$, where $H^1_0(\mathbb{R}^n)$ is the closure of $C_0^\infty(\mathbb{R}^n)$ with respect to the norm of $H^1(\mathbb{R}^n)$....
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The meaning of $L_p^l(\Omega)$ in a paper of Bogovskii on Sobolev spaces
On the first page of the old paper Solution of the first boundary value problem for an equation of continuity of an incompressible medium of Bogovskii, the notations $W_p^l(\Omega)$ and $L_p^l(\Omega)$...
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uniform convergence of $H^r$ projectors on compact sets?
Let $\Omega\subset \mathbb R^d$ be a smooth, bounded domain. Let $(e_n)_{n\geq 0}\subset L^2(\Omega)$ be the Hilbert basis generated by the Dirichlet-Laplacian eigenfunctions, i-e $-\Delta e_n=\...
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