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Dirichlet-to-Neumann map is analytic

Let $M^n$, $n \geq 2$, be a compact smooth manifold with boundary and let $I \ni t \mapsto g_t$ be an analytic (with respect to t) $1$-parameter family of Riemannian metrics on $M$. For each $t \in I$,...
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Given composition rules, determining whether a continuous map between smooth functions is a pseudodifferential operator

Let $M$ be a closed manifold, and let $P:C^{\infty}(M)\rightarrow C^{\infty}(M)$ be a continuous linear map in the smooth Fréchet topologies. In what is to come, if it helps, one can assume further ...
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Asking a reference for a fact about nonlocal operators

Let assume that $u$ is smooth enough and $ -\Delta (u \phi) \in L^1(\Omega)$ for any $\phi \in C_c^{\infty}(\Omega)$. Then it easily follows that $ -\Delta u \in L^1_{\mathrm{loc}}(\Omega)$ by ...
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The order of regularity improving for elliptic operator with rough coefficients

Let $\frac12<\alpha<1$ and let $L(x)$ be a first order overdetermined elliptic operator with coefficients in $C^\alpha$. We means $L(x)=\sum_{j=1}^nA_j(x)\partial_j$ where $A_j:\mathbb R^n\to\...
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Question on definition of Dirichlet to Neumann operator

Assume $\Omega$ is an open, bounded subset of $\mathbb R^3$ with a $C^2-$ boundary $\partial \Omega= \Gamma$. For $f \in H^{1/2}(\Gamma)$, let $F \in H^1(\Omega)$ denote the weak solution of the ...
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PDE on an open ball with prescribed value on some open subsets

Suppose that we have a $r$-order differential operator $L:C^r(B^n, \mathbb{R})\to C^0(B^n,\mathbb{R})$ where $B^n $ is the open unitary ball in $\mathbb{R}^n$ (we can assume for simplicity that it ...
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Extension of elliptic complex to an exact sequence

This questions concerns elliptic complexes and is closely related to Green's operator of elliptic differential operator. Let $T_f:\Gamma(E)\rightarrow\Gamma(F)$ be an elliptic partial ...
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Parametrix of external product of elliptic operators

Let $S$ and $T$ be Dirac-type operators on vector bundles $E\rightarrow M$ and $F\rightarrow N$ respectively, where $M$ and $N$ are manifolds. Suppose $Q_S$ and $Q_T$ are parametrices for $S$ and $T$. ...
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Is this a pseudodifferential operator?

Let $M$ be a non-compact manifold and $D$ a first-order self-adjoint elliptic differential operator on $M$. Then is the bounded operator $$A:=\sqrt{(D^2+1)^{-1}}:L^2(M)\rightarrow H^1(M)$$ a ...
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Inverse of holomorphic elliptic differential operator

Consider the Beltrami-Laplacian $\Delta$ on $\mathbb{S}^n$ with standard metric. One can define a family of operators $A(z):H^1(\mathbb{S}^n)\to H^1(\mathbb{S}^n)$ as the following $$A(z)=\Delta+z$$ ...
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Barry Simon's decay of eigenfunctions for pseudo differential operators

In his celebrated paper on Schrödinger semigroups, Barry Simon proves the following result. Let $V_{-} \in K_\nu$, $V_{+} \in K_\nu^{\mathrm{loc}}$ and suppose that $Hu=Eu$ where $E$ is the ...
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Positive form for a homogeneous elliptic pde

I have a pde of the following form: \begin{align} &P(x,D)u = f \text{ on } \Omega, \\ &P(x,D) = \sum\limits_{|\alpha|=2m}a_\alpha(x)D^{\alpha}, \end{align} where one can assume that $f$ ...
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Definition of Elliptic pseudodifferential operators

A symbol $p \in S^m(\Omega)$ where $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R^n}$, or its corresponding operator $p(x,D) \in \Psi^m(\Omega)$ is said to be elliptic of order m if for every compact $A\subset \Omega$ ...
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The elliptic regularity theorem for differential operators with variable coefficients

I'm following the book "Introduction to the theory of distributions" by Friedlander and Joshi. There is the following result p. 109 Theorem (8.6.1). Let $X \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ be an open set, and ...
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BVPs for elliptic PDOs: When do Green functions ($L^2$ inverses) define pseudo-differential operators in the interior?

I asked the following question on math.SE (https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/2420298/bvps-for-elliptic-pdos-when-do-green-functions-l2-inverses-define-pseudo-d) just over two months ago, and it ...
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$L^p$-estimates for elliptic pseudodifferential operators

Assume we have an pseudodifferential operator $P:\mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R}^n) \rightarrow \mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R}^n), Pf(x) = (2\pi)^{-n/2}\int\mathrm{d}\xi\; p(x,\xi)\,\hat{f}(\xi)e^{i\xi x}$ acting on ...
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Poisson Equation across a Hypersurface [closed]

Let $\mathbb{B}(0,1) \subset \mathbb{R}^3$ denote the unit ball. Let $\Gamma = \{x_3=0\}$. Let us assume $f \in L^2(B)$ .Consider the problem $ \triangle u = f $ in $\mathbb{B}$ in the weak sense such ...
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Implicit function theorem for operators

Let $P: (-a,a) \rightarrow \Psi_h^0(\mathbb{R}),$ be a pseudodifferential operator in Weyl quantization with $(-a,a) \ni z \mapsto P(z)$ depending smoothly on this parameter $z$. Note that this ...
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Normal form of Principal type $\Psi$DO's

Suppose we have a pseudo differential operator of principal type with a complex symbol and such that the poisson bracket of the real and imaginary parts on the characteristic set is non-negative.I ...
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Domain of operator

Let be $\lambda\in C^{*}$. Consider the following operator: $ T_{\lambda}=-\Delta_{R^{2}}++\frac{\lambda^{2} }{4} (x^{2}+y^{2})+i\lambda N$, where $N=(x \frac{d }{dy} -y \frac{d }{dx})$ , ...
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Hypoelliptic pseudodifferential operators and Fredholm equations?

I read here the following: The parametrix is a useful concept in the study of elliptic differential operators and, more generally, of hypoelliptic pseudodifferential operators with variable ...
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Green's operator of elliptic differential operator

Let $P:\Gamma(E)\rightarrow\Gamma(F)$ be an elliptic partial differential operator, with index $=0$ and closed image of codimension $=1$, between spaces $\Gamma(E)$ and $\Gamma(F)$ of smooth sections ...
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How to define the square root of $1-\Delta $?

If $M$ is a Riemannian manifold with $\Delta $ its Laplacian, how can we define $(1-\Delta)^{1/2}$? The book I am reading says that $(1-\Delta)^{1/2}$ is an invertible first-order pseudo-differential ...
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