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Density property fractional heat kernel
Let us consider $$p_t^{(n+2)}(\tilde x) , $$
where $x = (x_1, \ldots, x_n) \in \mathbb R^n$, $\tilde x = (x_1, \ldots, x_n, 0, 0) \in \mathbb R^{n+2}$, and $p_t^{(n)}(x)$ is the heat kernel for $(-\...
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Fractional Laplacian problem on half-line
Is it possible to obtain an explicit solution for the following fractional problem on the half-line?
$$(-\Delta)^\alpha u(x) + M u'(x) + K u(x) + C = 0 \quad \text{ in } (0,\infty)$$
$$u(x) = a, \quad ...
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Integration by parts with Hilbert transform
Is there a good integration by parts formula to compute
$$\int_{0}^\infty f \ H (f') dx,$$
where $H$ denotes the Hilbert transform and $f$ is a smooth function?
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An inequality involving fractional Laplacian
I have to prove that for $s\in(0,1)$, $u\in\mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R}^n)$, (i.e. $u$ is a Schwartz function):
$$ |(-\Delta)^su(x)|\leq c_{n,s}|x|^{-n-2s},\quad\forall x\in\mathbb{R}^n\setminus B_1(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$$
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Analysis of coefficients for quickly vanishing analytic vector field
Let $u = (u_1, u_2, u_3): \mathbb{R}^n \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^n$ be a divergence-free analytic vector field for $n =3$ or $n =4$, i.e., $u_i : \mathbb{R}^n \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ are analytic ...
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Analytic approximations of smooth vector fields
Let $M$ be the set of smooth divergence-free vector fields $u$ on $\mathbb{R}^3$ with
$$|\partial_x^{\alpha} u(x)| \leq C_{\alpha K}(1+|x|)^{-K}$$
on $\mathbb{R}^3$ for any $\alpha,K$.
Further, we ...
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Conditions for the embedding of the space $L^\infty(I, W^{1,2}(U))$ into $L^\infty(I \times U)$
Let $I$ be a compact interval of $\mathbb{R}$ and $U$ be a bounded subset of $\mathbb{R}^2$.
If $f \in L^\infty(I, W^{1,2}(U))$, what (non-trivial) condition ($L^p$-estimate on $f$ or decay-like ...
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Initial data and heat equation
We assume all solutions to be bounded here!
Let $y_{+},y_{-} \in C_c^{\infty}$ be two positive functions.
If we then consider the heat equation
$$\partial_t u(t,x) = \Delta u(t,x)$$ for two ...
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Log-concavity of function
Consider the function
$$f_{n}(x)=e^{-x^2}x^n.$$
My goal is to show that
$$ G(y):=\frac{(f_2*f_0)(y)}{(f_0*f_0)(y)}- \left(\frac{(f_1*f_0)(y) }{(f_0*f_0)(y)}\right)^2$$
is log-concave.
Let us ...
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Elementary calculus estimate or not?
Does there exist a constant $C>0$ such that for all $f \in H^3(\mathbb R)$
$$\int_{\mathbb R} \vert x f''(x) \vert^2 \ dx \le C \int_{\mathbb R} \vert f'''(x) \vert^2 + \vert x^3f(x) \vert^2 + \...
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Ground state for non-linear Schrödinger
When studying the blow-up for focusing non-linear Schrödinger equation (NLS) one often compares the initial-state to a stationary solution.
In the energy-critical case, this stationary solution is ...
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Smooth compactly supported function with good scaling with respect to the fractional Laplacian
Is there a smooth cut off function with compact support such that $\phi: \Omega \subset \mathbb R^N \to \mathbb R$, $\mathrm{supp} \phi \subset B_R(0) \subset \Omega$ and $$(-\Delta)^s \phi \le C R^{-...
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A continuous bi-Lipschitz shrinking of a domain into a compact subset
Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ be a bounded domain. My main problem/question is:
(1) Show there exist a sequence of bi-Lipschitz (i.e injective Lipschitz function with Lipschitz inverse) maps $F_n ...
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Compute $ \partial_t\int_{\{u(t,\cdot) >0\} } 1\, dx$ in the sense of distributions where $u$ solves a PDE
Let $u:\Omega\subset \mathbb R^N \to \mathbb R$ be bounded function that solves an evolution PDE $\partial_t u(t,x)= L(u(t,\cdot))(x)$, where $L$ is some elliptic operator.
How can I compute the ...
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Derivative and Jacobian determinant of solution of ODE [closed]
Let $\Phi$ be the unique solution of
$$\begin{cases}
\frac{d}{dt}\Phi(x,t) = f(\Phi(x,t),t) \quad t >0 \\
\Phi(x,0) = x \quad x \in \mathbb{R}^N
\end{cases}$$
where we have assumed $f$ smooth.
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Approximation of functions by tensor products
Given a function $f(x,y)\in L^p(R^d;L^\infty(B_R))$ with $1<p<\infty$, where $B_R:=\{y\in R^d: |y|\le R\}$, can we find a sequence of functions $f_n$ of the form $f_n(x,y)=\sum_{i=1}^ng_i(x)h_i(...
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Properties of heat equation
** I simplified the question: **
On bounded domains, the maximum principle implies that the solution to the heat equation is (strictly) positive, if the initial and boundary data is positive.
I ...
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Eigenvalue estimates for operator perturbations
I edited the question to a general mathematical question, since I found the answer in Carlo Beenakker's reference and think that my initial question was mathematically misleading.
What was behind ...
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system of Euler like ode's
I am interested in solving some linear elliptic system like
$$ -\Delta \phi(x) + \frac{C_1 \psi(x)}{|x|^\beta} =f(x)$$
$$ -\Delta \psi(x) + \frac{C_2 \phi(x)}{|x|^\alpha} =g(x)$$ in $B_1$ (the ...
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Optimal control theory of PDEs
This is a somewhat openly phrased question because I am not quite sure what has been done in that direction.
Imagine one has two evolution equations
$$\partial_t u = p(x,\partial_x,f)u$$
$$\...
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Quantitative finite speed of propagation property for ODE (cone of dependence)
Consider the following ODE initial value problem
\begin{align*}
&\frac{d}{dt}\Phi(t,x) = \boldsymbol{F}(t,\Phi(t,x)), & t \in [0,T], \ \ x \in \mathbb{R}^N,\\
&\Phi(0,x) = x, & x \in \...
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Power series in functions other than monomials
I would like to understand how approximations by monomials and approximations by other kinds of functions are related which I illustrate with an example.
Consider the interval $[-\pi,\pi]$ let's say.
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Strict positive type function on hypersurface also of positive type in neighborhood?
Let $u\in C^\infty(\mathbb{R}^n\times\mathbb{R}^n)$ be symmetric and of strictly positive type on some hypersurface $S \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ diffeomorphic to $\{0\}\times\mathbb{R}^{n-1}$. This means ...
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Method of characteristics beyond the Lipschitz setting
I have come across the following easy-looking problem that is driving me mad.
I have a family of measures (on the real line $\mathbb R$) $\{\mu_t\}_{t>0}$ which is uniformly bounded (the measures ...
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Sobolev space under Mellin transform
The Mellin transform is known to be an isomorphism see wikipedia
between $M:L^2(0, \infty) \rightarrow L^2(-\infty, \infty)$
where $$M(f):= \frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}\int_0^{\infty} x^{-\frac{1}{2} + is} ...
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Hölder continuity for operators
Let $x,y$ be positive real numbers then
$$|\sqrt{x}-\sqrt{y}|=\dfrac{|x-y|}{\sqrt{x}+\sqrt{y}}=\sqrt{|x-y|}\cdot \dfrac{\sqrt{|x-y|}}{\sqrt{x}+\sqrt{y}}\leq 1\cdot |x-y|^{\frac{1}{2}}$$
we obtain $1/...
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Nonlinear Schrödinger equation with discrete Laplacian
In the paper "Global existence and scattering for rough solutions of a nonlinear Schrödinger equation on $\mathbb{R}^3$" by Colliander, Keel, Staffilani, Takaoka and Tao it is argued in the beginning ...
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Proof of Green's formula for rectifiable Jordan curves
$\newcommand{\Ga}{\Gamma}$
I am trying to find a proof of Green's formula for rectifiable Jordan curves $\Ga$ (and the corresponding interior regions $R$). There is a proof by Ridder, followed by ...
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Lipschitz bound on semigroups
Let $T$ be a self-adjoint operator (possibly unbounded) and $S$ a bounded self-adjoint operator.
Then one can study the unitary groups $R_T(t):=e^{itT}$ and $R_S(t):=e^{itS}.$
Now if you think about ...
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Non-uniqueness of flow for divergence free vector fields
I am looking for a (possibly time-dependent) vector field $v: [0,1] \times \mathbb R_x^d \to
\mathbb R^d$ such that
$\text{div}_x v = 0$ ;
$v$ has more than one (measure-preserving) flow,...
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Derivative of fractional Laplacian is the fractional Laplacian of the derivative
Is it true that $$\partial_x ((-\Delta)^s u(x)) = ((-\Delta)^s \partial_x
u(x))?$$
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An elementary question about integration by parts! [closed]
Let $f,g: R \rightarrow R$ be two positive increasing functions. Under what (non-trivial) conditions one can guarantee that $\int_{0}^{\infty}f'g dx\geq \int_{0}^{\infty}g'fdx$.
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Are Pointwise conditions studied?, do they make sense?, do they have any applications?
In weakly formulated PDE (or even ODE), we seem to be interested in solutions that satisfy or take desired values at some boundary points of a domain we are interested in. For example, Dirichlet ...
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Heat semigroup dissipative
Consider the heat semigroup on $L^1(\mathbb{R}).$ I would like to know if the generator of this semigroup is dissipative in the sense of this definition.
On $L^2$ it would be completely trivial, but ...
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Prove existence of continuous function on $(0,1)$ with special properties [closed]
Consider the interval $I=(0,1)$ and let $f,g$ be two linearly independent continuous functions on $[0,1]$.
I am asking if there is a continuous function $h$ such that
$$\int_0^1 h(s) f(s) ds=0$$
$$...
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compactness of sequence of harmonic functions
Let $ \Omega$ denote a smooth bounded domain in $ R^N$ and let $u_m \in C^\infty( \overline{\Omega})$ harmonic functions. We also suppose $ u_m$ is bounded in $L^2(\Omega)$ (uniformly in $m$).
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Fixed radius mean value property implies harmonicity?
Let $f$ be a continuous real-valued function on $\mathbb{R}^n$. It is well known that the following are equivalent:
$f$ is harmonic.
$f$ satisfies the ball mean value property
$$
f(x)=\frac{1}{|B(x,r)...
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variation norm of a Fourier transform
Motivated by certain uniform estimate in oscillatory integrals, I am now trying to calculate the Fourier transform of the function ${\large e^{i|t|^{\epsilon}}/t}$ on $\mathbb{R}$, where $\epsilon\in (...
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Inverse Function Theorem on Zygmund Spaces, is the inverse in the same Zygmund Space?
Preliminary Definitions
Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ be open. We define the Zygmund spaces $C^r_{*}(\Omega)$ with $r>0$, $r \in \mathbb{R}$ in the following way: (all the functions are ...
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Theorem with an example [closed]
i have this theorem
in the paper they gives an example:
but here $H_1$ is not satisfied !
How to correct it please?
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Bound for a certain integral expression
I am working to establish an estimate in $X^{s,b}$ spaces to prove local well-posedness of a certain equation, and I need to consider some sub-cases. In particular, I wish to show that the following ...
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Pohozaev result for equations with weights
I am interested in nonnegative solutions of
$-div( e^{-\gamma(x)} \nabla u(x)) = e^{-\gamma(x)} u(x)^p$ in $\Omega$ with $ u=0$ on $ \partial \Omega$.
Or instead the equation $ -\Delta u + \...
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Mean value property with fixed radius
Let $f$ be a continuous function defined on $\mathbb{R^n}$. It is well known that both the spherical mean value property (MVP) of $f$, i.e.
$$f(x)=\frac{1}{|\partial B(x,r)|}\int_{\partial B(x,r)}f,\ ...
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