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Elliptic regularity and Sobolev spaces
Consider a linear partial differential operator $D:C^{\infty}(\mathbb{R}^{d})\to C^{\infty}(\mathbb{R}^{d})$, i.e.
$$D=\sum_{\alpha\in\mathbb{N}^{d}}a^{\alpha}(x)\partial^{\alpha}_{x}$$
where $a$ are ...
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A differential operator analogy of certain fact in real analysis of smooth functions
Let $E\to M$ be a smooth vector bundle over a smooth manifold $M$.
Let $D$ be a differential operator defined on the space $\Gamma(E)$ of smooth sections of $E$. We fix a section $s\in \Gamma(E)$.
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global estimate for biharmonic function
My question is inspired by the work of Lamm and Rivière : Conservation Laws for Fourth Order Systems in Four Dimensions
Here is the setting of the problem. Let $u\in W^{2,2}(B(0,1),S^n)$, where $B(0,...
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Integral representation of solution of an elliptic PDE in divergence form
Suppose we have a second order elliptic differential operator
$$
L(v) = -\text{div}(A(x) \nabla v)
$$
$A(x)$ is a bounded and strictly positive definite matrix with Hölder continuous entries. And ...
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Anderson Localization and Homogenization theory
I originally asked this on Mathematics Stack Exchange but realized it might be better to ask it here.
The question is mostly related to homogenization theory in mathematical physics.
$\textbf{...
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Strictly contracting solutions to the Eikonal equation on Riemannian manifolds
Given a Riemannian manifold $M$, we say $f: M \to \mathbb R$ is a strict contraction if $|f(x) - f(y)| < |x - y|$ for all distinct $x, y \in M$.
Question: Does there exist, on every complete ...
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About the naturality of Krasnoselskii genus on Variational Methods
I have recently watched a seminar about Variational Methods from Mónica Clapp and she gave a very interesting motivation of why the Lusternik–Schnirelmann category (click on the link for the ...
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A uniqueness result for the Neumann problem for the Laplace equation
Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^{3}$ be a $C^{1}$-domain, not necessarily bounded. Consider solutions $\phi : \overline{\Omega} \to \mathbb{R}$, $\phi \in C^{\infty}(\Omega) \cap C^{1}(\overline{\Omega}...
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A sequence of functions solving $-\Delta u_n + V u_n = u_{n-1}|_{\partial M}$
Let $M = \mathbb R^3 \setminus B_1$ where $B_1$ is the unit ball.
Let $ h \in C^{\infty}(\partial M)$ and let $u_0$ be the unique function that vanishes at infinity and solves
$$\begin{cases} -\Delta ...
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Elliptic equations in semi-infinite strips
Let $\Omega$ be a bounded domain in $\mathbb R^n$ with smooth boundary. Let $g=(g_{jk})_{j,k=0}^n$ be a Riemannian metric on $\mathbb R^+\times \Omega$ with smooth bounded components. Is there a good ...
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Second derivative estimates
I am in big trouble since I don't see how to proceed (I don't need the exact calculation) with the following estimates.
In one of his papers, Lin proves the following result:
Let's consider a ...
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When a PDE add a Laplacian term
I went to a talk today and the speaker mentioned when you add a Laplacian term to a PDE, the Laplacian will dominate (in what sense?), which I don't quite understand. I know this question is a bit ...
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On compact embeddings in weighted Riesz potential spaces
I wonder if there is any references for the study of the following type of spaces
$$ X_{\delta,\alpha}=\{ u\in L^2_\delta(\mathbb{R}^n):\, u= (-\Delta)^\alpha f \quad\text{for some}\quad f\in L^2_{\...
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Regularity of solutions to an elliptic boundary value problem
Let $M = [1,\infty)\times S^2$. For an integer $k \geq 2$ and number $\tau<0$, define the space $L^2_{\tau}([1,\infty);H^k(S^2))$ to be all $H^k(S^2)$-valued functions $u$ on $[1,\infty)$ with $\...
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Semilinear elliptic equations in complex plane
Let $D$ denote the closed unit disk centered at the origin in the complex plane. Let $F: D \times \mathbb C \to \mathbb C$ be a smooth function. Is there any theory for well-posedness (in the sense of ...
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Problems arising from a paper on the radial symmetry of the global solution of semilinear PDE $\Delta u+f(u)=0$ in $\Bbb{R}^{n}$
I am reading the paper [1] by Congming Li.
I want to talk about the typical case that the author gives as follows ([1], §1, pp. 590-):
In this section, we study positive solutions of the following ...
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Proving an eigenvalue bound without resorting to Weyl's law
Suppose $(M,g)$ is a smooth compact Riemannian manifold of dimension $n\geq 2$ with smooth boundary and denote by $\{\phi_k,\lambda_k\}_{k\in \mathbb N}$ its Dirihclet spectral decomposition for the ...
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Weyl's law and eigenfunction bounds for weighted Laplace-Beltrami operator
I would appreciate any answers or even references for the following problem.
Let $(M,g)$ be a complete smooth Riemannian manifold with an asymptotically Euclidean metric (let's even say that the ...
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Uniqueness for a certain semilinear equation
Suppose that $(M,g)$ is a smooth compact Riemannian manifold with smooth boundary $\partial M$. Let $a \in C^{\infty}(M)$, let $k \in \mathbb Z$ and consider the equation
$$
\begin{aligned}
\begin{...
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Examples of harmonic functions
I am looking for non-trivial examples (in the sense to be described below) of harmonic functions, which can be represented as cubes of smooth functions ($C^1$ would be also OK if this is important).
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unique continuation in a disk
Let $D$ be the unit disc in $\mathbb R^2$ centered at the origin. Let $w \in C^{\infty}_c(D)$ satisfy
$$ (1-r^2)^2\Delta w +w =0.$$
Prove that $w \equiv 0$.
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Second derivative estimates for a subsolution of linear elliptic equation
Definition. Let $u:\Omega \rightarrow \mathbb{R} $. A function $u$ is called semiconvex if $u=v+w$ for some $v\in C^{1,1}(\Omega)$ and a convex function $w$.
Note. Saying that $u$ is semiconvex is ...
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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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Regularity in PDE theory
I stumbled over this question in the context of PDE theory and thought that maybe somebody here knows whether the following is true or not?
Let $U$ be connected,open and bounded in $\mathbb{R}^n$ ...
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Control of solutions to nonlinear elliptic equations away from boundary
Let $\Omega$ be a bounded domain in $\mathbb R^3$ with a smooth boundary. Consider a smooth real valued function $F:\overline\Omega \times \mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ with the property that $\partial_s F(...
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Elliptic systems with two dimensions
Let $ \Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^2 $ is a $ C^{1,\eta} $ domian with $ 0<\eta<1 $. Assume that $ A(y)=(a_{ij}^{\alpha\beta}(y)) $ is a matrix valued function, where $ 1\leq i,j\leq 2 $ and $ 1\leq\...
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Boundary estimates for elliptic systems
Let $ \Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^d $ is a $ C^{1,\eta} $ domian with $ 0<\eta<1 $. Assume that $ A(y)=(a_{ij}^{\alpha\beta}(y)) $ is a matrix valued function, where $ 1\leq i,j\leq d $ and $ 1\leq\...
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Liouville theorem for elliptic equation with advection term
How can one prove that any $L^2$ solution of
$$ - \Delta \phi(x) + a(x) \cdot \nabla \phi(x)=0 \qquad \mbox{in } \mathbb R^N $$
is zero if $a(x)$ is a divergence-free vector field such that
$\int |\...
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Series and solution of $-\Delta u + \lambda u = f(x)$
Consider a bounded smooth set $\Omega \subset \mathbb R^n$ (for example, we can take a ball). Can we write down the solution of
\begin{align*}
-\Delta u(x) + \lambda u(x) &= f(x), & x \in \...
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Functions that vanish weakly to $\infty$ and a uniqueness problem
I am reading the article "User’s guide to the fractional Laplacian and the method of semigroups" by P.R. Stinga, there is a link. At page 17, in theorem 7, the author state that, for a given ...
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About an estimate of an oblique derivative problem of Laplace's equation
Suppose $n\geq 2$, set $B=B_r(0)\subset \mathbb{R}^n$, $B^+=\{x\in B|x_n>0\}$, $H=\{x\in B|x_n=0\}$, Let $u\in C^\infty(B^+)\cap C^1(B^+\cup H)$ be a solution of the following oblique derivative ...
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Intuition from Hopf lemma (boundary point lemma )
Consider the classical boundary point lemma:
Let $L$ be an elliptic operator.
Boundary Point Lemma Suppose $\Omega$ has the interior sphere property and that $u\in C^2(\Omega)\cap C^1(\bar\Omega)$ ...
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Is the vanishing on boundary condition for the eigenvalue problem of the $p$-Laplacian important?
Consider the eigenvalue problem of the $p$-Laplacian, $$-\Delta _p u=\lambda |u|^{p-2}u,\ u\in W_0^{1,p}(\Omega)$$
In most of the literature I saw, an extra condition is mentioned that $u$ vanish on ...
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singular integral operators
Let $(\Omega,g)$ be a compact domain with smooth boundary and suppose that $g$ is smooth. Let $g_D$ and $g_N$ denote the Dirichlet and Neumann green functions for the Laplace-Beltrami operator.
My ...
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Implicit function theorem for operators
Let $P: (-a,a) \rightarrow \Psi_h^0(\mathbb{R}),$ be a pseudodifferential operator in Weyl quantization with $(-a,a) \ni z \mapsto P(z)$ depending smoothly on this parameter $z$. Note that this ...
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The eigenfunction of modified $1$-laplace equation?
Let $\Omega\subset \mathbb R^2$ be open bounded with smooth boundary. It is well known that the laplace equation
$$
-\Delta u=0
$$
has a set of eigenvalues $0<\lambda_1<\lambda_2\leq\lambda_3<...
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A Question about compactness of an embedding into $L^p$ spaces
Assume $ \Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^N$ is a smooth bounded domain. There is well known Hardy inequality that says
For any $ u \in W_0^{1,2}(\Omega) $, $N\geq3$ we have
$$ \Lambda \int_{\Omega} \frac{u^...
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Curl-Div equation with singular matrix
I want to solve the equation:
$$
\begin{cases}
\nabla \times (A \mathbf v)=f, \quad x\in \Omega \\
\operatorname{div}(\mathbf v)=0,
\end{cases}
$$
where $\Omega \subset\mathbb{R}^n$, is an open set, $...
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Non-linearity of viscosity solutions
I am interested in the following problem.
Let consider the solution of the non-linear PDE on $[0,T]\times\mathbb{R}$ satifying the following Cauchy problem:
$$
\begin{cases}
u_t = F(u_{xx}),\\
u(0,x) =...
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Eigenvalues of the Laplacian and min-max formula in any space dimension
In which reference book can I find a proof that the eigenvalue of the Laplace operator in a domain $\Omega \subset \mathbb R^d$ with $d \ge 1$ are given by
$$
\lambda_1 = \min_{u \in H^1_0(\Omega), \|...
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Existence of a solution for the Laplace equation with sub-linear non-linearity
At first, I do apologize if my question is silly. I know that by variational methods it is possible to prove the existence of a solution for
$$
\begin{cases}
-\Delta u = u^p & \Omega \subset \...
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Harnack Inequality for uniformly elliptic PDE via constructing a singularity
I am trying to prove a Harnack inequality for a nonnegative subsolution $u \in H^1(B_2)$ to the PDE $\text{div}(A Du) \ge 0$, where $A = A(x)$ is uniformly elliptic. The proof outline I am following ...
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