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Partial derivative of the Bessel's operator
Let $J^s = (I- \Delta)^{\frac{s}{2}}$ where $\Delta$ is the Laplacian, and $w(x,y) \in L^2(\mathbb{T}^2)$. During my study to the paper, https://arxiv.org/pdf/1809.02027.pdf, the author stated that
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Version of Banach-Steinhaus theorem
I am wondering about the following version of the Banach-Steinhaus theorem.
Let $A$ be a closed convex subset contained in the unit ball of a Banach space $X$ and consider bounded operators $T_n \in \...
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Limit of $u^\epsilon_t + u^\epsilon_x - \epsilon u^\epsilon_{xx} + \epsilon u^\epsilon_{xxx} = 0$ as $\epsilon \to 0$
Consider the initial-value problem associated to the PDE $u^\epsilon_t + u^\epsilon_x - \epsilon u^\epsilon_{xx} + \epsilon u^\epsilon_{xxx} = 0$.
To prove that, as $\epsilon \to 0$, the weak solution ...
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Ekeland's standardness-property inheritable?
Ekeland's inverse function theorem gives weak conditions under which a function $f:E\rightarrow F$ between two graded Fréchet-spaces is locally surjective. The theorem requires
the codomain $F$ to be ...
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Existence of complex function?
Motivated by a similar question Complex-doubly periodic function in two variables?, I would like to ask if there exists a non-zero function $(z_1,z_2) \mapsto f(z_1,z_2)$, where $z_1,z_2 \in \mathbb C$...
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Generalized functional for solution of PDEs
Asked this on Math Stack Exchange awhile ago but it got ignored then deleted.
To solve a differential equation of one variable, you need constraints equal to the number of derivatives.
For a partial ...
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Lavrentiev Phenomenon
Does there exist a (onedimensional) integral functional of calculus of variations
$$
F(y)=\int_a^b f(t,y(t),y'(t))\,dt
$$
such that not only
$$
\inf_{y\in\operatorname{Lip}([a,b])}F(y)>\inf_{y\in ...
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Linear transport equation with Lipschitz conditions
Given the equation here, I would like to ask the following relaxed question:
Consider the PDE
$$\partial_t f(x,t) = \langle q(x), \nabla \rangle f(t,x) + p(x),$$
with Schwartz initial data $f(0,x) = ...
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Existence of the derivative of functionals of Brownian motion
Let $v(x, t) = \mathbb E [f(x + W_t)]$ with a Brownian motion $W$. Then, Malliavin calculus leads to the sensitivity in $x$:
$$\partial_x v(x, t) = \frac{1}{t} \mathbb E [ f(x + W_t) W_t ].$$
I am ...
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How to show continuity and monotonicity of solutions to this parametrized equation?
Let $1 \le p <2$ be a parameter. Consider the equation
$$
\frac{2^{p/2} (1-\sqrt{s})^p-1}{\sqrt{s}}=-2^{p/2-1}p(1-\sqrt{s})^{p-1}. \tag{1}
$$
I am rather certain that for each $1 \le p <2$, ...
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A Grönwall-type inequality for $u(t)\le\alpha(t)+\int_0^t\max(u(s),\beta(s))\:{\rm d}s$?
Quick question: Are we able to show a Gronwall-type inequality assuming that $$u(t)\le\alpha(t)+\int_0^t\max(u(s),\beta(s))\:{\rm d}s,$$ where $\alpha$ is nondecreasing (or constant) and $\beta$ is ...
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How to prove the reverse Hölder inequality for Laplace equations?
Let $ u\in H^1(2B) $ be a weak solution of $ \Delta u=0 $ in $ 2B $, where $ B=B(0,1) $ is a ball with center $ 0 $ and radius $ 1 $. Then there exists some $ p>2 $ such that
\begin{eqnarray}
\left(...
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The continuous dependence of the Green's function on a domain
Let $\Omega\in\mathbb{R}^2$ be a smooth bounded domain and $G(x,y)$ be the Green's function of $-\Delta$ in $\Omega$ with zero Dirichlet condition. Clearly $G(x,y)=-\frac{1}{2\pi}\ln|x-y|-h(x,y)$, ...
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Mittag-Leffler function
Let the Mittaq-Leffler function be defined by the expression
$$ E_{\mu,\nu}(z) = \sum_{k=0}^{\infty} \frac{z^k}{\Gamma(k\mu+\nu)}\quad \text{$\mu>0$ and $\nu\in \mathbb R$}$$
Now let $n\in \mathbb ...
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Exponential decay bound on integral
I have an integral of the form
$$ \int_R^{\infty} e^{-x} x^n \vert L_m^{\alpha}(x) \vert^2 \ dx,$$
where $L_m^{\alpha}$ is the generalized Laguerre polynomial and $n \ge 0.$
I would to get a nice ...
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Determine the sign (positive or negative) of an integral with the fractional Laplacian
Let $u,v:\mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ and $\phi: \mathbb R \to \mathbb R_+$ be smooth bounded functions. Assume also $\phi' \ge 0$. Assume that $u(0) - v(0) = 0$ and that $0$ is a strict global minimum of ...
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Existence of an eigenpair for d-bar operator in the unit disck
Let $\overline{\partial}=\frac{1}{2}(\partial_{x}+\textrm{i} \,\partial_y)$ and let $D$ be the unit disc in the complex plane. For each $\lambda \in \mathbb C$, consider the problem:
$$ \overline{\...
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Mean value principle reversed
Suppose that $\Omega \subset \mathbb R^3$ is a domain with smooth boundary $\partial \Omega$ and suppose that $0\in \Omega$. Given any $f \in C^{\infty}(\partial \Omega)$ let $u^f$ denote the unique ...
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Green's function for elliptic PDE with potential
$\newcommand{\div}{\operatorname{div}}$Suppose I have an elliptic operator $\mathcal{L} u = -\div (A \nabla u) $ on some open set $\Omega \subseteq \mathbb{R}^d$ where here $A$ is uniformly elliptic ...
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Diagonalise self-adjoint operator explicitly?
Consider the linear constant coefficient differential operator
$P$ on the Hilbert space $L^2([0,1]^2;\mathbb C^2)$
$$P= \begin{pmatrix} D_{z}+c & a \\ b & D_{z}+c \end{pmatrix}$$
where $D_z=-...
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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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Density of traces of solutions to an elliptic equation
Let $D_1$ be a domain with smooth boundary and assume that $D_1$ is a proper subset of $D_2$ which is itself a bounded domain in $\mathbb R^n$ with a smooth boundary. Assume also that $D_2\setminus ...
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Convergence of a level set when $f^n\to f$ in $C^1$ sense
Let $f^n$ be a family of $C^1$ functions and $f(x)=-|x|^2+1$ such that
$$f^n\to f$$
in $C^1$ sense as $\varepsilon\to 0$. I want to ask that does the level set $\{f^n=0\}$ converges to $\{f=0\}$ in ...
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Sobolev embedding for fractional Sobolev spaces
Let $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^2$ be open and of class $C^1$. The Sobolev embedding theorem implies that if $u\in W^{k,2}(\Omega)$ and if $k\in\mathbb{N}: k\geq 2$, then $u$ is continuous.
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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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About the continuity of the integral on the boundary of a ball
I’m considering a $H^1$ function u on a open domain D. Is the integral:
$$ \int_{\partial B_r(x)} u \hspace{2pt}dH^{n-1}$$
continuous with respect to x?
I tried to prove that it’s differential by ...
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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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A weighted $W^{2,p}$ estimates
Let $\Omega$ be a bounded smooth domain and $u\in W^{2,p}(\Omega)\cap H^1_0(\Omega)$. By the classical $L^p$ theory of second order elliptic equation, we have
$$
\|\nabla^2u\|_{L^p(\Omega)}\leq C\|\...
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Hölder continuity for operators
Let $x,y$ be positive real numbers then
$$|\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}}$$
we obtain $1/...
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Is this PDE solvable?
Let $M = \mathbb{R}^3 \setminus B_1$ where $B_1$ is unit ball. I am trying to solve the following PDE for $f$:
$$\Delta f -\frac{ f }{r^2}+ \frac{ \left. f \right|_{\partial M}}{r^2} = 0, \qquad \text{...
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Existence of saddle points under a $C^0$-perturbation of a continuous function
Let $f:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$ be a continuous function and has a strict maximum point $a$ and strict minimum point $b$. Define $g(x,y)=f(x)+f(y)$ and $h_\varepsilon(x,y)$ be a family of continuous ...
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First order PDE in complex variables?
Consider the equation
$$f'(x)+ g(x)f(x)=0$$
This equation is an ODE and has a solution $$ f(x)=C e^{ \int_1^x g(x) \ dx}.$$
Similarly, we can look at complex variables and consider the equation and ...
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Decay estimate on wave equation
In this paper here it is claimed in (1.3) that it is classical and immediate from the explicit solution of the wave equation in 3D
$$(\partial_t^2 -\Delta )u(t,x)=0$$
with $u(0,x)=0$ and $u_t(0,x)=g(x)...
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Proof of the du Bois-Reymond lemma "by approximation" [closed]
I'm curious about the following argument in Morrey ("Multiple integrals in the calculus of variations", Lemma 2.3.1). Suppose $f\in L^1[0,1]$ and $$\int_0^1 fg\,dx=0$$ for every test function $g\in C^\...
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Application of Green function for non linear PDE [closed]
In the case of linear PDE, say $$Lu=0$$ if we have its green function say $G(x,y)$ then using that one can give solution of non homogenous PDE i.e. $Lu_f=f$ where $u_f=G*f$.
Is the same thing hold for ...
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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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The only rotation fields satisfying this PDE are constant
$\newcommand{\div}{\operatorname{div}}$$\newcommand{\SO}{\operatorname{SO(2)}}$$\newcommand{\R}{\operatorname{\mathbb{R}}}$$\newcommand{\bdx}{\partial_x}$$\newcommand{\bdy}{\partial_y}$$\newcommand{\...
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Boundary estimates for elliptic systems
Let $ \Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^d $ is a $ C^{1,\eta} $ domian with $ 0<\eta<1 $. Assume that $ A(y)=(a_{ij}^{\alpha\beta}(y)) $ is a matrix valued function, where $ 1\leq i,j\leq d $ and $ 1\leq\...
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Weyl's law and eigenfunction bounds for weighted Laplace-Beltrami operator
I would appreciate any answers or even references for the following problem.
Let $(M,g)$ be a complete smooth Riemannian manifold with an asymptotically Euclidean metric (let's even say that the ...
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Averaging and fractional Laplacian
Let $u,\phi:\mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ be smooth functions and $\Omega_\epsilon$ be a bounded domain in $\mathbb R$ with diameter $\epsilon>0$ (consider for exaple the ball $B_{\epsilon/2}(0)$). Is ...
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Heat equation damps backward heat equation?
In a previous question on mathoverflow, I was wondering about the following:
Let $\Delta$ be the Laplacian on some compact interval $I$ of the real line with let's say Dirichlet boundary conditions. ...
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Estimating singular double integral
How can I estimate
$$\int_{(0,1) \setminus B_{\delta}(1/2)} \int_{B_\delta(1/2)} \frac{u(y)v(y)}{|x-y|^{\alpha +1}} \, dy \, dx$$ in terms of a positive power of $\delta$ and suitable norms of $u$ ...
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Does a weakly convergent sequence in $W^{1,p}(B_1)$ which also converges in $C^{0,\alpha}(B_1)$ converges strongly in $W^{1,p}(B_1)$?
Given a sequence $u_k\in W^{1,p}(B_1)\cap C^{\alpha}(B_1)$ such that $\|u_k\|_{C^{\alpha}(B_1)}\le 1$ for all $k\in \mathbb N$. Suppose we have
$$
u_k \rightharpoonup u\;\;\mbox{weakly in $W^{1,p}(B_1)...
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Riesz rearrangement inequality
In the Lieb-Loss's book Analysis, they present the Riesz rearrangement in Section 3, Theorem 3.9 (page 93). Note that the functions $f, g, h,$ are all nonnegative. I want to ask whether the ...
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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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Is a specific product function orthogonal to all harmonic functions
Suppose $\Omega=[-1,1]^3$. Let $f:[-1,1]\to \mathbb R$ and $g:[-1,1]^2\to \mathbb R$ be smooth functions and suppose that given any harmonic function on $\Omega$ (i.e. $\Delta u =0$ on $\Omega$), with ...
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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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Does the Leibniz (product) rule hold for the spectral fractional Laplacian?
Does the Leibniz (product) rule hold in some sense for the spectral fractional Laplacian (at least in 1 dimension)?
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Sufficient conditions for the convexity of the discrete Fourier transforms
Let $f : [0,2\pi] \to \mathbb{R}$ be some function. Then the discrete Fourier transform of $f$ when sampled at $2\pi i/N$ is then given by
$$
X_n := \sum_{i=0}^{N-1}\cos\left(\frac{2\pi n i}{N}\right)...
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Positive part of Cauchy sequence of Sobolev functions is again Cauchy
Let $p\geq 1$ and consider the space $W^{1,p}(B)$ where $B\subset \mathbb{R}^{n}$ is the standard unit ball. Moreover, let $f_{k} \in C^{\infty}(B)$ be a Cauchy sequence in $W^{1,p}(B)$ of smooth ...
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