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Scaling properties of the Hölder estimate for heat equation
Lately, I have been interested in scaling properties of parabolic equations, and this question is related to an earlier one I asked about Harnack constants.
Let $Q(R) := Q(R^2,R) = B(0, R) \times [-R^...
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Extension of Sobolev Functions
Let $\,D\subseteq\mathbb{R}^{n-1}$ be a convex bounded domain. Let$A:D\to(0,\infty)$
be a Lipschitz continuous function. Let $\,\Omega\,$ be bounded domain in $\,\mathbb{R}^{n}\,$
of the form
\begin{...
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The class of bounded uniformly continuous functions in viscosity solution theory for Hamilton-Jacobi equations
Dumb question: Usually in viscosity solution theory for Hamilton Jacobi equations (with convex, coercive Hamiltonians), solutions are said to be in the class $BUC(\mathbb{R}^n)$ or $C^{0,1}(\mathbb{R}^...
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Bounding the $L^{p*}$ norm from below for functions satisfying a $p$-capacity estimate
If $1 \le p < n$, the $p$-capacity of a compact set $A \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ with respect to an open set $U$ containing it is defined as $$\text{Cap}_p(A, U) := \inf \left\{\int_U |\nabla u|^p \, ...
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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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Embedding theorems for Dini continuous functions
Are there embedding theorems for the space of Dini continuous functions on a Euclidean domain, or even just on an interval? Ideally, I am looking for something like the classical Morrey inequalities ...
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If $\frac{\partial f}{\partial t}(x,t)$ exists a.e and $\frac{\partial^2 f}{\partial t \,\partial x }$ is continuous, can we improve a.e existence?
The question is as in the title.
Let $f(t,x) : [0,1]^2 \to \mathbb{R}$ be a function which is $C^\infty$ w.r.t $x$ for each fixed $t$ and whose derivatives w.r.t $x$ are all absolutely continuous w.r....
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Questions about article "Ordinary differential equations, transport theory and Sobolev spaces" by DiPerna-Lions
I am reading the article, and I am more or less halfway through it. I have some questions though on some parts I am not understanding, so I wanted to ask about these here. I apologize for listing 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 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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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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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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Partial hypoellipticity
The question is posed specifically about the wave equation and is related to partial hypoellipticity of the wave equation. Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb R^n$, $M=(0,T)\times \Omega$ and $\Gamma=(0,T)\...
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Opposite of the curl operator and Biot-Savart kernel
Note: I just realized that using $\omega$ and $w$ might not have been the smartest choice of notation -- Sorry about that.
Let $\renewcommand{\div}{\operatorname{\div}}Q_0, Q_1$ be two real numbers, $...
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Are continuous harmonic maps between Riemannian manifolds smooth up to the boundary?
Let $M,N$ be smooth, connected, compact, oriented, two-dimensional Riemannian manifolds, with $C^k$ boundaries.
Let $f:M \to N$ be a Lipschitz continuous weakly harmonic map**, and assume that $f(\...
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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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Green operator of elliptic differential operator and radius of convergence
Let $E \to X$ be a hermitian vector bundle over a compact Kähler manifold and let $L$ be a self-adjoint elliptic linear differential operator on $E$. Suppose that $E \to X$ and $L$ are real-analytic. ...
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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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Singular integral operator
I am working on a problem involving the Biot-Savart law in fluid dynamics. I found a theorem of singular integral which is intimately related to my research.
Assume that $K(x)$ is a classical Calderon-...
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Perturbation theory compact operator
Let $K$ be a compact self-adjoint operator on a Hilbert space $H$ such that for some normalized $x \in H$ and $\lambda \in \mathbb C:$
$\Vert Kx-\lambda x \Vert \le \varepsilon.$
It is well-known ...
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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)$$ in $B_1$ (the ...
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Sobolev space under Mellin transform
The Mellin transform is known to be an isomorphism see wikipedia
between $M:L^2(0, \infty) \rightarrow L^2(-\infty, \infty)$
where $$M(f):= \frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}\int_0^{\infty} x^{-\frac{1}{2} + is} ...
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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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Helmholtz-Hodge decomposition
I have a question regarding a decomposition of a vector field. So fix $ 1<p<\infty$ and let $ \Omega$ denote a smooth bounded domain in $ R^N$. Now let $ F $ denote a smooth vector field $F:\...
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Time-dependent Sobolev spaces
Given the Sobolev space $H^1((a,b);H^2(\mathbb{R}))$ and a function $g$ in that space. Consider now another function $f \in C_c^{\infty}((a,b) \times \mathbb{R}).$ Then
for almost any $t \in (a,b)$ we ...
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Semi-continuity of the dimension of the null space
Suppose $T_n : X \rightarrow X$ is a sequence of Fredholm operators on a Banach space such that $T_k \rightarrow T$ strongly (in the induced operator norm). If $N_k$ and $N$ denote the dimensions of ...
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Can Mumford-Shah functional be adapted to lower $L^1$ space?
The well know Mumford-Shah functional functional
$$
F(u)=\int_\Omega|\nabla u|^2+\mathcal H^{N-1}(S_u) \tag 1
$$
where $u\in SBV(\Omega)$ and $\nabla u$ is the absolutely continuous part of ...
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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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Most general reverse Hölder inequality for polynomials
Theorem. Let $m$ be an integer and $P_m$ the vector space of degree $m$ polynomials in one real variable. There is a constant $C$ such that, for all $a<b$ and $p \in P_m$,
$$\|p\|_{L^\infty(a,b)} \...
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Convergence rate for $L^2$ convergence
Let $f \in L^2(\mathbb R)$ then it is well-known that
$$ \widetilde{f}(x):=\sum_{n \in \mathbb Z} \frac{1}{\varepsilon}\int_{[n\varepsilon,(n+1)\varepsilon]} f(s) \ ds 1_{[n\varepsilon,(n+1)\...
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Decomposition of a positive definite matrix
Let $K(x)_{n\times n}$ be a positive definite matrix defined on $x\in D$ and $K_{i,j}(x)\in C^2(D)$ (or generally $C^k$) for any $1\le i,j\le n$. Of course for any $x$, there exists a invertable ...
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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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Applications of the Calderon-Zygmund theory to PDE's
I am planning to build a PDE topics course focussing on the Calderon-Zygmund theory. I know some important applications of the Calderon-Zygmund theory to elliptic PDEs, but I don't know enough to get ...
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Hölder continuity in time of heat semigroup for regular initial distribution
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\newcommand{\bR}{\mathbb{R}}
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Let $(p_t)_{t>0}$ be the standard Gaussian heat kernel on $\bR^d$, i.e.,
$$
p_t (x) := \frac{1}{(4 \pi t)^{\frac{d}{2}}} \...
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Uniqueness of solution depending on constant?
I am a physicist and I am aware that this forum is for professional mathematical questions, but please be not too hard on my notation.
I encountered the following integral equation for functions $f:[...
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Proof of Agmon's inequality in $\mathbb{R}^3$
According to Wikipedia, Agmon's inequality provides a bound on the $L^\infty$ norm of a $H^2$ function on a (regular) subset of $\mathbb{R}^3$. In the book of JC Robinson et al. "The Three-...
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Higher order partial derivatives and global regularity.
Let $f$ be a function of two variables $x$ and $y$. Assume that $f$ is $C^1$. Assume that $f_{xx}$ exists and continuous.
Is it true that $f_{xy}$ exists and continuous?
Is it true that $f_{yx}$ ...
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Special density on $L^2$
Let $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^N$ be a bounded domain, and $u\in L^2(\Omega)$ with $0\leq u(x)\leq 1$ a.e. on $\Omega$. It is well known that $C^{\infty}_c(\Omega)$ is dense in $L^2(\Omega)$. Because $C^...
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Derivative of the absolute value
Let $f \in W^{1,p}(U)$, then how to prove that $|f| \in W^{1,p}(U)$, where $W$ means the sobolev space over some open subset $U \in \mathbb{R}^n$.
In Lieb's Analysis he prove that Let $f$ be in $W^{1,...
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Eigenfunctions of the fractional Laplacian are smooth?
Let $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^n$ open, bounded with smooth boundary, let $s\in(0,1)$. I know that the fractional Laplacian has a sequence of eigenfunctions $\{e_k\}_{k\in\mathbb{N}}\subset H^s(\mathbb{...
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Proof of a discrete isoperimetric inequality
The following inequality appears in the proof of certain isoperimetric-type inequalities for analytic functions in two dimensions:
$$\sum_{m=0}^{\infty}\frac{|c_m|^2}{m+1} \leq \pi \left(\sum_{m=0}^{...
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Estimates on divergence-type operator for the matrix
Is there any result (Schauder-like estimates, $L^2$ estimates or similar) to equations of the form
$$
{\rm div}(Av)=f
$$
where $A$ is the "unknown" (i.e. I would like estimates on $A$ depending on $f$,...
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About the continuity of a function on BV
For a fixed $u \in BV(\mathbb{R}^N)$, consider the function
$h:(0,+\infty) \to BV(\mathbb{R}^N)$, given by
$h(t) = u (tx)$.
Is $h$ continuous?
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On the existence of a complicated fractal-like set of finite perimeter
Let $f\in BV(\Bbb R^n)$ be an integer-valued function that maps into $\{0, 1\}$ and is identically $0$ outside some bounded set in $\Bbb R^n$. In particular, $f$ determines a bounded Caccioppoli set $...
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Estimates on the second-order derivatives for degenerate Monge-Ampere equations
The current post comes from my previous post at stackexchange. However, I have not get any comment yet.
In a celebrated paper written by Guan, Trudinger, and Wang, authors proved the existence and ...
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The only rotation fields satisfying this PDE are constant
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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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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.
Question. ...
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Is Sommerfeld radiation condition invariant under translations?
A smooth function $U:\mathbb{R}^3\setminus B_{r_0}(0)\to\mathbb{C}$ (for some $r_0>0$) satisfies the Sommerfeld Radiation Condition with index $k$, denoted $U\in \texttt{SRC}$, whenever
$$
\lim_{r\...
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