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Reference request for weak solutions of an Elliptic PDE
Edit : I just learned that all weak solutions are $C^\infty$, so this question, by Willie, seems more appropriate than the current one.
I want to find weak, non trivial, continuous, solutions of $$\...
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Morrey condition (integral condition) and (local) Holder condition
Let $x \in \mathbb{R}^n$ and $f:\mathbb{R^n} \to \mathbb{R}$ be a non-negative function such that $f(x)=0$. Is it true that (assuming $\alpha,\beta>0$)
$$\limsup_{r \to 0} r^{-\alpha \beta}\frac{...
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Infinitesimal generator of a semigroup with parameter
When we talk about evolution equation the first idea that comes to the mind is the semigroups theory. This theory deals with Cauchy problems of the form $$\frac{{\partial u}}{{\partial t}} = Au,$$
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Orthonormal basis and decay
Edit: I added smoothness, hoping to simplify the problem with this additional assumption.
Let me motivate this question first: In signal analysis it is often of interest to understand when a certain ...
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Step 2 of The Strichartz's Estimates in Cazenave's Book
My question is from Cazenave's book "Semilinear Schrödinger Equation", page 35. I am stuck with Step 2 of the Strichartz's estimates.
The book says that $||\Phi_f(t)||_{L^2}^2=\left(\int_0^t \...
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Hyperbolic equation without initial state
Consider the hyperbolic equation on a rectangular domain of the form $(0, L_x) \times (0, L_y)$:
$$
a^2 u_{xx} - b^2 u_{yy} = f(x, y),
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with Dirichlet boundary conditions on $u$.
By using the ...
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If a weighted Laplacian's eigenfunction is zero in an open set, when is it identically zero?
Let $m, s \in ([0, 1]^d \rightarrow \mathbb{R}_{\geq 0}$). Define a weighted Laplacian $\Delta_{m, s}f$ evaluated at $x \in [0, 1]^d$ to be:
$m(x) \cdot \text{div} ( s(x) \nabla f(x))$.
What ...
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Computing a limit for the Weierstrass function
Let $a\in (0,1)$ and let $b$ be an odd positive integer such that $ab>1+\frac{3}{2}\pi$. Let $\alpha \in (0,1)$ be defined by $\alpha= -\frac{ln(a)}{ln(b)}$ and consider the well known Weierstrass ...
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Comparison of solutions of Hamilton-Jacobi equations with different initial conditions
Consider a Hamilton-Jacobi equation:
$$u_{t} + f(u_{x}) = 0 \quad (x,t) \in \mathbb{R}\times [0,+\infty)$$
with two possible initial conditions $u(x,0) = g_{i}(x)$ for $x \in \mathbb{R}$ and $i=1,2$. ...
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Control of solutions to nonlinear elliptic equations away from boundary
Let $\Omega$ be a bounded domain in $\mathbb R^3$ with a smooth boundary. Consider a smooth real valued function $F:\overline\Omega \times \mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ with the property that $\partial_s F(...
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Identification of a limit point of a sequence of solution of ODE
Let $v^0$ and $v^1$ be the following vector fields over $\big(\mathbb{R}_+^*\big)^3$: for $x\in\big(\mathbb{R}_+^*\big)^3$ and $1\leq i\leq 3$,
\begin{align*}
& v^0_i(x)=x_i(x_{i-1}-x_{i+1}) \\
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Generalized functional for solution of PDEs
Asked this on Math Stack Exchange awhile ago but it got ignored then deleted.
To solve a differential equation of one variable, you need constraints equal to the number of derivatives.
For a partial ...
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What is $T T^*$ argument?
During my studying of many papers, some authors used what so-called $T T^*$ argument. I have no clue about this concept (or mathematical tool). Could you please enlighten me with some explanations or/...
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Examples of reaction-diffusion systems with analytical solutions
I want to study how some numerical schemes work on $2$-dimensional reaction-diffusion systems on rectangles with Neumann Boundary conditions and I search for a while for a problem of the form:
$$\...
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Compute surface Sobolev norm using local coordinate
For a bounded $\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^n$ with Lipschitz boundary, there are various definitions of fractional Sobolev spaces (a.k.a. Sobolev-Slobodeckij spaces) on $\partial \Omega$, either by using ...
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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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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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Boundary estimates for Neumann derivative of solution to Laplacian equation with Dirchlet boundary data
Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ be a smooth domain. Consider the following Laplacian equation with Dirichlet boundary condition.
\begin{equation}
\begin{cases}
\Delta u=0\quad &\mbox{in $\Omega$}...
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Cut-off function and fractional Laplacian
Is there a smooth function $u$ such that $u = 1$ in $B_r(0)$, $u=0$ in $\mathbb R^N \setminus B_{2r}(0)$, and
$$
|\nabla u| \le Cr^{-1}, \quad |\Delta u |\le Cr^{-2}, \quad |(-\Delta)^s| u \le Cr^{-2s}...
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Liouville theorem for elliptic equation with advection term
How can one prove that any $L^2$ solution of
$$ - \Delta \phi(x) + a(x) \cdot \nabla \phi(x)=0 \qquad \mbox{in } \mathbb R^N $$
is zero if $a(x)$ is a divergence-free vector field such that
$\int |\...
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Series and solution of $-\Delta u + \lambda u = f(x)$
Consider a bounded smooth set $\Omega \subset \mathbb R^n$ (for example, we can take a ball). Can we write down the solution of
\begin{align*}
-\Delta u(x) + \lambda u(x) &= f(x), & x \in \...
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Second question on a real sequence
I am thinking again about the real sequence $\{a_n\}_{n\ge1}$ which decays faster than any algebraic speed, that is, $\lim_{n\to \infty}n^pa_n = 0$ for every integer $p$. Actually, $a_n$ can be ...
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Compact imbedding for weight space
We begin with some definitions. Let $\gamma \geqslant 1,\,p \in \left[ {1,\infty } \right)$, we define
$$L_\gamma ^p\left( {0,1} \right) = \left\{ {v:\left( {0,1} \right) \to \mathbb{R}:{{\left\| v \...
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Can $H_{\mathrm{rad}}^s(\mathbb{R}^n)$ compactly embedded in $L^{\sigma}(\mathbb{R}^n)$?
$\DeclareMathOperator\rad{rad}$
Can $H_{\mathrm{rad}}^s(\mathbb{R}^n)$ be compactly embedded in $L^{\sigma}(\mathbb{R}^n)$?
In $H_{\rad}^1(\mathbb{R}^3)$, by Struass estimate $|f(x)| \lesssim |x|^{-1} ...
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Energy estimate for $\theta_t + H(\theta)_x = 0$ in $t>0, x >0$?
Consider the IBVP for $$\theta_t + H(\theta)_x = 0, \qquad t>0, \ x>0$$ with $$H(\theta) = \frac{1}{\pi} \text{pv}\int_{0}^\infty \frac{\theta(y)}{y-x} dy$$
with Dirichlet boundary conditions. ...
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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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Fourier transform of a Sobolev function dependent on a "parameter"
Let $u\in\mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R}^n)$, let $V\in W^{1,1}_\text{loc}(\mathbb{R}^n\times\mathbb{R}^+)$, such that
$$ V(x,0)=u(x),\quad V(x,\cdot)\in C^0([0,\infty)),\quad\forall x\in\mathbb{R}^n,$$
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wave equation with $H^{-1}$ source
Let $\Omega$ be a bounded domain with smooth boundary and given $f \in H^{-1}((0,T)\times \Omega)$, consider the wave equation
$$ \Box u =f\quad \text{on $(0,T)\times \Omega$},$$
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Fractional Laplacian extension problem and uniqueness question
I am studying the article "An Extension Problem Related to the Fractional Laplacian" by L. Caffarelli and L. Silvestre. Consider the following problem:
$$ \Delta_xu+\frac{a}{y}u_y+u_{yy}=0, $...
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A question about extension problem related to fractional laplacian
I am studying the article "An Extension Problem Related to the Fractional Laplacian" by L. Caffarelli and L. Silvestre. link. At page 2, for a function $f\colon\mathbb{R}^n\to\mathbb{R}$, we ...
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Well-posedness for a wave equation with degenerate coefficients
Let $\Omega$ be a bounded domain with smooth boundary and consider the following initial boundary value problem:
\begin{equation}\label{pf0}
\begin{aligned}
\begin{cases}
t\partial_t(t\partial_t u)-\...
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A Riemann Hilbert problem on the unit square
Let $p_0=0$, $p_1=1$, $p_2=1+i$ and $p_3=i$ be the four vertices of a square $Q$ on the complex plane $\mathbb C$.
Let $f \in C^{\infty}_c((0,1))$ and consider the following Riemann-Hilbert problem on ...
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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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Eigenvalues of convolution matrices
Let $h: \mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$ be a smooth function. Fix $0\leq s_1\leq \cdots \leq s_m\leq 1$ and $0\leq t_1\leq \cdots \leq t_n\leq 1$. Construct $A\in \mathbb{R}^{m\times n}$ by letting $A_{i,j}:...
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Continuity of Helmholtz-Hodge projection in $H^1(\Omega)$
Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^d$ (for simplicity $d = 2$ or $3$) be a bounded Lipschitz domain. For any vector-valued function $\mathbf{f} \in \mathbf{L}^2(\Omega):= \left ( L^2(\Omega) \right )^d$, ...
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Commutator estimates for $-(-\Delta)^s$, with $s \in (1,2)$
I'm currently trying to work with the non-local operator given by
$$
(-\Delta)^{\frac{s}{2}}f(x)= c_s\text{P.V} \int_{-\infty}^\infty \frac{-f(x+y)-f(x-y)+2f(x)}{|y|^{1+s}} dy,
$$
where $f :\mathbb ...
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Intuition from Hopf lemma (boundary point lemma )
Consider the classical boundary point lemma:
Let $L$ be an elliptic operator.
Boundary Point Lemma Suppose $\Omega$ has the interior sphere property and that $u\in C^2(\Omega)\cap C^1(\bar\Omega)$ ...
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Decomposition of the space of Radon measures with respect fractional harmonic capacity?
It is well know that there is a generalization of Lebesgue decomposition theorem in the following way:
Any non negative Radon measure can be decomposed uniquely into the sum of an absolutely ...
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Is there any characterization of polynomials in terms of asymptotic properties of Taylor coefficients? [closed]
My formal question is
Let $f(z):=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} c_n z^n$ be a formal power series.
Is there any characterization of polynomials in terms of the asymptotic properties the sequence $(c_n)$?
For ...
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Finite speed of propagation for a PDE
Let $u(s,t,x)$ solve the equation
$$ i \partial_s u +\partial^2_t u - \partial^2_x u =0$$
on the set $[0,1]^3$ and suppose that
$u(0,t,x)=0$ on $[0,1]^2$ and that
$$ u(s,0,x)=\partial_t u(s,0,x)=0$$
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Weak derivative under the integral sign
Let $\Omega$ be a bounded and regular open subset $\Omega$ of $\mathbb{R}^N$ and $u:[0,\infty)\times \Omega\to \mathbb{R}$ be a smooth function (for example a smooth solution to a PDE). Thus the ...
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Regularity of a shrunken domain
I am encountering a geometrical question that intuitively seems obvious but I have a lack of argument to prove or disprove it in a rigorous manner.
Let $\Omega\subset\Bbb R^d$ be an open bounded (...
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Choosing the weight in a particular definition of Besov spaces
Following Giovanni Leoni's excellent book (or the Wikipedia article) one possible way to define the Besov spaces $B^{s,p,\theta}(\mathbb R ^d)$, with $s\in(0,1)$ the fractional "order of derivative" ...
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Alberti rank-one theorem and reduction of the study of BV function to the two-dimensional case
By Alberti rank-one theorem, could it be possible to reduce the study of a function $u \in BV(\mathbb{R}^N, \mathbb{R}^N)$ to the study of a function $\tilde{u} \in BV(\mathbb{R}^2, \mathbb{R}^2)$? At ...
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Singular integral of the composition of the Hilbert transform and fractional Laplacian
Given $0<s<1$, we can define the Fractional Laplacian by
$$\Lambda^{-s}f(x):=(-\Delta)^{-s/2}(x)=\int_{-\infty}^{+\infty}|x-y|^{-1+s}f(y)dy$$
or by means of Fourier transform as $$\widehat{\...
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Existence and regularity for fractional Poisson-type equation
According to Theorem 2.7 in the paper https://arxiv.org/pdf/1704.07560.pdf, we have the following classical results.
Let $s \in (0,1)$ and $1<p<\infty$. Then for any $F \in L^p(\mathbb{R}^n)$ ...
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A Question on certain Hilbert space of continuous functions, and a characteristic of convergence in it
Define $T^k(\Omega)$, $\Omega$ an open subset of $\mathbb{R}^m$ (with a smooth boundary), as a space of function equivalance classes, with the norm defined as $$ \|f\|_{T^k(\Omega)}^2 = \|f\|_{L^2(...
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Relative boundedness of the adjoint
Let $X$ be a separable Banach space and $T_1:D(T_1) \subset X \rightarrow X$ and $T_2:D(T_2) \subset X \rightarrow X$ two closed operators with $D(T_2)\subset D(T_1)$ and $D(T_2^*) \subset D(T_1^*).$
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Propagation of singularities and the Schrodinger equation
I always thought that the propagation of singularities theorem by Hörmander says (on $\mathbb R^n$ for a classical symbol $p(x,\xi)=\xi^2+V(x)$) that for a Schrödinger equation
$$(i \partial_t-p(x,D))...
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