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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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A deceptively simple regularity problem for functions on the plane

By various meanderings and toying with simpler problems, my current research has lead me to the following quite straightforward question, which I am wholly unable to answer: Consider a twice ...
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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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Holomorphic functions of certain blow up at origin

Suppose that $D=\{z\in \mathbb C\,:\, |z|\leq 1\}$ and let $f$ be holomorphic on $D\setminus\{0\}$ such that $|f(z)|\leq e^{\frac{1}{|z|}}$ for all $0<|z|\leq 1$ and assume additionally that $\lim\...
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General version of Weyl's lemma

The classical Weyl's lemma say, suppose $u \in L^1_{loc}(\Omega­)$ satisfies $$\int_{\Omega}u \Delta \phi dx=0\ \ \forall \phi\in C_c^{\infty}(\Omega),$$ then $u$ is harmonic in $\Omega.$ What I want ...
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On distributions and kernels

Let $U\subset\mathbb{R}^{d}$ be an open set and consider $X=\mathbb{R}\times U$. Now, lets consider a smooth (regular) kernel $k_{A}\in C^{\infty}(X\times X)$ and corresponding continuous operator $A:...
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Compactness and Leray-Schauder degree

What's the relationship between compactness of solutions in partial differential equations (PDEs) and the Leray-Schauder degree?
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Distributions and time-kernels

Let $U\subset\mathbb{R}^{d}$ be an open subset and set $M:=I\times U$, where $I=(a,b)\subset\mathbb{R}$ is some open subset. Lets consider a linear operator $B:C^{\infty}_{c}(M)\to C^{\infty}(M)$ that ...
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Hyperbolic equation without initial state

Consider the hyperbolic equation on a rectangular domain of the form $(0, L_x) \times (0, L_y)$: $$ a^2 u_{xx} - b^2 u_{yy} = f(x, y), $$ with Dirichlet boundary conditions on $u$. By using the ...
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$\nabla \times (F\times \mathbf v)=g$, $\operatorname{div}(\mathbf v)=0$

I want to solve the equation: $$ \begin{cases} \nabla \times (F\times\mathbf v)=g, \\ \operatorname{div}(\mathbf v)=0, \end{cases}\label{1}\tag{1} $$ where $F$ and $g$ are given vector fields. The ...
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What is the correct $L^\infty$ limit of this strange variational problem, and what does it encode?

1. On the $L^\infty$ calculus of variations: The field known as the $L^\infty$ calculus of variations is a relatively new field that concerns itself with minimising functionals involving the supremum ...
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Smoothing property of the heat kernel on the one-dimensional torus

Let $G=G(x,t)$ be the heat kernel on the one-dimensional torus $\mathbb{T}^1,$ with $x \in \mathbb{T}^1$ and $t \in (0,T].$ $G$ is given by \begin{equation} G(x,t) = (4 \pi t)^{-1/2} \sum_{k \in \...
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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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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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Reverse estimate on the Riesz potential $I_\alpha : L^{n/\alpha}\to \mathrm{BMO}$

$\newcommand\BMO{\mathrm{BMO}}$Consider the Riesz potential on $\mathbb{R}^n$ given by $$ I_\alpha f(x) = c_{n,\alpha} \int_{\mathbb{R}^n} \frac{f(y)}{\lvert x-y\rvert^{n-\alpha}} dy. $$ It is known ...
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Solutions and asymptotics of the ODE $ f''=f^{-\alpha} $

Consider the ODE $ f''=f^{-\alpha} $, where $ \alpha>1 $ and $ f>0 $ in $ \mathbb{R} $. Assume that for $ [f]_{\frac{2}{\alpha+1}}\leq A $, where $ A>0 $ is a constant and $$ [f]_{\frac{2}{\...
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Sobolev embedding theorems in vector bundles on non-compact manifolds

Let $(M,g)$ be a smooth (not necessarily compact) Riemannian $n$-manifold. It is well-known that dealing with Sobolev spaces in the general non-compact case becomes tricky, since for instance, there ...
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Inverse function theorem for $W^{2,n}\cap W^{1,\infty}$ functions

Let $n\ge 2$, $f:B_1\subset \mathbb R^n\rightarrow \mathbb R^n$, $f\in W^{2,n}\cap W^{1,\infty}(B_1)$, $\text{det}(Df)>c>0$, where $B_1$ is the unit ball. Can we show that $f$ is a homeomorphism ...
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Is this property preserved under weak$^*$ convergence?

Let $1 \le p < n$ and let $p^*$ be the Sobolev conjugate of $p$, i.e. $p^* = np/(n - p)$. Let $(\Omega_m)$ be an increasing sequence of bounded, convex and open sets such that $$ \lim_{m \to \infty}...
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Generalized Fourier transforms associated to Schroedinger operators

Let $n\geq 1$. Let $q\in C^{\infty}_0(\mathbb R^n)$ be compactly supported and consider the operator $P= -\Delta+q(x)$ on $\mathbb R^n$. We will assume that $q$ is sufficiently small so that the ...
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Extension of Sobolev function defined on unit cube

Im wondering about theorems concerning extending Sobolev functions defined on the $d$-dimensional unit cube to all of $\mathbb{R}^d$. More precisely, given $f:[0,1]^d \to \mathbb{R}$ with $f\in H^k([0,...
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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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Derivate involving Bessel function of second type

Let. $$f := (x, y) \mapsto \text{BesselK}(1, c \cdot (a - b \cdot (x + y))) \cdot \exp(c \cdot b \cdot (y - x))$$ Is there a close formula for this $$\frac{\partial^{m+n}}{\partial y^m \partial x^n} f(...
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Question about Lebesgue Bochner spaces

Let $T>0$ and $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^N$ be a bounded domain. Also $p\in (1,\infty)$ is any number. I know that $u\in L^{p}((0,T);L^p(\Omega))$ and $\nabla u\in L^{p}((0,T);L^p(\Omega))^N$. How ...
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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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Convolution of a bounded function and measures

Given a function $f\in L^\infty(\mathbb{R}^n)$ and a family of Radon measure $\mu_\alpha$, under what condition do we have $f*\mu_\alpha$ equi-continuous? One condition I know is if $\mu_\alpha$ has a ...
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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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On elliptic operators on non-compact manifolds

Let $(M,g)$ be a (connected, oriented) Riemannian manifold and $E$ some finite-rank $\mathbb{R}$- or $\mathbb{C}$-vector bundle equipped with some (positive-definite) inner product on the level of (...
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Sobolev spaces are smooth? Their dual is strictly convex?

Do you know any reference which says something about the: Smoothness of the Sobolev space $W^{1,p}(\Omega)$ i.e. if the duality mapping $J\colon W^{1,p}(\Omega)\to W^{1,p}(\Omega)^*$ is a singleton. ...
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Integrability in the product space can follow from a property of the Nemytskii operator?

Let's say that $f:\Omega\times\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ is a Caratheodory function (i.e. $f(x,\cdot)$ is continuous for a.a. $x\in\Omega$ and $f(\cdot,t)$ is measurable for all $t\in\mathbb{R}$), where ...
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Integral of a measurable function with parameter is measurable?

Say that $f:\Omega\times\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$, where $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^N$ is an open set, is a function such that: $f(x,\cdot)\in L^1_{\text{loc}}(\mathbb{R})$ for a.a. $x\in\Omega$ $f(\...
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Sufficient initial conditions for "non-local" PDE

I am studying a problem of the form $$i\, \partial_t \psi(t) = L \psi(t) + \int_0^t U(t-r) \psi(r) \, dr, \qquad \psi(0) = \psi_0,$$ where the evolution occurs in some Hilbert space, $L$ is a self-...
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Hölder continuity in time of heat semigroup for regular initial distribution

$ \newcommand{\bR}{\mathbb{R}} \newcommand{\diff}{\mathop{}\!\mathrm{d}} $ 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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Hölder continuity in time of heat semigroup

$ \newcommand{\bR}{\mathbb{R}} \newcommand{\diff}{\mathop{}\!\mathrm{d}} $ We fix $\alpha \in (0, 1)$ and $c>0$. Let $\ell : \bR^d \to \bR_+$ be a probability density function such that $$ \|\ell\|...
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Upper bound $\int_{\mathbb{R}^d \times \mathbb{R}^d} |fx)-f(y)| (1+|y|) \ell (x) p_t (x-y) \, \mathrm d x \, \mathrm d y$ in $t$

$ \newcommand{\bR}{\mathbb{R}} \newcommand{\diff}{\mathop{}\!\mathrm{d}} $ We fix $\alpha \in (0, 1)$ and $c>0$. Let $f : \bR^d \to \bR$ and $\ell : \bR^d \to \bR_+$ be measurable such that $\ell$ ...
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Is the uniform limit of "almost eikonal" maps eikonal?

Let $f_n: \mathbb R^d \to \mathbb R$ be continuously differentiable functions with $f_n \to f$ uniformly for some $f$. Suppose that $|\nabla f_n| \to 1$ uniformly. Is it true that $f$ is $C^1$ with $\...
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Unique continuation property of the equation $ -\Delta u=|u|^{p-1}u $ with $ p>2 $

Assume that $ \{u_i\}_{i=1}^{2} $ satisfies $ -\Delta u_i=|u_i|^{p-1}u_i $ in $ B_1 $ with $ p>2 $ and $ u_1=u_2 $ in an open set $ A\subset B_1 $. I want to ask that if $ u_1=u_2 $ in $ B_1 $. ...
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Question on ODE involving mollifiers from Taylor's book on PDEs

In Taylor's third book on PDEs chapter 16, the author discusses quasilinear symmetric hyperbolic systems of the form $$\partial_{t}u=A^{k}(t,x,u)\partial_{k}u+g(t,x,u)$$ with some initial condition $u(...
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Sufficient condition for interpolation

If we have a couple of two compatible banach spaces (in this sense) $(X,Y)$ and a sequence of Banach spaces $\{Z\}_{\theta\in[0,1]}$ which are intermediate between $X$ and $Y$ satisfying: $Z_0=X$, $...
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Integrability of modified diagonalizable Jacobian

I have a smooth function $f$ from $\mathbf{R}^N$ to $\mathbf{R}^N$. For each $x\in \mathbf{R}^N$ the Jacobian of $f$, $J_f$, is diagonalizable as $$ J_f(x)=S(x)\Lambda(x) {S(x)}^{-1}, $$ where the ...
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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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Method of characteristics for higher order PDEs in more than two variables

I am trying to understand the mathod of characteristics for solving partial differential equations. However, all the examples I found over the internet are for first order PDEs or for second order ...
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Is $L^2([a,b]; L^2(S^2))$ the same as $L^2([a,b] \times S^2)$?

The space $L^2([a,b];L^2(S^2))$ is a Banach space with respect to the norm $$\left\Vert f \right\Vert_1^2 = \int_{a}^b \left\Vert f(r) \right\Vert_{L^2(S^2)}^2 dr$$ The space $L^2([a,b]\times S^2)$ ...
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An asymmetric quadrilinear estimate

Fix $1<p<2$ and let $a_{i}=1-\frac{\theta_{i}}{p^{\prime}}$ where $\theta_{i}\in (0,1/2)$, $i=1,2,3,4$, and $p^{\prime}$ is the conjugate exponent of $p$. Note here that $0<a_{i}=1-\theta_{i}+...
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An expansion for 2d Euler equation

Let $R>0$ be a large constant, such that for any $x \in \Omega$, $\Omega \subset B_R(x)$. Consider the following problem in $\mathbb{R}^2$: $$ -\varepsilon^2 \Delta u=1_{\{u>a\}} \text { in }\, ...
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How to understand the unique continuation result

Let $E$ be the closure of $C_c^{\infty}\left(\mathbb{R}^N\right)$ ($N \geqq 3)$ under the norm $$ \|u\|_E=\left(\int_{\mathbb{R}^N}|\nabla u|^2\right)^{1 / 2}. $$ Suppose $K(x) \in C^1\left(\mathbf{R}^...
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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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Does the Poincaré inequality hold on annular domains?

Does the following Poincaré inequality hold $$\int_{B_{r_2}\setminus B_{r_1}} |f-\bar{f}|^2 dx \leq C(r_2-r_1)^2 \int_{B_{r_2}\setminus B_{r_1}} |\nabla f|^2 dx,$$ where $B_r$ denotes a ball of radius ...
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Bounds for associated Legendre polynomials

I am trying to analyze the behaviour of the Associated Legendre polynomials $P_{n}^{m}$ on $[0,1]$. More specifically, I am trying to get upper bounds for $P_{n}^{m}$ on $[0,1]$. Bernstein's ...
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A simple bilinear estimate

Let $2\leq p,q <\infty$ and fix $0<\alpha<1$ such that $\frac{1}{p}+\frac{1}{q}\leq 2-\alpha$. Suppose that $f\in L^{p}([0,1])$ and $g\in L^{q}([0,1])$. What is the optimal value of $t=t(\...

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