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Partial differential equations (PDEs): Existence and uniqueness, regularity, boundary conditions, linear and non-linear operators, stability, soliton theory, integrable PDEs, conservation laws, qualitative dynamics.

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Motivation for and history of pseudo-differential operators

Let us follow the history of classical PDE with a few (hopefully) well-chosen examples illustrating the rôle of pseudodifferential operators in classical analysis. (1) Before 1950. Prehistory. A lon …
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Does Physics need non-analytic smooth functions?

A strong argument is given above on the heat equation; let me be more specific. The heat equation, one of the most basic in PDE and mathematical physics, already known to Fourier, is $$ L=\frac{\parti …
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Surjectivity of curl

Let: $\mathbb R^3\ni x\mapsto v(x)\in\mathbb R^3$ be a vector field with null divergence belonging to the Schwartz class such that $$ \int_{\mathbb R^3} v(x) dx=0. $$ Is it true that there exists a ve …
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Poincaré lemma for distributions

Let us consider a current on $\mathbb R^n$, that is a differential form whose coefficients are distributions. For simplicity, let us check the case of a $1$-form $$ u=\sum_{1\le j\le n} u_j dx_j,\quad …
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Is there any way to rewrite a partial differential equation using language of differential f...

Let $\mathcal M$ be a smooth manifold. A linear PDE on $\mathcal M$ is a sum of terms $$ X_1\dots X_N u,\quad\text{where the $X_j$ are smooth vector fields.} $$ We may use the convention that if $N=0$ …
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what's the motivation of Weyl calculus ?

It is true that the initial motivation for Hermann Weyl in 1926 was linked to quantum mechanics and his convention was indeed ensuring that real-valued Hamiltonians get quantized by (formally) selfadj …
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PDEs and algebraic varieties

A most important result is missing in the previous answers, namely the characterization by Lars Hörmander of hypoellipticity in his seminal paper, On the theory of general partial differential operato …
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when a pseudo-differential operators to be compact?

First a simple remark: in the formulation of the question $\mu$ should be replaced by $\mu/2$ to get $S(m,g)=S^\mu_{1,0}$. Next the "if and only if" is correct but misleading since it is a conditio …
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Heat Equation on $[0,T] \times \mathbb{R}^n$

Fourier transform in $x$ gets you there: $ \dot v+\eta\vert\xi\vert^2 v=g(t,\xi),\quad v(0)=v_0, $ so that $$ v(t,\xi)=e^{-t\eta \vert\xi\vert^2} v_0(\xi)+\int_0^te^{-(t-s)\eta \vert\xi\vert^2} g(s,\x …
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Hormander's bracket condition for the adjoint of an operator

The hypoellipticity result is more precise: you have $$ Lu \in H^s_{loc}\Longrightarrow u\in H^{s+2-\delta}_{loc}\quad\text{ for some $\delta\in [0,2)$,} $$ and that $\delta$ is linked to the number o …
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When is the adjoint of a hypoelliptic operator also hypoelliptic?

Hormander's operator $L=X_0+\sum_{1\le j\le k} X_j^2$, where the $X_j$ are real smooth vector fields with the Lie algebra of $\{(X_j)\}_{0\le j\le k}$ generating the tangent space is hypoelliptic as …
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Are Besov spaces $B^{s}_{p,q}$ invariant under Fourier transform?

Let me note $\phi_k(D)$ the Fourier multiplier $\phi_k(\xi)$, i.e. $ \text{Fourier}\bigl(\phi_k(D)u\bigr)(\xi)=\phi_k(\xi)\hat u(\xi). $ $\bullet$ The answer to (1) is yes since $$ \Vert{u}\Vert_{L^1 …
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Lagrangean uniqueness versus Eulerian uniqueness

(1) Lagrangean description. Let us consider a $N\times N$ system of autonomous ODE: $$ \dot x=a(x),\quad \mathbb R\ni t\mapsto x(t)\in \mathbb R^N,\quad a:\mathbb R^N\rightarrow \mathbb R^N. $$ Instea …
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Easy Garding Inequality

I understand that you are dealing with semi-classical symbols $$ b(x,\xi, h)=a(x,h\xi), \quad \vert\partial_x^\alpha\partial_\xi^\beta b\vert\le C_{\alpha\beta} h^{\vert \beta\vert} m(x),\quad 0<h\le …
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Extension of solutions of PDEs with constant coefficients

If that property is satisfied, then "hypoelliptic analyticity" holds, which means that $\mathcal L f$ analytic implies $f$ analytic. For constant coefficient operators that property is equivalent to e …
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