Questions tagged [elliptic-equations]
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Composition in Sobolev Spaces [duplicate]
Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ a bounded domain, $f:\mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ of class $C^1$ such that $f(0)=0$. Let $u \in L^{\infty}(\Omega) \cap W_0^{1,p}(\Omega)$ for some $1 \leq p <+\...
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Lemma 6.33 in Gilbarg & Trudinger's book
Lemma 6.33. Let $\Omega$ be a bounded open set in $\mathbb{R}^n$ and let $S$ be a bounded subset of the Banach space $$C_*^{k, \alpha} = \left\{ u \in C^{k, \alpha}(\Omega) \mid |u|_{k, \alpha; \Omega}...
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Admissible test functions for weak formulation of Neumann problem
NOTICE TO ALL: I do NOT want a solution to the below exercise. Please do not post one. I am working on that myself and don't want it spoiled. I am working on the exercises from chapter 6 of Evans ...
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Detail in proof of general Harnack inequality (Evans PDE)
I am reading Evans "Partial Differential Equations" (2nd Ed) and going through the proof of a specific case of the general Harnack inequality. In the following, $U\subset\Bbb R^n$ is open ...
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Small detail in proof of "Eigenvalues of symmetric elliptic operators" (Evans PDE 2nd Ed)
I am currently reading chapter 6 of Evans "Partial Differential Equations" and have hit another small roadblock. I am working through the theorem in 6.5.1 , which I reproduce below: THEOREM ...
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What is a "symmetric" elliptic operator?
I'm reading chapter 6 of Evans "Partial Differential Equations" (2nd Ed) and I am reading section 6.5.2, "Eigenvalues of nonsymmetric elliptic operators". Here we are studying ...
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The discreteness of spectrum of linear 2nd elliptic operator $Lu=-\Delta u + \eta \cdot \nabla u + hu$.
I wonder if the spectrum of linear 2nd elliptic operator $$Lu=-\Delta u + \eta \cdot \nabla u + hu$$ on bounded domain is discrete. Here $h$ is a smooth function without sign condition and $\eta$ is ...
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Reference for regularity result claim for Helmholtz equation when $n>2$
In the linked question, the poster claims that distributional solutions of the Helmholtz equation, $$-\Delta u+u=f ~~~ \text{in}~\Bbb R^n$$ Satisfy $u\in W^{2,p}(\Bbb R^n)$ whenever $f\in L^p(\Bbb R^n)...
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Unique continuation for elliptic partial differential equation with C^1 coefficients: an elementary approach?
I am considering the following problem from an introductory course on elliptic PDE theory. 'Suppose that $\Omega$ is a domain in $\mathbb R^n$ (that is to say, a non-empty connected open subset of $\...
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Question about Schwarz symmetrization
I'm reading a paper where they do following claim: Let $u \geq0$ a function in $H^1(\mathbb{R}^2)$ and $f \in C^1(\mathbb{R})$ such that $f(s)=0$ for $s \leq0$ and $F(s)=\int_{0}^{s} f(t)dt$. In this ...
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Showing continuity of operator $a:W_w^{1,2}\times W_w^{1,2}\to \mathbb{R}$
Let the Dirichlet problem $$\begin{cases} -\operatorname{div}(A(x)Du)=f,\,\Omega,\\ u=0,\,\Omega^c \end{cases},$$ where the operator $A(x):\mathbb{R}^n\to \mathbb{R}^n\times \mathbb{R}^n$ verifies ...
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$H^{\frac{3}{2}}$-regularity of a specific elliptic mixed boundary valued problem.
Let $M$ be a compact Riemannian manifold with connected smooth boundary $\Sigma$. Let $\Sigma_D$ and $\Sigma_N$ be two disjoint smooth domains of $\Sigma$ with $\Sigma = \overline{\Sigma_D\cup\Sigma_N}...
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Uniqueness of radial solution on the perturbed cylinder
Let $T>0$, $v\in C^{2,\alpha}(\mathbb{R}/T\mathbb{Z})$ whose norm is small enough, where $\mathbb{R}/T\mathbb{Z}$ denotes the circle of perimeter $T$. Define the perturbed cylinder $C_{1+v}^T$ by $$...
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Equivalent norm on $H^2(\Omega)$
Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ be a bounded domain with Lipschitz boundary (for Sobolev embedding and elliptic regularity). The $H^2$ norm is: $$ \|u\|_{H^2(\Omega)}^2 = \|u\|_{L^2(\Omega)}^2 + \|\...
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Existence of $W^{1,p}$-weak solution to $\Delta u + \lambda u = f$ when $\lambda$ is an eigenvalue
Let $\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^N$ be a bounded smooth domain. I am interesting in the existence of $W^{1,p}_{0}$-weak solution of the problem $$\begin{cases}\Delta u+\lambda u = f&~\text{in }\Omega\...