Orlicz regularity for higher order parabolic equations in divergence form with coefficients in weak BMO

We consider higher order parabolic equations in divergence form with measurable coefficients to find optimal regularity in Orlicz spaces of the maximum order derivatives of the weak solutions. The relevant minimal regularity requirement on the tensor matrix coefficients is of small BMO in the spatial variable and is measurable in the time variable. As a consequence we prove the classical W ^m,p regularity, m = 1, 2, . . . , 1 < p < ∞, for such higher order equations. In the same spirit the results easily extend to higher order parabolic systems as well as up to the boundary.     

Non-random Invariant Sets for Some Systems of Parabolic Stochastic Partial Differential Equations

Abstract

In this article we investigate a class of non-autonomous, semilinear, parabolic systems of stochastic partial differential equations defined on a smooth, bounded domain 𝒪 ? ? ⁿ and driven by an infinite-dimensional noise defined from an L ²(𝒪)-valued Wiener process; in the general case the noise can be colored relative to the space variable and white relative to the time variable. We first prove the existence and the uniqueness of a solution under very general hypotheses, and then establish the existence of invariant sets along with the validity of comparison principles under more restrictive conditions; the main ingredients in the proofs of these results consist of a new proposition concerning Wong–Zakaï approximations and of the adaptation of the theory of invariant sets developed for deterministic systems. We also illustrate our results by means of several examples such as certain stochastic systems of Lotka–Volterra and Landau–Ginzburg equations that fall naturally within the scope of our theory.     

Optimal <Emphasis Type="Italic">W</Emphasis><Superscript>1,<Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Superscript> regularity theory for parabolic equations in divergence form

This work treats L^p regularity theory for weak solutions of parabolic equations in divergence form with discontinuous coefficients on nonsmooth domains. We essentially obtain an optimal condition on the coefficients under which the global W^1,p regularity theory holds. This work was supported by SNU foundation in 2005.     

A homotopy approach to solving the inverse mean curvature flow

In , n < 7, we treat the quasilinear, degenerate parabolic initial and boundary value problem which is the natural parabolic extension of Huisken and Ilmanen’s weak inverse mean curvature flow (IMCF). We prove long time existence and partial uniqueness of Lipschitz continuous weak solutions u(x,t) and show C ^1,α-regularity for the sets ∂{x| u(x,t) <  z }. Our approach offers a new approximation for weak solutions of the IMCF starting from a class of interesting and easily obtainable initial values; for these, the above sets are shown to converge against corresponding surfaces of the IMCF as t → ∞ globally in Hausdorff distance and locally uniformly with respect to the C ^1,α-norm.Research partially supported by the DFG, SFB 382 at Tübingen University     

Aubin cores and bargaining sets for convex cooperative fuzzy games

In this paper, we deal with Aubin cores and bargaining sets in convex cooperative fuzzy games. We first give a simple and direct proof to the well-known result (proved by Branzei et al. (Fuzzy Sets Syst 139:267–281, 2003)) that for a convex cooperative fuzzy game v, its Aubin core C(v) coincides with its crisp core C ^cr (v). We then introduce the concept of bargaining sets for cooperative fuzzy games and prove that for a continuous convex cooperative fuzzy game v, its bargaining set coincides with its Aubin core, which extends a well-known result by Maschler et al. for classical cooperative games to cooperative fuzzy games. We also show that some results proved by Shapley (Int J Game Theory 1:11–26, 1971) for classical decomposable convex cooperative games can be extended to convex cooperative fuzzy games.     

The Dirichlet problem for second order parabolic operators in non‐cylindrical domains

In this paper we develope a perturbation theory for second order parabolic operators in non‐divergence form. In particular we study the solvability of the Dirichlet problem in non cylindrical domains with L^p ‐data on the parabolic boundary (© 2010 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

一类带食饵趋向的Beddington-DeAngelis捕食者-食饵扩散模型整体解的有界性

本文研究一类带食饵趋向的Beddington-DeAngelis捕食者-食饵扩散模型,其中食饵趋向性描述的是捕食者对食饵数量变化而产生的一种正向迁移.利用Neumann热半群的L^p-L^q估计和带抛物型方程Moser迭代的L^p估计,获得了该模型经典解的整体有界性.     

The existence of global attractor for a fourth-order parabolic equation

This article is concerned with a fourth-order parabolic equation. Based on the regularity estimates for the semigroups and the classical existence theorem of global attractors, we prove that the fourth-order parabolic equation possesses a global attractor in H ^k (0?≤?k?H ^k (Ω) in the H ^k -norm.     

On quasilinear parabolic evolution equations in weighted L p -spaces

In this paper we develop a geometric theory for quasilinear parabolic problems in weighted L _p -spaces. We prove existence and uniqueness of solutions as well as the continuous dependence on the initial data. Moreover, we make use of a regularization effect for quasilinear parabolic equations to study the ω-limit sets and the long-time behaviour of the solutions. These techniques are applied to a free boundary value problem. The results in this paper are mainly based on maximal regularity tools in (weighted) L _p -spaces.     

On the measure of intersecting families,uniqueness and stability

Let t≥1 be an integer and let A be a family of subsets of {1,2,…,n} every two of which intersect in at least t elements. Identifying the sets with their characteristic vectors in {0,1} ⁿ we study the maximal measure of such a family under a non uniform product measure. We prove, for a certain range of parameters, that the t-intersecting families of maximal measure are the families of all sets containing t fixed elements, and that the extremal examples are not only unique, but also stable: any t-intersecting family that is close to attaining the maximal measure must in fact be close in structure to a genuine maximum family. This is stated precisely in Theorem 1.6. We deduce some similar results for the more classical case of Erdős-Ko-Rado type theorems where all the sets in the family are restricted to be of a fixed size. See Corollary 1.7. The main technique that we apply is spectral analysis of intersection matrices that encode the relevant combinatorial information concerning intersecting families. An interesting twist is that part of the linear algebra involved is done over certain polynomial rings and not in the traditional setting over the reals. A crucial tool that we use is a recent result of Kindler and Safra [22] concerning Boolean functions whose Fourier transforms are concentrated on small sets. Research supported in part by the Israel Science Foundation, grant no. 0329745.     

A fourth‐order parabolic equation in two space dimensions

In this paper, we consider an initial‐boundary problem for a fourth‐order nonlinear parabolic equations. The problem as a model arises in epitaxial growth of nanoscale thin films. Based on the L^p type estimates and Schauder type estimates, we prove the global existence of classical solutions for the problem in two space dimensions. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Parabolic equations with BMO coefficients in Lipschitz domains

In this paper, we are concerned with certain natural Sobolev-type estimates for weak solutions of inhomogeneous problems for second-order parabolic equations in divergence form. The geometric setting is that of time-independent cylinders having a space intersection assumed to be locally given by graphs with small Lipschitz coefficients, the constants of the operator being uniformly parabolic. We prove the relevant L^p estimates, assuming that the coefficients are in parabolic bounded mean oscillation (BMO) and that their parabolic BMO semi-norms are small enough.     

Hyperplane mean values of solutions of parabolic equations

We study the behaviour of certain hyperplane mean values of solutions of parabolic equations on an infinite strip, and use our results to prove a representation theorem for solutions which satisfy a one-sidedL ^p constraint.     

REAL HYPERSURFACES EVOLVING BY LEVI CURVATURE: SMOOTH REGULARITY OF SOLUTIONS TO THE PARABOLIC LEVI EQUATION

We prove, with a real analysis technique, the smooth regularity of classical solutions to a nonlinear degenerate parabolic PDE with initial data C ^2,α. This equation arises in the study of the geometric properties of the motion by the trace of the Levi form of a real hypersurface in C ² with Levi curvature different from zero at every point and which is locally the graph of a C ^2,α function.     

Probabilistic Number Theory in Additive Arithmetic Semigroups, III

We extend the investigation of quantitative mean-value theorems of completely multiplicative functions on additive arithmetic semigroups given in our previous paper. Then the new and old quantitative mean-value theorems are applied to the investigation of local distribution of values of a special additive function *(a). The result is unexpected from the point of view of classical number theory. This reveals the fact that the essential divergence of the theory of additive arithmetic semigroups from classical number theory is not related to the existence of a zero of the zeta function Z(y) at y = –q ^–1.     

The stationary and non-stationary stokes system in exterior domains with non-zero divergence and non-zero boundary values

In an exterior domain Ω??ⁿ, n ? 2, we consider the generalized Stokes resolvent problem in L^q-space where the divergence g = div u and inhomogeneous boundary values u = ψ with zero flux ∫_?Ωψ·N do = 0 may be prescribed. A crucial step in our approach is to find and to analyse the right space for the divergence g. We prove existence, uniqueness and a priori estimates of the solution and get new results for the divergence problem. Further, we consider the non-stationary Stokes system with non-homogeneous divergence and boundary values and prove estimates of the solution in L⁵(0, T;L^q(Ω)) for 1 < s, q < ∞.     

Optimal regularity for the Signorini problem

We prove under general assumptions that solutions of the thin obstacle or Signorini problem in any space dimension achieve the optimal regularity C ^1,1/2. This improves the known optimal regularity results by allowing the thin obstacle to be defined in an arbitrary C ^1,β hypersurface, β > 1/2, additionally, our proof covers any linear elliptic operator in divergence form with smooth coefficients. The main ingredients of the proof are a version of Almgren’s monotonicity formula and the optimal regularity of global solutions.     

Parabolic Schemes for Quasi-Linear Parabolic and Hyperbolic PDEs via Stochastic Calculus

We consider two quasi-linear initial-value Cauchy problems on ? ^d : a parabolic system and an hyperbolic one. They both have a first order non-linearity of the form φ(t, x, u)·?u, a forcing term h(t, x, u) and an initial condition u ₀ ∈ L ^∞(? ^d ) ∩ C ^∞(? ^d ), where φ (resp. h) is smooth and locally (resp. globally) Lipschitz in u uniformly in (t, x). We prove the existence of a unique global strong solution for the parabolic system. We show the existence of a unique local strong solution for the hyperbolic one and we give a lower bound regarding its blow up time. In both cases, we do not use weak solution theory but a direct construction based on parabolic schemes studied via a stochastic approach and a regularity result for sequences of parabolic operators. The result on the hyperbolic problem is performed by means of a non-classical vanishing viscosity method.     

Multidimensional viscous shocks II: The small viscosity limit

In this paper we prove the existence of curved, multidimensional viscous shocks and also justify the small‐viscosity limit. Starting with a curved, multidimensional (inviscid) shock solution to a system of hyperbolic conservation laws, we show that the shock can be obtained as a small‐viscosity limit of solutions to an associated parabolic problem (viscous shocks). The two main hypotheses are a natural Evans function assumption on the viscous profile, together with a restriction on how much the shock can deviate from flatness. The main tools are a conjugation lemma that removes x_N/? dependence from the linearization of the parabolic problem about the viscous profile, new degenerate Kreiss‐type symmetrizers used to prove an L² estimate for the linearized problem, and a finite‐regularity calculus of semiclassical and mixed type (classical‐semiclassical) pseudodifferential operators. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

On well-posedness of semilinear parabolic and elliptic problems in the hyperbolic space

We investigate existence and uniqueness of solutions to semilinear parabolic and elliptic equations in bounded domains of the n-dimensional hyperbolic space (n?3). Lp→Lq estimates for the semigroup generated by the Laplace-Beltrami operator are obtained and then used to prove existence and uniqueness results for parabolic problems. Moreover, under proper assumptions on the nonlinear function, we establish uniqueness of positive classical solutions and nonuniqueness of singular solutions of the elliptic problem; furthermore, for the corresponding semilinear parabolic problem, nonuniqueness of weak solutions is stated.