Gradient estimates for elliptic systems in non-smooth domains

We obtain the global W ^1,p , 1 < p < ∞, estimate for the weak solution of an elliptic system with discontinuous coefficients in non-smooth domains without using maximal function approach. It is assumed that the boundary of a bounded domain is well approximated by hyperplanes at every point and at every scale, and that the tensor coefficients belong to BMO space with their BMO semi-norms sufficiently small. S.-S. Byun was supported in part by KRF-2006-C00034 and L. Wang was supported in part by NSF Grant 0701392.     

Gradient estimates for elliptic systems with measurable coefficients in nonsmooth domains

We consider an elliptic system in divergence form with measurable coefficients in a nonsmooth bounded domain to find a minimal regularity requirement on the coefficients and a lower level of geometric assumption on the boundary of the domain for a global W ^1,p , 1 < p < ∞, regularity. It is proved that such a W ^1,p regularity is still available under the assumption that the coefficients are merely measurable in one variable and have small BMO semi-norms in the other variables while the domain can be locally approximated by a hyperplane, a so called δ-Reifenberg domain, which is beyond the Lipschitz category. This regularity easily extends to a certain Orlicz-Sobolev space.     

Fourth-order parabolic equations with weak BMO coefficients in Reifenberg domains

We study optimal W2,p-regularity for fourth-order parabolic equations with discontinuous coefficients in general domains. We obtain the global W2,p-regularity for each 1<p<∞ under the assumption that the coefficients have suitably small BMO semi-norm of weak type and the boundary of the domain is δ-Reifenberg flat. The situation of our main theorem arises when the conductivity on fractals is controlled by a random variable in the time direction.     

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.     

Nonnegative functions in weighted hardy spaces

Let W be a nonnegative summable function whose logarithm is also summable with respect to the Lebesgue measure on the unit circle. For 0?<?p?<?∞ , H^p (W) denotes a weighted Hardy space on the unit circle. When W?≡?1, H ^p(W) is the usual Hardy space H^p . We are interested in H^p ( W)₊ the set of all nonnegative functions in H^p ( W). If p?≥?1/2, H^p ₊ consists of constant functions. However H^p ( W)₊ contains a nonconstant nonnegative function for some weight W. In this paper, if p?≥?1/2 we determine W and describe H^p ( W)₊ when the linear span of H^p ( W)₊ is of finite dimension. Moreover we show that the linear span of H^p (W)₊ is of infinite dimension for arbitrary weight W when 0?<?p?<?1/2.     

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.     

Resolvent estimates for the linearized operator in L p associated with motion of compressible viscous fluids

We consider the resolvent problem for the linearized system of equations that describe motion of compressible viscous barotropic fluids in a bounded domain with the Navier boundary condition. This problem has uniquely a solution in [(W)\dot]¹_p ×(W²_p)ⁿ{\dot{W}^{1}_{p} \times (W^{2}_{p})^{n}} satisfying L _p estimates for any 1 < p < ∞. Moreover, resolvent estimates for the linearized operator of the above system in [(W)\dot]¹_p ×(L_p)ⁿ{\dot{W}^{1}_{p} \times (L_{p})^{n}} are established. Our main results yield clearly that the linearized operator is the infinitesimal generator of a uniformly bounded analytic semigroup on [(W)\dot]¹_p ×(L_p)ⁿ{\dot{W}^{1}_{p} \times (L_{p})^{n}}.     

Elliptic Obstacle Problems with Measurable Coefficients in Non-Smooth Domains

We establish a global weighted W ^{1, p} -regularity for solutions to variational inequalities and obstacle problems for divergence form elliptic systems with measurable coefficients in bounded non-smooth domains.     

Sobolev embeddings, extensions and measure density condition

There are two main results in the paper. In the first one, Theorem 1, we prove that if the Sobolev embedding theorem holds in Ω, in any of all the possible cases, then Ω satisfies the measure density condition. The second main result, Theorem 5, provides several characterizations of the Wm,p-extension domains for 1<p<∞. As a corollary we prove that the property of being a W1,p-extension domain, 1<p?∞, is invariant under bi-Lipschitz mappings, Theorem 8.     

Riesz transforms and elliptic PDEs with VMO coefficients

The present paper is concerned withL ^p-theory of the uniformly elliptic differential operator

Fredholm and Propernes Properties of Quasilinear Elliptic Operators on RN

We discuss the Fredholm and properness properties of second-order quasilinear elliptic operators viewed as mappings from W^2,p( R ^N) to L^p( R ^N) with N < p < ∞. The unboundedness of the domain makes the standard Sobolev embedding theorems inadequate to investigate such issues. Instead, we develop several new tools and methods to obtain fairly simple necessary and suffcient conditions for such operators to be Fredholm with a given index and to be proper on the closed bounded subsets of W^2,p( R ^N). It is noteworthy that the translation invariance of the domain, well-known to be responsible for the lack of compactness in the Sobolev embedding theorems, is taken advantage of to establish results in the opposite direction and is indeed crucial to the proof of the properness criteria. The limitation to second-order and scalar equations chosen in our exposition is relatively unimportant, as none of the arguments involved here relies upon either of these assumptions. Generalizations to higher order equations or to systems are thus clearly possible with a variableamount of extra work. Various applications, notably but not limited, to global bifurcation problems, are described elsewhere.     

Generation of analytic semigroups in theL p topology by elliptic operators inR n

Strongly elliptic differential operators with (possibly) unbounded lower order coefficients are shown to generate analytic semigroups of linear operators onL ^p(R ⁿ ), 1≦p≦∞. An explicit characterization of the domain is given for 1<p<∞. An application to parabolic problems is also included. This work has been partially supported by the Research Funds of the Ministero della Pubblica Istruzione. The authors are members of GNAFA (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche).     

Topological singularities in W S,P ( S N , S 1)

We are interested in the location of the singularities of maps u ∈ W ^s,p (S ^N , S ¹) when 1 ≤ sp and 1 < sp < 2. To this end, we consider the distributional Jacobian. We show that the range of this operator on W ^s,p (S ^N , S ¹) is the closure in W ^s−2,p ⋂ W ^−1,sp of the set of N − 2-currents defined as the integration on smooth oriented N − 2-dimensional boundaryless submanifolds.     

Gradient estimates for higher order elliptic equations on nonsmooth domains

We establish optimal gradient estimates in Orlicz space for a nonhomogeneous elliptic equation of higher order with discontinuous coefficients on a nonsmooth domain. Our assumption is that for each point and for each sufficiently small scale the coefficients have small mean oscillation and the boundary of the domain is sufficiently close to a hyperplane. As a consequence we prove the classical Wm,p, m=1,2,…, 1<p<∞, estimates for such a higher order equation. Our results easily extend to higher order elliptic and parabolic systems.     

Degenerate Second Order Differential Operators Generating Analytic Semigroups in Lp and W1,p

We deal with the problem of analyticity for the semigroup generated by the second order differential operator Au ≔ αu″ + βu′ (or by some restrictions of it) in the spaces L^p(0, 1), with or without weight, and in W^1,p(0, 1), 1 < p < ∞. Here α and β are assumed real‐valued and continuous in [0, 1], with α(x) > 0 in (0, 1), and the domain of A is determined by the generalized Neumann boundary conditions and by Wentzell boundary conditions.     

On Transference of Multipliers on Matrix Weighted <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Subscript>-Spaces

We consider a periodic matrix weight W defined on ℝ ^d and taking values in the N×N positive-definite matrices. For such weights, we prove transference results between multiplier operators on L _p (ℝ ^d ;W) and L_p(\mathbb T^d;W)L_{p}(\mathbb {T}^{d};W), 1<p<∞, respectively. As a specific application, we study transference results for homogeneous multipliers of degree zero.     

Nonlinear homogeneous retarded differential equations and population dynamics via translation semigroups

In this paper nonlinear homogeneous retarded differential equations and models from population dynamics and epidemiology are considered and studied by the use of translation semigroup theory. We show that the corresponding solution semigroups are equivalent to appropriate translation semigroups. Existence results for the retarded equations are established by taking the space of initial functions of the form W ^1,p ((-r,0),F) where F is a Banach space, 1≤ p<∈fty and 0<r\le∈fty . June 28, 1999     

M ‐elliptic pseudo‐differential operators on L p (ℝn )

We construct the minimal and maximal extensions in L ^p (?ⁿ ), 1 < p < ∞, for M ‐elliptic pseudo‐differential operators initiated by Garello and Morando. We prove that they are equal and determine the domains of the minimal, and hence maximal, extensions of M ‐elliptic pseudo‐differential operators. For M ‐elliptic pseudodifferential operators with constant coefficients, the spectra and essential spectra are computed. An application to quantization is given. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

On coercivity and irregularity for some nonlinear degenerate elliptic systems

We study the ‘universal’ strong coercivity problem for variational integrals of degenerate p-Laplacian type by mixing finitely many homogenous systems. We establish the equivalence between universal p-coercivity and a generalized notion of p-quasiconvex extreme points. We then give sufficient conditions and counterexamples for universal coercivity. In the case of noncoercive systems we give examples showing that the corresponding variational integral may have infinitely many non-trivial minimizers in W ₀^1,p which are nowhere C ¹ on their supports. We also give examples of universally p-coercive variational integrals in W ₀^1,p for p ⩾ with L ^∞ coefficients for which uniqueminimizers under affine boundary conditions are nowhere C ¹.      

S<Superscript>1</Superscript>-Valued Sobolev maps

We describe the structure of the space W^s,p( \mathbbSⁿ;\mathbbS¹ ) {W^{s,p}}\left( {{\mathbb{S}^n};{\mathbb{S}^1}} \right) , where 0 < s < ∞ and 1 ≤ p < ∞. According to the values of s, p, and n, maps in W^s,p( \mathbbSⁿ;\mathbbS¹ ) {W^{s,p}}\left( {{\mathbb{S}^n};{\mathbb{S}^1}} \right) can either be characterised by their phases or by a couple (singular set, phase).