Harnack estimates for a quasi-linear parabolic equation with a singular weight

In this paper, based on measure theoretical arguments, we establish Harnack estimates and Hölder continuity of nonnegative weak solutions for a degenerate parabolic equation with a singular weight. We transform the equation by performing the change of function. The energy estimates, the upper boundedness, the lower boundedness and the expansion of positivity for the solutions to the transformed equation are obtained. Then our aim is reached.     

Stochastic partial differential equations in Hölder spaces

Summary We prove the existence and regularity of solutions to stochastic partial differential equations of parabolic Itô type in Hölder spaces under the usual sublinear growth and local Lipschitz conditions. Some examples are given to which our main theorems apply.The work of the first author was supported in part by the NSF grant DMS-91-01360     

Degenerate two-phase incompressible flow II: regularity, stability and stabilization

In this paper, we analyze a coupled system of highly degenerate elliptic-parabolic partial differential equations for two-phase incompressible flow in porous media. This system involves a saturation and a global pressure (or a total flow velocity). First, we show that the saturation is Hölder continuous both in space and time and the total velocity is Hölder continuous in space (uniformly in time). Applying this regularity result, we then establish the stability of the saturation and pressure with respect to initial and boundary data, from which uniqueness of the solution to the system follows. Finally, we establish a stabilization result on the asymptotic behavior of the saturation and pressure; we prove that the solution to the present system converges (in appropriate norms) to the solution of a stationary system as time goes to infinity. An example is given to show typical regularity of the saturation.     

Obstacle problem for nonlinear parabolic equations

We show the existence of a continuous solution to a nonlinear parabolic obstacle problem with a continuous time-dependent obstacle. The solution is constructed by an adaptation of the Schwarz alternating method. Moreover, if the obstacle is Hölder continuous, we prove that the solution inherits the same property.     

The 1-d stochastic wave equation driven by a fractional Brownian sheet

In this paper, we develop a Young integration theory in dimension 2 which will allow us to solve a non-linear one- dimensional wave equation driven by an arbitrary signal whose rectangular increments satisfy some Hölder regularity conditions, for some Hölder exponent greater than 1/2. This result will be applied to the fractional Brownian sheet.     

Hölder estimate for non-uniform parabolic equations in highly heterogeneous media

Uniform bound for the solutions of non-uniform parabolic equations in highly heterogeneous media is concerned. The media considered are periodic and they consist of a connected high permeability sub-region and a disconnected matrix block subset with low permeability. Parabolic equations with diffusion depending on the permeability of the media have fast diffusion in the high permeability sub-region and slow diffusion in the low permeability subset, and they form non-uniform parabolic equations. Each medium is associated with a positive number ?$?$, denoting the size ratio of matrix blocks to the whole domain of the medium. Let the permeability ratio of the matrix block subset to the connected high permeability sub-region be of the order ?^2τ${?}^{2\tau }$ for τ∈(0,1]$\tau \in (0,1]$. It is proved that the Hölder norm of the solutions of the above non-uniform parabolic equations in the connected high permeability sub-region are bounded uniformly in ?$?$. One example also shows that the Hölder norm of the solutions in the disconnected subset may not be bounded uniformly in ?$?$.     

Potential analysis for a class of diffusion equations: A Gaussian bounds approach

We axiomatically develop a potential analysis for a general class of hypoelliptic diffusion equations under the following basic assumptions: doubling condition and segment property for an underlying distance and Gaussian bounds of the fundamental solution. Our analysis is principally aimed to obtain regularity criteria and uniform boundary estimates for the Perron-Wiener solution to the Dirichlet problem. As an example of application, we also derive an exterior cone criterion of boundary regularity and scale-invariant Harnack inequality and Hölder estimate for an important class of operators in non-divergence form with Hölder continuous coefficients, modeled on Hörmander vector fields.     

Regularity of the sample paths of a class of second-order spde's

We study the sample path regularity of the solutions of a class of spde's which are second order in time and that includes the stochastic wave equation. Non-integer powers of the spatial Laplacian are allowed. The driving noise is white in time and spatially homogeneous. Continuing with the work initiated in Dalang and Mueller (Electron. J. Probab. 8 (2003) 1), we prove that the solutions belong to a fractional L²-Sobolev space. We also prove Hölder continuity in time and therefore, we obtain joint Hölder continuity in the time and space variables. Our conclusions rely on a precise analysis of the properties of the stochastic integral used in the rigourous formulation of the spde, as introduced by Dalang and Mueller. For spatial covariances given by Riesz kernels, we show that our results are optimal.     

The Calderón-Zygmund property for quasilinear divergence form equations over Reifenberg flat domains

The results by Palagachev (2009) [3] regarding global Hölder continuity for the weak solutions to quasilinear divergence form elliptic equations are generalized to the case of nonlinear terms with optimal growths with respect to the unknown function and its gradient. Moreover, the principal coefficients are discontinuous with discontinuity measured in terms of small BMO norms and the underlying domain is supposed to have fractal boundary satisfying a condition of Reifenberg flatness. The results are extended to the case of parabolic operators as well.     

Uniform Hölder estimate for singularly perturbed parabolic systems of Bose-Einstein condensates and competing species

We prove the uniform Hölder continuity of solutions for two classes of singularly perturbed parabolic systems. These systems arise in Bose-Einstein condensates and in competing models in population dynamics. The proof relies upon the blow up technique and the monotonicity formulas by Almgren and Alt, Caffarelli, and Friedman.     

The regularity for nonlinear parabolic systems of p-Laplacian type with critical growth

We study the Hölder regularity of weak solutions to the evolutionary p  -Laplacian system with critical growth on the gradient. We establish a natural criterion for proving that a small solution and its gradient are locally Hölder continuous almost everywhere. Actually our regularity result recovers the classical result in the case p=2$p=2$ [16] and can be applied to study the regularity of the heat flow for m-dimensional H-systems as well as the m-harmonic flow.     

On algebras of singular integral operators with shift in Hölder weighted spaces

We consider algebras of singular integral operators with shift and piecewise Hölder coefficients in a Hölder weighted space on a Lyapunov contour. For this algebra, we construct the similarity isomorphism to the algebra of singular integral operators with piecewise Hölder coefficients in a Hölder space with “canonical” weight on the circle. We construct the symbol calculus, formulate necessary and sufficient conditions for the Fredholm property, and give the formula for the index of Fredholm operators.Translated from Sovremennaya Matematika i Ee Prilozheniya (Contemporary Mathematics and Its Applications), Vol. 9, Suzdal Conference-3, 2003.     

A stochastic Lagrangian proof of global existence of the Navier–Stokes equations for flows with small Reynolds number

We consider the incompressible Navier–Stokes equations with spatially periodic boundary conditions. If the Reynolds number is small enough we provide an elementary short proof of the existence of global in time Hölder continuous solutions. Our proof uses a stochastic representation formula to obtain a decay estimate for heat flows in Hölder spaces, and a stochastic Lagrangian formulation of the Navier–Stokes equations.     

Hölder continuity of weak solutions of a class of linear equations with boundary degeneracy

This paper deals with a class of linear equations with boundary degeneracy. According to the degenerate ratio, the equations are divided into weakly degenerate ones and strongly degenerate ones, which should be supplemented by different Dirichlet boundary value conditions. After establishing some necessary existence, nonexistence and comparison principles, we investigate the optimal Hölder continuity of weak solutions in these two cases utilizing the Harnack inequality and the Morrey theorem, respectively.     

Über die Existenz von unendlich vielen periodischen Lösungen einer einfachen Temperaturregelung

Zusammenfassung Eine räumliche Temperaturregelung wird hier durch eine parabolische Differentialgleichung mit gekoppelten Randbedingungen modelliert. Um den bekannten Existenzsatz anwenden zu können, wird die Gleichung durch eine Störung regularisiert. Wegen der Kompaktheit der Menge der Lösungsfunktionen von gestörten Gleichungen existieren in dieser Menge Häufungspunkte. Mit Hilfe des strengen Maximum-Prinzips zeigt man, daß solche Häufungspunkte die Lösungen der ungestörten Gleichung sind. Die damit erzielte Existenzaussage wird numerisch bekräftigt.

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On the existence of an infinite number of periodic solutions for a simple temperature control

Summary A parabolic differential equation with coupled boundary conditions models a temperature-control-system in the one-dimensional space. In order to use a known existence theorem the equation is regularized by a perturbation. The set of solution functions of the perturbed equations is compact. Accumulation points of this set are solutions of the equation because of the strictly maximum principle. This proposition is confirmed with a numerical example.

     

Regularity of minimizers of some integral functionals with degenerate integrands

In this paper we study qualitative properties of minimizers for a class of integral functionals, defined in a weighted space. In particular we obtain boundedness and Hölder regularity for the minimizers by using a modified Moser method with a special test function.     

Global solutions and asymptotic behavior for a parabolic degenerate coupled system arising from biology

In this paper we will focus on a parabolic degenerate system with respect to unknown functions u and w on a bounded domain of the two dimensional Euclidean space. This system appears as a mathematical model for some biological processes. Global existence and uniqueness of a nonnegative classical Hölder continuous solution are proved. The last part of the paper is devoted to the study of the asymptotic behavior of the solutions.     

Singular Integral Operators,Morrey Spaces and Fine Regularity of Solutions to PDE's

Boundedness in Morrey spaces is studied for singular integral operators with kernels of mixed homogeneity and their commutators with multiplication by a BMO-function. The results are applied in obtaining fine (Morrey and Hölder) regularity of strong solutions to higher-order elliptic and parabolic equations with VMO coefficients.     

The boundary regularity of non-linear parabolic systems II

This is the second part of a work aimed at establishing that for solutions to Cauchy–Dirichlet problems involving general non-linear systems of parabolic type, almost every parabolic boundary point is a Hölder continuity point for the spatial gradient of solutions. Here we establish higher fractional differentiability of solutions up to the boundary. Based on the necessary and sufficient condition for regular boundary points from the first part of Bögelein et al. (in this issue)[7] we achieve dimension estimates for the boundary singular set and eventually the almost everywhere regularity of solutions at the boundary.