Pseudodifferential Operators Associated with a Semigroup of Operators

Related to a semigroup of operators on a metric measure space, we define and study pseudodifferential operators (including the setting of Riemannian manifolds, fractals, graphs etc.). Boundedness on L ^p for pseudodifferential operators of order 0 is proved. We mainly focus on symbols belonging to the class $S^{0}_{1,\delta}$ for δ∈[0,1). For the limit class $S^{0}_{1,1}$ , we describe some results by restricting our attention to the case of a sub-Laplacian operator on a Riemannian manifold.     

Boundedness and Compactness of Pseudodifferential Operators with Non-Regular Symbols on Weighted Lebesgue Spaces

Applying the boundedness on weighted Lebesgue spaces of the maximal singular integral operator S _* related to the Carleson?CHunt theorem on almost everywhere convergence, we study the boundedness and compactness of pseudodifferential operators a(x, D) with non-regular symbols in ${L^\infty(\mathbb{R}, V(\mathbb{R})), PC(\overline{\mathbb{R}}, V(\mathbb{R}))}$ and ${\Lambda_\gamma(\mathbb{R}, V_d(\mathbb{R}))}$ on the weighted Lebesgue spaces ${L^p(\mathbb{R},w)}$ , with 1?< p <? ?? and ${w\in A_p(\mathbb{R})}$ . The Banach algebras ${L^\infty(\mathbb{R}, V(\mathbb{R}))}$ and ${PC(\overline{\mathbb{R}}, V(\mathbb{R}))}$ consist, respectively, of all bounded measurable or piecewise continuous ${V(\mathbb{R})}$ -valued functions on ${\mathbb{R}}$ where ${V(\mathbb{R})}$ is the Banach algebra of all functions on ${\mathbb{R}}$ of bounded total variation, and the Banach algebra ${\Lambda_\gamma(\mathbb{R}, V_d(\mathbb{R}))}$ consists of all Lipschitz ${V_d(\mathbb{R})}$ -valued functions of exponent ${\gamma \in (0,1]}$ on ${\mathbb{R}}$ where ${V_d(\mathbb{R})}$ is the Banach algebra of all functions on ${\mathbb{R}}$ of bounded variation on dyadic shells. Finally, for the Banach algebra ${\mathfrak{A}_{p,w}}$ generated by all pseudodifferential operators a(x, D) with symbols ${a(x, \lambda) \in PC(\overline{\mathbb{R}}, V(\mathbb{R}))}$ on the space ${L^p(\mathbb{R}, w)}$ , we construct a non-commutative Fredholm symbol calculus and give a Fredholm criterion for the operators ${A \in \mathfrak{A}_{p,w}}$ .     

Characterization of Non-Smooth Pseudodifferential Operators

Smooth pseudodifferential operators on \(\mathbb {R}^{n}\) can be characterized by their mapping properties between \(L^p-\)Sobolev spaces due to Beals and Ueberberg. In applications such a characterization would also be useful in the non-smooth case, for example to show the regularity of solutions of a partial differential equation. Therefore, we will show that every linear operator P, which satisfies some specific continuity assumptions, is a non-smooth pseudodifferential operator of the symbol-class \(C^{\tau } S^m_{1,0}(\mathbb {R}^n \times \mathbb {R}^n)\). The main new difficulties are the limited mapping properties of pseudodifferential operators with non-smooth symbols.     

Spectral Properties for Matrix Algebras

We consider Banach algebras of infinite matrices defined in terms of a weight measuring the off-diagonal decay of the matrix entries. If a given matrix $A$ is invertible as an operator on $\ell ^2$ we analyze the decay of its inverse matrix entries in the case where the matrix algebra is not inverse closed in ${\mathcal B} (\ell ^2),$ the Banach algebra of bounded operators on $\ell ^2.$ To this end we consider a condition on sequences of weights which extends the notion of GRS-condition. Finally we focus on the behavior of inverses of pseudodifferential operators whose Weyl symbols belong to weighted modulation spaces and the weights lack the GRS condition.     

Almost periodic pseudodifferential operators and Gevrey classes

We study almost periodic pseudodifferential operators acting on almost periodic functions ${G_{\rm ap}^s(\mathbb {R}^d)}$ of Gevrey regularity index s ≥ 1. We prove that almost periodic operators with symbols of H?rmander type ${S_{\rho,\delta}^m}$ satisfying an s-Gevrey condition are continuous on ${G_{\rm ap}^s(\mathbb {R}^d)}$ provided 0 < ρ ≤ 1, δ?=?0 and s ρ ≥ 1. A calculus is developed for symbols and operators using a notion of regularizing operator adapted to almost periodic Gevrey functions and its duality. We apply the results to show a regularity result in this context for a class of hypoelliptic operators.     

Construction of {\mathcal L}^{{p}}-strong Feller Processes via Dirichlet Forms and Applications to Elliptic Diffusions

We provide a general construction scheme for $\mathcal L^p$ -strong Feller processes on locally compact separable metric spaces. Starting from a regular Dirichlet form and specified regularity assumptions, we construct an associated semigroup and resolvent of kernels having the $\mathcal L^p$ -strong Feller property. They allow us to construct a process which solves the corresponding martingale problem for all starting points from a known set, namely the set where the regularity assumptions hold. We apply this result to construct elliptic diffusions having locally Lipschitz matrix coefficients and singular drifts on general open sets with absorption at the boundary. In this application elliptic regularity results imply the desired regularity assumptions.     

Algebras of Convolution Type Operators with Piecewise Slowly Oscillating Data. II: Local Spectra and Fredholmness

Let ${\mathcal{B}_{p,w}}$ be the Banach algebra of all bounded linear operators acting on the weighted Lebesgue space ${L^p(\mathbb{R},w)}$ , where ${p\in(1,\infty)}$ and w is a Muckenhoupt weight. We study the Banach subalgebra ${\mathfrak{U}_{p,w}}$ of ${\mathcal{B}_{p,w}}$ generated by all multiplication operators aI ( ${a\in PSO^\diamond}$ ) and all convolution operators W ⁰(b) ( ${b\in PSO_{p,w}^\diamond}$ ), where ${PSO^\diamond\subset L^\infty(\mathbb{R})}$ and ${PSO_{p,w}^\diamond\subset M_{p,w}}$ are algebras of piecewise slowly oscillating functions that admit piecewise slowly oscillating discontinuities at arbitrary points of ${\mathbb{R}\cup\{\infty\}}$ , and M _p,w is the Banach algebra of Fourier multipliers on ${L^p(\mathbb{R},w)}$ . Under some conditions on the Muckenhoupt weight w, using results of the local study of ${\mathfrak{U}_{p,w}}$ obtained in the first part of the paper and applying the theory of Mellin pseudodifferential operators and the two idempotents theorem, we now construct a Fredholm symbol calculus for the Banach algebra ${\mathfrak{U}_{p,w}}$ and establish a Fredholm criterion for the operators ${A\in\mathfrak{U}_{p,w}}$ in terms of their Fredholm symbols. In four partial cases we obtain for ${\mathfrak{U}_{p,w}}$ more effective results.     

Algebras of Convolution Type Operators with Piecewise Slowly Oscillating Data. I: Local and Structural Study

Let ${\mathcal{B}_{p,w}}$ be the Banach algebra of all bounded linear operators acting on the weighted Lebesgue space ${L^{p}(\mathbb{R}, w)}$ , where ${p \in (1, \infty)}$ and w is a Muckenhoupt weight. We study the Banach subalgebra ${\mathfrak{A}_{p,w}}$ of ${\mathcal{B}_{p,w}}$ generated by all multiplication operators aI ( ${a \in PSO^{\diamond}}$ ) and all convolution operators W ⁰(b) ( ${b \in PSO_{p,w}^{\diamond}}$ ), where ${PSO^{\diamond} \subset L^{\infty}(\mathbb{R})}$ and ${PSO_{p,w}^{\diamond} \subset M_{p,w}}$ are algebras of piecewise slowly oscillating functions that admit piecewise slowly oscillating discontinuities at arbitrary points of ${\mathbb{R} \cup \{\infty\}}$ , and M _p,w is the Banach algebra of Fourier multipliers on ${L^{p}(\mathbb{R}, w)}$ . Under some conditions on the Muckenhoupt weight w, we construct a Fredholm symbol calculus for the Banach algebra ${\mathfrak{A}_{p,w}}$ and establish a Fredholm criterion for the operators ${A \in \mathfrak{A}_{p,w}}$ in terms of their Fredholm symbols. To study the Banach algebra ${\mathfrak{A}_{p,w}}$ we apply the theory of Mellin pseudodifferential operators, the Allan–Douglas local principle, the two idempotents theorem and the method of limit operators. The paper is divided in two parts. The first part deals with the local study of ${\mathfrak{A}_{p,w}}$ and necessary tools for studying local algebras.     

The Liouville theorem for conformal mappings on Carnot groups with Goursat-Darboux distribution

Under minimal assumptions on smoothness we prove the Liouville theorem on conformal mappings for one infinite series of Carnot groups \(\mathbb{J}^k\) with sub-Riemannian metric with Goursat-Darboux distribution, k ≥ 2: each mapping with 1-bounded distortion of a connected domain U on \(\mathbb{J}^k\) is equal to the restriction to U of the action of an element of the finite-dimensional group of 1-quasiconformal smooth mappings.     

Hodge theory for elliptic complexes over unital C^*-algebras

For a unital $C^{*}$ -algebra $A$ , we prove that the cohomology groups of $A$ -elliptic complexes of pseudodifferential operators in finitely generated projective $A$ -Hilbert bundles over compact manifolds are finitely generated $A$ -modules and Banach spaces provided the images of certain extensions of the so-called associated Laplacians are closed. We also prove that under this condition, the cohomology groups are isomorphic to the kernels of the associated Laplacians. This establishes a Hodge theory for these structures.     

Differential polynomials with dilations in the argument and normal families

We show that a family ${\mathcal{F}}$ of analytic functions in the unit disk ${\mathbb{D}}$ which satisfy a condition of the form $$ f^n(z)+P[f](xz)+b\ne 0 $$ for all ${f\in\mathcal{F}}$ and all ${z\in\mathbb{D}}$ (where n ?? 3, 0?<?|x| ?? 1, b ?? 0 and P is an arbitrary differential polynomial of degree at most n ? 2 with constant coefficients and without terms of degree 0) is normal at the origin. Under certain additional assumptions on P the same holds also for b?=?0. The proof relies on a modification of Nevanlinna theory in combination with the Zalcman?CPang rescaling method. Furthermore we prove some corresponding results of Picard type for functions meromorphic in the plane.     

Generation of Semigroups for Vector-Valued Pseudodifferential Operators on the Torus

We consider toroidal pseudodifferential operators with operator-valued symbols, their mapping properties and the generation of analytic semigroups on vector-valued Besov and Sobolev spaces. Here, we restrict ourselves to pseudodifferential operators with x-independent symbols (Fourier multipliers). We show that a parabolic toroidal pseudodifferential operator generates an analytic semigroup on the Besov space \(B_{pq}^s({\mathbb T}^n,E)\) and on the Sobolev space \(W_p^k({\mathbb T}^n,E)\), where E is an arbitrary Banach space, \(1\le p,q\le \infty \), \(s\in {\mathbb R}\) and \(k\in {\mathbb N}_0\). For the proof of the Sobolev space result, we establish a uniform estimate on the kernel which is given as an infinite parameter-dependent sum. An application to abstract non-autonomous periodic pseudodifferential Cauchy problems gives the existence and uniqueness of classical solutions for such problems.     

An approach to constrained global optimization based on exact penalty functions

In the field of global optimization many efforts have been devoted to solve unconstrained global optimization problems. The aim of this paper is to show that unconstrained global optimization methods can be used also for solving constrained optimization problems, by resorting to an exact penalty approach. In particular, we make use of a non-differentiable exact penalty function ${P_q(x;\varepsilon)}$ . We show that, under weak assumptions, there exists a threshold value ${\bar \varepsilon >0 }$ of the penalty parameter ${\varepsilon}$ such that, for any ${\varepsilon \in (0, \bar \varepsilon]}$ , any global minimizer of P _q is a global solution of the related constrained problem and conversely. On these bases, we describe an algorithm that, by combining an unconstrained global minimization technique for minimizing P _q for given values of the penalty parameter ${\varepsilon}$ and an automatic updating of ${\varepsilon}$ that occurs only a finite number of times, produces a sequence {x ^k } such that any limit point of the sequence is a global solution of the related constrained problem. In the algorithm any efficient unconstrained global minimization technique can be used. In particular, we adopt an improved version of the DIRECT algorithm. Some numerical experimentation confirms the effectiveness of the approach.     

Heavy tail phenomenon and convergence to stable laws for iterated Lipschitz maps

We consider the Markov chain ${\{X_n^x\}_{n=0}^\infty}$ on ${\mathbb{R}^d}$ defined by the stochastic recursion ${X_{n}^{x}= \psi_{\theta_{n}} (X_{n-1}^{x})}$ , starting at ${x\in\mathbb{R}^d}$ , where ?? ₁, ?? ₂, . . . are i.i.d. random variables taking their values in a metric space ${(\Theta, \mathfrak{r})}$ , and ${\psi_{\theta_{n}} :\mathbb{R}^d\mapsto\mathbb{R}^d}$ are Lipschitz maps. Assume that the Markov chain has a unique stationary measure ??. Under appropriate assumptions on ${\psi_{\theta_n}}$ , we will show that the measure ?? has a heavy tail with the exponent ???>?0 i.e. ${\nu(\{x\in\mathbb{R}^d: |x| > t\})\asymp t^{-\alpha}}$ . Using this result we show that properly normalized Birkhoff sums ${S_n^x=\sum_{k=1}^n X_k^x}$ , converge in law to an ??-stable law for ${\alpha\in(0, 2]}$ .     

Orthoproducts and f-representations of archimedean {\ell}-groups

Let G be an archimedean \({\ell}\) -group. By an f-representation of G we mean an orthomorphism-valued group homomorphism S on G for which (Sf)g =  (Sg)f for all \({f, g \in G}\) . We prove that the set \({\mathfrak{Rep}(G)}\) of all f-representations in G is an archimedean \({\ell}\) -group with respect to pointwise addition and ordering. Furthermore, we define an orthoproduct on G to be a bilinear map on G which is an orthomorphism in each variable separately. It turns out that the set \({\mathfrak{Opro}(G)}\) is an archimedean \({\ell}\) -group G with the set \({\mathfrak{Mult}(G)}\) of f-multiplications in G as a positive cone. Moreover, we show that \({\mathfrak{Opro}(G)}\) and \({\mathfrak{Rep}(G)}\) are isomorphic as \({\ell}\) -groups. In spite of that, we get a representation theorem for f-multiplications in an \({\ell}\) -subgroup of an archimedean f-ring R with unit element. This allows us to find an example of an archimedean \({\ell}\) -group with no nontrivial structure of an f-ring and another which cannot be a reduced f-ring.     

Shape derivatives for minima of integral functionals

For \(\Omega \) varying among open bounded sets in \(\mathbb R ^n\) , we consider shape functionals \(J (\Omega )\) defined as the infimum over a Sobolev space of an integral energy of the kind \(\int _\Omega [ f (\nabla u) + g (u) ]\) , under Dirichlet or Neumann conditions on \(\partial \Omega \) . Under fairly weak assumptions on the integrands \(f\) and \(g\) , we prove that, when a given domain \(\Omega \) is deformed into a one-parameter family of domains \(\Omega _\varepsilon \) through an initial velocity field \(V\in W ^ {1, \infty } (\mathbb R ^n, \mathbb R ^n)\) , the corresponding shape derivative of \(J\) at \(\Omega \) in the direction of \(V\) exists. Under some further regularity assumptions, we show that the shape derivative can be represented as a boundary integral depending linearly on the normal component of \(V\) on \(\partial \Omega \) . Our approach to obtain the shape derivative is new, and it is based on the joint use of Convex Analysis and Gamma-convergence techniques. It allows to deduce, as a companion result, optimality conditions in the form of conservation laws.     

Invariance principle for the random conductance model

We study a continuous time random walk X in an environment of i.i.d. random conductances ${\mu_{e} \in [0,\infty)}$ in ${\mathbb{Z}^d}$ . We assume that ${\mathbb{P}(\mu_{e} > 0) > p_c}$ , so that the bonds with strictly positive conductances percolate, but make no other assumptions on the law of the μ _e . We prove a quenched invariance principle for X, and obtain Green’s functions bounds and an elliptic Harnack inequality.     

On locally analytic Beilinson–Bernstein localization and the canonical dimension

Let $\mathbf{G}$ be a connected split reductive group over a $p$ -adic field. In the first part of the paper we prove, under certain assumptions on $\mathbf{G}$ and the prime $p$ , a localization theorem of Beilinson–Bernstein type for admissible locally analytic representations of principal congruence subgroups in the rational points of $\mathbf{G}$ . In doing so we take up and extend some recent methods and results of Ardakov–Wadsley on completed universal enveloping algebras (Ardakov and Wadsley, Ann. Math., 2013) to a locally analytic setting. As an application we prove, in the second part of the paper, a locally analytic version of Smith’s theorem on the canonical dimension.