Refinements of generalized triangle inequalities

In this paper, we discuss refinements of the well-known triangle inequality and it is reverse inequality for strongly integrable functions with values in a Banach space X. We also discuss refinement of a generalized triangle inequality of the second kind for Lp functions. For both cases, the attainability of the equality is also investigated.     

Existence of extremal functions for a Hardy-Sobolev inequality

We present the best constant and the extremal functions for an Improved Hardy-Sobolev inequality. We prove that, under a proper transformation, this inequality is equivalent to the Sobolev inequality in RN.     

Estimation of the L p -norms of stress functions for finitely connected plane domains

Let u(x, G) be the classical stress function of a finitely connected plane domain G. The isoperimetric properties of the L ^p -norms of u(x, G) are studied. Payne’s inequality for simply connected domains is generalized to finitely connected domains. It is proved that the L ^p -norms of the functions u(x, G) and u ^?1 (x, G) strictly decrease with respect to the parameter p, and a sharp bound for the rate of decrease of the L ^p -norms of these functions in terms of the corresponding L ^p -norms of the stress function for an annulus is obtained. A new integral inequality for the L ^p -norms of u(x, G), which is an analog of the inequality obtained by F. G. Avkhadiev and the author for the L ^p -norm of conformal radii, is proved.     

Weak curvature conditions and functional inequalities

We give sufficient conditions for a measured length space (X,d,ν) to admit local and global Poincaré inequalities, along with a Sobolev inequality. We first introduce a condition DM on (X,d,ν), defined in terms of transport of measures. We show that DM, together with a doubling condition on ν, implies a scale-invariant local Poincaré inequality. We show that if (X,d,ν) has nonnegative N-Ricci curvature and has unique minimizing geodesics between almost all pairs of points then it satisfies DM, with constant N². The condition DM is preserved by measured Gromov-Hausdorff limits. We then prove a Sobolev inequality for measured length spaces with N-Ricci curvature bounded below by K>0. Finally we derive a sharp global Poincaré inequality.     

The general optimal L-Euclidean logarithmic Sobolev inequality by Hamilton-Jacobi equations

We prove a general optimal L^p-Euclidean logarithmic Sobolev inequality by using Prékopa-Leindler inequality and a special Hamilton-Jacobi equation. In particular we generalize the inequality proved by Del Pino and Dolbeault in (J. Funt. Anal.).     

On new generalizations of the Hilbert integral inequality

Some new generalizations of the Hilbert integral inequality by introducing real functions ?(x) and ψ(x). The results of this paper reduce to those of the corresponding inequalities proved by Gao [Mingzhe Gao, On Hilbert's integral inequality, Math. Appl. 11 (3) (1998) 32-35]. Some applications are considered.     

Integrability of optimal mappings

In this paper, we study the integrability of optimal mappings T taking a probability measure μ to another measure g · μ. We assume that T minimizes the cost function c and μ satisfies some special inequalities related to c (the infimum-convolution inequality or the logarithmic c-Sobolev inequality). The results obtained are applied to the analysis of measures of the form exp(?|x|^α).     

Hypercontractivity for log-subharmonic functions

We prove strong hypercontractivity (SHC) inequalities for logarithmically subharmonic functions on Rn and different classes of measures: Gaussian measures on Rn, symmetric Bernoulli and symmetric uniform probability measures on R, as well as their convolutions. Surprisingly, a slightly weaker strong hypercontractivity property holds for any symmetric measure on R. A log-Sobolev inequality (LSI) is deduced from the (SHC) for compactly supported measures on Rn, still for log-subharmonic functions. An analogous (LSI) is proved for Gaussian measures on Rn and for other measures for which we know the (SHC) holds. Our log-Sobolev inequality holds in the log-subharmonic category with a constant smaller than the one for Gaussian measure in the classical context.     

A proof of Hessian Sobolev inequality

In this paper, taking the Hessian Sobolev inequality (0<p≤k) (X.-J. Wang, 1994 [2]) as the starting point, we give a proof of the Hessian Sobolev inequality when k<p≤k^∗, where k^∗ is the critical Sobolev embedding index of k-Hessian type. We also prove that k^∗ is optimal by one-dimensional Hardy’s inequality.     

Rellich type inequalities related to Grushin type operator and Greiner type operator

We prove some sharp Hardy inequality associated with the gradient ? _?? = (? _x ,|x| ^?? ? _y ) by a direct and simple approach. Moreover, similar method is applied to obtain some weighted sharp Rellich inequality related to the Grushin operator in the setting of L ^p . We also get some weighted Hardy and Rellich type inequalities related to a class of Greiner type operators.     

Bohr's inequalities for Hilbert space operators

The classical Bohr's inequality states that

²|z+w|?p²|z|+q²|w|     

Absolutely (completely) monotonic functions and Jordan-type inequalities

Detailed analysis shows that a function f admits the double Jordan-type inequality if and only if f is analytic and even. Associated with f is the function g with f(x)=g(x²). In this short note, based on this association, and using properties of absolutely and/or (completely) monotonic functions, we propose a concise method to derive the inequality from the coefficients in the Taylor’s series of f. The results include some existing ones as special cases.     

Graphs Between the Elliptic and Parabolic Harnack Inequalities

We present graphs that satisfy the uniform elliptic Harnack inequality, for harmonic functions, but not the stronger parabolic one, for solutions of the discrete heat equation. It is known that the parabolic Harnack inequality is equivalent to the conjunction of a volume regularity and a L ² Poincaré inequality. The first example of graph satisfying the elliptic but not the parabolic Harnack inequality is due to M. Barlow and R. Bass. It satisfies the volume regularity and not the Poincaré inequality. We construct another example that does not satisfy the volume regularity.     

Nonlinear diffusions, hypercontractivity and the optimal L-Euclidean logarithmic Sobolev inequality

The equation u_t=Δ_p(u^1/(p−1)) for p>1 is a nonlinear generalization of the heat equation which is also homogeneous, of degree 1. For large time asymptotics, its links with the optimal L^p-Euclidean logarithmic Sobolev inequality have recently been investigated. Here we focus on the existence and the uniqueness of the solutions to the Cauchy problem and on the regularization properties (hypercontractivity and ultracontractivity) of the equation using the L^p-Euclidean logarithmic Sobolev inequality. A large deviation result based on a Hamilton-Jacobi equation and also related to the L^p-Euclidean logarithmic Sobolev inequality is then stated.     

The logarithmic HLS inequality for systems on compact manifolds

We prove an optimal logarithmic Hardy-Littlewood-Sobolev inequality for systems on compact m-dimensional Riemannian manifolds, for any m?2. We show that a special case of the inequality, involving only two functions, implies the general case by using an argument from the theory of linear programing.     

On quadratic integral inequalities of the second order

The aim of this paper is to generalize the uniform method of obtaining integral inequalities in order to derive inequalities involving a function h, its first and second derivatives with weights. Such inequalities have been considered before by others, but other methods were applied. Our method makes it possible to obtain, in a natural way, the equality conditions important in differential equations. Moreover it allows us to avoid some assumptions on weights that have to be given in other methods. Then the inequality will be examined in order to simplify the boundary conditions for h. These considerations will be followed by examples with Chebyshev weight functions and constant weights with the classical Hardy, Littlewood, Polya inequality as a special case.     

Log-Harnack inequality for stochastic Burgers equations and applications

By proving an L²-gradient estimate for the corresponding Galerkin approximations, the log-Harnack inequality is established for the semigroup associated to a class of stochastic Burgers equations. As applications, we derive the strong Feller property of the semigroup, the irreducibility of the solution, the entropy-cost inequality for the adjoint semigroup, and entropy upper bounds of the transition density.     

Functional Inequalities and Spectrum Estimates: The Infinite Measure Case

As a continuation of [13] where a Poincaré-type inequality was introduced to study the essential spectrum on the L²-space of a probability measure, this paper provides a modification of this inequality so that the infimum of the essential spectrum is well described even if the reference measure is infinite. High-order eigenvalues as well as the corresponding semigroup are estimated by using this new inequality. Criteria of the inequality and estimates of the inequality constants are presented. Finally, some concrete examples are considered to illustrate the main results. In particular, estimates of high-order eigenvalues obtained in this paper are sharp as checked by two examples on the Euclidean space.     

Absolute continuity of the Sobolev type functions on metric spaces

Under study is the absolute continuity of the functions satisfying the Poincaré inequality on s-regular metric spaces.     

Two-level pressure projection finite element methods for Navier-Stokes equations with nonlinear slip boundary conditions

The two-level pressure projection stabilized finite element methods for Navier-Stokes equations with nonlinear slip boundary conditions are investigated in this paper, whose variational formulation is the Navier-Stokes type variational inequality problem of the second kind. Based on the P₁-P₁ triangular element and using the pressure projection stabilized finite element method, we solve a small Navier-Stokes type variational inequality problem on the coarse mesh with mesh size H and solve a large Stokes type variational inequality problem for simple iteration or a large Oseen type variational inequality problem for Oseen iteration on the fine mesh with mesh size h. The error analysis obtained in this paper shows that if h=O(H²), the two-level stabilized methods have the same convergence orders as the usual one-level stabilized finite element methods, which is only solving a large Navier-Stokes type variational inequality problem on the fine mesh. Finally, numerical results are given to verify the theoretical analysis.