The numerical solution of forward-backward differential equations: Decomposition and related issues

This paper focuses on the decomposition, by numerical methods, of solutions to mixed-type functional differential equations (MFDEs) into sums of “forward” solutions and “backward” solutions. We consider equations of the form x^′(t)=ax(t)+bx(t−1)+cx(t+1) and develop a numerical approach, using a central difference approximation, which leads to the desired decomposition and propagation of the solution. We include illustrative examples to demonstrate the success of our method, along with an indication of its current limitations.     

Entropy function spaces and interpolation

We associate to every function space, and to every entropy function E, a scale of spaces Λp,q(E) similar to the classical Lorentz spaces Lp,q. Necessary and sufficient conditions for they to be normed spaces are proved, their role in real interpolation theory is analyzed, and a number of applications to functional and interpolation properties of several variants of Lorentz spaces and entropy spaces are given.     

Lorentz Spaces and Lie Groups

This paper is motivated by the behavior of the heat diffusion kernelp_t(x) on a general unimodular Lie group. Indeed, contrary to what happens in ^n:, theP_t(x) on a general Lie group is behaving liket^−δ(t)/2for two possibly distinct integersδ(t), one forttending to 0 and another forttending to ∞, namelydandD. This forces us to consider a natural generalization of Lorentz spaces with different indices at “zero” and at “infinity.”     

Exponential dichotomy of evolution equations and admissibility of function spaces on a half-line

Consider an evolution family U=(U(t,s))_t?s?0 on a half-line R₊ and an integral equation . We characterize the exponential dichotomy of the evolution family through solvability of this integral equation in admissible function spaces which contain wide classes of function spaces like function spaces of Lp type, the Lorentz spaces Lp,q and many other function spaces occurring in interpolation theory. We then apply our results to study the robustness of the exponential dichotomy of evolution families on a half-line under small perturbations.     

The Fundamental Function of Spaces Generated by Interpolation Methods Associated to Polygons

We consider the K- and J-spaces generated from an N-tuple of rearrangement-invariant function spaces by using the interpolation methods associated to polygons. We compute their fundamental functions and we characterize their associate spaces. Furthermore, an application is given to interpolation of N-tuples of Marcinkiewicz spaces.     

Stable manifolds for semi-linear evolution equations and admissibility of function spaces on a half-line

Consider an evolution family U=(U(t,s))_t?s?0 on a half-line R₊ and a semi-linear integral equation . We prove the existence of stable manifolds of solutions to this equation in the case that (U(t,s))_t?s?0 has an exponential dichotomy and the nonlinear forcing term f(t,x) satisfies the non-uniform Lipschitz conditions: ‖f(t,x₁)−f(t,x₂)‖?φ(t)‖x₁−x₂‖ for φ being a real and positive function which belongs to admissible function spaces which contain wide classes of function spaces like function spaces of Lp type, the Lorentz spaces Lp,q and many other function spaces occurring in interpolation theory.     

Invariant manifolds of admissible classes for semi-linear evolution equations

Consider an evolution family U=(U(t,s))_t?s?0 on a half-line R₊ and a semi-linear integral equation . We prove the existence of invariant manifolds of this equation. These manifolds are constituted by trajectories of the solutions belonging to admissible function spaces which contain wide classes of function spaces like function spaces of Lp type, the Lorentz spaces Lp,q and many other function spaces occurring in interpolation theory. The existence of such manifolds is obtained in the case that (U(t,s))_t?s?0 has an exponential dichotomy and the nonlinear forcing term f(t,x) satisfies the non-uniform Lipschitz conditions: ‖f(t,x₁)−f(t,x₂)‖?φ(t)‖x₁−x₂‖ for φ being a real and positive function which belongs to certain classes of admissible function spaces.     

Optimal Gaussian Sobolev embeddings

A reduction theorem is established, showing that any Sobolev inequality, involving arbitrary rearrangement-invariant norms with respect to the Gauss measure in Rn, is equivalent to a one-dimensional inequality, for a suitable Hardy-type operator, involving the same norms with respect to the standard Lebesgue measure on the unit interval. This result is exploited to provide a general characterization of optimal range and domain norms in Gaussian Sobolev inequalities. Applications to special instances yield optimal Gaussian Sobolev inequalities in Orlicz and Lorentz(-Zygmund) spaces, point out new phenomena, such as the existence of self-optimal spaces, and provide further insight into classical results.     

Sobolev embeddings into spaces of Campanato, Morrey, and Hölder type

Necessary and sufficient conditions on a rearrangement-invariant Banach function space X(Q) on a cube Q in , n?2, are given for the corresponding Sobolev space W¹X(Q) to be continuously embedded into (generalized) Campanato, Morrey, or Hölder spaces. The optimal such r.i. spaces X(Q) are found. As a by-product, sharp inclusion relations are proved among Campanato, Morrey, and Hölder type spaces.     

Some estimates in spaces

We consider a class of rearrangement invariant Banach Function Spaces recently appeared in a paper by the same authors, containing at the same time some Lorentz spaces Γ(ν), classical Lebesgue spaces and small Lebesgue spaces. We discuss the main properties coming directly from the norm, and, for certain values of the involved parameters, we prove some estimates of the norm of the associate space.     

On a singular evolution equation in Banach spaces

We study the differential equation tu′(t) + Au(t) = f(t), 0 < t < ∞, in Banach spaces. We obtain existence and uniqueness theorems for the solutions as well as regularity properties in suitable interpolation spaces.     

Stable invariant manifolds for parabolic dynamics

We consider nonautonomous equations v^′=A(t)v in a Banach space that exhibit stable and unstable behaviors with respect to arbitrary growth rates ecρ(t) for some function ρ(t). This corresponds to the existence of a “generalized” exponential dichotomy, which is known to be robust. When ρ(t)≠t this behavior can be described as a type of parabolic dynamics. We consider the general case of nonuniform exponential dichotomies, for which the Lyapunov stability is not uniform. We show that for any sufficiently small perturbation f of a “generalized” exponential dichotomy there is a stable invariant manifold for the perturbed equation v^′=A(t)v+f(t,v). We also consider the case of exponential contractions, which allow a simpler treatment, and we show that they persist under sufficiently small nonlinear perturbations.     

A characterization of the interpolation spaces ofH 1 andL ∞ on the line

The Calderón-Mitjagin theorem characterizes all interpolation spaces of the pair of Lebesgue spaces (L ¹,L ) as the rearrangement-invariant spaces. The results of this paper show that the interpolation spaces ofH ¹(R) andL (R) consist of elements whose nontangential maximal functions lie in rearrangement-invariant spaces.Communicated by Jaak Peetre.     

Semilinear differential inclusions via weak topologies

The paper deals with the multivalued initial value problem x^′∈A(t,x)x+F(t,x) for a.a. t∈[a,b], x(a)=x₀ in a separable, reflexive Banach space E. The nonlinearity F is weakly upper semicontinuous in x and the investigation includes the case when both A and F have a superlinear growth in x. We prove the existence of local and global classical solutions in the Sobolev space W1,p([a,b],E) with 1<p<∞. Introducing a suitably defined Lyapunov-like function, we are able to investigate the topological structure of the solution set. Our main tool is a continuation principle in Frechét spaces and we prove the required pushing condition in two different ways. Some examples complete the discussion.     

Rearrangement invariance of Rademacher multiplicator spaces

Let X be a rearrangement invariant function space on [0,1]. We consider the Rademacher multiplicator space Λ(R,X) of all measurable functions x such that x⋅h∈X for every a.e. converging series h=∑anrn∈X, where (rn) are the Rademacher functions. We study the situation when Λ(R,X) is a rearrangement invariant space different from L^∞. Particular attention is given to the case when X is an interpolation space between the Lorentz space Λ(φ) and the Marcinkiewicz space M(φ). Consequences are derived regarding the behaviour of partial sums and tails of Rademacher series in function spaces.     

Essential spectra of quasi-parabolic composition operators on Hardy spaces of analytic functions

In this work we study the essential spectra of composition operators on Hardy spaces of analytic functions which might be termed as “quasi-parabolic.” This is the class of composition operators on H² with symbols whose conjugate with the Cayley transform on the upper half-plane are of the form φ(z)=z+ψ(z), where ψ∈H^∞(H) and ℑ(ψ(z))>?>0. We especially examine the case where ψ is discontinuous at infinity. A new method is devised to show that this type of composition operator fall in a C*-algebra of Toeplitz operators and Fourier multipliers. This method enables us to provide new examples of essentially normal composition operators and to calculate their essential spectra.     

Blow-up and global solutions for a class of nonlinear parabolic equations with different kinds of boundary conditions

By constructing different auxiliary functions and using Hopf’s maximum principle, the sufficient conditions for the blow-up and global solutions are presented for nonlinear parabolic equation u_t = ∇(a(u)b(x)c(t)∇u) + f(x, u, q, t) with different kinds of boundary conditions. The upper bounds of the “blow-up time” and the “upper estimates” of global solutions are provided. Finally, some examples are presented as the application of the obtained results.     

Optimal behavior of weighted Hardy operators on rearrangement-invariant spaces

The behavior of certain weighted Hardy-type operators on rearrangement-invariant function spaces is thoroughly studied. Emphasis is put on the optimality of the obtained results. First, the optimal rearrangement-invariant function spaces guaranteeing the boundedness of the operators from/to a given rearrangement-invariant function space are described. Second, the optimal rearrangement-invariant function norms being sometimes complicated, the question of whether and how they can be simplified to more manageable expressions is addressed. Next, the relation between optimal rearrangement-invariant function spaces and interpolation spaces is investigated. Last, iterated weighted Hardy-type operators are also studied.