Regularity results for the porous media equation

Sunto In questo lavoro si considera il problema di Cauchy per l'equazione di filtrazione ∂u/∂t=∂ ² ϕ(u)/∂x ² nella regioneR×(0,T],0<T<∞. Sotto opportune ipotesi sulla funzione ϕ(u) si determina una stima dell'incremento temporale della soluzione u(x, t) (intesa nel senso debole). Nel caso politropico (ϕ(u)=u^m), quando m>2 si trova in particolare un comportamento h?lderiano di u(x, t) rispetto a t con l'esponente1/(m−1); viene anche dimostrato che questo esponete è effettivamente assunto da una particolare soluzione, per cui la stima ottenuta è la migliore possibile.

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Entrata in Redazione il 18 luglio 1978.     

Everywhere H?lder continuity of the spatial gradient of weak solutions to nonlinear parabolic systems

We consider weak solutions to the parabolic system ∂u ⁱ∂t−D _α A _i ^α (∇u)=B _i(∇u) in (i=1,...,) (Q=Ω×(0,T), R ⁿ a domain), where the functionsB _i may have a quadratic growth. Under the assumptionsn≤2 and ∇u ɛL _loc ^4+δ (Q; R ^nN ) (δ>0) we prove that ∇u is locally H?lder continuous inQ.     

Non-existence of nodal solution form-Laplace equation involving critical Sobolev exponents

In this paper we study the non-existence of nodal solutions for critical Sobolev exponent problem-div(|∇u| ^m−2∇u)=|u| ^p-1 u+|u| ^q-1 u inB(R)u = 0 on ∂B(R) whereB(R) is a ball of radiusR in ℝⁿ.     

On the geometry of tangent hyperquadric bundles: CR and pseudoharmonic vector fields

We study the natural almost CR structure on the total space of a subbundle of hyperquadrics of the tangent bundle T(M) over a semi-Riemannian manifold (M, g) and show that if the Reeb vector ξ of an almost contact Riemannian manifold is a CR map then the natural almost CR structure on M is strictly pseudoconvex and a posteriori ξ is pseudohermitian. If in addition ξ is geodesic then it is a harmonic vector field. As an other application, we study pseudoharmonic vector fields on a compact strictly pseudoconvex CR manifold M, i.e. unit (with respect to the Webster metric associated with a fixed contact form on M) vector fields X ε H(M) whose horizontal lift X↑ to the canonical circle bundle S¹ → C(M) → M is a critical point of the Dirichlet energy functional associated to the Fefferman metric (a Lorentz metric on C(M)). We show that the Euler–Lagrange equations satisfied by X^↑ project on a nonlinear system of subelliptic PDEs on M. Mathematics Subject Classifications (2000): 53C50, 53C25, 32V20     

The Blow-up Locus of Heat Flows for Harmonic Maps

Abstract Let M and N be two compact Riemannian manifolds. Let u _k (x, t) be a sequence of strong stationary weak heat flows from M×R ⁺ to N with bounded energies. Assume that u _k→u weakly in H ^{1, 2}(M×R ⁺, N) and that Σ^t is the blow-up set for a fixed t > 0. In this paper we first prove Σ^t is an H ^m−2-rectifiable set for almost all t∈R ⁺. And then we prove two blow-up formulas for the blow-up set and the limiting map. From the formulas, we can see that if the limiting map u is also a strong stationary weak heat flow, Σ^t is a distance solution of the (m− 2)-dimensional mean curvature flow [1]. If a smooth heat flow blows-up at a finite time, we derive a tangent map or a weakly quasi-harmonic sphere and a blow-up set ∪_t<0Σ^t× {t}. We prove the blow-up map is stationary if and only if the blow-up locus is a Brakke motion. This work is supported by NSF grant     

Partial regularity of mass-minimizing rectifiable sections

Let B be a fiber bundle with compact fiber F over a compact Riemannian n-manifold M ⁿ. There is a natural Riemannian metric on the total space B consistent with the metric on M. With respect to that metric, the volume of a rectifiable section σ: M → B is the mass of the image σ(M) as a rectifiable n-current in B. Theorem 1. For any homology class of sections of B, there is a mass-minimizing rectifiable current T representing that homology class which is the graph of a C¹ section on an open dense subset of M. Mathematics Subject Classifications (2000): 49F20, 49F22, 49F10, 58A25, 53C42, 53C65.     

Strong approximation ofGSBV functions by piecewise smooth functions

Let Ω be an open and bounded subset ofR ⁿ with locally Lipschitz boundary. We prove that the functionsv∈SBV(Ω,R ^m ) whose jump setS _vis essentially closed and polyhedral and which are of classW ^{k, ∞} (S _v,R ^m) for every integerk are strongly dense inGSBV ^p(Ω,R ^m ), in the sense that every functionu inGSBV ^p(Ω,R ^m ) is approximated inL ^p(Ω,R ^m ) by a sequence of functions {v _k{_j∈N with the described regularity such that the approximate gradients ∇v _jconverge inL ^p(Ω,R ^nm ) to the approximate gradient ∇u and the (n−1)-dimensional measure of the jump setsS _{v j} converges to the (n−1)-dimensional measure ofS _u. The structure ofS _v can be further improved in casep≤2.

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Sunto Sia Ω un aperto limitato diR ⁿ con frontiera localmente Lipschitziana. In questo lavoro si dimostra che le funzioniv∈SBV(Ω,R ^m ) con insieme di saltoS _v essenzialmente chiuso e poliedrale che sono di classeW ^{k, ∞} (S _v,R ^m ) per ogni interok sono fortemente dense inGSBV ^p(Ω,R ^m ), nel senso che ogni funzioneu∈GSBV ^p(Ω,R ^m ) è approssimata inL ^p(Ω,R ^m ) da una successione di funzioni {v _j}_j∈N con la regolaritá descritta tali che i gradienti approssimati ∇v _jconvergono inL ^p(Ω,R ^nm ) al gradiente approssimato ∇u e la misura (n−1)-dimensionale degli insiemi di saltoS _{v j}converge alla misura (n−1)-dimensionale diS _u. La struttura diS _vpuó essere migliorata nel caso in cuip≤2.

     

Approximation in Sobolev spaces of nonlinear expressions involving the gradient

We investigate a problem of approximation of a large class of nonlinear expressionsf(x, u, ∇u), including polyconvex functions. Hereu: Ω→R ^m , Ω⊂R ⁿ , is a mapping from the Sobolev spaceW ^1,p . In particular, whenp=n, we obtain the approximation by mappings which are continuous, differentiable a.e. and, if in additionn=m, satisfy the Luzin condition. From the point of view of applications such mappings are almost as good as Lipschitz mappings. As far as we know, for the nonlinear problems that we consider, no natural approximation results were known so far. The results about the approximation off(x, u, ∇u) are consequences of the main result of the paper, Theorem 1.3, on a very strong approximation of Sobolev functions by locally weakly monotone functions. The first author was supported by KBN grant no. 2-PO3A-055-14, and by a scholarship from the Swedish Institute. The second author was supported by Research Project CEZ J13/98113200007 and grants GAČR 201/97/1161 and GAUK 170/99. This research originated during the stay of both authors at the Max-Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences in Leipzig, 1998, and completed during their stay at the Mittag-Leffler Institute, Djursholm, 1999. They thank the institutes for the support and the hospitality.     

Circularm-functions

Circularm-functions are introduced on smooth manifolds with boundary. We study the distribution of their critical circles and construct an example of a four-dimensional manifoldM ⁴ with boundary ∂M ⁴ that satisfies the condition ξ(∂M ⁴)=ξ(M ⁴,∂M ⁴)=0 but does not contain any circularm-function. We prove that a manifold with boundaryM ⁿ (n≥5) such that ξ(∂M ⁿ , ∂M ⁿ )=0 always contains a circularm-function without critical points in the interior manifold. Sukhumi Branch of the Tbilisi University, Sukhumi. Translated from Ukrainskii Matermaticheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 46, No. 6, pp. 776–781, June, 1994.     

Strikte Konvexität für Variationsprobleme auf demn-dimensionalen Torus

We consider a variational problem with an integrandF:R ⁿ ×R×R ⁿ →R that isZ-periodic in the firstn+1 variables and satisfies certain growth-conditions. By a recent result of Moser, there exist for every α∈R ⁿ minimal solutionsu:R ⁿ →R minimising ƒF(x, u(x), u _x (x)) dx with respect to compactly supported variations ofu and such that sup |u(x)-αx|<∞. Given such a minimal solutionu we define the average action (whereB _r is ther-ball around 0∈R ⁿ ) and show thatM(α) is indeed independent of the minimal solutionu satisfying sup |u(x)-αx|<∞. We prove that this average actionM(α) is strictly convex in α.      

Additive preservers of idempotence and Jordan homorphisms between rings of square matrices

Suppose R is an idempotence-diagonalizable ring. Let n and m be two arbitrary positive integers with n ≥ 3. We denote by Mn（R） the ring of all n x n matrices over R. Let （Jn（R）） be the additive subgroup of Mn（R） generated additively by all idempotent matrices. Let JJ = （Jn（R）） or Mn（R）. We describe the additive preservers of idempotence from JJ to Mm（R） when 2 is a unit of R. Thereby, we also characterize the Jordan （respectively, ring and ring anti-） homomorphisms from Mn （R） to Mm （R） when 2 is a unit of R.     

Nondegenerate cohomology pairing for transitive Lie algebroids,characterization

The Evens-Lu-Weinstein representation (Q _A , D) for a Lie algebroid A on a manifold M is studied in the transitive case. To consider at the same time non-oriented manifolds as well, this representation is slightly modified to (Q _A ^or , D^or) by tensoring by orientation flat line bundle, Q _A ^or =Q_A⊗or (M) and D ^or=D⊗∂ _A ^or . It is shown that the induced cohomology pairing is nondegenerate and that the representation (Q _A ^or , D^or) is the unique (up to isomorphy) line representation for which the top group of compactly supported cohomology is nontrivial. In the case of trivial Lie algebroid A=TM the theorem reduce to the following: the orientation flat bundle (or (M), ∂ _A ^or ) is the unique (up to isomorphy) flat line bundle (ξ, ∇) for which the twisted de Rham complex of compactly supported differential forms on M with values in ξ possesses the nontrivial cohomology group in the top dimension. Finally it is obtained the characterization of transitive Lie algebroids for which the Lie algebroid cohomology with trivial coefficients (or with coefficients in the orientation flat line bundle) gives Poincaré duality. In proofs of these theorems for Lie algebroids it is used the Hochschild-Serre spectral sequence and it is shown the general fact concerning pairings between graded filtered differential ℝ-vector spaces: assuming that the second terms live in the finite rectangular, nondegeneration of the pairing for the second terms (which can be infinite dimensional) implies the same for cohomology spaces.     

Global Existence and Nonexistence for a Strongly Coupled Parabolic System with Nonlinear Boundary Conditions

This paper deals with the strongly coupled parabolic system ut = v^m△u, vt = u^n△v, （x, t） ∈Ω × （0,T） subject to nonlinear boundary conditions 偏du/偏dη = u^αv^p, 偏du/偏dη= u^qv^β, （x, t） ∈ 偏dΩ × （0, T）, where Ω 包含 RN is a bounded domain, m, n are positive constants and α,β, p, q are nonnegative constants. Global existence and nonexistence of the positive solution of the above problem are studied and a new criterion is established. It is proved that the positive solution of the above problem exists globally if and only if α 〈 1,β 〈 1 and （m ＋p）（n ＋ q） ≤ （1 - α）（1 -β）.     

Analytic discs attached to a generating CR-manifold

Perturbations by analytic discs along generating CR-submanifolds of Cⁿ are considered. In the case all partial indices of a closed pathp in a generating CR-fibration {M(ξ)}_ξ∈∂D are greater or equal to −1 we can completely parametrize all small holomorphic perturbations of the pathp along the fibration {M(ξ)}_ξ∈∂D . In this case we also study the geometry of perturbations by analytic discs and their relation to the conormal bundle of the fibration.     

Heat flows for a nonconvex Signorini type problem in $$ {\mathbb{R}^{N}} $$

We prove the existence of a global heat flow u : Ω ×  \mathbbR⁺ ? \mathbbR^N {\mathbb{R}^{+}} \to {\mathbb{R}^{N}}, N > 1, satisfying a Signorini type boundary condition u(∂Ω ×  \mathbbR⁺ {\mathbb{R}^{+}}) ⊂  \mathbbRⁿ {\mathbb{R}^{n}}), n \geqslant 2 n \geqslant 2 , and \mathbbR^N {\mathbb{R}^{N}}) with boundary ∂ [`(W)] \bar{\Omega } such that φ(∂Ω) ⊂ \mathbbR^N {\mathbb{R}^{N}} is given by a smooth noncompact hypersurface S. Bibliography: 30 titles.     

The Upper Bounds of Arbitrary Eigenvalues for Uniformly Elliptic Operators with Higher Orders

Let Ωbelong to R^m （m≥ 2） be a bounded domain with piecewise smooth and Lipschitz boundary δΩ Let t and r be two nonnegative integers with t ≥ r ＋ 1. In this paper, we consider the variable-coefficient eigenvalue problems with uniformly elliptic differential operators on the left-hand side and （-Δ）^T on the right-hand side. Some upper bounds of the arbitrary eigenvalue are obtained, and several known results are generalized.     

On a partially isometric transform of divergence-free vector fields

The paper deals with the so-called M-transform, which maps divergence-free vector fields in Ω ^T := {x ∈ Ω| dist(x, ∂Ω) < T}, Ω ⊂⊂ \mathbbR \mathbb{R} ³, to the space of transversal fields. The latter space consists of vector fields in Ω ^T tangential to the equidistant surfaces of the boundary ∂Ω. In papers devoted to the dynamical inverse problem for the Maxwell system, in the framework of the BC-method, the operator M ^T was defined for T < T _ω, where T _ω depends on the geometry of Ω. This paper provides a generalization for arbitrary T. It is proved that M ^T is partially isometric, and its intertwining properties are established. Bibliography: 6 titles.     

Homogenization of some parabolic operators with several time scales

The main focus in this paper is on homogenization of the parabolic problem ∂ _t uɛ − ∇ · (a(x/ɛ,t/ɛ,t/ɛ ^r )∇u ^ɛ ) = f. Under certain assumptions on a, there exists a G-limit b, which we characterize by means of multiscale techniques for r > 0, r ≠ 1. Also, an interpretation of asymptotic expansions in the context of two-scale convergence is made.     

Properties of Modules and Rings Relative to Some Matrices

Let R be a ring and  _β×α(R) (?   _β×α(R)) the set of all β × α full (row finite) matrices over R where α and β ≥ 1 are two cardinal numbers. A left R-module M is said to be “injective relative” to a matrix A ? ?   _β×α(R) if every R-homomorphism from R ^(β) A to M extends to one from R ^(α) to M. It is proved that M is injective relative to A if and only if it is A-pure in every module which contains M as a submodule. A right R-module N is called flat relative to a matrix A ?  _β×α(R) if the canonical map μ: N? R ^(β) A → N ^α is a monomorphism. This extends the notion of (m, n)-flat modules so that n-projectivity, finitely projectivity, and τ-flatness can be redefined in terms of flatness relative to certain matrices. R is called left coherent relative to a matrix A ?  _β×α(R) if R ^(β) A is a left R-ML module. Some results on τ-coherent rings and (m, n)-coherent rings are extended.     

On nonnegatively curved 4-manifolds with discrete symmetry

Let M be the closed, simply connected, 4-manifold with nonnegative sectional curvature, called a nonnegatively curved 4-manifold, with an effective and isometric Z _m -action for a positive integer m ≧ 61⁷. Assume that Z _m acts trivially on the homology of M. The goal of this short paper is to prove that if the fixed point set of any nontrivial element of Z _m has at most one two-dimensional component, then M is homeomorphic to S ⁴, # _i ^l =1S ² × S ², l = 1, 2, or # _j ^k = 1 ± CP ², k = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. The main strategy of this paper is to give an upper bound of the Euler characteristic χ(M) under the homological assumption of a Z _m -action as above by using the Lefschetz fixed point formula.