A quantitative Sobolev inequality in BV

A quantitative version of the standard Sobolev inequality, with sharp constant, for functions u in W1,1(Rn) (or BV(Rn)) is established in terms of a distance of u from the manifold of all multiples of characteristic functions of balls. Inequalities involving non-Euclidean norms of the gradient are discussed as well.     

Equivalent definitions of BV space and of total variation on metric measure spaces

In this paper we introduce a new definition of BV   based on measure upper gradients and prove the equivalence of this definition, and the coincidence of the corresponding notions of total variation, with the definitions based on relaxation of L¹$L^1$ norm of the slope of Lipschitz functions or upper gradients. As in the previous work by the first author with Gigli and Savaré in the Sobolev case, the proof requires neither local compactness nor doubling and Poincaré.     

Some new characterizations of Sobolev spaces

In this paper, we present some new characterizations of Sobolev spaces. Here is a typical result. Let g∈Lp(RN), 1<p<+∞; we prove that g∈W1,p(RN) if and only if

     

Function spaces between BMO and critical Sobolev spaces

The function spaces Dk(Rn) are introduced and studied. The definition of these spaces is based on a regularity property for the critical Sobolev spaces Ws,p(Rn), where sp=n, obtained by J. Bourgain, H. Brezis, New estimates for the Laplacian, the div-curl, and related Hodge systems, C. R. Math. Acad. Sci. Paris 338 (7) (2004) 539-543 (see also J. Van Schaftingen, Estimates for L¹-vector fields, C. R. Math. Acad. Sci. Paris 339 (3) (2004) 181-186). The spaces Dk(Rn) contain all the critical Sobolev spaces. They are embedded in BMO(Rn), but not in VMO(Rn). Moreover, they have some extension and trace properties that BMO(Rn) does not have.     

Sobolev spaces and the Cayley transform

The generalised Cayley transform  from an Iwasawa -group into the corresponding real unit sphere  induces isomorphisms between suitable Sobolev spaces and . We study the differential of  , and we obtain a criterion for a function to be in  .

     

Superposition operator in Sobolev spaces on domains

For an arbitrary open set we characterize all functions on the real line such that for all . New element in the proof is based on Maz'ya's capacitary criterion for the imbedding .     

Holomorphic Sobolev spaces associated to compact symmetric spaces

Using Gutzmer's formula, due to Lassalle, we characterise the images of Sobolev spaces under the Segal-Bargmann transform on compact Riemannian symmetric spaces. We also obtain necessary and sufficient conditions on a holomorphic function to be in the image of smooth functions and distributions under the Segal-Bargmann transform.     

Sobolev spaces on bounded symmetric domains

We obtain a formula for the Sobolev inner product in standard weighted Bergman spaces of holomorphic functions on a bounded symmetric domain in terms of the Peter–Weyl components in the Hua–Schmidt decomposition, and use it to clarify the relationship between the analytic continuation of these standard weighted Bergman spaces and the Sobolev spaces on bounded symmetric domains.     

The finite Hilbert transform and weighted Sobolev spaces

The boundedness of the finite Hilbert transform operator on certain weighted L_p spaces is well known. We extend this result to give the boundedness of that operator on certain weighted Sobolev spaces. (© 2004 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Approximation by polynomials and smooth functions in Sobolev spaces with respect to measures

The density of polynomials is straightforward to prove in Sobolev spaces W^k,p((a,b)), but there exist only partial results in weighted Sobolev spaces; here we improve some of these theorems. The situation is more complicated in infinite intervals, even for weighted L^p spaces; besides, in the present paper we have proved some other results for weighted Sobolev spaces in infinite intervals.     

Weighted fractional Sobolev spaces as interpolation spaces in bounded domains

We characterize the real interpolation space between a weighted $L^p$ space and a weighted Sobolev space in arbitrary bounded domains in ${\mathbb{R}}^n$, with weights that are positive powers of the distance to the boundary.     

Notes on limits of Sobolev spaces and the continuity of interpolation scales

We extend lemmas by Bourgain-Brezis-Mironescu (2001), and Maz'ya-Shaposhnikova (2002), on limits of Sobolev spaces, to the setting of interpolation scales. This is achieved by means of establishing the continuity of real and complex interpolation scales at the end points. A connection to extrapolation theory is developed, and a new application to limits of Sobolev scales is obtained. We also give a new approach to the problem of how to recognize constant functions via Sobolev conditions.

     

Characterizations of Sobolev inequalities on metric spaces

We discuss Maz'ya type isocapacitary characterizations of Sobolev inequalities on metric measure spaces.     

Sobolev spaces with variable exponents on Riemannian manifolds

In this article we study variable exponent Sobolev spaces on Riemannian manifolds. The spaces are examined in the case of compact manifolds. Continuous and compact embeddings are discussed. The paper contains an example of the application of the theory to elliptic equations on compact manifolds.     

Real interpolation method,Lorentz spaces and refined Sobolev inequalities

In this article we give a straightforward proof of refined inequalities between Lorentz spaces and Besov spaces and we generalize previous results of H. Bahouri and A. Cohen [2]. Our approach is based in the characterization of Lorentz spaces as real interpolation spaces. We will also study the sharpness and optimality of these inequalities.     

A simple characterization of weighted Sobolev spaces with bounded multiplication operator

In this paper we give a simple characterization of weighted Sobolev spaces (with piecewise monotone weights) such that the multiplication operator is bounded: it is bounded if and only if the support of μ₀ is large enough. We also prove some basic properties of the appropriate weighted Sobolev spaces. To have bounded multiplication operator has important consequences in Approximation Theory: it implies the uniform bound of the zeros of the corresponding Sobolev orthogonal polynomials, and this fact allows to obtain the asymptotic behavior of Sobolev orthogonal polynomials.     

Sobolev spaces, dimension, and random series

We investigate dimension-increasing properties of maps in Sobolev spaces; we obtain sharp results with a random process somewhat like Brownian motion.

     

Jumping nonlinearities and weighted Sobolev spaces

Working in a weighted Sobolev space, a new result involving jumping nonlinearities for a semilinear elliptic boundary value problem in a bounded domain in R^N is established. The nonlinear part of the equation is assumed to grow at most linearly and to be at resonance with the first eigenvalue of the linear part on the right. On the left, the nonlinearity crosses over (or jumps over) several higher eigenvalues. Existence is obtained through the use of infinite-dimensional critical point theory in the context of weighted Sobolev spaces and appears to be new even for the standard Dirichlet problem for the Laplacian.     

The IVP for the Benjamin-Ono equation in weighted Sobolev spaces

We study the initial value problem associated to the Benjamin-Ono equation. The aim is to establish persistence properties of the solution flow in the weighted Sobolev spaces , s∈R, s?1 and s?r. We also prove some unique continuation properties of the solution flow in these spaces. In particular, these continuation principles demonstrate that our persistence properties are sharp.