The boundary Harnack inequality for infinity harmonic functions in Lipschitz domains satisfying the interior ball condition

In this note, we give a short proof for the boundary Harnack inequality for infinity harmonic functions in a Lipschitz domain satisfying the interior ball condition. Our argument relies on the use of quasiminima and the notion of comparison with cones.     

A Harnack inequality for Dirichlet eigenvalues

We prove a Harnack inequality for Dirichlet eigenfunctions of abelian homogeneous graphs and their convex subgraphs. We derive lower bounds for Dirichlet eigenvalues using the Harnack inequality. We also consider a randomization problem in connection with combinatorial games using Dirichlet eigenvalues. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Graph Theory 34: 247–257, 2000     

Harnack inequality for some classes of Markov processes

In this paper we establish a Harnack inequality for nonnegative harmonic functions of some classes of Markov processes with jumps. Mathematics Subject Classification (2000): Primary 60J45, 60J75, Secondary 60J25.This work was completed while the authors were in the Research in Pairs program at the Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach. We thank the Institute for the hospitality.The research of this author is supported in part by NSF Grant DMS-9803240.The research of this author is supported in part by MZT grant 0037107 of the Republic of Croatia.     

A Harnack inequality for weighted degenerate parabolic equations

In this paper we generalize the recent result of DiBenedetto, Gianazza, Vespri on the Harnack inequality for degenerate parabolic equations to the case of a weighted p-Laplacian type operator in the spatial part. The weight is assumed to belong to the suitable Muckenhoupt class.     

The Harnack inequality for second-order parabolic equations with divergence-free drifts of low regularity

We establish the Harnack inequality for advection-diffusion equations with divergence-free drifts by adapting the classical Moser technique to parabolic equations with drifts with regularity lower than the scale invariant spaces.     

A remark on the Harnack inequality for non-self-adjoint evolution equations

In this paper we consider a non-self-adjoint evolution equation on a compact Riemannian manifold with boundary. We prove a Harnack inequality for a positive solution satisfying the Neumann boundary condition. In particular, the boundary of the manifold may be nonconvex and this gives a generalization to a theorem of Yau.

     

On Gage-Hamilton's entropy formula and Harnack inequality for the curve shortening flow

By the first two derivatives of the Boltzmann entropy of the curvature, which was first studied by Gage and Hamilton for the curve shortening flow in the plane, we define a monotonicity formula which is strictly increasing unless on a shrinking circle. By calculating pointwisely we give an alternate proof of Gage-Hamilton's Harnack inequality.     

A weak-type inequality for differentially subordinate harmonic functions

Assuming an extra condition, we decrease the constant in the sharp inequality of Burkholder for two harmonic functions and . That is, we prove the sharp weak-type inequality under the assumptions that , and the extra assumption that . Here is the harmonic measure with respect to and the constant is the one found by Davis to be the best constant in Kolmogorov's weak-type inequality for conjugate functions.

     

Harnack and mean value inequalities on graphs

We prove a Harnack inequality for positive harmonic functions on graphs which is similar to a classical result of Yau on Riemannian manifolds. Also, we prove a mean value inequality of nonnegative subharmonic functions on graphs.     

Parabolic Harnack inequality for divergence form second order differential operators

Old and recent results concerning Harnack inequalities for divergence form operators are reviewed. In particular, the characterization of the parabolic Harnack principle by simple geometric properties -Poincaré inequality and doubling property- is discussed at length. It is shown that these two properties suffice to apply Moser's iterative technique.     

Harnack inequality and strong Feller property for stochastic fast-diffusion equations

As a continuation to [F.-Y. Wang, Harnack inequality and applications for stochastic generalized porous media equations, Ann. Probab. 35 (2007) 1333-1350], where the Harnack inequality and the strong Feller property are studied for a class of stochastic generalized porous media equations, this paper presents analogous results for stochastic fast-diffusion equations. Since the fast-diffusion equation possesses weaker dissipativity than the porous medium one does, some technical difficulties appear in the study. As a compensation to the weaker dissipativity condition, a Sobolev-Nash inequality is assumed for the underlying self-adjoint operator in applications. Some concrete examples are constructed to illustrate the main results.     

Harnack inequality and smoothness for quasilinear degenerate elliptic equations

We prove local and global regularity for the positive solutions of a quasilinear variational degenerate equation, assuming minimal hypothesis on the coefficients of the lower order terms. As an application we obtain Hölder continuity for the gradient of solutions to nonvariational quasilinear equations.     

Harnack inequality for two‐weight subelliptic p ‐Laplace operators

In this note, we prove a Harnack inequality for two‐weight subelliptic p ‐Laplace operators together with an upper bound of the Harnack constant associated with such inequality. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Harnack inequality for the linearized parabolic Monge-Ampère equation

In this paper we prove the Harnack inequality for nonnegative solutions of the linearized parabolic Monge-Ampère equation

on parabolic sections associated with , under the assumption that the Monge-Ampère measure generated by satisfies the doubling condition on sections and the uniform continuity condition with respect to Lebesgue measure. The theory established is invariant under the group , where denotes the group of all invertible affine transformations on .

     

Harnack inequalities and difference estimates for random walks with infinite range

Difference estimates and Harnack inequalities for mean zero, finite variance random walks with infinite range are considered. An example is given to show that such estimates and inequalities do not hold for all mean zero, finite variance random walks. Conditions are then given under which such results can be proved.Research supported by the National Science Foundation.     

Harnack inequality and Liouville properties for L-harmonic operator

For any complete manifold with nonnegative Bakry-Emery's Ricci curvature, we prove the gradient estimate of L-harmonic function. As application, we use this gradient estimate to deduce the localized version of the Harnack inequality for L-harmonic operator and some Liouville properties of positive or bounded L-harmonic function.     

A Differential Harnack Inequality for the Newell-Whitehead-Segel Equation

This paper will develop a Li-Yau-Hamilton type differential Harnack estimate for positive solutions to the Newell-Whitehead-Segel equation on R^n.We then use our LYH-differential Harnack inequality to prove several properties about positive solutions to the equation,including deriving a classical Harnack inequality and characterizing standing solutions and traveling wave solutions.     

Uniform boundary Harnack principle and generalized triangle property

Let D be a bounded open subset in R^d, d?2, and let G denote the Green function for D with respect to (-Δ)^α/2, 0<α?2, α<d. If α<2, assume that D satisfies the interior corkscrew condition; if α=2, i.e., if G is the classical Green function on D, assume—more restrictively—that D is a uniform domain. Let g=G(·,y₀)∧1 for some y₀∈D. Based on the uniform boundary Harnack principle, it is shown that G has the generalized triangle property which states that when d(z,x)?d(z,y). An intermediate step is the approximation G(x,y)≈|x-y|^α-dg(x)g(y)/g(A)², where A is an arbitrary point in a certain set B(x,y).This is discussed in a general setting where D is a dense open subset of a compact metric space satisfying the interior corkscrew condition and G is a quasi-symmetric positive numerical function on D×D which has locally polynomial decay and satisfies Harnack's inequality. Under these assumptions, the uniform boundary Harnack principle, the approximation for G, and the generalized triangle property turn out to be equivalent.