The Module Structure Theorem for Sobolev Spaces on Open Manifolds

We prove a general embedding theorem for Sobolev spaces on open manifolds of bounded geometry and infer from this the module structure theorem. Thereafter we apply this to weighted Sobolev spaces.     

Traces of Sobolev functions with one square integrable directional derivative

We consider the Sobolev spaces of square integrable functions v, from ?ⁿ or from one of its hyperquadrants Q, into a complex separable Hilbert space, with square integrable sum of derivatives ∑?_??v. In these spaces we define closed trace operators on the boundaries ?Q and on the hyperplanes {r_?? = z}, z ∈ ?\{0}, which turn out to be possibly unbounded with respect to the usual L²‐norm for the image. Therefore, we also introduce bigger trace spaces with weaker norms which allow to get bounded trace operators, and, even if these traces are not L², we prove an integration by parts formula on each hyperquadrant Q. Then we discuss surjectivity of our trace operators and we establish the relation between the regularity properties of a function on ?ⁿ and the regularity properties of its restrictions to the hyperquadrants Q. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Traces of Sobolev functions on the Ahlfors sets of Carnot groups

We prove the converse of the trace theorem for the functions of the Sobolev spaces W _p ^l on a Carnot group on the regular closed subsets called Ahlfors d-sets (the direct trace theorem was obtained in one of our previous publications). The theorem generalizes Johnsson and Wallin’s results for Sobolev functions on the Euclidean space. As a consequence we give a theorem on the boundary values of Sobolev functions on a domain with smooth boundary in a two-step Carnot group. We consider an example of application of the theorems to solvability of the boundary value problem for one partial differential equation.     

Sobolev embeddings, extensions and measure density condition

There are two main results in the paper. In the first one, Theorem 1, we prove that if the Sobolev embedding theorem holds in Ω, in any of all the possible cases, then Ω satisfies the measure density condition. The second main result, Theorem 5, provides several characterizations of the Wm,p-extension domains for 1<p<∞. As a corollary we prove that the property of being a W1,p-extension domain, 1<p?∞, is invariant under bi-Lipschitz mappings, Theorem 8.     

Integral representations of functions and embeddings of sobolev spaces on cuspidal domains

Some classes of cuspidal domainsG ⊂ ℝ ⁿ are introduced, and embeddings of the formW _p ^(l) (G)↪L_q(G),l ∈ ℕ, for sobolev spaces are established. To this end, estimates of some integral operators are needed. These operators cannot be estimated via Riesz potentials or their anisotropic analogs. Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 61, No. 2, pp. 201–219, February, 1997. Translated by V. E. Nazaikinskii     

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.     

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

     

Approximation of Sobolev classes by polynomials and ridge functions

Let be the usual Sobolev class of functions on the unit ball in , and be the subclass of all radial functions in . We show that for the classes and , the orders of best approximation by polynomials in coincide. We also obtain exact orders of best approximation in of the classes by ridge functions and, as an immediate consequence, we obtain the same orders in for the usual Sobolev classes .     

Estimates of difference norms for functions in anisotropic Sobolev spaces

We investigate the spaces of functions on ?ⁿ for which the generalized partial derivatives Dequation/tex2gif-sup-2.gif_kf exist and belong to different Lorentz spaces Lequation/tex2gif-sup-3.gif . For the functions in these spaces, the sharp estimates of the Besov type norms are found. The methods used in the paper are based on estimates of non‐increasing rearrangements. These methods enable us to cover also the case when some of the p_k's are equal to 1. (© 2004 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

A remark on Calderón-Zygmund classes and Sobolev spaces

We show how the Sobolev space may be characterized in terms of the local behavior of its members. We use the local -classes introduced by Calderón and Zygmund.

     

Traces and Sobolev extension domains

Assume that is a bounded domain and its boundary is -regular, . We show that if there exists a bounded trace operator , and , and -Hölder continuous functions are dense in , , then the domain is a -extension domain.

     

Traces of monotone Sobolev functions

In this paper we prove that ifu: ${\mathbb{B}}^n \to {\mathbb{R}}$ , where ${\mathbb{B}}^n $ is the unit ball in ? ⁿ , is a monotone function in the Sobolev space W^1·p ( ${\mathbb{B}}^n $ ), andn ? 1 <p ≤n, thenu has nontangential limits at all the points of $\partial {\mathbb{B}}^n $ except possibly on a set ofp-capacity zero. The key ingredient in the proof is an extension of a classical theorem of Lindelöf to monotone functions in W^1·p ( ${\mathbb{B}}^n $ ),n ? 1 <p ≤n.     

Sobolev spaces of symmetric functions and applications

We prove sharp pointwise estimates for functions in the Sobolev spaces of radial functions defined in a ball. As a consequence, we obtain some imbeddings of such Sobolev spaces in weighted Lq-spaces. We also prove similar imbeddings for Sobolev spaces of functions with partial symmetry. Our techniques lead to new Hardy type inequalities. It is important to observe that we do not require any vanishing condition on the boundary to obtain all our estimates. We apply these imbeddings to obtain radial solutions and partially symmetric solutions for a biharmonic equation of the Hénon type under both Dirichlet and Navier boundary conditions. The delicate question of the regularity of these solutions is also established.     

A note on extreme cases of Sobolev embeddings

We study the spaces of functions on for which the generalized partial derivatives exist and belong to different Lorentz spaces L^p_k,s_k. For this kind of functions we prove a sharp version of the extreme case of the Sobolev embedding theorem using L(∞,s) spaces.     

Generalized Weighted Sobolev Spaces and Applications to Sobolev Orthogonal Polynomials I

In this paper we present a definition of Sobolev spaces with respect to general measures, prove some useful technical results, some of them generalizations of classical results with Lebesgue measure and find general conditions under which these spaces are complete. These results have important consequences in approximation theory. We also find conditions under which the evaluation operator is bounded.     

Symmetrization inequalities and Sobolev embeddings

We prove new extended forms of the Pólya-Szegö symmetrization principle. As a consequence new sharp embedding theorems for generalized Besov spaces are proved, including a sharpening of the limiting cases of the classical Sobolev embedding theorem. In particular, a surprising self-improving property of certain Sobolev embeddings is uncovered.

     

Sobolev Spaces with Zero Boundary Values on Metric Spaces

We generalize the definition of the first order Sobolev spaces with zero boundary values to an arbitrary metric space endowed with a Borel regular measure. We show that many classical results extend to the metric setting. These include completeness, lattice properties and removable sets.     

Gauged Sobolev inequalities

We present two-scale Morrey–Sobolev inequalities for measure-valued Lagrangeans on quasi-metric balls, scaled according to refined power laws. The fine tuning is given by suitable gauge functions, typically of logarithmic type. Fractal examples with fluctuating geometry are described.