Quantitative unique continuation of solutions to higher order elliptic equations with singular coefficients

We investigate the quantitative unique continuation of solutions to higher order elliptic equations with singular coefficients. Quantitative unique continuation described by the vanishing order is a quantitative form of strong unique continuation property. We characterize the vanishing order of solutions for higher order elliptic equations in terms of the norms of coefficient functions in their respective Lebesgue spaces. New versions of quantitative Carleman estimates are established.     

Strong unique continuation for systems of complex vector fields

In this work we study the property of strong unique continuation, at a given point, for Gevrey solutions to homogeneous systems of PDE defined by complex, real-analytic vector fields in involution. We show that when the system is minimal at the point then the strong unique continuation property holds for Gevrey solutions of order σ∈[1,2]$\sigma \in [1,2]$ and, furthermore, when the minimality property fails to hold then there are non-trivial Gevrey flat solutions of any given order σ>1$\sigma >1$. The case of Gevrey order σ>2$\sigma >2$ is also studied for some particular classes of involutive systems.     

Remarks On The Regularity Of Weak Solutions Of The Navier–Stokes Equations

In this paper we extend the results of Foias–Guillopé–Temam on the regularity and a priori estimates for the weak solutions of the Navier–Stokes equations. More specifically, we obtain upperbounds for the temporal averages of the Gevrey class norm for the weak solutions of the equations. The estimates are obtained first by getting integrated version of Foias–Temam's local in time estimate for Gevrey class norms of strong solutions and next by an induction procedure. We also strengthen slightly the local in time Gevrey class regularization of strong solutions.     

Stability of the unique continuation for the wave operator via Tataru inequality: the local case

In 1995, Tataru proved a Carleman-type estimate for linear operators with partially analytic coefficients that is generally used to prove the unique continuation of those operators. In this paper, we use this inequality to study the stability of the unique continuation in the case of the wave equation with coefficients independent of time. We prove a logarithmic estimate in a ball whose radius has an explicit dependence on the C¹-norm of the coefficients and on the other geometric properties of the operator.     

A numerical scheme for stochastic PDEs with Gevrey regularity

We consider strong approximations to parabolic stochastic PDEs.We assume the noise lies in a Gevrey space of analytic functions.This type of stochastic forcing includes the case of forcingin a finite number of Fourier modes. We show that with Gevreynoise our numerical scheme has solutions in a discrete equivalentof this space and prove a strong error estimate. Finally wepresent some numerical results for a stochastic PDE with a Ginzburg–Landaunonlinearity and compare this to the more standard implicitEuler–Maruyama scheme.     

Formal power series solutions in a parameter

This paper is a continuation of the previous paper (J. Differential Equations 165 (2000) 255). The main subject is the Gevrey property of formal solutions of an analytic ordinary differential equation in powers of a parameter. In one case, a given formal solution itself is of the Gevrey type, while, in another case, the existence of a formal solution implies the existence of formal solutions of the Gevrey types. These situations are explained systematically in this paper.     

Sharp three sphere inequality for perturbations of a product of two second order elliptic operators and stability for the Cauchy problem for the anisotropic plate equation

We prove a sharp three sphere inequality for solutions to third order perturbations of a product of two second order elliptic operators with real coefficients. Then we derive various kinds of quantitative estimates of unique continuation for the anisotropic plate equation. Among these, we prove a stability estimate for the Cauchy problem for such an equation and we illustrate some applications to the size estimates of an unknown inclusion made of different material that might be present in the plate. The paper is self-contained and the Carleman estimate, from which the sharp three sphere inequality is derived, is proved in an elementary and direct way based on standard integration by parts.     

Existence of solutions and Gevrey class regularity for Leray-alpha equations

In this paper we consider some equations similar to Navier-Stokes equations, the three-dimensional Leray-alpha equations with space periodic boundary conditions. We establish the regularity of the equations by using the classical Faedo-Galerkin method. Our argument shows that there exist an unique weak solution and an unique strong solution for all the time for the Leray-alpha equations, furthermore, the strong solutions are analytic in time with values in the Gevrey class of functions (for the space variable). The relations between the Leray-alpha equations and the Navier-Stokes equations are also considered.     

Gevrey class regularity for solutions of micropolar fluid equations

In this paper we consider the solutions of micropolar fluid equations in space dimension two with periodic boundary condition. We show that the strong solutions are analytic in time with values in an appropriate Gevrey class of function, provided that external forces and moments are time-independent and are in a Gevrey class.     

On Gevrey solutions of threefold singular nonlinear partial differential equations

We study Gevrey asymptotics of the solutions to a family of threefold singular nonlinear partial differential equations in the complex domain. We deal with both Fuchsian and irregular singularities, and allow the presence of a singular perturbation parameter. By means of the Borel–Laplace summation method, we construct sectorial actual holomorphic solutions which turn out to share a same formal power series as their Gevrey asymptotic expansion in the perturbation parameter. This result rests on the Malgrange–Sibuya theorem, and it requires to prove that the difference between two neighboring solutions is exponentially small, what in this case involves an asymptotic estimate for a particular Dirichlet-like series.     

Existence of solutions for the MHD-Leray-alpha equations and their relations to the MHD equations

In this paper we derive some new equations and we call them MHD-Leray-alpha equations which are similar to the MHD equations. We put forward the concept of weak and strong solutions for the new equations. Whether the 3-dimensional MHD equations have a unique weak solution is unknown, however, there is a unique weak solution for the 3-dimensional MHD-Leray-alpha equations. The global existence of strong solution and the Gevrey class regularity for the new equations are also obtained. Furthermore, we prove that the solutions of the MHD-Leray-alpha equations converge to the solution of the MHD equations in the weak sense as the parameter ε in the new equations converges to zero.     

Unique continuation for solutions to pde's; between hörmander's theorem and holmgren' theorem

We prove a new unique continuation result for solutions to partial differential equations, “interpolating” between Holmgren's Theorem and Hörmander's Theorem. More precisely, under some partial analyticity assumptions on the coefficients we obtain an intermediate unique continuation result which is in general weaker than Holmgren's Theorem (which applies to problems with analytic coefficients) but stronger than Hörmander's Theorem (which applies to problems with C¹ coefficients). Some applications to the wave and the Schroedinger equation are considered next. In particular we obtain a result conjectured by Hörmander, namely that for the wave equation with C¹ but time independent coefficients one has unique continutaion across any noncharacteristic surface.     

Beam evolution equation with variable coefficients

We investigate a initial‐boundary value problem for the nonlinear beam equation with variable coefficients on the action of a linear internal damping. We show the existence of a unique global weak solution and that the energy associated with this solution has a rate decay estimate. Besides, we prove the existence and uniqueness of non‐local strong solutions. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Gevrey regularity for the supercritical quasi-geostrophic equation

In this paper, following the techniques of Foias and Temam, we establish suitable Gevrey class regularity of solutions to the supercritical quasi-geostrophic equations in the whole space, with initial data in “critical” Sobolev spaces. Moreover, the Gevrey class that we obtain is “near optimal” and as a corollary, we obtain temporal decay rates of higher order Sobolev norms of the solutions. Unlike the Navier–Stokes or the subcritical quasi-geostrophic equations, the low dissipation poses a difficulty in establishing Gevrey regularity. A new commutator estimate in Gevrey classes, involving the dyadic Littlewood–Paley operators, is established that allow us to exploit the cancellation properties of the equation and circumvent this difficulty.     

Strong unique continuation for general elliptic equations in 2D

We prove that solutions to elliptic equations in two variables in divergence form, possibly non-self-adjoint and with lower order terms, satisfy the strong unique continuation property.     

Microlocal smoothing effect for the Schrödinger evolution equation in a Gevrey class

We discuss the microlocal Gevrey smoothing effect for the Schrödinger equation with variable coefficients via the propagation property of the wave front set of homogenous type. We apply the microlocal exponential estimates in a Gevrey case to prove our result.     

On the periodic KdV equation in weighted Sobolev spaces

We prove well-posedness results for the initial value problem of the periodic KdV equation as well as Kam type results in classes of high regularity solutions. More precisely, we consider the problem in weighted Sobolev spaces, which comprise classical Sobolev spaces, Gevrey spaces, and analytic spaces. We show that the initial value problem is well posed in all spaces with subexponential decay of Fourier coefficients, and ‘almost well posed’ in spaces with exponential decay of Fourier coefficients.     

Unique continuation for the elastic transversely isotropic dynamical systems and its application

In this paper we prove the unique continuation property of the solution for the elastic transversely isotropic dynamical systems with smooth coefficients satisfying some conditions and apply it to extending the Dirichlet to Neumann map. The proof is based on the localized Fourier-Gauss transformation and Carleman type estimate.     

Global s-solvability, global s-hypoellipticity and Diophantine phenomena

In this paper we consider the problem of global Gevrey solvability for a class of sublaplacians on a toruswith coefficients in the Gevrey class Gs(TN). For this class of operators we show that global Gevrey solvability and global Gevrey hypoellipticity are both equivalent to the condition that the coefficients satisfy a Diophantine condition.     

Unique continuation for positive solutions of degenerate elliptic equations

We establish the strong unique continuation property for positive weak solutions to degenerate quasilinear elliptic equations. The degeneracy is given by a suitable power of a strong A_∞ weight (© 2010 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)