On the stability of the index of unbounded nonlocal operators in Sobolev spaces

Unbounded operators corresponding to nonlocal elliptic problems on a bounded region G ⊂ ℝ² are considered. The domain of these operators consists of functions in the Sobolev space W ₂ ^m (G) that are generalized solutions of the corresponding elliptic equation of order 2m with the right-hand side in L ₂(G) and satisfy homogeneous nonlocal boundary conditions. It is known that such unbounded operators have the Fredholm property. It is proved that lower order terms in the differential equation do not affect the index of the operator. Conditions under which nonlocal perturbations on the boundary do not change the index are also formulated. Published in Russian in Trudy Matematicheskogo Instituta imeni V.A. Steklova, 2006, Vol. 255, pp. 116–135.     

Nonlocal fractional elliptic equations and applications

The L_p-coercive properties of a nonlocal fractional elliptic equation is studied. Particularly, it is proved that the fractional elliptic operator generated by this equation is sectorial in L_p space and also is a generator of an analytic semigroup. Moreover, by using the L_p-separability properties of the given elliptic operator the maximal regularity of the corresponding nonlocal fractional parabolic equation is established.     

Solvability of nonlocal elliptic problems in weight spaces

In this paper we consider elliptic equations of order 2m in a bounded domainQ є R ⁿ with boundaryδQ and nonlocal conditions relating the traces of the solution and its derivatives on (n − 1)-dimensional smooth manifolds Γ _i (∪ _i =∂δQ) to their values on some compact setF ⊂Q, whereF ∩δQ ≠ Φ. The Fredholm solvability of these problems in the weight spacesV _{p, a} ^/l+2m (Q) is proved for arbitrary 1<p <∞. Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 67, No. 6, pp. 882–898, June, 2000. This research was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research under grant No. 99-01-00028.     

Removable singularities of solutions of second-order divergence-form elliptic equations

Let L be a uniformly elliptic linear second-order differential operator in divergence form with bounded measurable coefficients in a bounded domain G ⁿ (n 2). In this paper, we introduce subclasses of the Sobolev class W ^1,2 (G)_loc containing generalized solutions of the equation Lu=0 such that the closed sets of nonisolated removable singular points for such solutions can be described completely in terms of Hausdorff measures.Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, vol. 77, no. 3, 2005, pp. 424–433.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by A. V. Pokrovskii.This revised version was published online in April 2005 with a corrected issue number.     

Elliptic operators with general Wentzell boundary conditions,analytic semigroups and the angle concavity theorem

We prove a very general form of the Angle Concavity Theorem, which says that if (T (t)) defines a one parameter semigroup acting over various L^p spaces (over a fixed measure space), which is analytic in a sector of opening angle θ_p, then the maximal choice for θ_p is a concave function of 1 – 1/p. This and related results are applied to give improved estimates on the optimal L^p angle of ellipticity for a parabolic equation of the form ?u /?t = Au, where A is a uniformly elliptic second order partial differential operator with Wentzell or dynamic boundary conditions. Similar results are obtained for the higher order equation ?u /?t = (–1)^{m +l}A^mu, for all positive integers m.     

On Iterations of the Green Integrals and their Applications to Elliptic Differential Complexes

Convergence of iterations of special Green integrals for overdetermined elliptic linear partial differential operators P of order p ≥ 1 is proved. Using this result we obtain necessary and sufficient conditions for the solvability of the equation Pu = f in the Sobolev space W^p,²(D) and, as a corollary, necessary and sufficient conditions for the vanishing of the first cohomology group of elliptic differential complexes. Also a criterion for the solvability of a P-Neumann problem for elliptic differential operators is proved.     

On invariant notions of Segre varieties in binary projective spaces

Invariant notions of a class of Segre varieties S_(m)(2){\mathcal{S}_{(m)}(2)} of PG(2 ^m − 1, 2) that are direct products of m copies of PG(1, 2), m being any positive integer, are established and studied. We first demonstrate that there exists a hyperbolic quadric that contains S_(m)(2){\mathcal{S}_{(m)}(2)} and is invariant under its projective stabiliser group G_S(m)(2){G_{{\mathcal{S}}_{(m)}(2)}} . By embedding PG(2 ^m − 1, 2) into PG(2 ^m − 1, 4), a basis of the latter space is constructed that is invariant under G_S(m)(2){G_{{\mathcal{S}}_{(m)}(2)}} as well. Such a basis can be split into two subsets whose spans are either real or complex-conjugate subspaces according as m is even or odd. In the latter case, these spans can, in addition, be viewed as indicator sets of a G_S(m)(2){G_{{\mathcal{S}}_{(m)}(2)}} -invariant geometric spread of lines of PG(2 ^m − 1, 2). This spread is also related with a G_S(m)(2){G_{{\mathcal{S}}_{(m)}(2)}} -invariant non-singular Hermitian variety. The case m = 3 is examined in detail to illustrate the theory. Here, the lines of the invariant spread are found to fall into four distinct orbits under G_S(m)(2){G_{{\mathcal{S}}_{(m)}(2)}} , while the points of PG(7, 2) form five orbits.     

The existence and regularity of multiple solutions for a class of infinitely degenerate elliptic equations

Let X = (X₁, …, X_m) be an infinitely degenerate system of vector fields. We study the existence and regularity of multiple solutions of the Dirichlet problem for a class of semi‐linear infinitely degenerate elliptic operators associated with the sum of square operator δ_X = ∑_{j = 1}^m X_j^* X_j (© 2009 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Zeros of semilinear systems with applications to nonlinear partial difference equations on graphs†

Let Q be a m × m real matrix and f _j  : ? → ?, j = 1, …, m, be some given functions. If x and f(x) are column vectors whose j-coordinates are x _j and f _j (x _j ), respectively, then we apply the finite dimensional version of the mountain pass theorem to provide conditions for the existence of solutions of the semilinear system Qx = f(x) for Q symmetric and positive semi-definite. The arguments we use are a simple adaptation of the ones used by Neuberger. An application of the above concerns partial difference equations on a finite, connected simple graph. A derivation of a graph 𝒢 is just any linear operator D:C ⁰(𝒢) → C ⁰(𝒢), where C ⁰(𝒢) is the real vector space of real maps defined on the vertex set V of the graph. Given a derivation D and a function F:V × ? → ?, one has associated a partial difference equation Dμ = F(v,μ), and one searches for solutions μ ∈ C ⁰(𝒢). Sufficient conditions in order to have non-trivial solutions of partial difference equations on any finite, connected simple graph for D symmetric and positive semi-definite derivation are provided. A metric (or weighted) graph is a pair (𝒢, d), where 𝒢 is a connected finite degree simple graph and d is a positive function on the set of edges of the graph. The metric d permits to consider some classical derivations, such as the Laplacian operator ?₂. In (Neuberger, Elliptic partial difference equations on graphs, Experiment. Math. 15 (2006), pp. 91–107) was considered the nonlinear elliptic partial difference equations ?₂ u = F(u), for the metric d = 1.     

Existence and multiplicity of nodal solutions for Dirichlet problems in upper half strip with holes

In this paper, we consider the existence and multiplicity of nodal solutions of semilinear elliptic equations. We prove that a semilinear elliptic equation in large domains does not admit any least energy nodal (sign-changing) solution and in an upper half strip with m-holes has at least m² 2-nodal solutions.     

On the Well-Posedness of a Two-Point Boundary-Value Problem for a System with Pseudodifferential Operators

We investigate the problem of the well-posedness of a boundary-value problem for a system of pseudodifferential equations of arbitrary order with nonlocal conditions. The equation and boundary conditions contain pseudodifferential operators whose symbols are defined and continuous in a certain domain H ⊂ ℝ _σ ^m . A criterion for the existence and uniqueness of solutions and for the continuous dependence of the solution on the boundary function is established. __________ Published in Ukrains'kyi Matematychnyi Zhurnal, Vol. 57, No. 8, pp. 1131 – 1136, August, 2005.     

Dissipative Dynamics for a Class of Nonlinear Pseudo-Differential Equations

We study a class of nonlinear evolutionary equations generated by an elliptic pseudo-differential operator, and with nonlinearity of the form G(u _x ) where cη² ≤ G(η) ≤ Cη² for large |η|. For the evolution in spaces of periodic functions with zero mean we demonstrate existence of a universal absorbing set and compact attractor. Furthermore, we show that the attractor is of a finite Hausdorf dimension. The dissipation mechanism for the class of equations studied in the paper is akin to the nonlinear saturation in the Kuramoto-Sivashinsky equation. A similar generalization of the Kuramoto-Sivashinsky equation was studied by Nicolaenko et al. under the assumption of a purely quadratic nonlinearity and reflection invariance of both: the equation and solutions.      

Stability of Solution of a Class of Quasilinear Elliptic Equations

In this paper, using capacity theory and extension theorem of Lipschitz functions we first discuss the uniqueness of weak solution of nonhomogeneous quasilinear elliptic equationsin space W(θ,p)(Ω), which is bigger than W1,p(Ω). Next, using revise reverse Holder inequality we prove that if ωc is uniformly p-think, then there exists a neighborhood U of p, such that for all t ∈U, the weak solutions of equation corresponding t are bounded uniformly. Finally, we get the stability of weak solutions on exponent p.     

An elliptic continuation result for harmonic functions in two dimensions

Let u be harmonic in a simply connected domainG ⊂ ℝ² and letK be a compact subset of G. In this note, it is proved there exists an “elliptic continuation” of u, namely there exist a smooth functionu ₁ and a second order uniformly elliptic operatorL with smooth coefficients in ℝ², satisfying:u ₁=u inK, Lu ₁=0 in ℝ². A similar continuation theorem, with u itself a solution to an elliptic second order equation inG, is also proved.     

Regular boundary value problems for complete second order elliptic differential-operator equations in UMD Banach spaces

We consider coerciveness and Fredholmness of nonlocal boundary value problems for complete second order elliptic differential-operator equations in UMD Banach spaces. In some special cases, the main coefficients of the boundary conditions may be bounded operators and not only complex numbers. Then, we prove an isomorphism, in particular, maximal L _p -regularity, of the problem with a linear parameter in the equation. In both cases, the boundary conditions may also contain unbounded operators in perturbation terms. Finally, application to regular nonlocal boundary value problems for elliptic equations of the second order in non-smooth domains are presented. Equations and boundary conditions may contain differential-integral parts. The spaces of solvability are Sobolev type spaces W _p,q ^2,2. The first author is a member of G.N.A.M.P.A. and the paper fits the 60% research program of G.N.A.M.P.A.-I.N.D.A.M.; The third author was supported by the Israel Ministry of Absorption.     

Convergence of greedy approximation for the trigonometric system

Summary We study the following nonlinear method of approximation by trigonometric polynomials in this paper. For a periodic function f we take as an approximant a trigonometric polynomial of the form G_m(f ) := ∑_kЄΛ f^(k) e ^{(i k,x)}, where ΛˆZ^d is a set of cardinality m containing the indices of the m biggest (in absolute value) Fourier coefficients f^ (k) of function f . Note that G_m(f ) gives the best m-term approximant in the L₂-norm and, therefore, for each f ЄL₂, ║f-G_m(f )║₂→0 as m →∞. It is known from previous results that in the case of p ≠2 the condition f ЄL_p does not guarantee the convergence ║f-G_m(f )║_p→0 as m →∞.. We study the following question. What conditions (in addition to f ЄL_p) provide the convergence ║f-G_m(f )║_p→0 as m →∞? In our previous paper [10] in the case 2< p ≤∞ we have found necessary and sufficient conditions on a decreasing sequence {A_n}_n=1^∞ to guarantee the L_p-convergence of {G_m(f )} for all f ЄL_p , satisfying a_n (f ) ≤A_n , where {a_n (f )} is a decreasing rearrangement of absolute values of the Fourier coefficients of f. In this paper we are looking for necessary and sufficient conditions on a sequence {M (m)} such that the conditions f ЄL_p and ║G_M(m)(f ) - G_m(f )║_p →0 as m →∞ imply ║f - G_m(f )║_p →0 as m →∞. We have found these conditions in the case when p is an even number or p = ∞.     

Solution of boundary-value problems for elliptic equations in the space of distributions

We extend the well-known approach to solution of generalized boundary-value problems for second-order elliptic and parabolic equations and for second-order strongly elliptic systems of variational type to the case of a general normal boundary-value problem for an elliptic equation of order2m. The representation of a distribution from (C ^∞ (S))’ is established and is usedfor the proof of convergence of an approximate method of solution of a normal elliptic boundary-value problem in unnormed spaces of distributions.     

On the Diophantine Equation G n ( x )?= G m ( P ( x ))

 Let K be a field of characteristic 0 and let p, q, G ₀ , G ₁ , P ∈K[x], deg P ⩾ 1. Further, let the sequence of polynomials (G _n (x)) _n=0 ^∞ be defined by the second order linear recurring sequence

Removable singularities of weak solutions to linear partial differential equations

Suppose that P(x, D) is a linear differential operator of order m > 0 with smooth coefficients whose derivatives up to order m are continuous functions in the domain G ⁿ (n 1), 1 < p > , s > 0, and q=p/(p – 1). In this paper, we show that if n, m, p, and s satisfy the two-sided bound 0 n – q(m – s)< n, then for a weak solution of the equation P(x, D)u=0 from the Sharpley-DeVore class C _p ^s (G)_loc, any closed set in G is removable if its Hausdorff measure of order n – q(m – s) is finite. This result strengthens the well-known result of Harvey and Polking on removable singularities of weak solutions to the equation P(x, D)_u=0 from the Sobolev classes and extends it to the case of noninteger orders of smoothness.Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, vol. 77, no. 4, 2005, pp. 584–591.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by A. V. Pokrovskii.This revised version was published online in April 2005 with a corrected issue number.