Approximation numbers of Sobolev imbeddings over unbounded domains

Let Ω ? $\text{R}$^N be an open set with $\text{dist}\text{(x, ?Ω) = O(¦ x ¦}{}^{\mathrm{?l}}\text{)}\text{for}\text{x ? Ω}$ and some l > 0 satisfying an additional regularity condition. We give asymptotic estimates for the approximation numbers α_n of Sobolev imbeddings

over these quasibounded domains Ω. Here

denotes the Sobolev space obtained by completing $\text{C}{}_0{}^{\mathrm{staggered\infty }}\text{(Ω)}$ under the usual Sobolev norm. We prove $\text{α}{}_{\mathrm{n}}\text{(I}{}_{\mathrm{p,q}}{}^{\mathrm{m}}\text{)}\text{\$}\text{?}\text{n}{}^{\mathrm{?\gamma }}$, where

. There are quasibounded domains of this type where γ is the exact order of decay, in the case p ? q under the additional assumption that either 1 ? p ? q ? 2 or 2 ? p ? q ? ∞. This generalizes the known results for bounded domains which correspond to l = ∞. Similar results are indicated for the Kolmogorov and Gelfand numbers of I_p,q^m. As an application we give the rate of growth of the eigenvalues of certain elliptic differential operators with Dirichlet boundary conditions in $\text{L}{}_2\text{(Ω)}$, where Ω is a quasibounded domain of the above type.     

A multiplication of distributions

If Ω denotes an open subset of $\text{R}$ⁿ (n = 1, 2,…), we define an algebra $\text{g}$ (Ω) which contains the space $\text{D}$′(Ω) of all distributions on Ω and such that $\text{C}{}^{\mathrm{\infty }}\text{(Ω)}$ is a subalgebra of $\text{G}$ (Ω). The elements of $\text{G}$ (Ω) may be considered as “generalized functions” on Ω and they admit partial derivatives at any order that generalize exactly the derivation of distributions. The multiplication in $\text{G}$(Ω) gives therefore a natural meaning to any product of distributions, and we explain how these results agree with remarks of Schwartz on difficulties concerning a multiplication of distributions. More generally if q = 1, 2,…, and $\text{?∈O}{}_{\mathrm{M}}\text{(}\text{R}{}^{\mathrm{2q}}\text{)}$—a classical Schwartz notation—for any G₁,…,G_q∈G(σ), we define naturally an element $\text{?G}{}_1\text{,…,G}{}_{\mathrm{q}}\text{∈G(σ)}$. These results are applied to some differential equations and extended to the vector valued case, which allows the multiplication of vector valued distributions of physics.     

Commuting self-adjoint partial differential operators and a group theoretic problem

In Rⁿ let Ω denote a Nikodym region (= a connected open set on which every distribution of finite Dirichlet integral is itself in $\text{L}{}^2\text{(Ω))}$. The existence of n commuting self-adjoint operators $\text{H}{}_1\text{,…, H}{}_{\mathrm{n}}\text{in}\text{L}{}^2\text{(Ω)}$ such that each H_j is a restriction of $\text{?i β}\text{βx}{}_{\mathrm{j}}$ (acting in the distribution sense) is shown to be equivalent to the existence of a set Λ ?Rⁿ such that the restrictions to Ω of the functions exp i ∑ λ_jx_j form a total orthogonal family in $\text{L}{}^2\text{(Ω)}$. If it is required, in addition, that the unitary groups generated by H₁,…, H_n act multiplicatively on $\text{L}{}^2\text{(Ω)}$, then this is shown to correspond to the requirement that Λ can be chosen as a subgroup of the additive group Rⁿ. The measurable sets Ω ?Rⁿ (of finite Lebesgue measure) for which there exists a subgroup Λ ?Rⁿ as stated are precisely those measurable sets which (after a correction by a null set) form a system of representatives for the quotient of Rⁿ by some subgroup Γ (essentially the dual of Λ).     

Spectral theory of commuting self-adjoint partial differential operators

Let Ω denote a connected and open subset of $\text{R}$ⁿ. The existence of n commuting self-adjoint operators H₁,…, H_n on $\text{L}{}^2\text{(Ω)}$ such that each H_j is an extension of $\text{−}\text{i∂}\text{∂x}{}_{\mathrm{j}}$ (acting on $\text{C}{}_{\mathrm{c}}{}^{\mathrm{\infty }}\text{(Ω))}$ is shown to be equivalent to the existence of a measure μ on $\text{R}$ⁿ such that f → $\text{}\text{̂}$tf (the Fourier transform of f) is unitary from $\text{L}{}^2\text{(Ω)}$ onto Ω. It is shown that the support of μ can be chosen as a subgroup of $\text{R}$ⁿ iff H₁,…, H_n can be chosen such that the unitary groups generated by H₁,…, H_n act multiplicatively on $\text{L}{}^2\text{(Ω)}$. This happens iff Ω (after correction by a null set) forms a system of representatives for the quotient of $\text{R}$ⁿ by some subgroup, i.e., iff Ω is essentially a fundamental domain.     

A characterization of first order nonlinear partial differential operators on Sobolev spaces

Nonlinear partial differential operators $\text{G: W}{}^{\mathrm{1,p}}\text{(Ω) → L}{}^{\mathrm{q}}\text{(Ω) (1 ? p, q ∞)}$ having the form G(u) = g(u, D₁u,…, D_Nu), with g?C(R × R_N), are here shown to be precisely those operators which are local, (locally) uniformly continuous on, $\text{W}{}^{\mathrm{1,\infty }}\text{(Ω)}$, and (roughly speaking) translation invariant. It is also shown that all such partial differential operators are necessarily bounded and continuous with respect to the norm topologies of $\text{W}{}^{\mathrm{1,p}}\text{(Ω)}\text{and}\text{L}{}^{\mathrm{q}}\text{(Ω)}$.     

W1,p-quasiconvexity and variational problems for multiple integrals

Variational problems for the multiple integral $\text{I}{}_{\mathrm{\Omega }}\text{(u) = ∝}{}_{\mathrm{\Omega }}\text{g(▽u(x))dx}$, where $\text{Ω?R}{}^{\mathrm{m}}$ and $\text{u:Ω→R}{}^{\mathrm{n}}$ are studied. A new condition on g, called W^1,p-quasiconvexity is introduced which generalizes in a natural way the quasiconvexity condition of C. B. Morrey, it being shown in particular to be necessary for sequential weak lower semicontinuity of $\text{I}{}_{\mathrm{\Omega }}$ in $\text{W}{}^{\mathrm{1,p}}\text{(Ω;R}{}^{\mathrm{n}}\text{)}$ and for the existence of minimizers for certain related integrals. Counterexamples are given concerning the weak continuity properties of Jacobians in $\text{W}{}^{\mathrm{1,p}}\text{(Ω;R}{}^{\mathrm{n}}\text{)}$, p ? n = m. An existence theorem for nonlinear elastostatics is proved under optimal growth hypotheses.     

The approximation of flows

Let U, V be two strongly continuous one-parameter groups of bounded operators on a Banach space $\text{X}$ with corresponding infinitesimal generators S, T. We prove the following: ∥U_t, ? V_t ∥ = O(t), t → 0, if and only if U = V; ∥U_t ? V_t∥ = O(t^α), t → 0; with 0 ? α ? 1, if and only if $\text{S = Ω(T + P)Ω}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}$, where Ω, P, are bounded operators on $\text{X}$ such that $\text{∥U}{}_{\mathrm{t}}\text{Ω ? ΩU}{}_{\mathrm{t}}\text{∥ = O(t}{}^{\mathrm{\alpha }}\text{), ∥U}{}_{\mathrm{t}}\text{P ? PU}{}_{\mathrm{t}}\text{∥ = ?O(t}{}^{\mathrm{\alpha }}\text{), t → 0; ∥U}{}_{\mathrm{t}}\text{? V}{}_{\mathrm{t}}\text{∥ = O(t)}$ if and only if $\text{S}{}^1\text{? T}{}^1$ has a bounded extension to $\text{X}$¹. Further results of this nature are inferred for semigroups, reflexive spaces, Hilbert spaces, and von Neumann algebras.     

The resolvent of a singularly perturbed elliptic operator

Let A and B be uniformly elliptic operators of orders 2m and 2n, respectively, m > n. We consider the Dirichlet problems for the equations (?^{2(m ? n)}A + B + λ²ⁿI)u_? = f and (B + λ²ⁿI)u = f in a bounded domain Ω in R^k with a smooth boundary ?Ω. The estimate is derived. This result extends the results of [7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 18]by giving estimates up to the boundary, improving the rate of convergence in ?, using lower norms, and considering operators of higher order with variable coefficients. An application to a parabolic boundary value problem is given.     

Doubly nonlinear parabolic equations with singular lower order term

In this paper we are concerned with positive solutions of the doubly nonlinear parabolic equation u_t=div(u^m−1|∇u|^p−2∇u)+Vu^m+p−2 in a cylinder $\text{Ω×(0,T)}$, with initial condition u(·,0)=u₀(·)⩾0 and vanishing on the parabolic boundary $\text{∂Ω×(0,T)}$. Here $\text{Ω⊂}\text{R}{}^{\mathrm{N}}$ (resp. $\text{H}{}^{\mathrm{n}}$) is a bounded domain with smooth boundary, $\text{V∈L}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>loc</mtext>}}{}^1\text{(Ω)}$, $\text{m∈}\text{R}$, 1<p<N and m+p−2>0. The critical exponents $\text{q}{}^1$ are found and the nonexistence results are proved for $\text{q}{}^1\text{⩽m+p<3}$.     

On the closability of some positive definite symmetric differential forms on c0∞(ω)

Let $\text{S}$ be a Dirichlet form in $\text{L}{}^2\text{(Ω; m)}$, where Ω is an open subset of $\text{R}$ⁿ, n ? 2, and m a Radon measure on Ω; for each integer k with 1 ? k < n, let $\text{S}$_k be a Dirichlet form on some k-dimensional submanifold $\text{Ω}{}_{\mathrm{k}}$ of Ω. The paper is devoted to the study of the closability of the forms E with domain $\text{C}{}_0{}^{\mathrm{\infty }}\text{(Ω)}$ and defined by: $\text{(?,g)=}$$\text{E}$$\text{(?, g)+}\text{∑}\text{i}\text{p}\text{=1}$$\text{E}$k_i where 1 ? k_p < ? < n, and where , g^k_i denote restrictions of ?, g in $\text{C}{}_0{}^{\mathrm{\infty }}\text{(Ω)}$ to . Conditions are given for E to be closable if, for each i = 1,…, p, one has k_i = n ? i. Other conditions are given for E to be nonclosable if, for some i, k_i < n ? i.     

On an inequality of Tosio Kato for degenerate-elliptic operators

Let Ω be a domain in Rⁿ and T = ∑_{j,k = 1}ⁿ(?_j ? ib_j(x)) a_jk(x)(?_k ? ib_k(x)), where the a_jk and the b_j are real valued functions in $\text{C}{}^1\text{(Ω)}$, and the matrix (a_jk(x)) is symmetric and positive definite for every $\text{x ? Ω}$. If T₀ is the same as T but with b_j = 0, j = 1,…, n, and if u and Tu are in $\text{L}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>loc</mtext>}}{}^1\text{(Ω)}$, then T. Kato has established the distributional inequality $\text{T}{}_0\text{¦ u ¦ ?}\text{Re[(sign}$ ū) Tu]. He then used this result to obtain selfadjointness results for perturbed operators of the form T ? q on Rⁿ. In this paper we shall obtain Kato's inequality for degenerate-elliptic operators with real coefficients. We then use this to get selfadjointness results for second order degenerate-elliptic operators on Rⁿ.     

The one-dimensional diffusion process and unitary representations of R1

Given a cocycle a(t) of a unitary group {U¹}, ?∞ < t < ∞, on a Hilbert space $\text{H}$, such that a(t) is of bounded variation on [O, T] for every T > O, a(t) is decomposed as a(t) = f;^t₀U^sxds + β(t) for a unique x ? $\text{H}$, β(t) yielding a vector measure singular with respect to Lebesgue measure. The variance is defined as $\text{σ}{}^2\text{({rmU}{}^{\mathrm{t}}\text{}, a(t)) =}\text{lim}{}_{\mathrm{T\to \infty }}\text{(}\text{1}\text{T}\text{)∥∝}{}^{\mathrm{t}}{}_0\text{U}{}^{\mathrm{s}}\text{x ds∥}{}^2$ if existing. For a stationary diffusion process on $\text{R}$¹, with Ω₁, the space of paths which are natural extensions backwards in time, of paths confined to one nonsingular interval J of positive recurrent type, an information function I(ω) is defined on $\text{Ω}{}_1$, based on the paths restricted to the time interval [0, 1]. It is shown that $\text{I(Ω)}$ is continuous and bounded on $\text{Ω}{}_1$. The shift τ_t, defines a unitary representation {U^t}. Assuming , dm being the stationary measure defined by the transition probabilities and the invariant measure on J, $\text{I(Ω)}$ has a C^∞ spectral density function f;. It is then shown that σ²({U^t}, I) = f;(O).     

Infinite-variate wide-sense Markov processes and functional analysis for bounded operator-forming vectors

Let p, q be arbitrary parameter sets, and let $\text{H}$ be a Hilbert space. We say that x = (xⁱ)_i?q, xⁱ ? $\text{H}$, is a bounded operator-forming vector (?$\text{H}$_F^q) if the Gram matrix 〈x, x〉 = [(xⁱ, x^j)]_i?q,j?q is the matrix of a bounded (necessarily ≥ 0) operator on $\text{l}{}_{\mathrm{q}}{}^2$, the Hilbert space of square-summable complex-valued functions on q. Let A be p × q, i.e., let A be a linear operator from $\text{l}{}_{\mathrm{q}}{}^2$ to $\text{l}{}_{\mathrm{p}}{}^2$. Then exists a linear operator ǎ from (the Banach space) $\text{H}$_F^q to $\text{H}$_F^p on $\text{D}$(A) = {x:x ? $\text{H}$_F^q, $\text{A〈x, x〉}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ is p × q bounded on $\text{l}{}_{\mathrm{q}}{}^2$} such that y = ǎx satisfies y^j?σ(x) = {space spanned by the xⁱ}, 〈y, x〉 = A〈x, x〉 and $\text{〈y, y〉 = A〈x, x〉}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{(A〈x, x〉}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{)}{}^1$. This is a generalization of our earlier [J. Multivariate Anal.4 (1974), 166–209; 6 (1976), 538–571] results for the case of a spectral measure concentrated on one point. We apply these tools to investigate q-variate wide-sense Markov processes.     

Uniform estimates for solutions of nonlinear Klein-Gordon equations

Uniform estimates in $\text{H}{}_0{}^1\text{(Ω)}$ of global solutions to nonlinear Klein-Gordon equations of the form $\text{u}{}_{\mathrm{tt}}\text{? Δu + mu = g(u)}\text{in}\text{Ω, u = 0}\text{in}\text{?Ω}$, where Ω is an open subset of $\text{R}$^N, m > 0, and g satisfies some growth conditions are established.     

Radial bounds for perturbations of elliptic operators

Elliptic operators $\text{A = ∑}{}_{\mathrm{¦\alpha ¦\; ?\; m}}\text{b}{}_{\mathrm{\alpha }}\text{(x) D}{}^{\mathrm{\alpha }}$, α a multi-index, with leading term positive and constant coefficient, and with lower order coefficients defined on $\text{R}{}^{\mathrm{<mi\; mathvariant="italic"\; is="true">n</mi>}}$ or a quotient space $\text{R}{}^{\mathrm{n}}\text{R}{}^{\mathrm{n}}\text{U}{}_{\mathrm{\alpha }}\text{, U}{}_{\mathrm{\alpha }}\text{? R}{}^{\mathrm{n}}$ are considered. It is shown that the L^p-spectrum of A is contained in a “parabolic region” Ω of the complex plane enclosing the positive real axis, uniformly in p. Outside Ω, the kernel of the resolvent of A is shown to be uniformly bounded by an L¹ radial convolution kernel. Some consequences are: A can be closed in all L^p (1 ? p ? ∞), and is essentially self-adjoint in L² if it is symmetric; A generates an analytic semigroup e^?tA in the right half plane, strongly L^p and pointwise continuous at t = 0. A priori estimates relating the leading term and remainder are obtained, and summability $\text{φ(εA)?→}{}_{\mathrm{\epsilon \; \to \; 0}}\text{φ(0) ?}$, with φ analytic, is proved for $\text{? ? L}{}^{\mathrm{p}}$, with convergence in L^p and on the Lebesgue set of ?. More comprehensive summability results are obtained when A has constant coefficients.     

Product formulas for semigroups with elliptic generators

Real constant coefficient nth order elliptic operators, Q, which generate strongly continuous semigroups on L²($\text{R}$^k) are analyzed in terms of the elementary generator,

$\text{A = (?n)}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>(</mtext><mtext>n</mtext><mtext>2</mtext><mtext>\; ?\; 1</mtext>}}\text{)(n!)}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{∑}\text{k}\text{j = 1}\text{?}{}^{\mathrm{n}}\text{?x}{}_{\mathrm{j}}{}^{\mathrm{n}}$

, for n even. Integral operators are defined using the fundamental solutions p_n(x, t) to u_t = Au and using real polynomials q_l,…, q_k on $\text{R}$^m by the formula, for q = (q_l,…, q_k),

$\text{(F(t)?)(x) = ∫}$

_$\text{R}$m

$\text{?(x + q(z)) P}{}_{\mathrm{n}}\text{(z, t)dz}$

. It is determined when, strongly on L²($\text{R}$^k),

$\text{e}{}^{\mathrm{tQ}}\text{=}\text{lim}\text{j → ∞}\text{F}\text{t}\text{j}{}^{\mathrm{j}}$

. If n = 2 or k = 1, this can always be done. Otherwise the symbol of Q must have a special form.     

Uniqueness of solutions of nonlinear Dirichlet problems

In this paper, we consider the uniqueness of radial solutions of the nonlinear Dirichlet problem $\text{Δu + ?(u) = 0}\text{in}\text{Ω}\text{with}\text{u = 0}\text{on}\text{?Ω,}\text{where}\text{Δ = ∑}{}_{\mathrm{i\; =\; 1}}{}^{\mathrm{n}}\text{?}{}^2\text{?x}{}_{\mathrm{i}}{}^2\text{,?}$ satisfies some appropriate conditions and Ω is a bounded smooth domain in $\text{R}$ⁿ which possesses radial symmetry. Our uniqueness results apply to, for instance, $\text{?(u) = u}{}^{\mathrm{p}}\text{, p > 1}$, or more generally λu + ∑_{i = 1}^ka_iu^pi, λ ? 0, a_i > 0 and p_i > 1 with appropriate upper bounds, and Ω a ball or an annulus.     

The asymptotic equivalence of Bayes and maximum likelihood estimation

Let (X, $\text{A}$) be a measurable space, Θ ? $\text{R}$ an open interval and P_Ω ∥ $\text{A}$, Ω ? Θ, a family of probability measures fulfilling certain regularity conditions. Let $\text{Ω}{}_{\mathrm{n}}$ be the maximum likelihood estimate for the sample size n. Let λ be a prior distribution on Θ and let $\text{R}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>n,</mtext><mtext>x</mtext>}}$ be the posterior distribution for the sample size n given $\text{x}\text{? X}{}^{\mathrm{n}}$. $\text{L:}\text{Θ}\text{× Θ →}\text{R}$ denotes a loss function fulfilling certain regularity conditions and T_n denotes the Bayes estimate relative to λ and L for the sample size n. It is proved that for every compact K ? Θ there exists c_K ≥ 0 such that

This theorem improves results of Bickel and Yahav [3], and Ibragimov and Has'minskii [4], as far as the speed of convergence is concerned.     

Eigenvalues of p-summing and lp-type operators in Banach spaces

This paper is a study of the distribution of eigenvalues of various classes of operators. In Section 1 we prove that the eigenvalues (λ_n(T)) of a p-absolutely summing operator, p ? 2, satisfy

$\text{∑}\text{n∈N}\text{|λ}{}_{\mathrm{n}}\text{(T)|}{}^{\mathrm{p}}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>p</mtext>}}\text{?π}{}_{\mathrm{p}}\text{(T).}$

This solves a problem of A. Pietsch. We give applications of this to integral operators in L_p-spaces, weakly singular operators, and matrix inequalities.In Section 2 we introduce the quasinormed ideal Π₂⁽ⁿ⁾, P = (p₁, …, p_n) and show that for T ∈ Π₂⁽ⁿ⁾, 2 = (2, …, 2) ∈ Nⁿ, the eigenvalues of T satisfy

$\text{∑}\text{i∈N}\text{|λ}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{(T)|}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>2</mtext><mtext>n</mtext>}}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>n</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{?π}{}^{\mathrm{n}}{}_2\text{(T).}$

More generally, we show that for T ∈ Π_p⁽ⁿ⁾, P = (p₁, …, p_n), pi ? 2, the eigenvalues are absolutely p-summable,

$\text{1}\text{p}\text{=}\text{∑}\text{i=1}\text{n}\text{1}\text{p}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{and}\text{∑}\text{n∈N}\text{|λ}{}_{\mathrm{n}}\text{(T)|}{}^{\mathrm{p}}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>p</mtext>}}\text{?C}{}_{\mathrm{p}}\text{π}{}^{\mathrm{n}}{}_{\mathrm{P}}\text{(T).}$

We also consider the distribution of eigenvalues of p-nuclear operators on L_r-spaces.In Section 3 we prove the Banach space analog of the classical Weyl inequality, namely

$\text{∑}\text{n∈N}\text{|λ}{}_{\mathrm{n}}\text{(T)|}{}^{\mathrm{p}}\text{? C}{}_{\mathrm{p}}\text{∑}\text{n∈N}\text{α}{}_{\mathrm{n}}\text{(T)}{}^{\mathrm{p}}$

, 0 < p < ∞, where α_n denotes the Kolmogoroff, Gelfand of approximation numbers of the operator T. This solves a problem of Markus-Macaev.Finally we prove that Hilbert space is (isomorphically) the only Banach space X with the property that nuclear operators on X have absolutely summable eigenvalues. Using this result we show that if the nuclear operators on X are of type l₁ then X must be a Hilbert space.