The mean value property for harmonic functions on graphs and trees

Following the Euclidean example, we introduce the strong and weak mean value property for finite variation measures on graphs. We completely characterize finite variation measures with bounded support on radial trees which have the strong mean value property. We show that for counting measures on bounded subsets of a tree with root o, the strong mean value property is equivalent to the invariance of the subset under the action of the stabilizer of o in the automorphism group. We finally characterize, using the discrete Laplacian, the finite variation measures on a generic graph which have the weak mean value property and we give a non-trivial example. Received: July 21, 2000; in final form: March 13, 2001?Published online: March 19, 2002     

Invariant mean value property and harmonic functions

We give conditions on the functions and u on [image omitted] such that if u is given by the convolution of and u, then u is harmonic on [image omitted].     

Lipschitz property of harmonic function on graphs

This paper proves the local Lipschitz property for harmonic (or positive subharmonic) functions on graphs. An example is also obtained to show that the global Lipschitz property of harmonic function on graphs does not hold.     

An approximation property of harmonic functions in Lipschitz domains and some of its consequences

An extension of an inequality of J. B. Garnett (1979), with improvements by B. E. J. Dahlberg (1980), on an approximation property of harmonic functions is proved. The weighted inequality proved here was suggested by the work of J. Pipher (1993) and it implies an extension of a result of S. Y. A. Chang, J. Wilson and T. Wolff (1985) and C. Sweezy (1991) on exponential square integrability of the boundary values of solutions to second-order linear differential equations in divergence form. This implies a solution of a problem left open by R. Bañuelos and C. N. Moore (1989) on sharp estimates for the area integral of harmonic functions in Lipschitz domains.

     

A characterization of heat balls by a mean value property for temperatures

We discuss an inverse mean value property of solutions of the heat equation. We show that, under certain conditions, a volume mean value identity characterizes heat balls.

     

On Dirichlet and Neumann problems for harmonic functions

The aim of the paper is to examine some aspects of the boundary value problems for harmonic functions in half-spaces related to approximation theory. M. V. Keldyshmentioned curious fact on richness in some sense of the solutions of Dirichlet problem in upper half-plane for a fixed continuous boundary data on the real axis. This can be considered as a model version for the Dirichlet problem with continuous boundary data, defined except a single boundary point, with no restrictions imposed on solutions near that point.Some extensions and multi-dimensional versions of Keldysh’s richness are obtained and related questions on existence, representation and richness of solutions for the Dirichlet and Neumann problems discussed.     

Real analytic families of harmonic functions in a planar domain with a small hole

We consider a Dirichlet problem in a planar domain with a hole of diameter proportional to a real parameter ?   and we denote by _u?$u_{?}$ the corresponding solution. The behavior of _u?$u_{?}$ for ?   small and positive can be described in terms of real analytic functions of two variables evaluated at (?,1/log??)$(?,1/\log ??)$. We show that under suitable assumptions on the geometry and on the boundary data one can get rid of the logarithmic behavior displayed by _u?$u_{?}$ for ?   small and describe _u?$u_{?}$ by real analytic functions of ?. Then it is natural to ask what happens when ? is negative. The case of boundary data depending on ? is also considered. The aim is to study real analytic families of harmonic functions which are not necessarily solutions of a particular boundary value problem.     

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.     

On Hardy, BMO and Lipschitz spaces of invariantly harmonic functions in the unit ball

The invariantly harmonic functions in the unit ball Bⁿ in Cⁿare those annihilated by the Bergman Laplacian . The Poisson-Szegökernel P(z,) solves the Dirichlet problem for : if f C(Sⁿ),the Poisson-Szegö transform of f, where d is the normalized Lebesgue measure on Sⁿ,is the unique invariantly harmonic function u in Bⁿ, continuousup to the boundary, such that u=f on Sⁿ. The Poisson-Szegötransform establishes, loosely speaking, a one-to-one correspondencebetween function theory in Sⁿ and invariantly harmonic functiontheory in Bⁿ. When n 2, it is natural to consider on Sⁿ functionspaces related to its natural non-isotropic metric, for theseare the spaces arising from complex analysis. In the paper,different characterizations of such spaces of smooth functionsare given in terms of their invariantly harmonic extensions,using maximal functions and area integrals, as in the correspondingEuclidean theory. Particular attention is given to characterizationin terms of purely radial or purely tangential derivatives.The smoothness is measured in two different scales: that ofSobolev spaces and that of Lipschitz spaces, including BMO andBesov spaces. 1991 Mathematics Subject Classification: 32A35,32A37, 32M15, 42B25.     

On Domains in Which Harmonic Functions Satisfy Generalized Mean Value Properties

Potential Analysis - Assume that a bounded domain Ω??N (N ≥ 2) has the property that there exists a signed measure µ with compact support in Ω such that, for every...     

Positive harmonic functions of finite order in a Denjoy type domain

We introduce a Denjoy type domain and prove that the dimension of the cone of positive harmonic functions of finite order in the domain with vanishing boundary values is one or two, whenever the boundary is included in a certain set.

     

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.     

Excessiveness of harmonic functions for certain diffusions

In an earlier paper⁽⁴⁾ the author has shown that a diffusion process whose potential kernel satisfies certain analytic conditions has all of its excessive harmonic functions, which are not identically infinite, continuous. This paper shows that under these conditions (concerning its potential kernel), the excessiveness of its nonnegative harmonic functions isautomatic.     

The mean value theorem and analytic functions of a complex variable

The mean value theorem for real-valued differentiable functions defined on an interval is one of the most fundamental results in Analysis. When it comes to complex-valued functions the theorem fails even if the function is differentiable throughout the complex plane. we illustrate this by means of examples and also present three results of a positive nature.     

Growth of certain harmonic functions in an n-dimensional cone

We give the growth properties of harmonic functions at infinity in a cone, which generalize the results obtained by Siegel-Talvila.     

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.