Two order superconvergence of finite element methods for Sobolev equations

We consider finite element methods applied to a class of Sobolev equations inR ^d(d ≥ 1). Global strong superconvergence, which only requires that partitions are quais-uniform, is investigated for the error between the approximate solution and the Ritz-Sobolev projection of the exact solution. Two order superconvergence results are demonstrated inW ^1,p (Ω) andL _p(Ω) for 2 ≤p < ∞.     

Potential space estimates in local Hardy spaces for Green potentials in convex domains

Let Ω be a bounded co.nvex domain in Rn(n≥3) and G(x,y) be the Green function of the Laplace operator -△ on Ω. Let hrp(Ω) = {f ∈ D'(Ω) :(E)F∈hp(Rn), s.t. F|Ω = f}, by the atom characterization of Local Hardy spaces in a bounded Lipschitz domain, the bound of f→(△)2(Gf) for every f ∈ hrp(Ω) is obtained, where n/(n 1)＜p≤1.     

D p spaces on bounded symmetric domains ofC n

In this paper, the spaceD ^p(Ω) of functions holomorphic on bounded symmetric domain ofC ⁿ is defined. We prove thatH ^p(Ω)⊂D ^p(Ω) if 0<p≤2, andD ^p(Ω)⊂H ^p(Ω) ifp≥2, and both the inclusions are proper. Further, we find that some theorems onH ^p(Ω) can be extended to a wider classD ^p(Ω) for 0<p≤2.     

Sistemi parabolici del secondo ordine,non variazionali,a coefficienti discontinui

Riassunto Nel cilindroQ=Ω×(0,T) si considerano sistemi parabolici (E+ϖ/ϖt) di forma non variazionale e con coefficienti discontinui, e si dimostra un teorema di isomorfismoW ₀ ^p (Q)→L ^p (Q;R ^N ) e un teorema di regolarità locale negli spazi di Morrey.

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Summary In the cylinderQ=Ω×(0, T) we consider parabolic systems (E+ϖ/ϖt), in non variational form and with discontinuous coefficients, and we prove an theorem of isomorphismW ₀ ^p (Q)→L ^p (Q;R ^N ) and an theorem of local regularity in the Morrey’s spaces.

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Lavoro eseguito nell’ambito del gruppo G.N.A.F.A. del C.N.R.     

Strong approximation ofGSBV functions by piecewise smooth functions

Let Ω be an open and bounded subset ofR ⁿ with locally Lipschitz boundary. We prove that the functionsv∈SBV(Ω,R ^m ) whose jump setS _vis essentially closed and polyhedral and which are of classW ^{k, ∞} (S _v,R ^m) for every integerk are strongly dense inGSBV ^p(Ω,R ^m ), in the sense that every functionu inGSBV ^p(Ω,R ^m ) is approximated inL ^p(Ω,R ^m ) by a sequence of functions {v _k{_j∈N with the described regularity such that the approximate gradients ∇v _jconverge inL ^p(Ω,R ^nm ) to the approximate gradient ∇u and the (n−1)-dimensional measure of the jump setsS _{v j} converges to the (n−1)-dimensional measure ofS _u. The structure ofS _v can be further improved in casep≤2.

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Sunto Sia Ω un aperto limitato diR ⁿ con frontiera localmente Lipschitziana. In questo lavoro si dimostra che le funzioniv∈SBV(Ω,R ^m ) con insieme di saltoS _v essenzialmente chiuso e poliedrale che sono di classeW ^{k, ∞} (S _v,R ^m ) per ogni interok sono fortemente dense inGSBV ^p(Ω,R ^m ), nel senso che ogni funzioneu∈GSBV ^p(Ω,R ^m ) è approssimata inL ^p(Ω,R ^m ) da una successione di funzioni {v _j}_j∈N con la regolaritá descritta tali che i gradienti approssimati ∇v _jconvergono inL ^p(Ω,R ^nm ) al gradiente approssimato ∇u e la misura (n−1)-dimensionale degli insiemi di saltoS _{v j}converge alla misura (n−1)-dimensionale diS _u. La struttura diS _vpuó essere migliorata nel caso in cuip≤2.

     

Degenerate principal series and local theta correspondence II

Following our previous paper [LZ] which deals with the groupU(n, n), we study the structure of certain Howe quotients Ω ^p,q and Ω ^p,q (1) which are natural Sp(2n,R) modules arising from the Oscillator representation associated with the dual pair (O(p, q), Sp(2n,R)), by embedding them into the degenerate principal series representations of Sp(2n,R) studied in [L2].     

Regularity of Poisson equation in some logarithmic space

In this note, the regularity of Poisson equation -△u = f with f lying in logarithmic function space Lp(LogL)a(Ω)(1＜p ＜∞, a ∈ R) is studied. The result of the note generalizes the W2,p estimate of Poisson equation in Lp(Ω).     

Sobolev functions whose inner trace at the boundary is zero

Let Ω⊂R ⁿ be an arbitrary open set. In this paper it is shown that if a Sobolev functionf∈W ^1,p (Ω) possesses a zero trace (in the sense of Lebesgue points) on ϖΩ, thenf is weakly zero on ϖΩ in the sense thatf∈W ₀ ^1,p (Ω).     

Explosive solutions of elliptic equations with absorption and nonlinear gradient term

Letf be a non-decreasing C¹-function such that andF(t)/f ² a(t)→ 0 ast → ∞, whereF(t)=∫ ₀ ^t f(s) ds anda ∈ (0, 2]. We prove the existence of positive large solutions to the equationΔu +q(x)|Δu| ^a =p(x)f(u) in a smooth bounded domain Ω ⊂R^N, provided thatp, q are non-negative continuous functions so that any zero ofp is surrounded by a surface strictly included in Ω on whichp is positive. Under additional hypotheses onp we deduce the existence of solutions if Ω is unbounded.     

Approximation in weighted Hardy spaces

This paper is concerned with several approximation problems in the weighted Hardy spacesH ^p(Ω) of analytic functions in the open unit disc D of the complex plane ℂ. We prove that ifX is a relatively closed subset of D, the class of uniform limits onX of functions inH ^p(Ω) coincides, moduloH ^p(Ω), with the space of uniformly continuous functions on a certain hull ofX which are holomorphic on its interior. We also solve the simultaneous approximation problems of describing Farrell and Mergelyan sets forH ^p(Ω), giving geometric characterizations for them. By replacing approximating polynomials by polynomial multipliers of outer functions, our results lead to characterizations of the same sets with respect to cyclic vectors in the classical Hardy spacesH ^p(D), 1 ⪯p < ∞. Dedicated to Professor Nácere Hayek on the occasion of his 75th birthday.     

Cyclotomic units over finite fields

Let ζ be a primitivesp-th root of unity for a primep>2, and consider the group Ω(ζ) of cyclotomic units in the ringR(ζ)=ℒ[ζ+ζ^-1]. This paper deals with the image of Ω(ζ) in the unit group ofR(ζ)/qR(ζ), whereq is a prime ≠p. In particular, it obtains criteria for this image to be essentially everything, and a lower bound on the density of primesp (withq fixed) for which it cannot be. These results have a direct bearing on previous work about units in integral group rings for cyclic groups of orderpq. Work supported in part by an operating grant from NSERC (Canada).     

Higher order Riesz transforms associated with Bessel operators

In this paper we investigate Riesz transforms R _μ ^(k) of order k≥1 related to the Bessel operator Δ_μ f(x)=-f”(x)-((2μ+1)/x)f’(x) and extend the results of Muckenhoupt and Stein for the conjugate Hankel transform (a Riesz transform of order one). We obtain that for every k≥1, R _μ ^(k) is a principal value operator of strong type (p,p), p∈(1,∞), and weak type (1,1) with respect to the measure dλ(x)=x ^2μ+1  dx in (0,∞). We also characterize the class of weights ω on (0,∞) for which R _μ ^(k) maps L ^p (ω) into itself and L ¹(ω) into L ^1,∞(ω) boundedly. This class of weights is wider than the Muckenhoupt class of weights for the doubling measure dλ. These weighted results extend the ones obtained by Andersen and Kerman.     

Some remarks on the identity between a variational integral and its relaxed functional

Summary Letf: (x, z)∈R ⁿ×Rⁿ→f(x, z)∈[0, +∞] be measurable inx and convex inz. It is proved, by an example, that even iff verifies a condition as|z| ^p≤f(x, z)≤Λ(a(x)+|z|^q) with 1<p<q,a∈L _loc ^s (R ⁿ),s>1, the functional that isL ¹(Ω)-lower semicontinuous onW ^1,1(Ω), does not agree onW ^1,1(Ω) with its relaxed functional in the topologyL ¹(Ω) given by inf

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Riassunto Siaf: (x, z)∈R ⁿ×Rⁿ→f(x, z)∈[0, +∞] misurabile inx e convessa inz. Si mostra con un esempio che anche sef verifica una condizione del tipo|z| ^p≤f(x, z)≤Λ(a(x)+|z|^q) con 1<p<q,a∈L _loc ^s (R ⁿ),s>1, il funzionale , che èL ¹(Ω)-semicontinuo inferiormente suW ^1,1(Ω), non coincide suW ^1,1(Ω) con il suo funzionale rilassato nella topologiaL ¹(Ω) definito da inf

     

Proprietà spettrali per una classe di operatori ellittici

Summary In this paper we study, in the framework of Sobolev weight spaces, differential operators of elliptic type, with singular coefficients, perturbed by a potential. Conditions for compactness of embedding W _s,σ ^r,p (Ω)↪W _s,0 ^0,p (Ω)=L _s ^p (Ω) for density ofD(Ω) on W _s,σ ^r,p (Ω) and discretness conditions for the spectrum of A_σ in the Banach spaces L _s ^p (Ω), have been established.

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Lavoro eseguito, nell'ambito del Gruppo Nazionale per l'Analisi Funzionale e le sue Applicazioni del C.N.R.     

On quasi-similarity of subnormal operators

For a compact subset K in the complex plane, let Rat(K) denote the set of the rational functions with poles off K. Given a finite positive measure with support contained in K, let R2(K,v) denote the closure of Rat(K) in L2(v) and let Sv denote the operator of multiplication by the independent variable z on R2(K, v), that is, Svf = zf for every f∈R2(K, v). SupposeΩis a bounded open subset in the complex plane whose complement has finitely many components and suppose Rat(Ω) is dense in the Hardy space H2(Ω). Letσdenote a harmonic measure forΩ. In this work, we characterize all subnormal operators quasi-similar to Sσ, the operators of the multiplication by z on R2(Ω,σ). We show that for a given v supported onΩ, Sv is quasi-similar to Sσif and only if v/■Ω■σ and log(dv/dσ)∈L1(σ). Our result extends a well-known result of Clary on the unit disk.     

The space Ω m p (R d ) and some properties

Let m be a v-moderate function defined on R ^d and let g ∈ L ²(R ^d ). In this work, we defineΩ _m ^p (R ^d ) to be the vector space of f ∈ L _m ² (R ^d ) such that the Gabor transform V ^f belongs to L ^p (R ^2d ), where 1 ≤ p < ∞. We equip it with a norm and show that it is a Banach space with this norm. We also study some preliminary properties of Ω _m ^p (R ^d ). We also discuss inclusion properties and obtain the dual space of Ω _m ^p (R ^d ). At the end of this work, we study multipliers from L _w ¹ (R ^d ) into Ω _w ^p (R ^d ) and from Ω _w ^p (R ^d ) into L _w−1 ^∞ (R ^d ), where w is the Beurling weight function. Published in Ukrains’kyi Matematychnyi Zhurnal, Vol. 58, No. 1, pp. 139–145, January, 2006.     

Unconditional basis recursively generated in L p on compact sets

We construct an unconditional basis in the Banach space L ^p(Ω) for p 1 by using the refinement equation and the basic operation of translation and scale, where Ω is a compact subset in ℝⁿ. We also give an algorithm of how to construct an unconditional basis in L ^p(Ω p). At the end of this paper, we give the characterization of the functions in L ^p(Ω p) by using the wavelet coefficients.     

A note on the multilinear singular integral operators

Lp(Rn) boundedness is considered for the multilinear singular integral operator defined by TAf(x) = ∫Rn Ω(x - y)/|x - y|n 1 (A(x) - A(y) - (△)A(y)(x - y))f(y)dy,where Ω is homogeneous of degree zero, integrable on the unit sphere and has vanishing moment of order one. A has derivatives of order one in BMO(Rn). We give a smoothness condition which is fairly weaker than that Ω∈ Lipα(Sn-1) (0 ＜α≤ 1) and implies the Lp(Rn) (1 ＜ p ＜ oo) boundedness for the operator TA. Some endpoint estimates are also established.     

W 2,p -a priori estimates for the emergent Poincaré Problem

We derive W ^2,p (Ω)-a priori estimates with arbitrary p ∈(1, ∞), for the solutions of a degenerate oblique derivative problem for linear uniformly elliptic operators with low regular coefficients. The boundary operator is given in terms of directional derivative with respect to a vector field ℓ that is tangent to ∂Ω at the points of a non-empty set ε ⊂ ∂Ω and is of emergent type on ∂Ω.      

On the distribution of the values of <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis>(1,χ<Subscript>8p</Subscript>)

The moments of pure imaginary and integer orders of the function L(1, χ_8p), where χ_8p(n) = (8p/n) and p runs over all primes p > 2, are computed. In order to derive uniform variants of the theorems on moments, the extended Riemann hypothesis for the Dirichlet L-series must be used. As corollaries, the limiting distribution of the values of log L(1, χ_8p) is studied, and quantitative analogs of the Ω-results for L(1, χ_8p) are obtained. Previously, Ω-results for L(1, χ_8p) were proved by Bateman, Chowla, and Erdos (1949–1950) and by Barban (1966), and their methods can easily be transferred to L(1, χ_8p). Bibliography: 27 titles. Dedicated to the 70th birthday of Mark Borisovich Barban __________ Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 337, 2006, pp. 253–273.