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Publications and source records attributed to Naian Liao.
We prove local $W^{1,q}$-regularity for weak solutions to fractional $p$-Laplacian type equations with right-hand side $f\in L^r_{\mathrm{loc}}(Ω)$. Assuming $p>1$, $s\in(0,1)$, and $sp'>1$, solutions belong to $W^{1,q}_{\mathrm{loc}}(Ω)$ for the optimal exponent $q=q(n,p,s,r)$. We obtain quantitative local gradient estimates involving nonlocal tail terms. The optimality of $q$ is confirmed by a counterexample.
A quantitative regularity theory is developed for weak solutions to the parabolic system $$ \partial_t u-\mathrm{div}\,{\boldsymbol{\mathsf A}}(x,t,Du)=0 \quad\text{in }E_T\subset \mathbb{R}^N\times\mathbb{R}, $$ which features the $p$-Laplacian with measurable coefficients. We focus on the sub-critical range $1 \frac{N(2-p)}{p}$, we derive sharp, scale-invariant $L^\infty$-estimates. \emph{Higher integrability of the gradient:} $|Du|$ self-improves from $L^p_{\mathrm{loc}}$ to $L^{p(1+\varepsilon)}_{\mathrm{loc}}$ for some $\varepsilon>0$ depending only on the data. The same results still hold given proper source terms.
We establish the local Hölder regularity of the spatial gradient of bounded weak solutions $u\colon E_T\to\R^k$ to the non-linear system of parabolic type \begin{equation*} \partial_tu-\Div\Big( a(x,t)\big(μ^2+|Du|^2\big)^\frac{p-2}2Du\Big)=0 \qquad\mbox{in $E_T$}, \end{equation*} where $p>1$, $μ\in[0,1]$, and the coefficient $a\in L^\infty(E_T)$ is bounded below by a positive constant and is Hölder continuous in the space variable $x$. As an application, we prove Hölder estimates for the gradient of weak solutions to a doubly non-linear parabolic equation in the super-critical fast diffusion regime.
We establish new Harnack estimates that defy the waiting-time phenomenon for global solutions to nonlocal parabolic equations. Our technique allows us to consider general nonlocal operators with bounded measurable coefficients. Moreover, we show that a waiting-time is required for the nonlocal parabolic Harnack inequality when local solutions are considered.
We aim to study nonnegative, global solutions to a general class of nonlocal parabolic equations with bounded measurable coefficients. First, we prove a Widder-type theorem. Such a result has previously been studied only for certain translation invariant operators, and new ideas are needed in our general setting. Second, we establish sharp two-sided bounds for the fundamental solution via purely variational techniques, entirely bypassing tools from semigroup theory, Dirichlet forms, and stochastic analysis. Third, we derive sharp Harnack-type estimates that are novel even for the fractional heat equation.
We consider local weak solutions to the fractional $p$-Poisson equation of order $s$, i.e. $\left( - Δ_p\right)^s u = f$. In the range $p>1$ and $s\in \big(\frac{p-1}{p},1\big)$ we prove Calderón & Zygmund type estimates at the gradient level. More precisely, we show for any $q>1$ that \begin{equation*} f\in L^{\frac{qp}{p-1}}_{\rm loc} \quad\Longrightarrow\quad \nabla u\in L^{qp}_{\rm loc}. \end{equation*} The qualitative result is accompanied by a local quantitative estimate.
The gradient of weak solutions to porous medium-type equations or systems possesses a higher integrability than the one assumed in the pure notion of a solution. We settle the critical and sub-critical, singular case and complete the program.
A set of pointwise estimates are established for local solutions to nonlocal diffusion equations with a drift term. In particular, our Harnack estimates are the first ones for such equations, and our Hölder regularity refines certain known result in several aspects. The approach is measure theoretical in the spirit of DeGiorgi classes. It yields novel nonlocal weak Harnack estimates in the elliptic case as well.
We study the local regularity properties of $(s,p)$-harmonic functions, i.e. local weak solutions to the fractional $p$-Laplace equation of order $s\in (0,1)$ in the case $p\in (1,2]$. It is shown that $(s,p)$-harmonic functions are weakly differentiable and that the weak gradient is locally integrable to any power $q\geq 1$. As a result, $(s,p)$-harmonic functions are Hölder continuous to arbitrary Hölder exponent in $(0,1)$. In addition, the weak gradient of $(s,p)$-harmonic functions has certain fractional differentiability. All estimates are stable when $s$ reaches $1$, and the known regularity properties of $p$-harmonic functions are formally recovered, in particular the local $W^{2,2}$-estimate.
We substantially improve in two scenarios the current state-of-the-art modulus of continuity for weak solutions to the $N$-dimensional, two-phase Stefan problem featuring a $p-$degenerate diffusion: for $p=N\geq 3$, we sharpen it to $$ \boldsymbolω(r) \approx \exp (-c| \ln r|^{\frac1N}); $$ for $p>\max\{2,N\}$, we derive an unexpected Hölder modulus.
Higher Sobolev and Hölder regularity is studied for local weak solutions of the fractional $p$-Laplace equation of order $s$ in the case $p\ge 2$. Depending on the regime considered, i.e. $$0<s\le\tfrac{p-2}{p}\quad \text{or} \quad\tfrac{p-2}{p}<s<1,$$ precise local estimates are proven. The relevant estimates are stable if the fractional order $s$ reaches $1$; the known Sobolev regularity estimates for the local $p$-Laplace are recovered. The case $p=2$ reproduces the almost $W^{1+s,2}_{\rm loc}$-regularity for the fractional Laplace equation of any order $s\in(0,1)$.
A general modulus of continuity is quantified for locally bounded, local, weak solutions to nonlocal parabolic equations, under a minimal tail condition. Hölder modulus of continuity is then deduced under a slightly stronger tail condition. These regularity estimates are demonstrated under the framework of nonlocal $p$-Laplacian with measurable kernels.
This paper is devoted to studying the local behavior of non-negative weak solutions to the doubly non-linear parabolic equation \begin{equation*} \partial_t u^q - \text{div}\big(|D u|^{p-2}D u\big) = 0 \end{equation*} in a space-time cylinder. Hölder estimates are established for the gradient of its weak solutions in the super-critical fast diffusion regime $0<p-1< q<\frac{N(p-1)}{(N-p)_+}$ where $N$ is the space dimension. Moreover, decay estimates are obtained for weak solutions and their gradient in the vicinity of possible extinction time. Two main components towards these regularity estimates are a time-insensitive Harnack inequality that is particular about this regime, and Schauder estimates for the parabolic $p$-Laplace equation.
Local Hölder regularity is established for certain weak solutions to a class of parabolic fractional $p$-Laplace equations with merely measurable kernels. The proof uses DeGiorgi's iteration and refines DiBenedetto's intrinsic scaling method. The control of a nonlocal integral of solutions in the reduction of oscillation plays a crucial role and entails delicate analysis in this intrinsic scaling scenario. Dispensing with any logarithmic estimate and any comparison principle, the proof is new even for the linear case.
In a cylindrical space-time domain with a convex, spatial base, we establish a local Lipschitz estimate for weak solutions to parabolic systems with Uhlenbeck structure up to the lateral boundary, provided homogeneous Dirichlet data are assumed on that part of the lateral boundary.
Locally bounded, local weak solutions to a doubly nonlinear parabolic equation, which models the multi-phase transition of a material, is shown to be locally continuous. Moreover, an explicit modulus of continuity is given. The effect of the $p$-Laplacian type diffusion is also considered.
We establish the local Hölder continuity of possibly sign-changing solutions to a class of doubly nonlinear parabolic equations whose prototype is \[ \partial_t\big(|u|^{q-1}u\big)-Δ_p u=0,\quad 1<p<2,\quad 0<p-1<q. \] The proof exploits the space expansion of positivity for the singular, parabolic $p$-Laplacian and employs the method of intrinsic scaling by carefully balancing the double singularity.
We demonstrate two proofs for the local Hölder continuity of possibly sign-changing solutions to a class of doubly nonlinear parabolic equations whose prototype is \[ \partial_t\big(|u|^{q-1}u\big)-Δ_p u=0,\quad p>2,\quad 0<q<p-1. \] The first proof takes advantage of the expansion of positivity for the degenerate, parabolic $p$-Laplacian, thus simplifying the argument; whereas the other proof relies solely on the energy estimates for the doubly nonlinear parabolic equations. After proper adaptions of the interior arguments, we also obtain the boundary regularity for initial-boundary value problems of Dirichlet type and Neumann type.