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Stanley Snelson

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arXiv2025

Global regularity and decay estimates for the relativistic Landau equation

We consider the relativistic Landau equation in the spatially inhomogeneous, far-from-equilibrium regime. We establish regularity estimates of all orders, implying that solutions remain smooth for as long as some zeroth-order conditional bounds hold. We also prove that polynomial and exponential decay in the momentum variable is propagated forward in time. As part of our proof, we establish a Schauder estimate for linear relativistic kinetic equations, that may be of independent interest.

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arXiv2024

Existence of smooth solutions to the Landau equation with hard potentials and irregular initial data

This paper addresses large-data local existence and uniqueness of classical solutions to the inhomogeneous Landau equation in the hard potentials case (including Maxwell molecules). Solutions have previously been constructed by Chaturvedi [SIAM J. Math. Anal., 55(5), 5345--5385, 2023] for initial data in an exponentially-weighted $H^{10}$ space, but it is not a priori clear whether these solutions have more regularity than the initial data. We improve Chaturvedi's existence result in two ways: our solutions are $C^\infty$ for positive times, and we allow initial data in a sub-exponentially-weighted $L^\infty$ space, at the cost of requiring a mild positivity condition at time zero. To prove uniqueness, we require stronger assumptions on the initial data: H\"older continuity and the absence of vacuum regions. These are the same assumptions that are required for uniqueness in prior work on the soft potentials case. Along the way to proving existence and uniqueness, we establish some useful results that were previously only known in the case of soft potentials, including spreading of positivity and propagation of H\"older continuity. Many of the proof strategies from the soft potentials case do not apply here because of the more severe loss of velocity moments.

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arXiv2024

Regularity and nondegeneracy for nonlocal Bernoulli problems with variable kernels

We consider a generalization of the Bernoulli free boundary problem where the underlying differential operator is a nonlocal, non-translation-invariant elliptic operator of order $2s\in (0,2)$. Because of the lack of translation invariance, the Caffarelli-Silvestre extension is unavailable, and we must work with the nonlocal problem directly instead of transforming to a thin free boundary problem. We prove global H\"older continuity of minimizers for both the one- and two-phase problems. Next, for the one-phase problem, we show H\"older continuity at the free boundary with the optimal exponent $s$. We also prove matching nondegeneracy estimates. A key novelty of our work is that all our findings hold without requiring any regularity assumptions on the kernel of the nonlocal operator. This characteristic makes them crucial in the development of a universal regularity theory for nonlocal free boundary problems.

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arXiv2023

Decay estimates and continuation for the non-cutoff Boltzmann equation

We consider the non-cutoff Boltzmann equation in the spatially inhomogeneous, soft potentials regime, and establish decay estimates for large velocity. In particular, we prove that pointwise algebraically decaying upper bounds in the velocity variable are propagated forward in time whenever the solution has finite weighted $L^\infty_{t,x} L^p_v$-norms for certain $p$. The main novelty is that these estimates hold for any decay exponent above $\max\{2,3 + \gamma\} +2s$, where $\gamma$ and $s$ are standard physical parameters such that $\gamma \in (-3,0)$ and $s\in (0,1)$. Our results are useful even for solutions with mild decay. As an application, we combine our decay estimates with recent short-time existence results to derive a continuation criterion for large-data solutions. Compared to past results, this extends the range of allowable parameters and weakens the requirements on smoothness and decay in velocity of solutions.

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arXiv2023

A continuation criterion for the Landau equation with very soft and Coulomb potentials

We consider the spatially inhomogeneous Landau equation in the case of very soft and Coulomb potentials, $\gamma \in [-3,-2]$. We show that solutions can be continued as long as the following three quantities remain finite, uniformly in $t$ and $x$: (1) the mass density, (2) the velocity moment of order $s$ for any small $s>0$, and (3) the $L^p_v$ norm for any $p>3/(5+\gamma)$. In particular, we do not require a bound on the energy density.

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arXiv2023

Global existence for an isotropic modification of the Boltzmann equation

Motivated by the open problem of large-data global existence for the non-cutoff Boltzmann equation, we introduce a model equation that in some sense disregards the anisotropy of the Boltzmann collision kernel. We refer to this model equation as isotropic Boltzmann, by analogy with the isotropic Landau equation introduced by Krieger and Strain [Comm. Partial Differential Equations 37(4), 2012, 647--689]. The collision operator of our isotropic Boltzmann model converges to the isotropic Landau collision operator under a scaling limit that is analogous to the grazing collisions limit connecting (true) Boltzmann with (true) Landau. Our main result is global existence for the isotropic Boltzmann equation in the space homogeneous case, for certain parts of the "very soft potentials" regime in which global existence is unknown for the space homogeneous Boltzmann equation. The proof strategy is inspired by the work of Gualdani-Guillen [J. Funct. Anal. 283(6), 2022, Paper No. 109559] on isotropic Landau, and makes use of recent progress on weighted fractional Hardy inequalities.

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arXiv2022

On the Bernoulli problem with unbounded jumps

We investigate Bernoulli free boundary problems prescribing infinite jump conditions. The mathematical set-up leads to the analysis of non-differentiable minimization problems of the form $\int \left(\nabla u\cdot (A(x)\nabla u) + \varphi(x) 1_{\{u>0\}}\right) \,\mathrm{d}x \to \text{min}$, where $A(x)$ is an elliptic matrix with bounded, measurable coefficients and $\varphi$ is not necessarily locally bounded. We prove universal H\"older continuity of minimizers for the one- and two-phase problems. Sharp regularity estimates along the free boundary are also obtained. Furthermore, we perform a thorough analysis of the geometry of the free boundary around a point $\xi$ of infinite jump, $\xi \in \varphi^{-1}(\infty)$. We show that it is determined by the blow-up rate of $\varphi$ near $\xi$ and we obtain an analytical description of such cusp geometries.

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arXiv2022

Optimal domains for elliptic eigenvalue problems with rough coefficients

We prove the existence of an open set minimizing the first Dirichlet eigenvalue of an elliptic operator with bounded, measurable coefficients, over all open sets of a given measure. Our proof is based on a free boundary approach: we characterize the eigenfunction on the optimal set as the minimizer of a penalized functional, and derive openness of the optimal set as a consequence of a H\"older estimate for the eigenfunction. We also prove that the optimal eigenfunction grows at most linearly from the free boundary, i.e. it is Lipschitz continuous at free boundary points.

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arXiv2022

Classical solutions of the Boltzmann equation with irregular initial data

This article considers the spatially inhomogeneous, non-cutoff Boltzmann equation. We construct a large-data classical solution given bounded, measurable initial data with uniform polynomial decay of mild order in the velocity variable. Our result requires no assumption of strict positivity for the initial data, except locally in some small ball in phase space. We also obtain existence results for weak solutions when our decay and positivity assumptions for the initial data are relaxed. Because the regularity of our solutions may degenerate as $t \rightarrow 0$, uniqueness is a challenging issue. We establish weak-strong uniqueness under the additional assumption that the initial data possesses no vacuum regions and is H\"older continuous. As an application of our short-time existence theorem, we prove global existence near equilibrium for bounded, measurable initial data that decays at a finite polynomial rate in velocity.

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arXiv2021

Solutions to the non-cutoff Boltzmann equation uniformly near a Maxwellian

The purpose of this paper is to show how the combination of the well-known results for convergence to equilibrium and conditional regularity, in addition to a short-time existence result, lead to a quick proof of the existence of global smooth solutions for the non cutoff Boltzmann equation when the initial data is close to equilibrium. We include a short-time existence result for polynomially-weighted $L^\infty$ initial data. From this, we deduce that if the initial data is sufficiently close to a Maxwellian in this norm, then a smooth solution exists globally in time.

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arXiv2021

Existence and stability of near-constant solutions of variable-coefficient scalar field equations

This article studies a class of semilinear scalar field equations on the real line with variable coefficients in the linear terms. These coefficients are not necessarily small perturbations of a constant. We prove that under suitable conditions, the non-translation-invariant linear operator leads to steady states that are ``almost constant'' in the spatial variable. The main challenge of the proof is due to a spectral obstruction that cannot be treated perturbatively. Next, we consider stability of constant and near-constant steady states. We establish asymptotic stability for the vacuum state with respect to perturbations in $H^1\times L^2$, without placing any parity assumptions on the coefficients, potential, or initial data. Finally, under a parity assumption, we show asymptotic stability for near-constant steady states.

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arXiv2021

Linear and orbital stability analysis for solitary-wave solutions of variable-coefficient scalar field equations

We study general semilinear scalar-field equations on the real line with variable coefficients in the linear terms. These coefficients are uniformly small, but slowly decaying, perturbations of a constant-coefficient operator. We are motivated by the question of how these perturbations of the equation may change the stability properties of kink solutions (one-dimensional topological solitons). We prove existence of a stationary kink solution in our setting, and perform a detailed spectral analysis of the corresponding linearized operator, based on perturbing the linearized operator around the constant-coefficient kink. We derive a formula that allows us to check whether a discrete eigenvalue emerges from the essential spectrum under this perturbation. Known examples suggest that this extra eigenvalue may have an important influence on the long-time dynamics in a neighborhood of the kink. We also establish orbital stability of solitary-wave solutions in the variable-coefficient regime, despite the possible presence of negative eigenvalues in the linearization.

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arXiv2020

Self-generating lower bounds and continuation for the Boltzmann equation

For the spatially inhomogeneous, non-cutoff Boltzmann equation posed in the whole space $\mathbb R^3_x$, we establish pointwise lower bounds that appear instantaneously even if the initial data contains vacuum regions. Our lower bounds depend only on the initial data and upper bounds for the mass and energy densities of the solution. As an application, we improve the weakest known continuation criterion for large-data solutions, by removing the assumptions of mass bounded below and entropy bounded above.

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arXiv2020

Local well-posedness of the Boltzmann equation with polynomially decaying initial data

We consider the Cauchy problem for the spatially inhomogeneous non-cutoff Boltzmann equation with polynomially decaying initial data in the velocity variable. We establish short-time existence for any initial data with this decay in a fifth order Sobolev space by working in a mixed $L^2$ and $L^\infty$ space that allows to compensate for potential moment generation and obtaining new estimates on the collision operator that are well-adapted to this space. Our results improve the range of parameters for which the Boltzmann equation is well-posed in this decay regime, as well as relax the restrictions on the initial regularity. As an application, we can combine our existence result with the recent conditional regularity estimates of Imbert-Silvestre (arXiv:1909.12729 [math.AP]) to conclude solutions can be continued for as long as the mass, energy, and entropy densities remain under control. This continuation criterion was previously only available in the restricted range of parameters of previous well-posedness results for polynomially decaying initial data.

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arXiv2020

Gaussian bounds for the inhomogeneous Landau equation with hard potentials

We consider weak solutions of the spatially inhomogeneous Landau equation with hard potentials ($γ\in (0,1]$), under the assumption that mass, energy, and entropy densities are under control. In this regime, with arbitrary initial data, we show that solutions satisfy pointwise Gaussian upper and lower bounds in the velocity variable. This is different from the behavior in the soft potentials case ($γ<0$), where Gaussian estimates are known not to hold without corresponding assumptions on the initial data. Our upper bounds imply weak solutions are $C^\infty$ in all three variables, and that continuation of solutions is governed only by the mass, energy, and entropy.

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arXiv2019

C^\infty smoothing for weak solutions of the inhomogeneous Landau equation

We consider the spatially inhomogeneous Landau equation with initial data that is bounded by a Gaussian in the velocity variable. In the case of moderately soft potentials, we show that weak solutions immediately become smooth and remain smooth as long as the mass, energy, and entropy densities remain under control. For very soft potentials, we obtain the same conclusion with the additional assumption that a sufficiently high moment of the solution in the velocity variable remains bounded. Our proof relies on the iteration of local Schauder-type estimates.

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arXiv2019

Velocity Decay Estimates for Boltzmann equation with hard potentials

We establish pointwise polynomial decay estimates in velocity space for the spatially inhomogeneous Boltzmann equation without cutoff, in the case of hard potentials ($\gamma +2s > 2$), under the assumption that the mass, energy, and entropy densities are bounded above, and the mass density is bounded below. These estimates are self-generating, i.e. they do not require corresponding decay assumptions on the initial data. Our results extend the recent work of Imbert-Mouhot-Silvestre (arXiv:1804.06135), which addressed the case of moderately soft potentials ($\gamma + 2s \in [0,2]$).

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