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Vitali Liskevich

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On the $L^p$-theory of $C_0$-semigroups associated with second-order elliptic operators with complex singular coefficients

We study $L^p$-theory of second-order elliptic divergence type operators with complex measurable coefficients. The major aspect is that we allow complex coefficients in the main part of the operator, too. We investigate generation of analytic $C_0$-semigroups under very general conditions on the coefficients, related to the notion of form-boundedness. We determine an interval $J$ in the $L^p$-scale, not necessarily containing $p=2$, in which one obtains a consistent family of quasi-contractive semigroups. This interval is close to optimal, as shown by several examples. In the case of uniform ellipticity we construct a family of semigroups in an extended range of $L^p$-spaces, and we prove $p$-independence of the analyticity sector and of the spectrum of the generators.

math.AP↗

Singular solutions for second-order non-divergence type elliptic inequalities in punctured balls

We study the existence and nonexistence of positive singular solutions to second-order non-divergence type elliptic inequalities with measurable coefficients. We prove the existence of a critical value $p^*$ that separates the existence region from non-existence. In the critical case $p=p^*$ we show that the existence of a singular solution depends on the rate at which the coefficients stabilize at zero and we provide some optimal conditions in this setting.

math.AP↗

Gradient estimates for degenerate quasi-linear parabolic equations

For a general class of divergence type quasi-linear degenerate parabolic equations with differentiable structure and lower order coefficients form bounded with respect to the Laplacian we obtain $L^q$-estimates for the gradients of solutions, and for the lower order coefficients from a Kato-type class we show that the solutions are Lipschitz continuous with respect to the space variable.

math.AP↗

Singular solutions to the heat equations with nonlinear absorption and Hardy potentials

We study the existence and nonexistence of singular solutions to the equation $u_t-Δu - \fracκ{|x|^2}u+|x|^αu|u|^{p-1}=0$, $p>1$, in $\R^N\times[0,\infty)$, $N\ge 3$, with a singularity at the point $(0,0)$, that is, nonnegative solutions satisfying $u(x,0)=0$ for $x\ne0$, assuming that $\a>-2$ and $κ<\left(\frac{N-2}2\right)^2$. The problem is transferred to the one for a weighted Laplace-Beltrami operator with a non-linear absorbtion, absorbing the Hardy potential in the weight. A classification of a singular solution to the weighted problem either as a {\it source solution} with a multiple of the Dirac mass as initial datum, or as a unique {\it very singular solution}, leads to a complete classification of singular solutions to the original problem, which exist if and only if $p<1+\frac{2(2+α)}{N+2+\sqrt{(N-2)^2-4κ}}$.

math.AP↗

Positive solutions to nonlinear p-Laplace equations with Hardy potential in exterior domains

We study the existence and nonexistence of positive (super) solutions to the nonlinear $p$-Laplace equation $$-Δ_p u-\fracμ{|x|^p}u^{p-1}=\frac{C}{|x|^σ}u^q$$ in exterior domains of ${\R}^N$ ($N\ge 2$). Here $p\in(1,+\infty)$ and $μ\le C_H$, where $C_H$ is the critical Hardy constant. We provide a sharp characterization of the set of $(q,σ)\in\R^2$ such that the equation has no positive (super) solutions. The proofs are based on the explicit construction of appropriate barriers and involve the analysis of asymptotic behavior of super-harmonic functions associated to the $p$-Laplace operator with Hardy-type potentials, comparison principles and an improved version of Hardy's inequality in exterior domains. In the context of the $p$-Laplacian we establish the existence and asymptotic behavior of the harmonic functions by means of the generalized Prüfer-Transformation.

math.AP↗

Positive solutions to singular semilinear elliptic equations with critical potential on cone-like domains

We study the existence and nonexistence of positive (super-)solutions to a singular semilinear elliptic equation $$-\nabla\cdot(|x|^A\nabla u)-B|x|^{A-2}u=C|x|^{A-σ}u^p$$ in cone--like domains of $\R^N$ ($N\ge 2$), for the full range of parameters $A,B,σ,p\in\R$ and $C>0$. We provide a complete characterization of the set of $(p,σ)\in\R^2$ such that the equation has no positive (super-)solutions, depending on the values of $A,B$ and the principle Dirichlet eigenvalue of the cross--section of the cone. The proofs are based on the explicit construction of appropriate barriers and involve the analysis of asymptotic behavior of super-harmonic functions associated to the Laplace operator with critical potentials, Phragmen--Lindelöf type comparison arguments and an improved version of Hardy's inequality in cone--like domains.

math.AP↗

Positive solutions to superlinear second-order divergence type elliptic equations in cone-like domains

We study the problem of the existence and nonexistence of positive solutions to a superlinear second-order divergence type elliptic equation with measurable coefficients $(*)$: $-\nabla\cdot a\cdot\nabla u=u^p$ in an unbounded cone--like domain $G\subset\bf R^N$ $(N\ge 3)$. We prove that the critical exponent $p^*(a,G)=\inf\{p>1 : (*) \hbox{has a positive supersolution in} G\}$ for a nontrivial cone-like domain is always in $(1,N/(N-2))$ and in contrast with exterior domains depends both on the geometry of the domain $G$ and the coefficients $a$ of the equation.

math.AP↗

A critical phenomenon for sublinear elliptic equations in cone-like domains

We study positive supersolutions to an elliptic equation $(*)$: $-Δu=c|x|^{-s}u^p$, $p,s\in\bf R$ in cone-like domains in $\bf R^N$ ($N\ge 2$). We prove that in the sublinear case $p<1$ there exists a critical exponent $p_*<1$ such that equation $(*)$ has a positive supersolution if and only if $-\infty<p<p_*$. The value of $p_*$ is determined explicitly by $s$ and the geometry of the cone.

math.AP↗

Strong uniqueness for certain infinite dimensional Dirichlet operators and applications to stochastic quantization

Strong and Markov uniqueness problems in $L^2$ for Dirichlet operators on rigged Hilbert spaces are studied. An analytic approach based on a--priori estimates is used. The extension of the problem to the $L^p$-setting is discussed. As a direct application essential self--adjointness and strong uniqueness in $L^p$ is proved for the generator (with initial domain the bounded smooth cylinder functions) of the stochastic quantization process for Euclidean quantum field theory in finite volume $Λ\subset \R^2$.

math.PR↗