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Existence of extremal functions in higher-order affine Sobolev inequalities

Functional Analysis 2026-04-02 v1

Abstract

In this article, we prove the existence of extremal functions in higher-order affine Sobolev inequalities. Proofs rely on concentration-compactness methods in spaces of integer or fractional regularity. The tools we use, available in spaces of arbitrary regularity, might be of independent interest.

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@article{arxiv.2604.00640,
  title  = {Existence of extremal functions in higher-order affine Sobolev inequalities},
  author = {Tristan Bullion-Gauthier},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.00640},
  year   = {2026}
}