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On the Hardy constant of some non-convex planar domains

Analysis of PDEs 2014-09-15 v1 Spectral Theory

Abstract

The Hardy constant of a simply connected domain ΩR2\Omega\subset\mathbf{R}^2 is the best constant for the inequality Ωu2dxcΩu2dist(x,Ω)2dx  ,    uCc(Ω). \int_{\Omega}|\nabla u|^2dx \geq c\int_{\Omega} \frac{u^2}{{\rm dist}(x,\partial\Omega)^2}\, dx \; , \;\;\quad u\in C^{\infty}_c(\Omega). After the work of Ancona where the universal lower bound 1/16 was obtained, there has been a substantial interest on computing or estimating the Hardy constant of planar domains. In \cite{BT} we have determined the Hardy constant of an arbitrary quadrilateral in the plane. In this work we continue our investigation and we compute the Hardy constant for other non-convex planar domains. In all cases the Hardy constant is related to that of a certain infinite sectorial region which has been studied by E.B. Davies.

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@article{arxiv.1409.3677,
  title  = {On the Hardy constant of some non-convex planar domains},
  author = {Gerassimos Barbatis and Achilles Tertikas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1409.3677},
  year   = {2014}
}

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24 pages, 4 figures Dedicated to Ermanno Lanconelli on the occasion of his 70th birthday. To appear in Springer INdAM Series