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Scale invariant regularity estimates for second order elliptic equations with lower order coefficients in optimal spaces

Analysis of PDEs 2020-05-29 v1

Abstract

We show local and global scale invariant regularity estimates for subsolutions and supersolutions to the equation div(Au+bu)+cu+du=divf+g-{\rm div}(A\nabla u+bu)+c\nabla u+du=-{\rm div}f+g, assuming that AA is elliptic and bounded. In the setting of Lorentz spaces, under the assumptions b,fLn,1b,f\in L^{n,1}, d,gLn2,1d,g\in L^{\frac{n}{2},1} and cLn,qc\in L^{n,q} for qq\leq\infty, we show that, with the surprising exception of the reverse Moser estimate, scale invariant estimates with "good" constants (that is, depending only on the norms of the coefficients) do not hold in general. On the other hand, assuming a necessary smallness condition on b,db,d or c,dc,d, we show a maximum principle and Moser's estimate for subsolutions with "good" constants. We also show the reverse Moser estimate for nonnegative supersolutions with "good" constants, under no smallness assumptions when q<q<\infty, leading to the Harnack inequality for nonnegative solutions and local continuity of solutions. Finally, we show that, in the setting of Lorentz spaces, our assumptions are the sharp ones to guarantee these estimates.

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@article{arxiv.2005.14086,
  title  = {Scale invariant regularity estimates for second order elliptic equations with lower order coefficients in optimal spaces},
  author = {Georgios Sakellaris},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2005.14086},
  year   = {2020}
}

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35 pages

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