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Weighted Sobolev space theory for Poisson's equation in non-smooth domains

Analysis of PDEs 2025-12-17 v2

Abstract

We introduce a general LpL_p-solvability result for the Poisson equation in non-smooth domains ΩRd\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^d, with the zero Dirichlet boundary condition. Our sole assumption on the domain Ω\Omega is the Hardy inequality: There exists a constant N>0N>0 such that Ωf(x)d(x,Ω)2dxNΩf2dxfor anyfCc(Ω). \int_{\Omega}\Big|\frac{f(x)}{d(x,\partial\Omega)}\Big|^2\,\mathrm{d} x\leq N\int_{\Omega}|\nabla f|^2 \,\mathrm{d} x\quad\text{for any}\quad f\in C_c^{\infty}(\Omega)\,. To describe the boundary behavior of solutions in a general framework, we propose a weight system composed of a superharmonic function and the distance function to the boundary. Additionally, we explore applications across a variety of non-smooth domains, including convex domains, domains with exterior cone condition, totally vanishing exterior Reifenberg domains, and domains ΩRd\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^d for which the Aikawa dimension of Ωc\Omega^c is less than d2d-2. Using superharmonic functions tailored to the geometric conditions of the domain, we derive weighted LpL_p-solvability results for various non-smooth domains and specific weight ranges that differ for each domain condition. Furthermore, we provide an application to the H\"older continuity of solutions.

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@article{arxiv.2403.18865,
  title  = {Weighted Sobolev space theory for Poisson's equation in non-smooth domains},
  author = {Jinsol Seo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.18865},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

54 pages. To appear in Mathematische Annalen; The paper is a modified version of arXiv:2304.10451v1. The earlier version will not be published