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Consider the following nonlocal integro-differential operator: for $\alpha\in(0,2)$, $$ \cL^{(\alpha)}_{\sigma,b} f(x):=\mbox{p.v.} \int_{|z|<\delta}\frac{f(x+\sigma(x)z)-f(x)}{|z|^{d+\alpha}}\dif z+b(x)\cdot\nabla f(x)+\sL f(x), $$ where…

We prove local solvability for large classes of operators of the form $$ L=\sum_{j,k=1}^{2n}a_{jk}V_jV_k+i\alpha U,$$ where the $V_j$ are left-invariant vector fields on the Heisenberg group satisfying the commutation relations…

We consider linear second order nonvariational partial differential operators of the kind a_{ij}X_{i}X_{j}+X_{0}, on a bounded domain of R^{n}, where the X_{i}'s (i=0,1,2,...,q, n>q+1) are real smooth vector fields satisfying H\"ormander's…

We study the regularity properties of a general second order H\"ormander operator with Dini continous coefficients $a_{ij}$. Precisely if $X_0, X_1,\cdots X_m$ are smooth self adjoint vector fields satisfying the H\"ormander condition, we…

Let $\mathcal{L}=\sum_{j=1}^{m}X_{j}^{2}$ be a H\"{o}rmander sum of squares of vector fields in $\mathbb{R}^{n}$, where any $X_{j}$ is homogeneous of degree $1$ with respect to a family of non-isotropic dilations in $\mathbb{R}^{n}$. Then…

Let $z = (x,y) \in {\mathbb R}^d \times {\mathbb R}^{N-d}$, with $1 \le d < N$. We prove a priori estimates of the following type :$$\|\Delta\_{x}^{\frac \alpha 2} v \|\_{L^p({\mathbb R}^N)} \lec\_p\Big \| L\_{x } v +…

We consider the non-local operator of variable order as follows $$Lf(x)= \int_{\R^d\setminus\{0\}}\big(f(x+z)-f(x)-\<\nabla f(x),z\> \I_{\{|z|\le 1\}}\big)\frac{n(x,z)}{|z|^{d+\alpha(x)}}\,dz.$$ Under mild conditions on $\alpha(x)$ and…

Local solvability and non-solvability are classified for left-invariant differential operators on the Heisenberg group H_1 of the form L=P_n(X,Y)+Q(X,Y) where the P_n are certain homogeneous polynomials of order n greater than or equal to 2…

We introduce and study a new class of higher order differential operators defined on $\mathbb{R}^{n}$, which are built with H\"{o}rmander vector fields, homogeneous w.r.t. a family of dilations (but not left invariant w.r.t. any structure…

For a linear nonvariational operator structured on smooth H\"ormander's vector fields, with H\"older continuous coefficients, we prove a regularity result in the spaces of H\"older functions. We deduce an analogous regularity result for…

For a strongly elliptic second-order operator $A$ on a bounded domain $\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^n$ it has been known for many years how to interpret the general closed $L_2(\Omega)$-realizations of $A$ as representing boundary conditions…

We prove the existence of a global fundamental solution $\Gamma(x;y)$ (with pole $x$) for any H\"ormander operator $\mathcal{L}=\sum_{i=1}^m X_i^2$ on $\mathbb{R}^n$ which is $\delta$-homogeneous of degree $2$. By means of a global Lifting…

We study the local H\"older regularity of strong solutions $u$ of second-order uniformly elliptic equations having a gradient term with superquadratic growth $\gamma > 2$, and right-hand side in a Lebesgue space $L^q$. When $q >…

We present a general approach to the parametrix construction. We apply it to prove the uniqueness and existence of a weak fundamental solution for the equation $\partial_t =\mathcal{L}$ with non-symmetric non-local operators $$…

In this paper we study the local solvability of nonlinear Schr\"odinger equations of the form $$\p_t u = i {\cal L}(x) u + \vec b_1(x)\cdot \nabla_x u + \vec b_2(x)\cdot \nabla_x \bar u + c_1(x)u+c_2(x)\bar u +P(u,\bar u,\nabla_x u,…

If the smooth vector fields $X_1,\ldots,X_m$ and their commutators span the tangent space at every point in $\Omega\subseteq \mathbb{R}^N$ for any fixed $m\leq N$, then we establish the full interior regularity theory of quasi-linear…

For the Hamiltonian operator H = -{\Delta}+V(x) of the Schr\"odinger Equation with a repulsive potential, the problem of local decay is considered. It is analyzed by a direct method, based on a new, L^2 bounded, propagation observable. The…

We introduce the Local Increasing Regularity Method (LIRM) which allows us to get from \emph{local} a priori estimates, on solutions $u$ of a linear equation $\displaystyle Du=\omega ,$ \emph{global} ones. As an application we shall prove…

We present a new solver for nonlinear parabolic problems that is L-stable and achieves high order accuracy in space and time. The solver is built by first constructing a single-dimensional heat equation solver that uses fast O(N)…

This paper studies Liouville properties for viscosity sub- and supersolutions of fully nonlinear degenerate elliptic PDEs, under the main assumption that the operator has a family of generalized subunit vector fields that satisfy the…