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Let $c_{kl} \in W^{2,\infty}(\mathbb{R}^d, \mathbb{C})$ for all $k,l \in \{1, \ldots, d\}$. We consider the divergence form operator $A = - \sum_{k,l=1}^d \partial_l (c_{kl} \, \partial_k) $in $L_2(\mathbb{R}^d)$ when the coefficient matrix…
We prove that the realization $A_p$ in $L^p(\mathbb{R}^N),\,1<p<\infty$, of the elliptic operator $A=(1+|x|^{\alpha})\Delta+b|x|^{\alpha-1}\frac{x}{|x|}\cdot \nabla-c|x|^{\beta}$ with domain $D(A_p) =\{ u \in W^{2,p}(\mathbb{R}^N)\, |\, Au…
In this paper we prove that, under suitable assumptions on {\alpha} > 0, the operator L = (1 + |x|{\alpha})\Delta admits realizations generating contraction or analytic semigroups in Lp (RN). For some values of {\alpha}, we also explicitly…
This paper focuses on systems of strongly coupled elliptic operators whose coefficients may be unbounded and are defined on a domain $\Omega \subseteq \mathbb{R}^d$. It is shown that a quasi-contractive semigroup in $L^p$-spaces can be…
We consider a class of vector-valued elliptic operators with unbounded coefficients, coupled up to the first-order, in the Lebesgue space L^p(R^d;R^m) with p in (1,\infty). Sufficient conditions to prove generation results of an analytic…
In this paper we study minimal realizations in $L^p(\mathbb{R}^N)$ of the second order elliptic operator \begin{equation*} { A_{b,c}} := (1+|x|^\alpha)\Delta + b|x|^{\alpha-2}x\cdot\nabla - c |x|^{\alpha-2} - |x|^{\beta} , \quad x \in…
This is the first part of a series of two papers where we study perturbations of divergence form second order elliptic operators $-\mathop{\operatorname{div}} A \nabla$ by first and zero order terms, whose coefficients lie in critical…
We prove that the realization $A_p$ in $L^p(\mathbb{R}^N),\,1<p<\infty$, of the Schr\"odinger type operator $A=(1+|x|^{\alpha})\Delta-|x|^{\beta}$ with domain $D(A_p)=\{u\in W^{2,p}(\mathbb{R}^N): Au\in L^p(\mathbb{R}^N)\}$ generates a…
A class of vector-valued elliptic operators with unbounded coefficients, coupled up to the second-order is investigated in the Lebesgue space $L^p(\mathbb R^d;\mathbb R^m)$ with $p \in (1,\infty)$, providing sufficient conditions for the…
Let $L$ be a positive self-adjoint operator on $L^2(X)$, where $X$ is a $\sigma$-finite metric measure space. When $\alpha \in (0,1)$, the subordinated semigroup $\{\exp(-tL^{\alpha}):t \in \mathbb{R}^+\}$ can be defined on $L^2(X)$ and…
We study $L^p$-theory of second-order elliptic divergence type operators with complex measurable coefficients. The major aspect is that we allow complex coefficients in the main part of the operator, too. We investigate generation of…
Suppose that ${\cal L}$ is a divergence form differential operator of the form ${\cal L}f:=(1/2) e^{U}\nabla_x\cdot\big[e^{-U}(I+H)\nabla_x f\big]$, where $U$ is scalar valued, $I$ identity matrix and $H$ an anti-symmetric matrix valued…
Given an elliptic differential operator L of second order with smooth coefficients in a bounded domain with smooth boundary. We show that if the coefficients are H\"older-continuous up to the boundary and the boundary is…
In this paper, we study vector--valued elliptic operators of the form $\mathcal{L}f:=\mathrm{div}(Q\nabla f)-F\cdot\nabla f+\mathrm{div}(Cf)-Vf$ acting on vector-valued functions $f:\mathbb{R}^d\to\mathbb{R}^m$ and involving coupling at…
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Let $c_{kl} \in W^{1,\infty}(\Omega, \mathbb{C})$ for all $k,l \in \{1, \ldots, d\}$ and $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^d$ be open with Lipschitz boundary. We consider the divergence form operator $ A_p = - \sum_{k,l=1}^d \partial_l (c_{kl} \,…
We study the inequality $ -\Delta u - \frac{\mu}{|x|^2} u \geq (|x|^{-\alpha} * u^p)u^q$ in an unbounded cone $\mathcal{C}_\Omega^\rho\subset \mathbb{R}^N$ ($N\geq 2$) generated by a subdomain $\Omega$ of the unit sphere $S^{N-1}\subset…
Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^{n+1}$, $n\ge 2$, be a 1-sided non-tangentially accessible domain (i.e., quantitatively open and path-connected) satisfiying the capacity density condition. Let $L_0 u=-\mathrm{div}(A_0 \nabla u)$,…
We show that a realization of the operator $L=|x|^\alpha\Delta +c|x|^{\alpha-1}\frac{x}{|x|}\cdot\nabla -b|x|^{\alpha-2}$ generates a semigroup in $L^p(\mathbb {R}^N)$ if and only if $D_c=b+(N-2+c)^2/4 > 0$ and…
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