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The structure of diagonal singularities of Green functions of partial differential operators of even order acting on smooth sections of a vector bundle over a Riemannian man ifold is studied. A special class of operators formed by the…

We construct the Neumann Green function and establish scale invariant regularity estimates for solutions to the Neumann problem for the elliptic operator $Lu=-{\rm div}({\bf A} \nabla u+ \boldsymbol{b}u)+ \boldsymbol{c} \cdot \nabla u+du$…

Let $G(z)$ be the Green function on the flat torus $E_{\tau}=\mathbb{C}/(\mathbb{Z}+\mathbb{Z}\tau)$ with the singularity at $0$. Lin and Wang (Ann. Math. 2010) proved that $G(z)$ has either $3$ or $5$ critical points (depending on the…

We prove that for an open domain $D \subset \mathbb{R}^d $ with $d \geq 2 $ , for every (measurable) uniformly elliptic tensor field $a$ and for almost every point $y \in D$ , there exists a unique Green's function centred in $ y $…

In this paper, we explore the existence of pluricomplex Green functions for Stein manifolds from a functional analysis point of view. For a Stein manifold $M$, we will denote by $O(M)$ the Fr\'echet space of analytic functions on $M$…

Let $M$ be a complete non-compact Riemannian manifold and $\sigma $ be a Radon measure on $M$, we study the existence and non-existence of positive solutions to a nonlocal elliptic inequality \begin{equation*} (-\Delta)^{\alpha} u\geq…

The Green functions of the partial differential operators of even order acting on smooth sections of a vector bundle over a Riemannian manifold are investigated via the heat kernel methods. We study the resolvent of a special class of…

We study the existence of the Green function for an elliptic system in divergence form $-\nabla\cdot a\nabla$ in $\mathbb{R}^d$, with $d>2$. The tensor field $a=a(x)$ is only assumed to be bounded and $\lambda$-coercive. For almost every…

Let $M$ be a compact, pseudoconvex-oriented, $(2n+1)$-dimensional, abstract CR manifold of hypersurface type, $n\geq 2$. We prove the following: (i) If $M$ admits a strictly CR-plurisubharmonic function on $(0,q_0)$-forms, then the complex…

We construct Green's functions for second order parabolic operators of the form $Pu=\partial_t u-{\rm div}({\bf A} \nabla u+ \boldsymbol{b}u)+ \boldsymbol{c} \cdot \nabla u+du$ in $(-\infty, \infty) \times \Omega$, where $\Omega$ is an open…

The Hamiltonian $H={1\over2} p^2+{1\over2}m^2x^2+gx^2(ix)^\delta$ with $\delta,g\geq0$ is non-Hermitian, but the energy levels are real and positive as a consequence of ${\cal PT}$ symmetry. The quantum mechanical theory described by $H$ is…

We show that the Green functions on flat tori can have either 3 or 5 critical points only. There does not seemto be any directmethod to attack this problem. Instead, we have to employ sophisticated non-linear partial differential equations…

A new perspective of the Green's function in a boundary value problem as the only eigenstate in an auxiliary formulation is introduced. In this treatment, the Green's function can be perceived as a defect state in the presence of a…

We study energy functionals associated with quasi-linear Schr\"odinger operators on infinite graphs, and develop characterisations of (sub-)criticality via Green's functions, harmonic functions of minimal growth and capacities. We proof a…

We consider solutions to some semilinear elliptic equations on complete noncompact Riemannian manifolds and study their classification as well as the effect of their presence on the underlying manifold. When the Ricci curvature is…

In this paper we consider a complete connected noncompact Riemannian manifold M with Ricci curvature bounded from below and positive injectivity radius. Denote by L the Laplace-Beltrami operator on M. We assume that the kernel associated to…

Let $L$ be a second-order elliptic operator with analytic coefficients defined in $B_1\subseteq\mathbb R^n$. We construct explicitly and canonically a fundamental solution for the operator, i.e., a function $u:B_{r_0}\to\mathbb R$ such that…

One of the landmarks of the modern theory of partial differential equations is the Malgrange- Ehrenpreis theorem that states that every non-zero linear partial differential operator with constant coefficients has a Green function (alias…

In a conformal class of metrics with positive Yamabe invariant, we derive a necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of metrics with positive Q curvature. The condition is conformally invariant. We also prove some inequalities…

On a Riemannian surface, the energy of a map into a Riemannian manifold is a conformal invariant functional, and its critical points are the harmonic maps. Our main result is a generalization of this theorem when the starting manifold is…