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We derive a discrete $ L^q-L^p$ Sobolev inequality tailored for the Crouzeix--Raviart and discontinuous Crouzeix--Raviart finite element spaces on anisotropic meshes in both two and three dimensions. Subject to a semi-regular mesh…

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Consider the class of zero-mean functions with fixed $L^{\infty}$ and $L^1$ norms and exactly $N\in \mathbb{N}$ nodal points. Which functions $f$ minimize $W_p(f_+,f_-)$, the Wasserstein distance between the measures whose densities are the…

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We study certain inequalities and a related result on weighted Sobolev spaces on bounded John domains in $\mathbb{R}^n$. Namely, we prove the existence of a right inverse for the divergence operator, along with the corresponding a priori…

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We define the quantum $p$-divergences and introduce Beckner's inequalities for primitive quantum Markov semigroups on a finite-dimensional matrix algebra satisfying the detailed balance condition. Such inequalities quantify the convergence…

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We study the Sobolev inequality and the existence of its extremal functions in the setting of homogeneous H\"{o}rmander vector fields. A principal result establishes a mutual inclusion between the set of volume growth rates of subunit balls…

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We introduce a new family of refined Sobolev-Malliavin spaces that capture the integrability in time of the Malliavin derivative. We consider duality in these spaces and derive a Burkholder type inequality in a dual norm. The theory we…

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