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In the following we show the strong comparison principle for the fractional $p$-Laplacian, i.e. we analyze functions $v,w$ which satisfy $v\geq w$ in $\mathbb{R}^N$ and \[ (-\Delta)^s_pv+q(x)|v|^{p-2}v\geq (-\Delta)^s_pw+q(x)|w|^{p-2}w…

We consider a complete non-compact Riemannian manifold satisfying the volume doubling property and a Gaussian upper bound for its heat kernel (on functions). Let -- $\rightarrow$ $\Delta$ k be the Hodge-de Rham Laplacian on differential…

In this article we discuss the solvability of some class of fully nonlinear equations, and equations with p-Laplacian in more general conditions by using a new approach given in [1] for studying the nonlinear continuous operator. Moreover…

We consider second-order linear parabolic operators in non-divergence form that are intrinsically defined on Riemannian manifolds. In the elliptic case, Cabr\'e proved a global Krylov-Safonov Harnack inequality under the assumption that the…

A differential-difference operator is used to model the heat equation on a finite graph analogue of Poincar\'e's upper half-plane. Finite analogues of the classical theta functions are shown to be solutions to the heat equation in this…

We prove a Liouville type classification theorem in half-spaces for infinite boundary value problems related to fully nonlinear, uniformly elliptic operators. We then apply the result in order to obtain gradient boundary blow up rates for…

This paper is devoted to the study of a nonlinear heat equation associated with Dirichlet-Robin conditions. At first, we use the Faedo -- Galerkin and the compactness method to prove existence and uniqueness results. Next, we consider the…

Based on the theory of Dunkl operators, this paper presents a general concept of multivariable Hermite polynomials and Hermite functions which are associated with finite reflection groups on $\b R^N$. The definition and properties of these…

We obtain a uniform boundary Harnack principle (BHP) on any open sets for a large class of non-local operators on metric measure spaces under a jump measure comparability and tail estimate condition, and an upper bound condition on the…

In this paper, we use a probabilistic approach to show that there exists a unique, bounded continuous solution to the Dirichlet boundary value problem for a general class of second order non-symmetric elliptic operators $L$ with singular…

In a recent paper [Mar05] it is argued that to properly understand the thermodynamics of Landauer's Principle it is necessary extend the concept of logical operations to include indeterministic operations. Here we examine the thermodynamics…

Using sharp global heat kernel bounds and geodesic comparison geometry, we show that the Dalang condition for well-posedness of the parabolic Anderson model with measure-valued initial conditions, first introduced on Euclidean space, holds…

We consider Kolmogorov operator $-\nabla \cdot a \cdot \nabla + b \cdot \nabla$ with measurable uniformly elliptic matrix $a$ and prove Gaussian lower and upper bounds on its heat kernel under minimal assumptions on the vector field $b$ and…

Landauer's Principle relates entropy decrease and heat dissipation during logically irreversible processes. Most theoretical justifications of Landauer's Principle either use thermodynamic reasoning or rely on specific models based on…

In this paper we extend the well-known concentration -- compactness principle for the Fractional Laplacian operator in unbounded domains. As an application we show sufficient conditions for the existence of solutions to some critical…

We consider a finite system $\{X_1, X_2, \ldots, X_n\}$ of complete vector fields acting on smooth manifolds $M$ equipped with a smooth positive measure. We assume that the system satisfies H\"ormander's condition and generates a finite…

Given an elliptic operator $L= - \mathrm{div} (A \nabla \cdot)$ subject to mixed boundary conditions on an open subset of $\mathbb{R}^d$, we study the relation between Gaussian pointwise estimates for the kernel of the associated heat…

We give a heat kernel proof of the algebraic index theorem for deformation quantization with separation of variables on a pseudo-Kahler manifold. We use normalizations of the canonical trace density of a star product and of the…