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In this paper we consider a fourth order operator in nondivergence form $Au:= au''''$, where $a: [0,1] \rightarrow \mathcal R_+$ is a function that degenerates somewhere in the interval. We prove that the operator generates an analytic…
We study the generation property for a fourth order operator in divergence or in non divergence form with suitable Neumann boundary conditions. As a consequence we obtain the well posedness for the parabolic equations governed by these…
In this paper we relate the generator property of an operator $A$ with (abstract) generalized Wentzell boundary conditions on a Banach space $X$ and its associated (abstract) Dirichlet-to-Neumann operator $N$ acting on a "boundary" space…
We develop strong and weak maximum principles for boundary-degenerate elliptic and parabolic linear second-order partial differential operators, $Au := -\mathrm{tr}(aD^2u)-<b, Du> + cu$, with partial Dirichlet boundary conditions. The…
We develop weak and strong maximum principles for boundary-degenerate, linear, parabolic, second-order partial differential operators, $Lu := -u_t-\tr(aD^2u)-\langle b, Du\rangle + cu$, with \emph{partial} Dirichlet boundary conditions. The…
In a recent paper we presented a general perturbation result for generators of $C_0$-semigroups. The aim of the present paper is to replace, in case the unperturbed semigroup is analytic, the various conditions appearing in this result by…
We establish sharp interior and boundary regularity estimates for solutions to $\partial_t u - L u = f(t, x)$ in $I\times \Omega$, with $I \subset \mathbb{R}$ and $\Omega \subset\mathbb{R}^n$. The operators $L$ we consider are…
We study the obstacle problem for fully nonlinear elliptic operators with an anisotropic degeneracy on the gradient: \[ \min \left\{f-|Du|^\gamma F(D^2u),u-\phi\right\} = 0 \quad\textrm{ in }\quad \Omega. \] We obtain existence of solutions…
We prove that operators of the form $A=-a(x)^2\Delta^{2}$, with suitable growth conditions on the coefficient $a(x)$, generate analytic semigroups in $L^1(\mathbb{R}^N)$. In particular, we deduce generation results for the operator $A :=-…
In this paper we prove some existence and regularity results concerning parabolic equations dtu = F(D u, D2 u) + f(x,u) with some boundary conditions, on Omega times ]0,T[, where Omega is some bounded domain which possesses the cone…
In this paper, we study solutions $u$ of parabolic systems in divergence form with zero Dirichlet boundary conditions in the upper-half cylinder $Q_1^+\subset \mathbb{R}^{n+1}$, where the coefficients are weighted by $x_n^\alpha$,…
For bounded domains $\Omega$ with Lipschitz boundary $\Gamma$, we investigate boundary value problems for elliptic operators with variable coefficients of fourth order subject to Wentzell (or dynamic) boundary conditions. Using form…
We study continuity properties on modulation spaces for $\tau$-pseudodifferential operators with symbols $a$ in Wiener amalgam spaces. We obtain boundedness results for $\tau \in (0,1)$ whereas, in the end-points $\tau=0$ and $\tau=1$, the…
In this paper we consider higher order Schr\"odinger operators $$\mathcal L u=Lu+Vu,$$ where $L$ denotes a fourth order operator and $V\geq 0$ a suitable potential. We initiate our analysis by considering the constant coefficients…
We consider a second order self-adjoint operator in a domain which can be bounded or unbounded. The boundary is partitioned into two parts with Dirichlet boundary condition on one of them, and Neumann condition on the other. We assume that…
In this paper we consider degenerate Kirchhoff-type equations of the form \[-\phi(\Xi(u)) \left(\mathcal{A}(u)-|u|^{p-2}u\right) = f(x,u)\quad \text{in } \Omega,\] \[\phantom{aaiaaaaaaaaa}\phi (\Xi(u)) \mathcal{B}(u) \cdot \nu = g(x,u)…
The purpose of this paper is to obtain an upper bound for the fundamental solution for parabolic Cauchy problem u'=Au, where A is a second order elliptic partial differential operator with unbounded coefficients such that its potential and…
In this paper we consider differential opeartor L=d^4_x + u(x). We find the commutativity condition for operator L with a differential operator M of order 4g+2, where L and M are operators of rank 2. Some examples are constructed. These…
We study two identification problems in relation with a strongly degenerate parabolic diffusion equation characterized by a vanishing diffusion coefficient $u\in W^{1,\infty},$ with the property $\frac{1}{u}\notin L^{1}. $ The aim is to…
In this paper we prove a Wiener-type characterization of boundary regularity, in the spirit of a classical result by Landis, for a class of evolutive H\"ormander operators. We actually show the validity of our criterion for a larger class…