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An optimal first-order global regularity theory, in spaces of functions defined in terms of oscillations, is established for solutions to Dirichlet problems for the $p$-Laplace equation and system, with right-hand side in divergence form.…

We consider degenerate KFP operators \[ Lu=\sum_{i,j=1}^{m_{0}}a_{ij}(x,t)\partial_{x_{i}x_{j}}^{2}u+\sum_{k,j=1}^{N}b_{jk}x_{k}\partial_{x_{j}}u-\partial_{t}u\equiv\sum_{i,j=1}^{m_{0}}a_{ij}(x,t)\partial_{x_{i}x_{j}}^{2}u+Yu \]…

We prove a priori and a posteriori H\"older bounds and Schauder $C^{1,\alpha}$ estimates for continuous solutions of degenerate elliptic equations with variable coefficients of the form $$ \mathrm{div}\left(|u|^a A\nabla…

We consider the non-local operator of variable order as follows $$Lf(x)= \int_{\R^d\setminus\{0\}}\big(f(x+z)-f(x)-\<\nabla f(x),z\> \I_{\{|z|\le 1\}}\big)\frac{n(x,z)}{|z|^{d+\alpha(x)}}\,dz.$$ Under mild conditions on $\alpha(x)$ and…

Fix a function $W(x_1,\ldots,x_d) = \sum_{k=1}^d W_k(x_k)$ where each $W_k: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ is a strictly increasing right continuous function with left limits. For a diagonal matrix function $A$, let $\nabla A \nabla_W =…

We establish necessary and sufficient conditions for the global hypoellipticity of $G$-invariant operators on homogeneous vector bundles. These criteria are established in terms of the corresponding matrix-valued symbols as developed by…

We analyze degenerate, second-order, elliptic operators $H$ in divergence form on $L_2(\Ri^{n}\times\Ri^{m})$. We assume the coefficients are real symmetric and $a_1H_\delta\geq H\geq a_2H_\delta$ for some $a_1,a_2>0$ where \[…

Consider the following Kolmogorov type hypoelliptic operator $$ \mathscr L_t:=\mbox{$\sum_{j=2}^n$}x_j\cdot\nabla_{x_{j-1}}+{\rm Tr} (a_t \cdot\nabla^2_{x_n}), $$ where $n\geq 2$, $x=(x_1,\cdots,x_n)\in(\mathbb R^d)^n =\mathbb R^{nd}$ and…

In this paper we prove the higher Sobolev regularity of minimisers for convex integral functionals evaluated on linear differential operators of order one. This intends to generalise the already existing theory for the cases of full and…

We study uniform Sobolev inequalities for the second order differential operators $P(D)$ of non-elliptic type. For $d\ge3$ we prove that the Sobolev type estimate $\|u\|_{L^q(\mathbb{R}^d)}\le C \|P(D)u\|_{L^p(\mathbb{R}^d)}$ holds with $C$…

In this article we establish a global subelliptic estimate for Kramers-Fokker-Planck operators with homogeneous potentials $V(q)$ under some conditions, involving in particular the control of the eigenvalues of the Hessian matrix of the…

Consider the following nonlinear elliptic equation of $p(x)$-Laplacian type with nonstandard growth \begin{equation*} \left\{ \begin{aligned} &{\rm div} a(Du, x)=\mu \quad &\text{in}& \quad \Omega, &u=0 \quad &\text{on}& \quad…

In this paper we continue the study initiated in [FGN] concerning the obstacle problem for a class of parabolic non-divergence operators structured on a set of vector fields X = {X_1,...,X_q} in R^n with C^1-coefficients satisfying…

We establish the unique solvability in weighted mixed-norm Sobolev spaces for a class of degenerate parabolic and elliptic equations in the upper half space. The operators are in nondivergence form, with the leading coefficients given by…

A global real analytic regularity theorem for a quasilinear sum of squares of vector fields of Hormander rank 2 is given. A related local result for a special case was proved recently by the second author and L. Zanghirati in a paper titled…

Let the vector fields $X_1, ... , X_{6}$ form an orthonormal basis of ${\mathcal H}$, the orthogonal complement of a Cartan subalgebra (of dimension $2$) in SU(3). We prove that weak solutions $u$ to the degenerate subelliptic $p$-Laplacian…

We study the regularity properties of a general second order H\"ormander operator with Dini continous coefficients $a_{ij}$. Precisely if $X_0, X_1,\cdots X_m$ are smooth self adjoint vector fields satisfying the H\"ormander condition, we…

This paper studies a priori and regularity estimates of Evans-Krylov type in H\"older spaces for fully nonlinear uniformly elliptic and parabolic equations of second order when the operator fails to be concave or convex in the space of…

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…

We consider a family of gradient Gaussian vector fields on $\Z^d$, where the covariance operator is not translation invariant. A uniform finite range decomposition of the corresponding covariance operators is proven, i.e., the covariance…