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We consider the maximal regularity of a specific Vlasov-Fokker-Planck equation $\mathcal{A}u=f$ in the Euclidean space. The operator $\mathcal{A}=\Delta_{y}u-y\cdot \nabla_x{u}$ is an example of the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck operators. We prove…

In this paper, we give a sharp lower bound for the first eigenvalue of the basic Laplacian acting on basic $1$-forms defined on a compact manifold whose boundary is endowed with a Riemannian flow. The limiting case gives rise to a…

Given a bounded open subset $\Omega$ of $\mathbb R^n$, we establish the weak closure of the affine ball $B^{\mathcal A}_p(\Omega) = \{f \in W^{1,p}_0(\Omega):\ \mathcal E_p f \leq 1\}$ with respect to the affine functional $\mathcal E_pf$…

We prove a Lichnerowicz type lower bound for the first nontrivial eigenvalue of the $p$-Laplacian on K\"ahler manifolds. Parallel to the $p = 2$ case, the first eigenvalue lower bound is improved by using a decomposition of the Hessian on…

Lieb has shown a lower bound on the smallest Dirichlet eigenvalue of the Laplace operator in terms of a generalized inradius. We derive similar bounds for Robin eigenvalues, for eigenvalues of the polyharmonic operator and the sub-Laplacian…

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Let $\omega\subset\mathbb{R}^n$ be a bounded domain with Lipschitz boundary. For $\varepsilon>0$ and $n\in\mathbb{N}$ consider the infinite cone $\Omega_{\varepsilon}:=\big\{(x_1,x')\in (0,\infty)\times\mathbb{R}^n: x'\in\varepsilon…

In this paper, we study the existence and the summability of solutions to a Robin boundary value problem whose prototype is the following: $$ \begin{cases} -\text{div}(b(|u|)\nabla u)=f &\text{in }\Omega,\\[.2cm] \displaystyle\frac{\partial…

We establish lower bounds for the first non-zero eigenvalue for the natural geometric sub-elliptic Laplacian operator defined on sub-Riemannian manifolds of step 2 that satisfy a positive curvature condition. The methods are very general…

Given a bounded smooth domain $\Omega$ in $\mathbb{R}^2$, we study the following anisotropic elliptic problem $$ \begin{cases} -\nabla\big(a(x)\nabla \upsilon\big)= a(x)\big[e^{\upsilon}-s\phi_1-4\pi\alpha\delta_q-h(x)\big]\,\,\,\,…

In this paper we obtain lower estimates of the first non-trivial eigenvalues of the degenerate $p$-Laplace operator, $p>2$, in a large class of non-convex domains. This study is based on applications of the geometric theory of composition…

The main purpose of this paper is to show that there exists a positive number $\lambda_{1}$, the first eigenvalue, such that some $p(x)$-Laplace equation admits a solution if $\lambda=\lambda_{1}$ and that $\lambda_{1}$ is simple, i.e.,…

We study the family of compact operators $B_{\alpha} = V A_{\alpha} V$, $\alpha>0$ in $L^2(\mathbb R^d)$, $d\ge 1$, where $A_{\alpha}$ is the pseudo-differential operator with symbol $a_{\alpha}(\boldsymbol\xi) = a(\alpha\boldsymbol\xi)$,…

In the following work, we obtain a lower bound for the first Neumann eingevalue of the drift Laplacian $\Delta^{\varphi}$ for a family of properly embedded $[\varphi,\vec{e}_{3}]$-minimal surfaces in $\mathbb{R}^3$ with concave function…

In this work we establish eigenvalue inequalities for elliptic differential operators either for Dirichlet or for Robin eigenvalue problems, by using the technique introduced by Alexandroff, Bakelman and Pucci. These inequalities can be…

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We establish a lower bound for the principal $p-$frequency $\lambda_{1,p}(\Omega)$ on a bounded domain $\Omega$ in a non-compact Riemannian manifold of dimension $n.$ Under the assumption that the Ricci curvature satisfies…

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