Abstract:
Let
P(D)=∑αγPαDα and Q(D)=∑αγQαDα be linear differential operators, and let
P(ξ)=∑αγPαξα and
Q(ξ)=∑αγQαξα be the corresponding symbols (characteristic polynomials). It is said that the operator P(D) is more powerful than the operator Q(D) (the polynomial P(ξ) is more powerful than the polynomial Q(ξ)), and written P>Q or Q<P, if there is a constant
c>0 such that |Q(ξ)|≤[|P(ξ)|+1]∀ξ∈Rn.
In the talk, necessary and (in most cases coinciding) sufficient conditions are given under which P>Q, where P is a degenerate (non-elliptic) operator.
Using the obtained results and applying the theory of Fourier multipliers, we describe the set of multi-indices {ν} for which the estimate
‖Dνu‖Lp≤‖P(D)u‖Lq+‖u‖Lq∀u∈C∞0,1<p≤q,
holds.