Nonlocal nonlinear diffusion equations. Smoothing effects, Green functions, and functional inequalities (Q2680211): Difference between revisions

In this very interesting and long paper, the authors establish boundedness estimates for solutions of generalized porous medium equations of the form \[ \partial_tu+(-\mathcal{L})(u^m)=0 \] in \(\mathbb{R}^N\times (0,T)\), where \(m\geq 1\) and \(-\mathcal{L}\) is a linear, symmetric, and nonnegative operator. The authors prove quantitative estimates concerning precise \(L^1-L^\infty\)-smoothing effects and absolute bounds, and their proofs are based on the interplay between a dual formulation of the problem and estimates on the Green function of \(-\mathcal{L}\) and \(I-\mathcal{L}\). In the linear case \(m=1\), it is well-known that the \(L^1-L^\infty\)-smoothing effects are equivalent to Nash inequalities. The authors prove such a result in the nonlinear setting \(m>1\). The converse implication is not true in general. A counterexample is given by 0-order Lévy operators. But, when \(m>1\), the authors show that the nonlinearity allows for better regularizing properties, almost independently of the linear operator. Lastly, they prove families of inequalities of Gagliardo-Nirenberg-Sobolev type and investigate equivalences both in the linear and nonlinear settings through the application of the Moser iteration.