Spatial regularity for a class of degenerate Kolmogorov equations (Q2147972)

The author establishes qualitative properties for the solution \(u\) to a class of dilation invariant Kolmogorov equation, where \(u\) is assumed to have only a certain amount of regularity in the diffusion's directions. It is pointed out that \(u\) is also regular with respect to the remaining directions. The proposed approach is not based on a representation formula through the fundamental solution or Fourier transform method, but on the commutators identities. It allows the author to obtain a Sobolev exponent that is not dependent on the integrability assumption of the right-hand side. Moreover, it is shown a new proof for the optimal spatial regularity.