Sobolev inequalities in 2-dimensional hyberbolic space (Q4357529)

Let \(\mathbb{R}^2_+= \{(x, y)\in\mathbb{R}^2; y>0\}\) and let \(u:\mathbb{R}^2_+\to\mathbb{R}\) be a sufficiently smooth function which decays well. Then the following inequality holds and is sharp: \[ \Biggl\{\int_{\mathbb{R}^2_+} |u|{dx dy\over y^2}\Biggr\}^2+ 4\pi \int_{\mathbb{R}^2_+}|u|^2 {dy dy\over y^2}\leq \Biggl\{\int_{\mathbb{R}^2_+} y\sqrt{u^2_x+ u^2_y} {dx dy\over y^2}\Biggr\}^2. \] This is one of the main results of the paper; the others are its modifications. The above inequality amounts to Sobolev inequalities in the 2-dimensional hyperbolic space \(\mathbb{H}^2\), where \(\mathbb{H}^2\) is modeled on \(\mathbb{R}^2_+\) endowed with the Poincaré-Bergman metric. The proofs are based on rearrangements of functions, the isoperimetric theorem in \(\mathbb{H}^2\), and inequalities in the calculus of variations. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0864.00057].