Integral representation and L^ bounds for solutions of the Helmholtz equation on arbitrary open sets in R^ 2 and R^ 3

Publication date 1 February 1995

Published in Differential and Integral Equations (Search for Journal in Brave)

best possible constant sharp \(L^ \infty\)-bounds

Inequalities involving derivatives and differential and integral operators (26D10) A priori estimates in context of PDEs (35B45) Laplace operator, Helmholtz equation (reduced wave equation), Poisson equation (35J05)

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The author proves \(L^ \infty\)-bounds for functions \(u \in H^ 1_ 0(\Omega)\), satisfying \(\Delta u \in L^ 2 (\Omega)\), where \(\Omega\) is an open domain in \(\mathbb{R}^ 2\) or \(\mathbb{R}^ 3\). The main results are the estimates \[ \sup_ \Omega | u |^ 2 \leq {1 \over 2 \pi} \| \Delta u \| \| \nabla u \| \text{ (in } \mathbb{R}^ 2), \quad \sup_ \Omega | u |^ 2 \leq {1 \over 2 \pi} \biggl( \| \Delta u \| \| u \| + \| \nabla u \|^ 2 \biggr) \text{ (in } \mathbb{R}^ 3). \] The proof of this result is based on several estimates for the Green's function for the Helmholtz equation. It is shown that the constant \(1/2 \pi\) is best possible and the functions where this constant is attained are explicitly given.

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