Abstract
Let G be a group of Heisenberg type with homogeneous dimension Q. For every 0 < ε < Q we construct a non-divergence form operator L ε and a non-trivial solution uε ∈ ℒ2,Q-ε (Ω) ∩ C (Ω̄) to the Dirichlet problem: Lu = 0 in Ω, u = 0 on ∂Ω. This non-uniqueness result shows the impossibility of controlling the maximum of u with an Lp norm of Lu when p < Q. Another consequence is the impossiblity of an Alexandrov-Bakelman type estimate such as supΩ u ≤ C (∫Ω | det(u,ij)| dg)1/m, where m is the dimension of the horizontal layer of the Lie algebra and (u,ij) is the symmetrized horizontal Hessian of u.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3487-3498 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society |
Volume | 131 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2003 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Alexandrov-Bakelman-Pucci estimate
- Geometric maximum principle
- Horizontal Monge-Ampère equation
- ∞-horizontal Laplacian
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Mathematics
- Applied Mathematics