Paper 2, Section II, C

Partial Differential Equations | Part II, 2013

State the Lax-Milgram lemma.

Let V=V(x1,x2,x3)\mathbf{V}=\mathbf{V}\left(x_{1}, x_{2}, x_{3}\right) be a smooth vector field which is 2π2 \pi-periodic in each coordinate xjx_{j} for j=1,2,3j=1,2,3. Write down the definition of a weak Hper1H_{p e r}^{1} solution for the equation

−Δu+∑jVj∂ju+u=f-\Delta u+\sum_{j} V_{j} \partial_{j} u+u=f

to be solved for u=u(x1,x2,x3)u=u\left(x_{1}, x_{2}, x_{3}\right) given f=f(x1,x2,x3)f=f\left(x_{1}, x_{2}, x_{3}\right) in H0H^{0}, with both uu and ff also 2π2 \pi-periodic in each co-ordinate. [In this question use the definition

Hpers={u=∑m∈Z3u^(m)eim⋅x∈L2:∥u∥Hs2=∑m∈Z3(1+∥m∥2)s∣u^(m)∣2<∞}H_{p e r}^{s}=\left\{u=\sum_{m \in \mathbb{Z}^{3}} \hat{u}(m) e^{i m \cdot x} \in L^{2}:\|u\|_{H^{s}}^{2}=\sum_{m \in \mathbb{Z}^{3}}\left(1+\|m\|^{2}\right)^{s}|\hat{u}(m)|^{2}<\infty\right\}

for the Sobolev spaces of functions 2π2 \pi-periodic in each coordinate xjx_{j} and for s=0,1,2,…]\left.s=0,1,2, \ldots\right]

If the vector field is divergence-free, prove that there exists a unique weak Hper1H_{p e r}^{1} solution for all such ff.

Supposing that V\mathbf{V} is the constant vector field with components (1,0,0)(1,0,0), write down the solution of (∗)(*) in terms of Fourier series and show that there exists C>0C>0 such that

∥u∥H2⩽C∥f∥H0\|u\|_{H^{2}} \leqslant C\|f\|_{H^{0}}

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