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Gaussian Estimates in Lipschitz Domains

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

N. Th. Varopoulos*
Affiliation:
Institut Universitaire de France, Université Paris VI, Département de mathématiques, 4, Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
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Abstract

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We give upper and lower Gaussian estimates for the diffusion kernel of a divergence and nondivergence form elliptic operator in a Lipschitz domain.

Résumé

Résumé

On donne des estimations Gaussiennes pour le noyau d'une diffusion, réversible ou pas, dans un domaine Lipschitzien.

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Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 2003

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