Some orthogonal decompositions of Sobolev spaces and applications

H. Begehr¹ ; Yu. Dubinskiĭ²

¹I. Math. Institut Freie Universität Berlin Arnimallee 3 D-14195 Berlin, Germany
²Moscow Power Engineering Institute Krasnokazarmennaja 14 Moscow 111250, Russia

Colloquium Mathematicum, Tome 89 (2001) no. 2, pp. 199-212

Résumé

Two kinds of orthogonal decompositions of the Sobolev space $\mathring W{}_2^1$ and hence also of $W^{-1}_{2}$ for bounded domains are given. They originate from a decomposition of $\mathring W{}_2^1$ into the orthogonal sum of the subspace of the ${\mit \Delta }^{k}$-solenoidal functions, $k \ge 1$, and its explicitly given orthogonal complement. This decomposition is developed in the real as well as in the complex case. For the solenoidal subspace $(k=0)$ the decomposition appears in a little different form. In the second kind decomposition the ${\mit \Delta }^{k}$-solenoidal function spaces are decomposed via subspaces of polyharmonic potentials. These decompositions can be used to solve boundary value problems of Stokes type and the Stokes problem itself in a new manner. Another kind of decomposition is given for the Sobolev spaces $W^{m}_{p}$. They are decomposed into the direct sum of a harmonic subspace and its direct complement which turns out to be ${\mit \Delta }(W^{m+2}_{p}\cap \mathring W{}_p^2)$. The functions involved are all vector-valued.

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DOI : 10.4064/cm89-2-5

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