Smooth compactly supported fields are dense in vector-valued W^{1,p}(ℝⁿ) #
For a finite-dimensional target F and 1 ≤ p < ∞, every element of the first-order
weak-derivative graph over Lᵖ(ℝⁿ, F) is a limit of the graph elements of smooth compactly
supported fields ℝⁿ → F. A priori estimates proved for smooth compactly supported fields
therefore extend to the whole Sobolev space by continuity.
The proof is coordinatewise. A scalar Sobolev function u and a vector b : F give the field
x ↦ u x • b (TauCeti.WeakDerivStep.smulRightW1pL), with weak derivative v ↦ ∂ᵥ u • b.
Choosing a basis bᵢ of F with coordinate functionals ℓᵢ, a field u is the sum of the
fields ℓᵢ ∘ u • bᵢ built from its scalar projections TauCeti.WeakDerivStep.toW1pL. Each scalar
projection is a limit of test functions (TauCeti.W1p.denseRange_ofTestFunctionₗ_top), and a
test function ψ gives the smooth compactly supported field x ↦ ψ x • bᵢ.
Main declarations #
TauCeti.WeakDerivStep.smulRightW1pL: the bounded linear mapu ↦ (x ↦ u x • b)from scalar Sobolev functions toF-valued ones.TauCeti.WeakDerivStep.prev_smulRightW1pL_ofTestFunctionₗ_ae_eq: for a test functionψ, this field is represented byx ↦ ψ x • b.TauCeti.WeakDerivStep.sum_smulRightW1pL_toW1pL: a field is the sum of its coordinate fields.TauCeti.WeakDerivStep.dense_setOf_exists_contDiff_hasCompactSupport: the fields with a smooth compactly supported representative are dense.
References #
L. C. Evans, Partial Differential Equations, §5.3.1; H. Brezis, Functional Analysis, Sobolev Spaces and Partial Differential Equations, Theorem 9.2 (the scalar case, which is applied here coordinatewise).
The derivative v ↦ ⟪g, v⟫ • b of the field x ↦ u x • b at a point where the scalar
function u has gradient g.
Instances For
Evaluation formula for smulRightGradientL.
The field x ↦ u x • b of a scalar Sobolev function has weak derivative
v ↦ ⟪∇u x, v⟫ • b.
The bounded linear map sending a scalar Sobolev function u to the F-valued Sobolev field
x ↦ u x • b.
Instances For
The value of smulRightW1pL b u is the class of x ↦ u x • b.
The weak derivative of smulRightW1pL b u is the class of x ↦ (v ↦ ⟪∇u x, v⟫ • b).
The field smulRightW1pL b φ of a test function φ is represented by x ↦ φ x • b.
Coordinate reconstruction. For a basis b of F, an F-valued Sobolev field is the sum
of the fields ℓᵢ ∘ u • bᵢ built from its scalar coordinate projections.
Density of smooth compactly supported fields. For a finite-dimensional target and
1 ≤ p < ∞, the elements of the weak-derivative graph over Lᵖ(ℝⁿ, F) represented by a smooth
compactly supported field are dense.