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Harsh Prasad

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arXiv2026

Superharmonicity of the fractional ground state

We prove that the positive ground state $u$ of the fractional Laplacian $(-Δ)^s$, $s\in (0,1)$, on an arbitrary open set $Ω$ satisfies $-Δu>λ_s(Ω)^{1/s}u$ in $Ω$. In one dimension, this yields strong concavity and settles a conjecture of Bañuelos, Kulczycki, and Méndez-Hernández. We establish a hierarchy of pointwise inequalities comparing different powers of the Laplacian. In balls, these inequalities give a quantitative Hessian estimate for $\log u$, and hence log-concavity in every dimension. By contrast, we show that log-concavity fails in general convex domains by constructing counterexamples in sufficiently thin ellipsoids. We also extend the superharmonicity principle to ground states of $ψ(-Δ)$ for complete Bernstein functions $ψ$.

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arXiv2026

Harnack Inequality for Parabolic Fractional $p$-Laplace Equations

We establish an intrinsic Harnack inequality with an optimal tail term for weak solutions of parabolic fractional $p$-Laplace equations with $p>2$ and $s\in(0,1)$ whose kernels are symmetric, measurable, and comparable to $|x-y|^{-n-sp}$. It constitutes the nonlocal analogue of the intrinsic Harnack inequality of DiBenedetto, Gianazza and Vespri. In contrast to the exponential change of variables and expansion-of-positivity used in the local case, our technique is nonlocal and relies on comparison arguments and barriers in a variational framework. Indeed, we obtain the stronger conclusion where the forward comparison starts immediately after the reference time, without an additional time gap, which is false in the local case. The latter leads to elliptic-type Harnack estimates for parabolic equations. Our result is new even in the linear case.

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arXiv2026

Strong Unique Continuation for Fractional Schrödinger Operators

We prove the strong unique continuation property for the fractional Schrödinger equation \[ (-Δ)^s u=Vu \] with scaling-critical potentials $ V\in L^{\frac{n}{2s}}_{\mathrm{loc}}$ for all $0<s<1$. Our result constitutes the nonlocal counterpart to the classical Jerison--Kenig result for Schrödinger operators.

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arXiv2026

Global UCP For Parabolic Fractional $p$-Laplace Equation With Very Rough Potentials

We show that the global unique continuation principle holds for the parabolic fractional $p-$Laplace equation with very rough potentials $V(x,t) \in L^{p'}_tW^{-s,p'}_x$. Whereas the result is new even for the fractional $p-$Laplace operator, the corresponding local problem remains open even with zero potential. The short proof eschews extension techniques and Carleman estimates.

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arXiv2026

Lipschitz regularity for parabolic fractional $p$-Laplace equations

We prove that local weak solutions to nonlocal parabolic $p$-Laplace equations are locally Lipschitz continuous in space, uniformly in time for every $1 p-1$. Our results hold for symmetric, translation-invariant kernels satisfying standard ellipticity bounds, including kernels that may be discontinuous and require only that the tail of the solution be bounded. In the linear case, our proof provides a different route avoiding blow up arguments and Liouville theorems.

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arXiv2025

Lipschitz potential estimates for diffusion with jumps

For $p \in (1, \infty)$ and $s \in (0,1)$, we consider the following mixed local-nonlocal equation $$ - Δ_p u + (-Δ_p)^s u = f \; \text{in} \; Ω,$$ where $Ω\subset \mathbb{R}^d$ is a bounded domain and the function $f \in L_{loc}^1(Ω)$. Depending on the dimension $d$, we prove gradient potential estimates of weak solutions for the entire ranges of $p$ and $s$. As a byproduct, we recover the corresponding estimates in the purely diffusive setup, providing connections between the local and nonlocal aspects of the equation. Our results are new, even for the linear case $p=2$.

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arXiv2025

Logarithmic continuity for the Nonlocal degenerate two-phase Stefan problem

We establish certain oscillation estimates for weak solutions to nonlinear, anomalous phase transitions modeled on the nonlocal two-phase Stefan problem. The problem is singular in time, is scaling deficient and influenced by far-off effects. We study the the problem in a geometry adapted to the solution and obtain oscillation estimates in intrinsically scaled cylinders. Furthermore, via certain uniform estimates, we construct a continuous weak solution to the corresponding initial boundary value problem with a quantitative modulus of continuity.

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arXiv2025

Local Hölder Regularity For Nonlocal Porous Media And Fast Diffusion Equations With General Kernel

We show that locally bounded, local weak solutions to certain nonlocal, nonlinear diffusion equations modeled on the fractional porous media and fast diffusion equations given by \begin{align*} \partial_t u + (-Δ)^s(|u|^{m-1}u) = 0 \quad \mbox{ for } \quad 0 0 \end{align*} are locally Hölder continuous. We work with bounded, measurable kernels and provide the corresponding $L^{\infty}_{loc} \rightarrow C^{0,α}_{loc}$ De Giorgi-Nash-Moser theory for the equation via a delicate analysis of the set of singularity/degeneracy in a geometry dictated by the solution itself and a careful analysis of far-off effects. In particular, our results are in the spirit of interior regularity, requiring the equation to hold only locally, and thus are new even for positive solutions of the equation with constant coefficients.

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arXiv2024

Gradient regularity for mixed local-nonlocal quasilinear parabolic equations

In this paper, we prove local Hölder continuity for the spatial gradient of weak solutions to $$u_t - \text{div} (|\nabla u|^{p-2}\nabla u) + \text{P.V.} \int_{\mathbb{R}^n} \frac{|u(x,t) - u(y,t)|^{p-2}(u(x,t)-u(y,t))}{|x-y|^{n+ps}} \ dy = 0.$$ It is easy to see that parabolic quasilinear equations are not scaling invariant and this led to the development of the method of intrinsic scaling by E.DiBenedetto, E.DiBenedetto-Y.Z.Chen, J.Kinnunen-J.Lewis and A.Friedman-E.DiBenedetto. In a very recent paper, C.de Filippis-G.Mingione proved gradient Hölder continuity for mixed local-nonlocal quasilinear elliptic equations and in this paper, we extend this result to the parabolic case. Since we only expect regularity for $\nabla_x u$ in the parabolic setting, it is not clear how to extend the elliptic proof to the parabolic case. In order to overcome this difficulty, we instead follow the ideas developed by T.Kuusi-G.Mingione combined with the novel tail estimates of C.deFilippis-G.Mingione. An advantage of our approach is that we can obtain both $C^{1,α}_x$ regularity as well as $C^{0,1} _x$ potential estimates in one go. Moreover, we do not need to make use of any form of Caccioppoli inequality and instead, the regularity is obtained only through a suitable difference estimate.

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arXiv2024

A variational approach to nonlocal image restoration flows

We prove existence, uniqueness and initial time regularity for variational solutions to nonlocal total variation flows associated with image denoising and deblurring. In particular, we prove existence of parabolic minimisers $u$, that is, $$\int_0^T\int_Ωu\partial_tϕ\,dx + \textbf{F}(u(t))\,dt\leq \int_0^T \textbf{F}(u+ϕ)(t)\,dt,$$ for $ϕ\in C^\infty_c(Ω\times (0,T))$. The prototypical functional $\textbf{F}(u)$ is $\textbf{F}(u)=\textbf{TV}^α_{\cdot}(u)+\fracκζ\int_Ω|u(x)-u_0(x)|^ζ\,dx$ for $ζ\geq 1$. Here $\textbf{TV}^α_{\cdot}$ is a fractional total variation of either the Riesz or the Gagliardo type and the second term is a regression term. These models are based on different definitions of fractional $\textbf{BV}$ spaces that have been proposed in the literature. The notion of solution is completely variational and based on the weighted dissipation method. We demonstrate existence without smoothness assumptions on the domain and exhibit uniqueness without using strict convexity. We can also deal with fairly general fidelity or regression terms in the model. Furthermore, the method also provides a novel route to constructing solutions of the parabolic fractional $1$-Laplace equation.

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arXiv2023

On The Weak Harnack Estimate For Nonlocal Equations

We prove a weak Harnack estimate for a class of doubly nonlinear nonlocal equations modelled on the nonlocal Trudinger equation \begin{align*} \partial_t(|u|^{p-2}u) + (-Δ_p)^s u = 0 \end{align*} for $p\in (1,\infty)$ and $s \in (0,1)$. Our proof relies on expansion of positivity arguments developed by DiBenedetto, Gianazza and Vespri adapted to the nonlocal setup. Even in the linear case of the nonlocal heat equation and in the time-independent case of fractional $p-$Laplace equation, our approach provides an alternate route to Harnack estimates without using Moser iteration, log estimates or Krylov-Safanov covering arguments.

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arXiv2022

Hölder regularity for fractional $p$-Laplace equations

We give an alternative proof for Hölder regularity for weak solutions of nonlocal elliptic quasilinear equations modelled on the fractional p-Laplacian where we replace the discrete De Giorgi iteration on a sequence of concentric balls by a continuous iteration. This work can be viewed as the nonlocal counterpart to the ideas developed by Tiziano Granucci.

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arXiv2022

Local boundedness of variational solutions to nonlocal double phase parabolic equations

We prove local boundedness of variational solutions to the double phase equation \begin{align*} \partial_t u +& P.V.\int_{\mathbb{R}^N}\frac{|u(x,t)-u(y,t)|^{p-2}(u(x,t)-u(y,t))}{|x-y|^{N+ps}}\\ &+a(x,y)\frac{|u(x,t)-u(y,t)|^{q-2}(u(x,t)-u(y,t))}{|x-y|^{N+qs'}} \,dy = 0, \end{align*} under the restrictions $s,s'\in (0,1),\, 1 < p \leq q \leq p\,\frac{2s+N}{N}$ and the non-negative function $(x,y)\mapsto a(x,y)$ is assumed to be measurable and bounded.

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arXiv2022

Existence of variational solutions to nonlocal evolution equations via convex minimization

We prove existence of variational solutions for a class of nonlocal evolution equations whose prototype is the double phase equation \begin{align*} \partial_t u &+ \text{P.V.}\int_{\mathbb{R}^N} \frac{|u(x,t)-u(y,t)|^{p-2}(u(x,t)-u(y,t))}{|x-y|^{N+ps}}\\&+a(x,y)\frac{|u(x,t)-u(y,t)|^{q-2}(u(x,t)-u(y,t))}{|x-y|^{N+qr}} \,dy = 0. \end{align*} The approach of minimization of parameter-dependent convex functionals over space-time trajectories requires only appropriate convexity and coercivity assumptions on the nonlocal operator. As the parameter tends to zero, we recover variational solutions. Under further growth conditions, these variational solutions are global weak solutions. Further, this provides a direct minimization approach to approximation of nonlocal evolution equations.

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arXiv2022

Existence of variational solutions to doubly nonlinear nonlocal evolution equations via minimizing movements

We prove existence of variational solutions for a class of doubly nonlinear nonlocal evolution equations whose prototype is the double phase equation \begin{align*} \partial_t u^m &+ \text{P.V.}\int_{\mathbb{R}^N} \frac{|u(x,t)-u(y,t)|^{p-2}(u(x,t)-u(y,t))}{|x-y|^{N+ps}}\\&+a(x,y)\frac{|u(x,t)-u(y,t)|^{q-2}(u(x,t)-u(y,t))}{|x-y|^{N+qr}} \,dy = 0,\,m>0,\,p>1,\,s,r\in (0,1). \end{align*} We make use of the approach of minimizing movements pioneered by DeGiorgi and Ambrosio and refined by Bögelein, Duzaar, Marcellini, and co-authors to study nonlinear parabolic equations with non-standard growth.

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