An $L_q(L_p)$-theory for diffusion equations with space-time nonlocal operators

TL;DR

This paper develops an $L_q(L_p)$-theory for fractional diffusion equations with nonlocal operators, establishing existence, uniqueness, and regularity results using advanced harmonic analysis and probability techniques.

Contribution

It introduces a novel $L_q(L_p)$-framework for fractional diffusion equations with space-time nonlocal operators, including new regularity estimates and the use of probabilistic methods.

Findings

Proved existence and uniqueness in Sobolev spaces.

Established maximal regularity estimates for solutions.

Utilized probabilistic derivative estimates of fundamental solutions.

Abstract

We present an $L_q(L_{p})$-theory for the equation $$ \partial_{t}^{\alpha}u=\phi(\Delta) u +f, \quad t>0,\, x\in \mathbb{R}^d \quad\, ;\, u(0,\cdot)=u_0. $$ Here $p,q>1$, $\alpha\in (0,1)$, $\partial_{t}^{\alpha}$ is the Caputo fractional derivative of order $\alpha$, and $\phi$ is a Bernstein function satisfying the following: $\exists \delta_0\in (0,1]$ and $c>0$ such that \begin{equation} \label{eqn 8.17.1} c \left(\frac{R}{r}\right)^{\delta_0}\leq \frac{\phi(R)}{\phi(r)}, \qquad 0<r<R<\infty. \end{equation} We prove uniqueness and existence results in Sobolev spaces, and obtain maximal regularity results of the solution. In particular, we prove \begin{align*} \| |\partial^{\alpha}_t u|+|u|+|\phi(\Delta)u|\|_{L_q([0,T];L_p)}\leq N(\|f\|_{L_q([0,T];L_p)}+ \|u_0\|_{B_{p,q}^{\phi,2-2/ \alpha q}}), \end{align*} where $B_{p,q}^{\phi,2-2/\alpha q}$ is a modified Besov space on $\mathbb{R}^d$ related to $\phi$. Our approach is based on BMO estimate for $p=q$ and vector-valued Calder\'on-Zygmund theorem for $p\neq q$. The Littlewood-Paley theory is also used to treat the non-zero initial data problem. Our proofs rely on the derivative estimates of the fundamental solution, which are obtained in this article based on the probability theory.