Quantitative H\"older Estimates for Even Singular Integral Operators on Patches

TL;DR

This paper develops a constructive method to obtain quantitative $ ext{C}^\sigma$ estimates for even singular integral operators on domains with $C^{1+\sigma}$ regularity, with applications to free boundary problems in fluid dynamics.

Contribution

It provides a linear-in-$C^{1+\sigma}$ regularity bound for singular integral operators on patches, advancing the understanding of boundary regularity in harmonic analysis and PDEs.

Findings

Quantitative $ ext{C}^\sigma$ estimates are established.

The bounds depend linearly on the domain's $C^{1+\sigma}$ norm.

Application to free boundary Navier-Stokes equations yields new regularity results.

Abstract

In this paper we show a constructive method to obtain $\dot{C}^\sigma$ estimates of even singular integral operators on characteristic functions of domains with $C^{1+\sigma}$ regularity, $0<\sigma<1$. This kind of functions were shown in first place to be bounded (classically only in the $BMO$ space) to obtain global regularity for the vortex patch problem [5, 2]. This property has then been applied to solve different type of problems in harmonic analysis and PDEs. Going beyond in regularity, the functions are discontinuous on the boundary of the domains, but $\dot{C}^{\sigma}$ in each side. This $\dot{C}^{\sigma}$ regularity has been bounded by the $C^{1+\sigma}$ norm of the domain [8, 14, 16]. Here we provide a quantitative bound linear in terms of the $C^{1+\sigma}$ regularity of the domain. This estimate shows explicitly the dependence of the lower order norm and the non-self-intersecting property of the boundary of the domain. As an application, this quantitative estimate is used in a crucial manner to the free boundary incompressible Navier-Stokes equations providing new global-in-time regularity results in the case of viscosity contrast [12].