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Auteurs principaux: Aksoy, Asuman Güven, Thiong, Daniel Akech
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Publié: 2026
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author Aksoy, Asuman Güven
Thiong, Daniel Akech
author_facet Aksoy, Asuman Güven
Thiong, Daniel Akech
contents This expository article explores the vital role of interpolation theory and Lorentz spaces in the rigorous analysis of partial differential equations (PDEs). While classical Lebesgue spaces ($L_{p}$) successfully measure the magnitude of functions, they frequently fail to bound linear and non-linear evolution operators at critical endpoints of $p=1$ or $p = \infty$ because they conflate a function's amplitude with its spatial spread. To resolve this analytic bottleneck, we introduce distribution functions and decreasing rearrangements, culminating in the construction of Lorentz spaces ($L_{p, q}$). By utilizing the Complex (Riesz-Thorin) and Real (Peetre's K-functional) methods of interpolation, these highly sensitive intermediate spaces act as geometric bridges between endpoint extremes. We apply this framework to two distinct physical models: deriving the continuous smoothing decay of the parabolic Heat equation, and establishing the foundational dispersive Strichartz estimates for the hyperbolic free Schrödinger equation. Ultimately, interpolation theory is shown to be the essential mathematical language for quantifying both thermal diffusion and quantum dispersion.
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spellingShingle Measuring the Infinite: An Expository Journey Through Interpolation Theory, Lorentz Spaces, and Dispersive PDEs
Aksoy, Asuman Güven
Thiong, Daniel Akech
Analysis of PDEs
This expository article explores the vital role of interpolation theory and Lorentz spaces in the rigorous analysis of partial differential equations (PDEs). While classical Lebesgue spaces ($L_{p}$) successfully measure the magnitude of functions, they frequently fail to bound linear and non-linear evolution operators at critical endpoints of $p=1$ or $p = \infty$ because they conflate a function's amplitude with its spatial spread. To resolve this analytic bottleneck, we introduce distribution functions and decreasing rearrangements, culminating in the construction of Lorentz spaces ($L_{p, q}$). By utilizing the Complex (Riesz-Thorin) and Real (Peetre's K-functional) methods of interpolation, these highly sensitive intermediate spaces act as geometric bridges between endpoint extremes. We apply this framework to two distinct physical models: deriving the continuous smoothing decay of the parabolic Heat equation, and establishing the foundational dispersive Strichartz estimates for the hyperbolic free Schrödinger equation. Ultimately, interpolation theory is shown to be the essential mathematical language for quantifying both thermal diffusion and quantum dispersion.
title Measuring the Infinite: An Expository Journey Through Interpolation Theory, Lorentz Spaces, and Dispersive PDEs
topic Analysis of PDEs
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.19911