Value Principal Distribution
Value Principal Distribution
ASSIGNMENT 1: SOLUTIONS
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|∂ N φ(1/N )| = |hu, φi| = |hu, φi| ≤ C0 sup |∂ k φ|
k=1
1.6. Let u ∈ D0 (Rn ) have the property that hu, φi ≥ 0 for all real valued nonnega-
tive φ ∈ Cc∞ (Rn ). Show that u is of order 0.
Proof. Let K ⊂⊂ Rn and ψK ∈ Cc∞ (Rn ) be a nonnegative cut-off function such
that ψK = 1 on K. Then for real-valued test functions φ with supp φ ⊂ K we have
sup |φ| ψK (x) − φ(x) ≥ 0.
K
Hence
hu, sup |φ| ψK (x) − φ(x)i ≥ 0.
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This implies
hu, φ(x)i ≤ hu, ψK i(sup |φ|).
K
For complex valued φ we obtain
|hu, φ(x)i| ≤ 2hu, ψK i(sup |φ|)
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