Show that l4 is continuous on H1(Ω), where l4(v):=Ωv(xx)dx,Ω:={||x||1}


To show that l4 is continuous, we need to show that

|l4(v)|CΩvH1(Ω)

First, we simplify l4:

l4=Ωv(xx)dx=02π01rv(r[cosϕsinϕ]r)dr dϕ=02π[r22]01v([cosϕsinϕ])dϕ=12Ωv(x)dx

Thus,

|l4(v)|=12|Ω1v(x)dx12(Ω|1|2)1/2(Ω|v(x)|2)1/2cauchy-schwarz=12|Ω|v(x)L2(Ω)def. L2|Ω|2Cv(x)L2(Ω)v(x)H1(Ω)multipl. trace ineq.|Ω|2Cv(x)H1(Ω)vL2(Ω)vH1(Ω)

thus, l4 is continuous with CΩ=|Ω|2C.