A note on the Poincaré inequality for Lipschitz vector fields of step two

Manfredini, Maria

doi:10.1090/S0002-9939-09-10054-0

A note on the Poincaré inequality for Lipschitz vector fields of step two

Author: Maria Manfredini
Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 138 (2010), 567-575
MSC (2000): Primary 35A08, 35H20, 43A80; Secondary 35A17, 35J70
Published electronically: September 16, 2009
MathSciNet review: 2557174
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Abstract: We provide a Poincaré inequality for families of Lipschitz continuous vector fields satisfying a Hörmander-type condition of step two.

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