Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: Let $φ_{d}(|{\,\cdot\,}|)$ be the radial extremal function in the problem for the sharp Nikolskii constant $\mathcal C_d^{-1}=\inf \|f\|_{1}$ over functions $f\in\mathit{PW}\,_{1}^{1}(\mathbb R^{d})$, $f(0)=1$. For every odd dimension, we construct an entire function $Φ$ of exponential type $1/2$ such that $φ_d(z)=Φ(z)Φ(-z)$, and $Φ$ satisfies a quadratic functional equation and a second-order linear differential equation with polynomial coefficients. Thus, the problem of finding the extremal function is reduced to a spectral problem with finitely many parameters. This result extends a recent one-dimensional result, but uses a different method. For example, in dimension $d=3$ it leads to a seven-diagonal spectral scheme that allows us to compute $\mathcal C_3$ to high accuracy. Even dimensions remain open within this approach.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Author: Gorbachev, D. V.
Subfield: Applied Mathematics
Field: Mathematics
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7203714838
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