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


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

|l4(v)|≤CΩ∥v∥H1(Ω)

First, we simplify l4:

l4=∫Ωv(x∥x∥)dx=∫02π∫01r⋅v(r[cos⁡ϕsin⁡ϕ]r)dr dϕ=∫02π[r22]01⋅v([cos⁡ϕsin⁡ϕ])dϕ=12∫∂Ωv(x)dx

Thus,

|l4(v)|=12⋅|∫∂Ω1⋅v(x)dx≤12⋅(∫∂Ω|1|2)1/2(∫∂Ω|v(x)|2)1/2cauchy-schwarz=12⋅|∂Ω|⋅∥v(x)∥L2(∂Ω)def. ∥⋅∥L2≤|∂Ω|2⋅C∥v(x)∥L2(Ω)∥v(x)∥H1(Ω)multipl. trace ineq.≤|∂Ω|2⋅C∥v(x)∥H1(Ω)∥v∥L2(Ω)≤∥v∥H1(Ω)

thus, l4 is continuous with CΩ=|∂Ω|2C.