Calculus of Variations and Geometric Measure Theory

G. Somma - S. Verzellesi - D. Vittone

Transport and flow for horizontal Sobolev contact velocities in Carnot groups

created by somma on 08 Sep 2026
modified by verzellesi on 12 Nov 2026

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Inserted: 8 sep 2026
Last Updated: 12 nov 2026

Year: 2026

ArXiv: 2609.08738 PDF

Abstract:

We establish new well-posedness results for transport and flow equations driven by contact vector fields on Carnot groups. The velocity fields are assumed to have horizontal Sobolev regularity, namely Sobolev regularity only along the horizontal directions determined by the stratified geometry of the group. In the broader sub-Riemannian setting, results of this type were previously known only for Heisenberg groups. Our proof relies on the theory of renormalized solutions as originally introduced by DiPerna and Lions in the Euclidean setting.

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