Asymptotic Expansions of the Fundamental Solution for a Mixed Local-Nonlocal Operator

Abstract

In this paper, we study the fundamental solution of the mixed local-nonlocal operator $-\Delta +(-\Delta {)}^s,$ $0<s<1.$ We derive precise asymptotic expansions of the fundamental solution and its gradient, up to the first nontrivial correction term, both near the origin and at infinity. The expansions describe the transition between the local and nonlocal diffusion scales and include the critical regimes in which logarithmic terms occur. As applications of these asymptotics, we establish a distributional Bôcher-type theorem for nonnegative supersolutions with an isolated singularity. We further obtain quantitative positive and antisymmetric maximum principles on punctured balls.

28 pages; comments and suggestions are welcome