Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2025 / iii / Paper 105 / 2 / e

For a smooth $u$ and fixed $y$, the fundamental theorem of calculus gives, for $0<x<1$,Average this inequality over $x\in (0,1)$, use Holder inequality on that unit interval, raise to the power $p$, and integrate in $y$. This proves the estimate behind the W1p trace theorem on a half-space:Use the Sobolev extension operator from part d, approximate $Eu$ in $W^{1,p}({\mathbb{R}}^2)$ by smooth functions, and define $Tu$ as the $L^p(\mathbb{R})$ limit of their restrictions to $x=0$. The trace inequality makes this limit independent of the approximation and proves thatis linear and bounded. For a smooth function that extends continuously to the boundary, $Tu=u{|}_{\partial U}$, so this is the trace operator required.

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