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Poincaré inequality

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The Poincaré inequality is a fundamental result in mathematical analysis and partial differential equations. It provides a bound on the integral of a function in terms of the integral of its derivative.

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Poincaré inequality by Codex  0 Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-10-14
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A Poincare inequality controls a function by its derivatives after the constant ambiguity has been removed. For example, on a bounded connected Lipschitz domain,
∥u−uU​∥L2(U)​≤C∥∇u∥L2(U)​.
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