Concavity conjecture for the fractional Dirichlet problem in dimensions at least three

Let d3d\geq 3, and let DRdD\subset\mathbb{R}^d be an arbitrary bounded convex set. Let φ\varphi denote the solution of the fractional Dirichlet problem

(Δ)α/2φ=1in D,(-\Delta)^{\alpha/2}\varphi=1\quad\text{in }D,

with the boundary condition from (–), for α=1\alpha=1. Concavity conjecture. The solution φ\varphi is concave on DD. The claim would extend the planar concavity result to higher dimensions. The source explains that a generalization of a result of H. Lewy might imply it for sufficiently smooth strictly convex domains, but states that the conjecture remains open.

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Tadeusz Kulczycki, “On concavity of solution of Dirichlet problem for the equation (-Δ)^1/2 φ= 1 in a convex planar region”, arXiv:1405.3846 (2014).

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