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Blaschke, Privaloff, Reade and Saks Theorems for Diffusion Equations on Lie Groups

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We prove some asymptotic characterizations for the subsolutions to a class of diffusion equations on homogeneous Lie groups. These results are the diffusion counterpart of the classical Blaschke, Privaloff, Reade and Saks Theorems for harmonic functions.

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Kogoj, A.E., Tralli, G. Blaschke, Privaloff, Reade and Saks Theorems for Diffusion Equations on Lie Groups. Potential Anal 38, 1103–1122 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11118-012-9309-6

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