Sharp regularity of a weighted Sobolev space over $ \mathbb{T}^n $ and its relation to finitely differentiable KAM theory

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate the sharp regularity properties of a special weighted Sobolev space defined on the $ n $-dimensional torus, which is of independent interest. As a key application, we show that for almost all $ n $-dimensional vector fields, the Kolmogorov-Arnold-Moser (KAM) theory holds via this regularity, and in this case, the perturbation must have classical derivatives up to order $ \left[ {n/2} \right] $, yet it can admit unbounded weak derivatives from order $ \left[ {n/2} \right]+1 $ to $ n$. This result may appear surprising within the classical framework of KAM theory. We also provide further discussion of historical KAM theorems and relevant counterexamples. These findings constitute a new step in the long-standing KAM regularity conjecture.