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This paper is devoted to a precise description of the singularity near the diagonal of the Green function associated to a hypoelliptic operator using a probabilistic approach. Examples and some applications to potential theory are given.
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Arous, G.B., Gradinaru, M. Singularities of Hypoelliptic Green Functions. Potential Analysis 8, 217–258 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008608825872
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