The equality sign holds in (1) i] u has the Jorm: (3) u(x) = [a + btxI,~',-'] 1-~1~ , where Ix[ = (x~ @ ...-~x~) 1⁄2 and a, b are positive constants. Sobolev inequalities, also called Sobolev imbedding theorems, are very popular among writers in part ial differential equations or in the calculus of variations, and have been investigated by a great number of authors. Nevertheless there is a ques...