Classical Poincare inequality

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$\int_a^b|u(x)|^2dx \le C\int_a^b|u'(x)|^2dx $ for any $u(x)\in C_c^1([a,b])$

The following questions are what I want to know:

  1. What does the notation $C_c^1([a,b])$ mean? (little c)

  2. condition ' $u(a)=u(b)=0$' is essential to hold poincare inequality? If it is not essential, how can I prove that there is constant c satisfying the inequality?(not necessarily to be best constant)

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  1. Usually, little $c$ means "compact support". (See the comment of Eff). However, for the Poincare inequality to hold, the assumption $u \in C^1([a,b])$, $u(a)=u(b)=0$ is enough.

  2. The condition $u(a)=u(b)=0$ is essential. Otherwise, take $u$ to be a constant function. Then $u' \equiv 0$, but $\int_a^b |u|^2 \, dx > 0$.