Let's say $\Omega$ is a bounded domain in $\mathbb{R}^2$. Is it true that
$C_1\|\Delta u \|_{0,\Omega} \leq |u|_{2,\Omega} \leq C_2\|\Delta u \|_{0,\Omega}$?
The left inclusion is obvious by definition. But I have no idea about the right.
Any help is much appreciated.
The answer is yes if $u$ has zero-boundary values and $\Omega$ is sufficiently regular. This follows from $H^2$-regularity of \begin{align}-\Delta u &= f \text{ in } \Omega \\ u &= 0 \text{ on }\partial\Omega\end{align} with $f = -\Delta u \in L^2(\Omega)$. Otherwise it may not hold.