Given a metric measure space
satisfying the volume doubling condition, we consider a semigroup
and the associated heat operator. We propose general conditions on the heat kernel so that the solutions of the associated heat equations attain the initial data pointwise. We demonstrate that these conditions are satisfied by a broad class of operators, including the
... [Show full abstract] Laplace operators perturbed by a gradient, fractional Laplacian, mixed local-nonlocal operators, Laplacian on Riemannian manifolds, Dunkl Laplacian and many more. In addition, we consider the Laplace operator in with the Hardy potential and establish a characterization for the pointwise convergence to the initial data. We also prove similar results for the nonhomogeneous equations and showcase an application for the power-type nonlinearities.