An abstract Volterra integral equation in a reflexive Banach space

This paper discusses the existence, uniqueness, and asymptotic behavior of solutions to the equation u(t) + ∝₀^ta(t ? s) Au(s) ds = f(t), where A is a maximal monotone operator mapping the reflexive Banach space V into its dual V′.     

Decay of solutions of some nonlinear parabolic inequalities associated with time-dependent convexes

A simple result concerning integral inequalities enables us to give an alternative proof of Waltman's theorem: lim_{t → ∞} ∝^t₀a(s) ds = ∞ implies oscillation of the second order nonlinear equation y″(t) + a(t) f(y(t)) = 0; to prove an analog of Wintner's theorem that relates the nonoscillation of the second order nonlinear equations to the existence of solutions of some integral equations, assuming that lim_{t → ∞} ∝^t₀a(s) ds exists; and to give an alternative proof and to extend a result of Butler. An often used condition on the coefficient a(t) is given a more familiar equivalent form and an oscillation criterion involving this condition is established.     

Representation and approximation of solutions to semilinear Volterra equations with delay

In this paper we use a theorem of Crandall and Pazy to provide the product integral representation of the nonlinear evolution operator associated with solutions to the semilinear Volterra equation: x(?)(t) = W(t, τ) ?(0) + ∝_τ^tW(t, s)F(s, x_s(?)) ds.Here the kernel W(t, s) is a linear evolution operator on a Banach space X; I is an interval of the form [?r, 0] or (?∞, 0] and F is a nonlinear mapping of R × C(I, X) into X. The abstract theory is applied to examples of partial functional differential equations.     

Asymptotic stability of a class of integro-differential equations

We examine the asymptotic stability of the zero solution of the first-order linear equation x′(t) = Ax(t) + ∝₀^tB(t ? s) x(s) ds, where B(t) is integrable and does not change sign on [0, ∞). The results are applied to an examination of the stability of equilibrium of some nonlinear population models.     

Periodic and almost periodic solutions of volterra integral differential equations with infinite memory

Conditions are given which guarantee that if T > 0 is sufficiently small, then x(t) = ∝₀^∞ [dE(s)] x(t — s)+ f(t) has a unique T-periodic solution x for each continuous T-periodic function f. The vectors x and f are n-dimensional; the matrix function E(s) is n × n with bounded total variation. The proof adapts readily to provide an analogous result when x and f are almost periodic functions whose non-zero Fourier frequencies are bounded away from zero. The results are applied to study certain perturbations of the above equation.     

Asymptotic behavior of unbounded solutions of linear Volterra integral equations

The asymptotic behavior as t → ∞ of solutions of ∝₀^tu(t ? s) dA(s) = f(t) is studied when f(t) satisfies a “o” estimate as $\text{t ” ∞}$, and A belongs to a weighted space and its Laplace-Stieltjes transform has finitely many zeros in its closed half-plane of convergence. Results for systems of integral equations as well as for integrodifferential systems are also given.     

Almost automorphic solutions to integral equations on the line

Given a∈L ¹(ℝ) and A the generator of an L ¹-integrable family of bounded and linear operators defined on a Banach space X, we prove the existence of almost automorphic solution to the semilinear integral equation u(t)=∫ _−∞ ^t a(t−s)[Au(s)+f(s,u(s))]ds for each f:ℝ×X→X almost automorphic in t, uniformly in x∈X, and satisfying diverse Lipschitz type conditions. In the scalar case, we prove that a∈L ¹(ℝ) positive, nonincreasing and log-convex is already sufficient.     

On a nonlinear Volterra integral equation in a Banach space

The equation u(t) + ∝₀^tk(t ? s)g(s) ds?f(t), t ? 0, is studied in a real Banach space with uniformly convex dual. Conditions, sufficient for the existence of a unique solution, are given for the operatorvalued kernel k, the nonlinear m-accretive operators g(t) and the function f. The case when k is realvalued, g(t) ≡ g and X a reflexive Banach space is also considered. These results extend earlier results by Barbu, Londen and MacCamy.     

An abstract semilinear hyperbolic Volterra integrodifferential equation

We consider semilinear integrodifferential equations of the form u′(t) + A(t) u(t) = ∝₀^tg(t, s, u(s)) ds + f(t), u(0) = u₀. For each t ? 0, the operator A(t) is assumed to be the negative generator of a strongly continuous semigroup in a Banach space X. The domain D(A(t)) of A(t) is allowed to vary with t. Thus our models are Volterra integrodifferential equations of “hyperbolic type.” These types of equations arise naturally in the study of viscoelasticity. Our main results are the proofs of existence, uniqueness, continuation and continuous dependence of the solutions.     

Hitting time of a moving boundary for a diffusion

We obtain asymptotic estimates for the quantity r = log P[T_f[rang]t] as t → ∞ where T_f = inf\s{s : |X(s)|[rang]f(s)\s} and X is a real diffusion in natural scale with generator a(x) d²(·)/dx² and the ‘boundary’ f(s) is an increasing function. We impose regular variation on a and f and the result is expressed as r = ∫^t₀ λ₁ (f(s) ds(1 + o(1)) where λ₁(f) is the smallest eigenvalue for the process killed at ±f.     

Nonlinear parabolic equations with p-growth and unbounded data

The purpose of this paper is to prove the existence of a solution for a nonlinear parabolic equation in the form u_t - div(a(t, x, u, Du)) = H(t, x, u, Du) - div(g(t, x)) in Q_T =]0,T[×Ω, Ω ⊂ R^N, with an initial condition u(0) = u₀, where u₀ is not bounded, |H(t,x, u, ξ)⩽ β|ξ|^p + f(t,x) + βe^λ₁^|u|f, |g|^p/(p-1) ∈ L^r(Q_T) for some r = r{N) ⩾ 1, and - div(a(t,x,u, Du)) is the usual Leray-Lions operator.     

Potential theory associated with Uhlenbeck-Ornstein process

Some parallel results of Gross' paper (Potential theory on Hilbert space, J. Functional Analysis1 (1967), 123–181) are obtained for Uhlenbeck-Ornstein process U(t) in an abstract Wiener space (H, B, i). Generalized number operator $\text{N}$ is defined by $\text{N}$f(x) = ?lim_∈←0{E[f($\text{U}$(τ^∈_ξ))] ? f(x)}/E[τ^∈_ξ, where τ_x^? is the first exit time of U(t) starting at x from the ball of radius ? with center x. It is shown that $\text{N}$f(x) = ?trace D²f(x)+〈Df(x),x〉 for a large class of functions f. Let r_t(x, dy) be the transition probabilities of U(t). The λ-potential G_λf, λ > 0, and normalized potential Rf of f are defined by G_λf(X) = ∫₀^∞e^?λtr_tf(x) dt and Rf(x) = ∫₀^∞ [r_tf(x) ? r_tf(0)] dt. It is shown that if f is a bounded Lip-1 function then trace D²G_λf(x) ? 〈DG_λf(x), x〉 = ?f(x) + λG_λf(x) and trace D²Rf(x) ? 〈DRf(x), x〉 = ?f(x) + ∫_Bf(y)p₁(dy), where p₁ is the Wiener measure in B with parameter 1. Some approximation theorems are also proved.     

Uniform asymptotic stability for perturbed neutral delay differential equations

One-dimensional perturbed neutral delay differential equations of the form (x(t)−P(t,x(t−τ)))′=f(t,x_t)+g(t,x_t) are considered assuming that f satisfies −v(t)M(φ)?f(t,φ)?v(t)M(−φ), where M(φ)=max{0,max_s∈[−r,0]φ(s)}. A typical result is the following: if ‖g(t,φ)‖?w(t)‖φ‖ and , then the zero solution is uniformly asymptotically stable providing that the zero solution of the corresponding equation without perturbation (x(t)−P(t,x(t−τ)))′=f(t,x_t) is uniformly asymptotically stable. Some known results associated with this equation are extended and improved.     

Periodic solutions for wave equations with variable coefficients with nonlinear localized damping

We discuss the existence of periodic solutions to the wave equation with variable coefficients utt−div(A(x)∇u)+ρ(x,ut)=f(x,t) with Dirichlet boundary condition. Here ρ(x,v) is a function like ρ(x,v)=a(x)g(v) with g^′(v)?0 where a(x) is nonnegative, being positive only in a neighborhood of a part of the domain.     

Singular Volterra integral equations

Existence results are presented for the singular Volterra integral equation y(t) = h(t) + ∫₀^t k(t, s) f(s, y(s)) ds, for t ∈ [0,T]. Here f may be singular at y = 0. As a consequence new results are presented for the n^th order singular initial value problem.     

An approximation technique for nonlinear integral operations

Approximation results for J. S. Mac Nerney's theory of nonlinear integral operations are established. For the nonlinear product integral _xΠ^y (1 + V)P, approximations of the form Π_{i = 1}ⁿ [1 + L_q(x_i?1, x_i)]P are considered, where L₁(u, v)P = ∝_u^vVP and L_q(u, v)P = ∝_u^vV(r, s)[1 + L_q?1(s, v)]P for q = 2, 3,…. Error bounds are obtained for the difference between the product integral and the preceding product.     

Notes on the Feynman integral,II

In the setting of Cameron and Storvick's recent theory, our main result establishes the existence of the analytic Feynman integral for functions on v-dimensional Wiener space of the form F(X) = exp {? ∝_a^b (A(s) X(s), X(s)) ds}. Here X is a $\text{R}$^v-valued continuous function on [a, b] such that X(a) = 0 and {A(s): a ? s ? b} is a commutative family of real, symmetric, positive definite matrices such that the square roots of the eigenvalues are functions of bounded variation on [a, b]. We obtain the existence theorem just referred to without having to construct special spaces, quadratic forms, etc., to fit the particular problem of interest.     

Weighted pseudo almost periodic mild solutions of semilinear evolution equations with nonlocal conditions

In this paper, applying the theory of semigroups of operators to evolution families and Banach fixed point theorem, we prove the existence and uniqueness of the weighted pseudo almost periodic mild solution of the semilinear evolution equation x^′(t)=A(t)x(t)+f(t,x(t)) with nonlocal conditions x(0)=x₀+g(x) in Banach space X under some suitable hypotheses.     

Minimization of asymptotic energy of Müller's functional endowed with local nonlinear lower-order term

We solve a minimization problem associated to a generalization of the Müller functional studied in the paper G. Alberti, S. Müller: A new approach to variational problems with multiple scales, Comm. Pure Appl. Math. 54 , 761–825 (2001), whereby the lower order term ∫¹₀a(s)v²(s)ds (involving a primitive of the mass density function, v = v(s) , and the weight function a = a(s) ) is replaced by ∫¹₀a(s, v(s), v′(s))v²(s)ds (where a belongs to a suitable Carathéodory class). We calculate the rescaled asymptotic energy of the functional as small parameter epsilon tends to zero. (© 2016 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

An Application of a Mountain Pass Theorem

We are concerned with the following Dirichlet problem: −Δu(x) = f(x, u), x∈Ω, u∈H ¹ ₀(Ω), (P) where f(x, t) ∈C (×ℝ), f(x, t)/t is nondecreasing in t∈ℝ and tends to an L ^∞-function q(x) uniformly in x∈Ω as t→ + ∞ (i.e., f(x, t) is asymptotically linear in t at infinity). In this case, an Ambrosetti-Rabinowitz-type condition, that is, for some θ > 2, M > 0, 0 > θF(x, s) ≤f(x, s)s, for all |s|≥M and x∈Ω, (AR) is no longer true, where F(x, s) = ∫ ^s ₀ f(x, t)dt. As is well known, (AR) is an important technical condition in applying Mountain Pass Theorem. In this paper, without assuming (AR) we prove, by using a variant version of Mountain Pass Theorem, that problem (P) has a positive solution under suitable conditions on f(x, t) and q(x). Our methods also work for the case where f(x, t) is superlinear in t at infinity, i.e., q(x) ≡ +∞. Received June 24, 1998, Accepted January 14, 2000.