Standing waves for supercritical nonlinear Schrödinger equations

Let V(x) be a non-negative, bounded potential in RN, N?3 and p supercritical, . We look for positive solutions of the standing-wave nonlinear Schrödinger equation Δu−V(x)u+up=0 in RN, with u(x)→0 as |x|→+∞. We prove that if V(x)=o(⁻²|x|) as |x|→+∞, then for N?4 and this problem admits a continuum of solutions. If in addition we have, for instance, V(x)=O(|x|^−μ) with μ>N, then this result still holds provided that N?3 and . Other conditions for solvability, involving behavior of V at ∞, are also provided.     

Cubic residues and binary quadratic forms

Let p>3 be a prime, u,v,d∈Z, gcd(u,v)=1, p?u²−dv² and , where is the Legendre symbol. In the paper we mainly determine the value of by expressing p in terms of appropriate binary quadratic forms. As applications, for we obtain a general criterion for and a criterion for εd to be a cubic residue of p, where εd is the fundamental unit of the quadratic field . We also give a general criterion for , where {Un} is the Lucas sequence defined by U₀=0, U₁=1 and Un+1=PUn−QUn−1 (n?1). Furthermore, we establish a general result to illustrate the connections between cubic congruences and binary quadratic forms.     

Quasilinear parabolic equations with nonlinear Wentzell-Robin type boundary conditions

Let Ω⊂RN be a bounded domain with Lipschitz boundary, with a>0 on . Let σ be the restriction to ∂Ω of the (N−1)-dimensional Hausdorff measure and let be σ-measurable in the first variable and assume that for σ-a.e. x∈∂Ω, B(x,⋅) is a proper, convex, lower semicontinuous functional. We prove in the first part that for every p∈(1,∞), the operator Ap:=div(a|∇u|^p−2∇u) with nonlinear Wentzell-Robin type boundary conditions

     

Positive solutions and eigenvalue intervals of nonlocal boundary value problems with delays

The paper is concerned with the delay differential equation u^″+λb(t)f(u(t−τ))=0 satisfying u(t)=0 for −τ?t?0 and , where denotes the Riemann-Stieltjes integral. By applying the fixed point theorem in cones, we show the relationship between the asymptotic behaviors of the quotient (at zero and infinity) and the open intervals (eigenvalue intervals) of the parameter λ such that the problem has zero, one and two positive solution(s). If g(t)=t, by using a property of the Riemann-Stieltjes integral, the above nonlocal boundary value problem educes a three-point boundary value problem with delay, for which some similar results are established.     

Congruences involving Bernoulli polynomials

Let {B_n(x)} be the Bernoulli polynomials. In the paper we establish some congruences for , where p is an odd prime and x is a rational p-integer. Such congruences are concerned with the properties of p-regular functions, the congruences for and the sum , where h(d) is the class number of the quadratic field of discriminant d and p-regular functions are those functions f such that are rational p-integers and for n=1,2,3,… . We also establish many congruences for Euler numbers.     

Spectral conditions for admissibility of evolution equations in Hilbert space

We study properties of solutions of the evolution equation , where B is a closable operator on the space AP(R,H) of almost periodic functions with values in a Hilbert space H such that B commutes with translations. The operator B generates a family of closed operators on H such that (whenever eiλtx∈D(B)). For a closed subset Λ⊂R, we prove that the following properties (i) and (ii) are equivalent: (i) for every function f∈AP(R,H) such that σ(f)⊆Λ, there exists a unique mild solution u∈AP(R,H) of Eq. (∗) such that σ(u)⊆Λ; (ii) is invertible for all λ∈Λ and .     

Class numbers of quadratic fields, Hasse invariants of elliptic curves, and the supersingular polynomial

Using the theory of elliptic curves, we show that the class number h(−p) of the field appears in the count of certain factors of the Legendre polynomials , where p is a prime >3 and m has the form (p−e)/k, with k=2,3 or 4 and . As part of the proof we explicitly compute the Hasse invariant of the Hessian curve y²+αxy+y=x³ and find an elementary expression for the supersingular polynomial ss_p(x) whose roots are the supersingular j-invariants of elliptic curves in characteristic p. As a corollary we show that the class number h(−p) also shows up in the factorization of certain Jacobi polynomials.     

Generalized almost periodic and ergodic solutions of linear differential equations on the half-line in Banach spaces

The Bohl-Bohr-Amerio-Kadets theorem states that the indefinite integral y=Pφ of an almost periodic (ap) is again ap if y is bounded and the Banach space X does not contain a subspace isomorphic to c₀. This is here generalized in several directions: Instead of it holds also for φ defined only on a half-line , instead of ap functions abstract classes with suitable properties are admissible, can be weakened to φ in some “mean” class , then ; here contains all f∈L¹_loc with in for all h>0 (usually strictly); furthermore, instead of boundedness of y mean boundedness, y in some , or in , ergodic functions, suffices. The Loomis-Doss result on the almost periodicity of a bounded Ψ for which all differences Ψ(t+h)−Ψ(t) are ap for h>0 is extended analogously, also to higher order differences. Studying “difference spaces” in this connection, we obtain decompositions of the form: Any bounded measurable function is the sum of a bounded ergodic function and the indefinite integral of a bounded ergodic function. The Bohr-Neugebauer result on the almost periodicity of bounded solutions y of linear differential equations P(D)y=φ of degree m with ap φ is extended similarly for ; then provided, for example, y is in some with U=L^∞ or is totally ergodic and, for the half-line, Reλ?0 for all eigenvalues P(λ)=0. Analogous results hold for systems of linear differential equations. Special case: φ bounded and Pφ ergodic implies Pφ bounded. If all Reλ>0, there exists a unique solution y growing not too fast; this y is in if , for quite general .     

Spike solutions of a nonlinear Schrödinger equation with degenerate potential

We study the existence of positive solutions to the elliptic equation ε²Δu(x,y)−V(y)u(x,y)+f(u(x,y))=0 for (x,y) in an unbounded domain subject to the boundary condition u=0 whenever is nonempty. Our potential V depends only on the y variable and is a bounded or unbounded domain which may coincide with . The positive parameter ε is tending to zero and our solutions u_ε concentrate along minimum points of the unbounded manifold of critical points of V.     

The asymptotic behaviour of solutions with blow-up at the boundary for semilinear elliptic problems

By constructing the comparison functions and the perturbed method, it is showed that any solution u∈C²(Ω) to the semilinear elliptic problems Δu=k(x)g(u), x∈Ω, u_|∂Ω=+∞ satisfies , where Ω is a bounded domain with smooth boundary in RN; , −2<σ, c₀>0, ; g∈C¹[0,∞), g?0 and is increasing on (0,∞), there exists ρ>0 such that , ∀ξ>0, , .     

A unique solution to a nonlinear elliptic equation

The purpose of this paper is to prove the existence of a unique, classical solution to the nonlinear elliptic partial differential equation −∇⋅(a(u(x))∇u(x))=f(x) under periodic boundary conditions, where u(x₀)=u₀ at x₀∈Ω, with Ω=TN, the N-dimensional torus, and N=2,3. The function a is assumed to be smooth, and a(u(x))>0 for , where G⊂R is a bounded interval. We prove that if the functions f and a satisfy certain conditions, then a unique classical solution u exists. The range of the solution u is a subset of a specified interval . Applications of this work include stationary heat/diffusion problems with a source/sink, where the value of the solution is known at a spatial location x₀.     

Existence of entire explosive positive radial solutions for a class of quasilinear elliptic systems

We show the existence of entire explosive positive radial solutions for quasilinear elliptic systems div(|∇u|^m−2∇u)=p(|x|)g(v), div(|∇v|ⁿ⁻²∇v)=q(|x|)f(u) on , where f and g are positive and non-decreasing functions on (0,∞) satisfying the Keller-Osserman condition.     

Positive periodic solutions of functional differential equations

We consider the existence, multiplicity and nonexistence of positive ω-periodic solutions for the periodic equation x′(t)=a(t)g(x)x(t)−λb(t)f(x(t−τ(t))), where are ω-periodic, , , f,g∈C([0,∞),[0,∞)), and f(u)>0 for u>0, g(x) is bounded, τ(t) is a continuous ω-periodic function. Define , , i₀=number of zeros in the set and i_∞=number of infinities in the set . We show that the equation has i₀ or i_∞ positive ω-periodic solution(s) for sufficiently large or small λ>0, respectively.