On a second-order matrix differential operator

We consider the second-order matrix differential operator $$N = \left( {\begin{array}{*{20}c} { - \frac{d}{{dx}}\left( {p_0 \frac{d}{{dx}}} \right) + p_1 } \\ r \\ \end{array} \begin{array}{*{20}c} r \\ { - \frac{d}{{dx}}\left( {q_0 \frac{d}{{dx}}} \right) + q_1 } \\ \end{array} } \right)$$ determined by the expression Nφ, [0 ?x < ∞), where \(\phi = \left( {\begin{array}{*{20}c} U \\ V \\ \end{array} } \right)\) . It has been proved that if p₀, q₀, p₁, q₁,r satisfy certain conditions, then N is in the limit point case at ∞. It has been also shown that certain differential operators in the Hilbert space L² of vectors, generated by the operator N, are symmetric and self-adjoint.     

Comportement asymptotique des solutions d'un système elliptique conservatif non linéaire

Let M be a compact riemannian manifold; in a previous article we show that every non- negative solution of u_tt + Δ_g u=f(u) on M ×R ⁺, satisfying Dirichlet or Neumann boundary conditions, converges to a (stationary) solution Φ of Δ_g Φ=f(Φ) with exponential decay of ∥u - Φ∥c²(M), if we assume that f behaves like r? r^p - λr. We extend this result to a system in the following form $$\left\{ {\begin{array}{*{20}c} {u_{tt} + \Delta _g u + \alpha u - G_x (u,\upsilon ) = 0,} \\ {u_{tt} + \Delta _g \upsilon + \beta \upsilon - G_x (u,\upsilon ) = 0,} \\ \end{array} } \right.$$ . where G satisfies some growth and convexity properties.     

On Time-Dependent Functionals of Diffusions Corresponding to Divergence Form Operators

We consider processes of the form [s,T]?t?u(t,X _t ), where (X,P _s,x ) is a multidimensional diffusion corresponding to a uniformly elliptic divergence form operator. We show that if $u\in{\mathbb{L}}_{2}(0,T;H_{\rho }^{1})$ with $\frac{\partial u}{\partial t} \in{\mathbb{L}}_{2}(0,T;H_{\rho }^{-1})$ then there is a quasi-continuous version $\tilde{u}$ of u such that $\tilde{u}(t,X_{t})$ is a P _s,x -Dirichlet process for quasi-every (s,x)∈[0,T)×? ^d with respect to parabolic capacity, and we describe the martingale and the zero-quadratic variation parts of its decomposition. We also give conditions on u ensuring that $\tilde{u}(t,X_{t})$ is a semimartingale.     

Heat equation with a singular potential on the boundary and the Kato inequality

This paper is concerned with the heat equation in the half-space ? ₊ ^N with the singular potential function on the boundary, (P) $\left\{ \begin{gathered} \frac{\partial } {{\partial t}}u - \Delta u = 0\operatorname{in} \mathbb{R}_ + ^N \times (0,T), \hfill \\ \frac{\partial } {{\partial x_N }}u + \frac{\omega } {{|x|}}u = 0on\partial \mathbb{R}_ + ^N \times (0,T), \hfill \\ u(x,0) = u_0 (x) \geqslant ()0in\mathbb{R}_ + ^N , \hfill \\ \end{gathered} \right. $ where N ?? 3, ?? > 0, 0 < T ?? ??, and u ₀ ?? C ₀(? ₊ ^N ). We prove the existence of a threshold number ?? _N for the existence and the nonexistence of positive solutions of (P), which is characterized as the best constant of the Kato inequality in ? ₊ ^N .     

Discontinuous superlinear elliptic equations of divergence form

We prove existence and global Hölder regularity of the weak solution to the Dirichlet problem $\left\{ {\begin{array}{lc} {{\rm div} \left( a^{ij} (x,u)D_{j} u \right) = b(x,u,Du) \quad {\rm in}\, \Omega \subset {\mathbb R}^{n}, \, n \ge 2,} \\ {u = 0 \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \,{\rm on}\, \partial\Omega \in C^{1}. } \\ \end{array}} \right.$ The coefficients a ^ij (x, u) are supposed to be VMO functions with respect to x while the term b(x, u, Du) allows controlled growth with respect to the gradient Du and satisfies a sort of sign-condition with respect to u. Our results correct and generalize the announcements in Ragusa (Nonlinear Differ Equ Appl 13:605–617, 2007, Erratum in Nonlinear Differ Equ Appl 15:277–277, 2008).     

Positive solutions for a boundary-value problem with Riemann–Liouville fractional derivative*

In this work, we are mainly concerned with the existence of positive solutions for the fractional boundary-value problem $$ \left\{ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {D_{0+}^{\alpha }D_{0+}^{\alpha }u=f\left( {t,u,{u}^{\prime},-D_{0+}^{\alpha }u} \right),\quad t\in \left[ {0,1} \right],} \hfill \\ {u(0)={u}^{\prime}(0)={u}^{\prime}(1)=D_{0+}^{\alpha }u(0)=D_{0+}^{{\alpha +1}}u(0)=D_{0+}^{{\alpha +1}}u(1)=0.} \hfill \\ \end{array}} \right. $$ Here ?? ?? (2, 3] is a real number, $ D_{0+}^{\alpha } $ is the standard Riemann?CLiouville fractional derivative of order ??. By virtue of some inequalities associated with the fractional Green function for the above problem, without the assumption of the nonnegativity of f, we utilize the Krasnoselskii?CZabreiko fixed-point theorem to establish our main results. The interesting point lies in the fact that the nonlinear term is allowed to depend on u, u??, and $ -D_{0+}^{\alpha } $ .     

Fractional BVPs with strong time singularities and the limit properties of their solutions

In the first part, we investigate the singular BVP \(\tfrac{d} {{dt}}^c D^\alpha u + (a/t)^c D^\alpha u = \mathcal{H}u\) , u(0) = A, u(1) = B, ^c D ^α u(t)| _t=0 = 0, where \(\mathcal{H}\) is a continuous operator, α ∈ (0, 1) and a < 0. Here, ^c D denotes the Caputo fractional derivative. The existence result is proved by the Leray-Schauder nonlinear alternative. The second part establishes the relations between solutions of the sequence of problems \(\tfrac{d} {{dt}}^c D^{\alpha _n } u + (a/t)^c D^{\alpha _n } u = f(t,u,^c D^{\beta _n } u)\) , u(0) = A, u(1) = B, \(\left. {^c D^{\alpha _n } u(t)} \right|_{t = 0} = 0\) where a < 0, 0 < β _n ≤ α _n < 1, lim _n→∞ β _n = 1, and solutions of u″+(a/t)u′ = f(t, u, u′) satisfying the boundary conditions u(0) = A, u(1) = B, u′(0) = 0.     

Full regularity of a free boundary problem with two phases

Let ?? be a bounded domain in ${\mathbb{R}^{n}, n\geq2}$ . We use ${\mathcal{M}_{\Omega}}$ to denote the collection of all pairs of (A, u) such that ${A\subset\Omega}$ is a set of finite perimeter and ${u\in H^{1}\left( \Omega\right)}$ satisfies $$u\left( x\right) =0\quad\text{a.e.}x\in A.$$ We consider the energy functional $$E_{\Omega}\left( A,u\right) =\int\limits_{\Omega}\left\vert\triangledown u\right\vert ^{2}+P_{\Omega}\left( A\right)$$ defined on ${\mathcal{M}_{\Omega}}$ , where P _??(A) denotes the perimeter of A inside ??. Let ${\left( A,u\right)\in\mathcal{M}_{\Omega}}$ be a minimizer with volume constraint. Our main result is that when n????7, u is locally Lipschitz and the free boundary ?A is analytic in ??.     

GLOBAL EXISTENCE OF THE SOLUTION OF NONLINEAR SCHRDINGER EQUATIONS IN EXTERIOR DOMAINS

In this paper,we discuss the problem for the nonlinear Schr(?)dinger equation(?)where Ω is the exterior domain of a compact set in B~n,a_j(u)=O(|u|),b_j(u)=O(|u|)(1≤j≤n),c(u)=O(|u|~2)near u=0.If n≥5,some Sobolev norm of u_0(x)is sufficiently small,under suitableassumptions on smoothnessand and compatibility and the shape of Ω,we get that the problem has aunique global solution u(t,x),with the decay estimate‖u(t,·)‖_(L(?)(Ω))=O(t~(-n/4)),‖u(t,·)‖_(L~4(Ω))=O(t~(-n/4)),t→+∞.     

Congruences involving generalized central trinomial coefficients

For integers b and c the generalized central trinomial coefficient Tn(b,c)denotes the coefficient of xnin the expansion of(x2+bx+c)n.Those Tn=Tn(1,1)(n=0,1,2,...)are the usual central trinomial coefficients,and Tn(3,2)coincides with the Delannoy number Dn=n k=0n k n+k k in combinatorics.We investigate congruences involving generalized central trinomial coefficients systematically.Here are some typical results:For each n=1,2,3,...,we have n-1k=0(2k+1)Tk(b,c)2(b2-4c)n-1-k≡0(mod n2)and in particular n2|n-1k=0(2k+1)D2k;if p is an odd prime then p-1k=0T2k≡-1p(mod p)and p-1k=0D2k≡2p(mod p),where(-)denotes the Legendre symbol.We also raise several conjectures some of which involve parameters in the representations of primes by certain binary quadratic forms.     

Gradient estimates below duality exponent for a class of linear elliptic systems

We provide sharp estimates in Lorentz spaces for the solution of the Dirichlet problem associated to the system $\left\{ \begin{array}{ll} A(u)\equiv-D_i (A_{ij}(x) D_j u)=f\\ u \in W^{1,1}_{0}(\Omega, \mathbb {R}^N) \end{array} \right.$ where Ω is an open bounded subset of ${\mathbb R^n}We provide sharp estimates in Lorentz spaces for the solution of the Dirichlet problem associated to the system

{ ll A(u) o -Di (Aij(x) Dj u)=fu ? W1,10(W, \mathbb RN) \left\{ \begin{array}{ll} A(u)\equiv-D_i (A_{ij}(x) D_j u)=f\\ u \in W^{1,1}_{0}(\Omega, \mathbb {R}^N) \end{array} \right.      13. Weak solutions for elliptic systems with variable growth in Clifford analysis      Yongqiang Fu  Binlin Zhang 《Czechoslovak Mathematical Journal》2013,63(3):643-670 In this paper we consider the following Dirichlet problem for elliptic systems: $$\begin{array}{*{20}c} {\overline {DA\left( {x,u\left( x \right),Du\left( x \right)} \right)} = B\left( {x,u\left( x \right),Du\left( x \right)} \right), x \in \Omega ,} \\ {u\left( x \right) = 0, x\partial \Omega } \\ \end{array}$$ where D is a Dirac operator in Euclidean space, u(x) is defined in a bounded Lipschitz domain Ω in ? n and takes value in Clifford algebras. We first introduce variable exponent Sobolev spaces of Clifford-valued functions, then discuss the properties of these spaces and the related operator theory in these spaces. Using the Galerkin method, we obtain the existence of weak solutions to the scalar part of the above-mentioned systems in the space W 0 1,p(x) (Ω,C? n ) under appropriate assumptions.      14. Regularity results for a class of obstacle problems in Heisenberg groups      Francesco Bigolin 《Applications of Mathematics》2013,58(5):531-554 We study regularity results for solutions u ∈ HW 1,p (Ω) to the obstacle problem $$\int_\Omega \mathcal{A} \left( {x,\nabla _{\mathbb{H}^u } } \right)\nabla _\mathbb{H} \left( {v - u} \right)dx \geqslant 0 \forall v \in \mathcal{K}_{\psi ,u} \left( \Omega \right)$$ such that u ? ψ a.e. in Ω, where $xxx$ , in Heisenberg groups ? n . In particular, we obtain weak differentiability in the T-direction and horizontal estimates of Calderon-Zygmund type, i.e. $$\begin{gathered} T\psi \in HW_{loc}^{1,p} \left( \Omega \right) \Rightarrow Tu \in L_{loc}^p \left( \Omega \right), \hfill \\ \left| {\nabla _{\mathbb{H}\psi } } \right|^p \in L_{loc}^q \left( \Omega \right) \Rightarrow \left| {\nabla _{\mathbb{H}^u } } \right|^p \in L_{loc}^q \left( \Omega \right), \hfill \\ \end{gathered}$$ where 2 < p < 4, q > 1.      15. Existence and asymptotic behaviour of solutions of the very fast diffusion equation      Shu-Yu Hsu 《manuscripta mathematica》2013,140(3-4):441-460 Let n ≥ 3, 0 < m ≤ (n ? 2)/n, p > max(1, (1 ? m)n/2), and ${0 \le u_0 \in L_{loc}^p(\mathbb{R}^n)}$ satisfy ${{\rm lim \, inf}_{R\to\infty}R^{-n+\frac{2}{1-m}} \int_{|x|\le R}u_0\,dx = \infty}$ . We prove the existence of unique global classical solution of u t = Δu m , u > 0, in ${\mathbb{R}^n \times (0, \infty), u(x, 0) = u_0(x)}$ in ${\mathbb{R}^n}$ . If in addition 0 < m < (n ? 2)/n and u 0(x) ≈ A|x|?q as |x| → ∞ for some constants A > 0, q < n/p, we prove that there exist constants α, β, such that the function v(x, t) = t α u(t β x, t) converges uniformly on every compact subset of ${\mathbb{R}^n}$ to the self-similar solution ψ(x, 1) of the equation with ψ(x, 0) = A|x|?q as t → ∞. Note that when m = (n ? 2)/(n + 2), n ≥ 3, if ${g_{ij} = u^{\frac{4}{n+2}}\delta_{ij}}$ is a metric on ${\mathbb{R}^n}$ that evolves by the Yamabe flow ?g ij /?t = ?Rg ij with u(x, 0) = u 0(x) in ${\mathbb{R}^n}$ where R is the scalar curvature, then u(x, t) is a global solution of the above fast diffusion equation.      16. Exponential Stability and Uniform Boundedness of Solutions for Nonautonomous Periodic Abstract Cauchy Problems. An Evolution Semigroup Approach      Constantin Bu?e  Dhaou Lassoued  Thanh Lan Nguyen  Olivia Saierli 《Integral Equations and Operator Theory》2012,74(3):345-362 Let u μ, x, s (., 0) be the solution of the following well-posed inhomogeneous Cauchy Problem on a complex Banach space X $$\left \{\begin{array}{ll}\dot{u}(t) = A(t)u(t) + e^{i\mu t}x, \quad t > s \\ u(s) = 0. \end{array} \right.$$ Here, x is a vector in X,?μ is a real number, q is a positive real number and A(·) is a q-periodic linear operator valued function. Under some natural assumptions on the evolution family ${\mathcal{U} = \{U(t, s): t \geq s\}}$ generated by the family {A(t)}, we prove that if for each?μ, each s?≥ 0 and every x the solution u μ, x, s (·, 0) is bounded on R + by a positive constant, depending only on x, then the family ${\mathcal{U}}$ is uniformly exponentially stable. The approach is based on the theory of evolution semigroups.      17. On the representation theory of Möbius groups inR n*      Fang Ainong 《数学学报(英文版)》1993,9(3):231-239 We will solve several fundamental problems of Möbius groupsM(R n) which have been matters of interest such as the conjugate classification, the establishment of a standard form without finding the fixed points and a simple discrimination method. Let \(g = \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}c} a &; b \\ c &; d \\ \end{array} } \right]\) be a Clifford matrix of dimensionn, c ≠ 0. We give a complete conjugate classification and prove the following necessary and sufficient conditions:g is f.p.f. (fixed points free) iff \(g \sim \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}c} \alpha &; 0 \\ c &; {\alpha '} \\ \end{array} } \right]\) , |α|<1 and |E?AE 1| ≠ 0;g is elliptic iff \(g \sim \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}c} \alpha &; \beta \\ c &; {\alpha '} \\ \end{array} } \right]\) , |α| <1 and |E?AE 1|=0;g is parabolic iff \(g \sim \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}c} \alpha &; 0 \\ c &; {\alpha '} \\ \end{array} } \right]\) , |α|=1; andg is loxodromic iff \(g \sim \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}c} \alpha &; \beta \\ c &; {\alpha '} \\ \end{array} } \right]\) , |α| >1 or rank (E?AE 1) ≠ rank (E?AE 1,ac ?1+c ?1 d), where α is represented by the solutions of certain linear algebraic equations and satisfies $\left| {c^{ - 1} \alpha '} \right| = \left| {\left( {E - AE^1 } \right)^{ - 1} \left( {\alpha c^{ - 1} + c^{ - 1} \alpha '} \right)} \right|.$       18. The Existence of Weak Solutions to Non-homogeneous A-Dirac Equations with Dirichlet Boundary Data      Yueming Lu  Gejun Bao 《Advances in Applied Clifford Algebras》2014,24(1):151-162 This paper is concerned with the weak solutions to a class of non-homogeneous A-Dirac equations DA(x, u, Du) + B(x, u, Du) = 0 with the Dirichlet boundary data. By means of the Poincaré inequalities of the Clifford valued function and some assumptions on operators A and B, we obtain the existence and uniqueness of solution to the scalar part of ${{\int_{\Omega}}{\overline{A(x, u, Du)}}D{\varphi}\,dx + {\int_{\Omega}}{\overline{B(x, u, Du)}}{\varphi}\,dx = 0}$ . for each ${\varphi \in W^{1,p}_0 (\Omega, C\ell_n^k)}$ .      19. An example on strong shift equivalence of positive integral matrices      Dr. Norbert Riedel 《Monatshefte für Mathematik》1983,95(1):45-55 The following matrices are considered $$A_k = \left( {\begin{array}{*{20}c} k \\ 1 \\ \end{array} \begin{array}{*{20}c} 2 \\ k \\ \end{array} } \right), B_k \left( {\begin{array}{*{20}c} {k - 1} \\ 1 \\ \end{array} \begin{array}{*{20}c} 1 \\ {k + 1} \\ \end{array} } \right),k \in \mathbb{N},$$ which are strong shift equivalent in the sense ofWilliams [7]. In case \(k + \sqrt 2 \) is a prime number of the algebraic field \(\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt 2 )\) matrices are defined which determine the possible choices of rank two matrices connectingA k andB k in the sense of strong shift equivalence. A complete list of all these matrices is given.      20. Remark on an infinite semipositone problem with indefinite weight and falling zeros      G A AFROUZI  S SHAKERI  N T CHUNG 《Proceedings Mathematical Sciences》2013,123(1):145-150 In this work, we consider the positive solutions to the singular problem $$ \left\{\begin{array}{ll} -\Delta u = am(x)u-f(u) - \dfrac{c}{u^{\alpha}} & {\rm in}\;\Omega,\\ u=0 & {\rm on}\; \partial\Omega, \end{array} \right. $$ where 0?<?α?<?1,a?>?0 and c?>?0 are constants, Ω is a bounded domain with smooth boundary $\partial\Omega$ , Δ is a Laplacian operator, and $f:[0,\infty] \longrightarrow{\mathbb R}$ is a continuous function. The weight functions m(x) satisfies m(x)?∈?C(Ω) and m(x)?>?m 0?>?0 for x?∈?Ω and also ||m||?∞??=?l?<?∞. We assume that there exist A?>?0, M?>?0, p?>?1 such that alu???M?≤?f(u)?≤?Au p for all u?∈?[0,?∞?). We prove the existence of a positive solution via the method of sub-supersolutions when $m_{0}a>\frac{2\lambda_{1} }{1+\alpha}$ and c is small. Here λ 1 is the first eigenvalue of operator ??Δ with Dirichlet boundary conditions.

Weak solutions for elliptic systems with variable growth in Clifford analysis

In this paper we consider the following Dirichlet problem for elliptic systems: $$\begin{array}{*{20}c} {\overline {DA\left( {x,u\left( x \right),Du\left( x \right)} \right)} = B\left( {x,u\left( x \right),Du\left( x \right)} \right), x \in \Omega ,} \\ {u\left( x \right) = 0, x\partial \Omega } \\ \end{array}$$ where D is a Dirac operator in Euclidean space, u(x) is defined in a bounded Lipschitz domain Ω in ? ⁿ and takes value in Clifford algebras. We first introduce variable exponent Sobolev spaces of Clifford-valued functions, then discuss the properties of these spaces and the related operator theory in these spaces. Using the Galerkin method, we obtain the existence of weak solutions to the scalar part of the above-mentioned systems in the space W ₀ ^1,p(x) (Ω,C? _n ) under appropriate assumptions.     

Regularity results for a class of obstacle problems in Heisenberg groups

We study regularity results for solutions u ∈ HW ^1,p (Ω) to the obstacle problem $$\int_\Omega \mathcal{A} \left( {x,\nabla _{\mathbb{H}^u } } \right)\nabla _\mathbb{H} \left( {v - u} \right)dx \geqslant 0 \forall v \in \mathcal{K}_{\psi ,u} \left( \Omega \right)$$ such that u ? ψ a.e. in Ω, where $xxx$ , in Heisenberg groups ? ⁿ . In particular, we obtain weak differentiability in the T-direction and horizontal estimates of Calderon-Zygmund type, i.e. $$\begin{gathered} T\psi \in HW_{loc}^{1,p} \left( \Omega \right) \Rightarrow Tu \in L_{loc}^p \left( \Omega \right), \hfill \\ \left| {\nabla _{\mathbb{H}\psi } } \right|^p \in L_{loc}^q \left( \Omega \right) \Rightarrow \left| {\nabla _{\mathbb{H}^u } } \right|^p \in L_{loc}^q \left( \Omega \right), \hfill \\ \end{gathered}$$ where 2 < p < 4, q > 1.     

Existence and asymptotic behaviour of solutions of the very fast diffusion equation

Let n ≥ 3, 0 < m ≤ (n ? 2)/n, p > max(1, (1 ? m)n/2), and ${0 \le u_0 \in L_{loc}^p(\mathbb{R}^n)}$ satisfy ${{\rm lim \, inf}_{R\to\infty}R^{-n+\frac{2}{1-m}} \int_{|x|\le R}u_0\,dx = \infty}$ . We prove the existence of unique global classical solution of u _t = Δu ^m , u > 0, in ${\mathbb{R}^n \times (0, \infty), u(x, 0) = u_0(x)}$ in ${\mathbb{R}^n}$ . If in addition 0 < m < (n ? 2)/n and u ₀(x) ≈ A|x|^?q as |x| → ∞ for some constants A > 0, q < n/p, we prove that there exist constants α, β, such that the function v(x, t) = t ^α u(t ^β x, t) converges uniformly on every compact subset of ${\mathbb{R}^n}$ to the self-similar solution ψ(x, 1) of the equation with ψ(x, 0) = A|x|^?q as t → ∞. Note that when m = (n ? 2)/(n + 2), n ≥ 3, if ${g_{ij} = u^{\frac{4}{n+2}}\delta_{ij}}$ is a metric on ${\mathbb{R}^n}$ that evolves by the Yamabe flow ?g _ij /?t = ?Rg _ij with u(x, 0) = u ₀(x) in ${\mathbb{R}^n}$ where R is the scalar curvature, then u(x, t) is a global solution of the above fast diffusion equation.     

Exponential Stability and Uniform Boundedness of Solutions for Nonautonomous Periodic Abstract Cauchy Problems. An Evolution Semigroup Approach

Let u _{μ, x, s} (., 0) be the solution of the following well-posed inhomogeneous Cauchy Problem on a complex Banach space X $$\left \{\begin{array}{ll}\dot{u}(t) = A(t)u(t) + e^{i\mu t}x, \quad t > s \\ u(s) = 0. \end{array} \right.$$ Here, x is a vector in X,?μ is a real number, q is a positive real number and A(·) is a q-periodic linear operator valued function. Under some natural assumptions on the evolution family ${\mathcal{U} = \{U(t, s): t \geq s\}}$ generated by the family {A(t)}, we prove that if for each?μ, each s?≥ 0 and every x the solution u _{μ, x, s} (·, 0) is bounded on R ₊ by a positive constant, depending only on x, then the family ${\mathcal{U}}$ is uniformly exponentially stable. The approach is based on the theory of evolution semigroups.     

On the representation theory of Möbius groups inR n*

We will solve several fundamental problems of Möbius groupsM(R ⁿ) which have been matters of interest such as the conjugate classification, the establishment of a standard form without finding the fixed points and a simple discrimination method. Let \(g = \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}c} a &; b \\ c &; d \\ \end{array} } \right]\) be a Clifford matrix of dimensionn, c ≠ 0. We give a complete conjugate classification and prove the following necessary and sufficient conditions:g is f.p.f. (fixed points free) iff \(g \sim \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}c} \alpha &; 0 \\ c &; {\alpha '} \\ \end{array} } \right]\) , |α|<1 and |E?AE ¹| ≠ 0;g is elliptic iff \(g \sim \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}c} \alpha &; \beta \\ c &; {\alpha '} \\ \end{array} } \right]\) , |α| <1 and |E?AE ¹|=0;g is parabolic iff \(g \sim \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}c} \alpha &; 0 \\ c &; {\alpha '} \\ \end{array} } \right]\) , |α|=1; andg is loxodromic iff \(g \sim \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}c} \alpha &; \beta \\ c &; {\alpha '} \\ \end{array} } \right]\) , |α| >1 or rank (E?AE ¹) ≠ rank (E?AE ¹,ac ^?1+c ^?1 d), where α is represented by the solutions of certain linear algebraic equations and satisfies $\left| {c^{ - 1} \alpha '} \right| = \left| {\left( {E - AE^1 } \right)^{ - 1} \left( {\alpha c^{ - 1} + c^{ - 1} \alpha '} \right)} \right|.$      

The Existence of Weak Solutions to Non-homogeneous A-Dirac Equations with Dirichlet Boundary Data

This paper is concerned with the weak solutions to a class of non-homogeneous A-Dirac equations DA(x, u, Du) + B(x, u, Du) = 0 with the Dirichlet boundary data. By means of the Poincaré inequalities of the Clifford valued function and some assumptions on operators A and B, we obtain the existence and uniqueness of solution to the scalar part of ${{\int_{\Omega}}{\overline{A(x, u, Du)}}D{\varphi}\,dx + {\int_{\Omega}}{\overline{B(x, u, Du)}}{\varphi}\,dx = 0}$ . for each ${\varphi \in W^{1,p}_0 (\Omega, C\ell_n^k)}$ .     

An example on strong shift equivalence of positive integral matrices

The following matrices are considered $$A_k = \left( {\begin{array}{*{20}c} k \\ 1 \\ \end{array} \begin{array}{*{20}c} 2 \\ k \\ \end{array} } \right), B_k \left( {\begin{array}{*{20}c} {k - 1} \\ 1 \\ \end{array} \begin{array}{*{20}c} 1 \\ {k + 1} \\ \end{array} } \right),k \in \mathbb{N},$$ which are strong shift equivalent in the sense ofWilliams [7]. In case \(k + \sqrt 2 \) is a prime number of the algebraic field \(\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt 2 )\) matrices are defined which determine the possible choices of rank two matrices connectingA _k andB _k in the sense of strong shift equivalence. A complete list of all these matrices is given.     

Remark on an infinite semipositone problem with indefinite weight and falling zeros

In this work, we consider the positive solutions to the singular problem $$ \left\{\begin{array}{ll} -\Delta u = am(x)u-f(u) - \dfrac{c}{u^{\alpha}} & {\rm in}\;\Omega,\\ u=0 & {\rm on}\; \partial\Omega, \end{array} \right. $$ where 0?<?α?<?1,a?>?0 and c?>?0 are constants, Ω is a bounded domain with smooth boundary $\partial\Omega$ , Δ is a Laplacian operator, and $f:[0,\infty] \longrightarrow{\mathbb R}$ is a continuous function. The weight functions m(x) satisfies m(x)?∈?C(Ω) and m(x)?>?m ₀?>?0 for x?∈?Ω and also ||m||_?∞??=?l?<?∞. We assume that there exist A?>?0, M?>?0, p?>?1 such that alu???M?≤?f(u)?≤?Au ^p for all u?∈?[0,?∞?). We prove the existence of a positive solution via the method of sub-supersolutions when $m_{0}a>\frac{2\lambda_{1} }{1+\alpha}$ and c is small. Here λ ₁ is the first eigenvalue of operator ??Δ with Dirichlet boundary conditions.