On a p-Laplace equation with multiple critical nonlinearities

Using the Mountain-Pass Theorem of Ambrosetti and Rabinowitz we prove that $?{\mathrm{\Delta }}_{p}u?\mu {|x|}^{?p}{u}^{p?1}={|x|}^{?s}{u}^{p^{?}(s)?1}+u^{p^{?}?1}$ admits a positive weak solution in ${\mathbb{R}}^n$ of class $D_1^p({\mathbb{R}}^n)\cap C^1({\mathbb{R}}^n?\{0\})$, whenever $\mu <{\mu }_1$, and ${\mu }_1={[(n?p)/p]}^p$. The technique is based on the existence of extremals of some Hardy–Sobolev type embeddings of independent interest. We also show that if $u\in D_1^p({\mathbb{R}}^n)$ is a weak solution in ${\mathbb{R}}^n$ of $?{\mathrm{\Delta }}_{p}u?\mu {|x|}^{?p}{|u|}^{p?2}u={|x|}^{?s}{|u|}^{p^{?}(s)?2}u+{|u|}^{q?2}u$, then $u\equiv 0$ when either $1<q<p^{?}$, or $q>p^{?}$ and u is also of class $L_{\mathrm{loc}}^{\infty }({\mathbb{R}}^n?\{0\})$.     

Construction of solutions via local Pohozaev identities

This paper deals with the following nonlinear elliptic equation

$?\mathrm{\Delta }u+V(|y^{\prime }|,y^{″})u=u^{\frac{N+2}{N?2}},u>0,u\in H^1({\mathbb{R}}^N),$

where $(y^{\prime },y^{″})\in {\mathbb{R}}^2\times {\mathbb{R}}^{N?2}$, $V(|y^{\prime }|,y^{″})$ is a bounded non-negative function in ${\mathbb{R}}^{+}\times {\mathbb{R}}^{N?2}$. By combining a finite reduction argument and local Pohozaev type of identities, we prove that if $N\ge 5$ and $r^{2}V(r,y^{″})$ has a stable critical point $(r_0,y_0^{″})$ with $r_0>0$ and $V(r_0,y_0^{″})>0$, then the above problem has infinitely many solutions. This paper overcomes the difficulty appearing in using the standard reduction method to locate the concentrating points of the solutions.     

On the positive radial solutions of a class of singular semilinear elliptic equations

In this paper, we consider the following elliptic equation(0.1)$\mathit{div}\left(A\right(|x|\left)\mathrm{?}u\right)+B(|x|)u^p=0\text{in}{\mathbb{R}}^n,$ where $p>1$, $n?3$, $A(|x|)>0$ is differentiable in ${\mathbb{R}}^n?\{0\}$ and $B(|x|)$ is a given nonnegative Hölder continuous function in ${\mathbb{R}}^n?\{0\}$. The asymptotic behavior at infinity and structure of separation property of positive radial solutions with different initial data for (0.1) are discussed. Moreover, the existence and separation property of infinitely many positive solutions for Hardy equation and an equation related to Caffarelli–Kohn–Nirenberg inequality are obtained respectively, as special cases.     

Multiplicity and concentration behaviour of positive solutions for Schrödinger-Kirchhoff type equations involving the p-Laplacian in RN

In this article, we study the multiplicity and concentration behavior of positive solutions for the p-Laplacian equation of Schrödinger-Kirchhoff type

$-{\in }^{p}M\left({\in }^{p-N}{\int }_{{\mathbb{R}}^N}{\left|?u\right|}^p\right){\Delta }_{p}u+V\left(x\right){\left|u\right|}^{p-2}u=f\left(u\right)$

in ${\mathbb{R}}^N$, where Δ_p is the p-Laplacian operator, 1 < p < N, M: ${\mathbb{R}}^{+}\to {\mathbb{R}}^{+}$ and V: ${\mathbb{R}}^{\text{N}}\to {\mathbb{R}}^{+}$ are continuous functions, ε is a positive parameter, and f is a continuous function with subcritical growth. We assume that V satisfies the local condition introduced by M. del Pino and P. Felmer. By the variational methods, penalization techniques, and Lyusternik-Schnirelmann theory, we prove the existence, multiplicity, and concentration of solutions for the above equation.     

A note on the number of nodal solutions of an elliptic equation with symmetry

We consider the semilinear problem $-\Delta u+\lambda u={\left|u\right|}^{p-2}u$ in $\Omega$, $u=0$ on $\partial \Omega$, where $\Omega \subset {\mathbb{R}}^N$ is a bounded smooth domain and $2<p<2^1=2N/(N-2)$. We show that if $\Omega$ is invariant under a nontrivial orthogonal involution then, for $\lambda >0$ sufficiently large, the equivariant topology of $\Omega$ is related to the number of solutions which change sign exactly once.     

A sharp Balian–Low uncertainty principle for shift-invariant spaces

A sharp version of the Balian–Low theorem is proven for the generators of finitely generated shift-invariant spaces. If generators ${\{f_k\}}_{k=1}^K?L^2({\mathbb{R}}^d)$ are translated along a lattice to form a frame or Riesz basis for a shift-invariant space V, and if V has extra invariance by a suitable finer lattice, then one of the generators $f_k$ must satisfy ${\int }_{{\mathbb{R}}^d}|x||f_k(x){|}^{2}dx=\infty$, namely, $\stackrel{?}{f_k}?H^{1/2}({\mathbb{R}}^d)$. Similar results are proven for frames of translates that are not Riesz bases without the assumption of extra lattice invariance. The best previously existing results in the literature give a notably weaker conclusion using the Sobolev space $H^{d/2+?}({\mathbb{R}}^d)$; our results provide an absolutely sharp improvement with $H^{1/2}({\mathbb{R}}^d)$. Our results are sharp in the sense that $H^{1/2}({\mathbb{R}}^d)$ cannot be replaced by $H^s({\mathbb{R}}^d)$ for any $s<1/2$.     

On the irreducible action of PSL(2,R) on the 3-dimensional Einstein universe

In this paper, we study the irreducible representation of $\text{PSL}(2,\mathbb{R})$ in $\text{PSL}(5,\mathbb{R})$. This action preserves a quadratic form with signature $(2,3)$. Thus, it acts conformally on the 3-dimensional Einstein universe $\mathbb{E}{\mathrm{in}}^{1,2}$. We describe the orbits induced in $\mathbb{E}{\mathrm{in}}^{1,2}$ and its complement in $\mathbb{R}{\mathbb{P}}^4$. This work completes the study in [2], and is one element of the classification of cohomogeneity one actions on $\mathbb{E}{\mathrm{in}}^{1,2}$[5].     

Nonlinear fractional magnetic Schrödinger equation: Existence and multiplicity

In this paper we focus our attention on the following nonlinear fractional Schrödinger equation with magnetic field

${\epsilon }^{2s}{(?\mathrm{\Delta })}_{A/\epsilon }^{s}u+V(x)u=f(|u{|}^2)u\text{ in }{\mathbb{R}}^N,$

where $\epsilon >0$ is a parameter, $s\in (0,1)$, $N\ge 3$, ${(?\mathrm{\Delta })}_A^s$ is the fractional magnetic Laplacian, $V:{\mathbb{R}}^N\to \mathbb{R}$ and $A:{\mathbb{R}}^N\to {\mathbb{R}}^N$ are continuous potentials and $f:{\mathbb{R}}^N\to \mathbb{R}$ is a subcritical nonlinearity. By applying variational methods and Ljusternick–Schnirelmann theory, we prove existence and multiplicity of solutions for ε small.     

Expression of Dirichlet boundary conditions in terms of the strain tensor in linearized elasticity

In a previous work, it was shown how the linearized strain tensor field $\mathbf{e}:=\frac{1}{2}(\mathbf{?}{\mathit{u}}^T+\mathbf{?}\mathit{u})\in {\mathbb{L}}^2(\Omega )$ can be considered as the sole unknown in the Neumann problem of linearized elasticity posed over a domain $\Omega ?{\mathbb{R}}^3$, instead of the displacement vector field $\mathit{u}\in {\mathit{H}}^1(\Omega )$ in the usual approach. The purpose of this Note is to show that the same approach applies as well to the Dirichlet–Neumann problem. To this end, we show how the boundary condition $\mathit{u}=\mathbf{0}$ on a portion ${\Gamma }_0$ of the boundary of Ω can be recast, again as boundary conditions on ${\Gamma }_0$, but this time expressed only in terms of the new unknown $\mathbf{e}\in {\mathbb{L}}^2(\Omega )$.     

Harnack inequality for quasilinear elliptic equations on Riemannian manifolds

We study viscosity solutions to degenerate and singular elliptic equations

$\mathrm{div}\left(\frac{F^{\prime }(|\mathrm{?}u|)}{|\mathrm{?}u|}\mathrm{?}u\right)=h$

of p-Laplacian type on Riemannian manifolds, where an even function $F\in C^1\left(\mathbb{R}\right)\cap C^2(0,\infty )$ is supposed to be strictly convex on $(0,\infty )$. Under the assumption that either $F\in C^2(\mathbb{R})$ or its convex conjugate $F^{?}\in C^2(\mathbb{R})$ with some structural condition, we establish a (locally) uniform ABP type estimate and the Krylov–Safonov type Harnack inequality on Riemannian manifolds with the use of an intrinsic geometric quantity to the operator. Here, the $C^2$-regularities of F and $F^{?}$ account for degenerate and singular operators, respectively.