Variational approach to solutions for a class of fractional Hamiltonian systems

In this paper, we investigate the existence of infinitely many solutions for the following fractional Hamiltonian systems: ( FHS ) where α ∈ (1 ∕ 2,1), , , and are symmetric and positive definite matrices for all , , and ? W is the gradient of W at u. The novelty of this paper is that, assuming L is coercive at infinity, and W is of subquadratic growth as | u | → + ∞ , we show that (FHS) possesses infinitely many solutions via the genus properties in the critical theory. Recent results in the literature are generalized and significantly improved. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Infinitely many solutions to elliptic systems with critical exponents and Hardy potentials

In this paper, we consider the following elliptic systems with critical Sobolev growth and Hardy potentials: where N ≥ 3, η > 0, λ₁,λ₂ ∈ [0,Λ_N), and is the best Hardy constant. is the critical Sobolev exponent. a₁, a₂, b₁, and b₂ are positive parameters, and α,β > 1 satisfy 2 < α + β < 2*. h(x) ? 0, h(x) ≥ 0, , , and with . By means of the concentration–compactness principle and R. Kajikiya's new version of symmetric mountain pass lemma, we obtain infinitely many solutions that tend to zero. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Quantitative uniqueness for Schrödinger operator with regular potentials

We give a sharp upper bound on the vanishing order of solutions to the Schrödinger equation with electric and magnetic potentials on a compact smooth manifold. Our main result is that the vanishing order of nontrivial solutions to Δu + V · ? u + Wu = 0 is everywhere less than . Our method is based on quantitative Carleman type inequalities, and it allows us to show the following uniform doubling inequality which implies the desired result. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Positive solutions for a fourth order discrete p‐Laplacian boundary value problem

In this paper, we study the existence and multiplicity of positive solutions for the following fourth order nonlinear discrete p‐Laplacian boundary value problem where φ_p(s) = | s | ^{p ? 2}s, p > 1, is continuous, T is an integer with T ≥ 5 and . By virtue of Jensen's discrete inequalities, we use fixed point index theory to establish our main results. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The Decay of mass for a nonlinear fractional reaction–diffusion equation

We study the large time behavior of non‐negative solutions to the nonlinear fractional reaction–diffusion equation ?_tu = ? t^σ( ? Δ)^{α ∕ 2}u ? h(t)u^p (α ∈ (0,2]) posed on and supplemented with an integrable initial condition, where σ ≥ 0, p > 1, and h : [0, ∞ ) → [0, ∞ ). Defining the mass , under certain conditions on the function h, we show that the asymptotic behavior of the mass can be classified along two cases as follows:

• if , then there exists M _∞ ∈ (0, ∞ ) such that ;
• if , then .

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Simple eigenvalues for the Steklov problem in a domain with a small hole. A functional analytic approach

Let be a bounded open domain of . Let denote the outward unit normal of . We assume that the Steklov problem Δu = 0 in and on has a simple eigenvalue of . Then we consider an annular domain obtained by removing from a small‐cavity size of ε > 0, and we show that under proper assumptions there exists a real valued and real analytic function defined in an open neighborhood of (0,0) in and such that is a simple eigenvalue for the Steklov problem Δu = 0 in and on for all ε > 0 small enough, and such that . Here denotes the outward unit normal of , and δ_2,2 ≡ 1 and δ_2,n ≡ 0 if n ≥ 3. Then related statements have been proved for corresponding eigenfunctions. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Self‐organized criticality of cellular automata model; absorbtion in finite‐time of supercritical region into the critical one

In this work, it is studied the evolution and time behavior of solutions to nonlinear diffusion equation in where , d ≥ 1, and H is the Heaviside function. For d = 1,2,3, this equation describes the dynamics of self‐organizing sandpile process with critical state ρ_c. The main conclusion is that the supercritical region is absorbed in a finite‐time in the critical region . Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Extending LSQR methods to solve the generalized Sylvester‐transpose and periodic Sylvester matrix equations

It is well known that the least‐squares QR‐factorization (LSQR) algorithm is a powerful method for solving linear systems Ax = b and unconstrained least‐squares problem min_x | | Ax ? b | | . In the paper, the LSQR approach is developed to obtain iterative algorithms for solving the generalized Sylvester‐transpose matrix equation the minimum Frobenius norm residual problem and the periodic Sylvester matrix equation Numerical results are given to illustrate the effect of the proposed algorithms. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Solutions for perturbed biharmonic equations with critical nonlinearity

In this paper, we study the perturbed biharmonic equations where Δ² is the biharmonic operator, is the Sobolev critical exponent, p ∈ (2,2 ^{* *} ), P(x), and Q(x) are bounded positive functions. Under some given conditions on V, we prove that the problem has at least one nontrivial solution provided that and that for any , it has at least n ^* pairs solutions if , where and are sufficiently small positive numbers. Moreover, these solutions u_ε → 0 in as ε → 0. Copyright © 2013 The authors. Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Estimates of learning rates of regularized regression via polyline functions

Based on the simplicity and calculability of polyline function, we consider, in this paper, the regularized regression learning algorithm associated with the least square loss and the set of polyline function . The target is the error analysis for the regression problem. The approach presented in the paper yields satisfactory learning rates. The rates depend on the approximation property of and on the capacity of measured by covering numbers. Under some certain conditions, the rates achieve m^?4/5 log m. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Homoclinic solutions for second‐order discrete Hamiltonian systems with asymptotically quadratic potentials

In this paper, we study the existence of infinitely many homoclinic solutions for the second‐order self‐adjoint discrete Hamiltonian system , where , and are unnecessarily positive definites for all . By using the variant fountain theorem, we obtain an existence criterion to guarantee that the aforementioned system has infinitely many homoclinic solutions under the assumption that W(n,x) is asymptotically quadratic as | x | → + ∞ . Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A singularly perturbed Dirichlet problem for the Laplace operator in a periodically perforated domain. A functional analytic approach

Let Ω be a sufficiently regular bounded connected open subset of such that 0 ∈ Ω and that is connected. Then we take q₁₁, … ,q_nn ∈ ]0,+ ∞ [and . If ε is a small positive number, then we define the periodically perforated domain , where {e₁, … ,e_n} is the canonical basis of . For ε small and positive, we introduce a particular Dirichlet problem for the Laplace operator in the set . Namely, we consider a Dirichlet condition on the boundary of the set p + εΩ, together with a periodicity condition. Then we show real analytic continuation properties of the solution and of the corresponding energy integral as functionals of the pair of ε and of the Dirichlet datum on p + ε?Ω, around a degenerate pair with ε = 0. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Existence of positive solutions for nonlinear Kirchhoff type problems in with critical Sobolev exponent

In this paper, we study the following nonlinear problem of Kirchhoff type with critical Sobolev exponent: where a, b > 0 are constants. Under certain assumptions on the sign‐changing function f(x,u), we prove the existence of positive solutions by variational methods. Our main results can be viewed as a partial extension of a recent result of He and Zou in [Journal of Differential Equations, 2012] concerning the existence of positive solutions to the nonlinear Kirchhoff problem where ϵ > 0 is a parameter, V (x) is a positive continuous potential, and with 4 < p < 6 and satisfies the Ambrosetti–Rabinowitz type condition. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Boundedness of solutions to a quasilinear parabolic–elliptic Keller–Segel system with logistic source

We study a quasilinear parabolic–elliptic Keller–Segel system involving a source term of logistic type u_t = ? ? (?(u) ? u) ? χ ? ? (u ? v) + g(u), ? Δv = ? v + u in Ω × (0,T), subject to nonnegative initial data and the homogeneous Neumann boundary condition in a bounded domain with smooth boundary, n ≥ 1, χ > 0, ? ≥ c₁s^p for s ≥ s₀ > 1, and g(s) ≤ as ? μs² for s > 0 with a,g(0) ≥ 0, μ > 0. There are three nonlinear mechanisms included in the chemotaxis model: the nonlinear diffusion, aggregation and logistic absorption. The interaction among the triple nonlinearities shows that together with the nonlinear diffusion, the logistic absorption will dominate the aggregation such that the unique classical solution of the system has to be global in time and bounded, regardless of the initial data, whenever , or, equivalently, , which enlarge the parameter range , or , required by globally bounded solutions of the quasilinear K‐S system without the logistic source. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Remark on stability of rarefaction waves to the one‐dimensional compressible Navier–Stokes equations with density‐dependent viscosity coefficient

In this paper, we study one‐dimensional compressible isentropic Navier–Stokes equations with density‐dependent viscosity. We can obtain the asymptotic stability of rarefaction waves for the compressible isentropic Navier–Stokes equations when the power of viscosity coefficient , which enlarge the range of α in the article [Jiu Q, Wang Y, Xin ZP, Communication in Partial Differential Equations 2011; 36: 602‐634]. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Real‐variable characterizations of Musielak–Orlicz–Hardy spaces associated with Schrödinger operators on domains

Let n≥3, Ω be a strongly Lipschitz domain of and L_Ω:=?Δ+V a Schrödinger operator on L²(Ω) with the Dirichlet boundary condition, where Δ is the Laplace operator and the nonnegative potential V belongs to the reverse Hölder class for some q₀>n/2. Assume that the growth function satisfies that ?(x,·) is an Orlicz function, (the class of uniformly Muckenhoupt weights) and its uniformly critical lower type index , where and μ₀∈(0,1] denotes the critical regularity index of the heat kernels of the Laplace operator Δ on Ω. In this article, the authors first show that the heat kernels of L_Ω satisfy the Gaussian upper bound estimates and the Hölder continuity. The authors then introduce the ‘geometrical’ Musielak–Orlicz–Hardy space via , the Hardy space associated with on , and establish its several equivalent characterizations, respectively, in terms of the non‐tangential or the vertical maximal functions or the Lusin area functions associated with L_Ω. All the results essentially improve the known results even on Hardy spaces with p∈(n/(n + δ),1] (in this case, ?(x,t):=t^p for all x∈Ω and t∈[0,∞)). Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Max‐type system of difference equations with positive two‐periodic sequences

This paper deals with the form and the periodicity of the solutions of the max‐type system of difference equations where , and are positive two‐periodic sequences and initial values x₀, x _{? 1}, y₀, y _{? 1} ∈ (0, + ∞ ). Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A class of vector‐valued dilation‐and‐modulation frames on the half real line

Vector‐valued frames were first introduced under the name of superframes by Balan in the context of signal multiplexing and by Han and Larson from the mathematical aspect. Since then, the wavelet and Gabor frames in have interested many mathematicians. The space models vector‐valued causal signal spaces because of the time variable being nonnegative. But it admits no nontrivial shift‐invariant system and thus no wavelet or Gabor frame since is not a group by addition (not as ). Observing that is a group by multiplication, we, in this paper, introduce a class of multiplication‐based dilation‐and‐modulation ( ) systems, and investigate the theory of frames in . Since is not closed under the Fourier transform, the Fourier transform does not fit . We introduce the notion of Θ_a transform in , and using Θ_a‐transform matrix method, we characterize frames, Riesz bases, and dual frames in and obtain an explicit expression of duals for an arbitrary given frame. An example theorem is also presented.     

Boundary value problem for p−Laplacian Caputo fractional difference equations with fractional sum boundary conditions

In this paper, we consider a discrete fractional boundary value problem of the form where 0 < α,β≤1, 1 < α + β≤2, 0 < γ≤1, , ρ is a constant, and denote the Caputo fractional differences of order α and β, respectively, is a continuous function, and ?_p is the p‐Laplacian operator. The existence of at least one solution is proved by using Banach fixed point theorem and Schaefer's fixed point theorem. Some illustrative examples are also presented. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Three rapidly convergent parareal solvers with application to time‐dependent PDEs with fractional Laplacian

Time‐dependent PDEs with fractional Laplacian ( ? Δ)^α play a fundamental role in many fields and approximating ( ? Δ)^α usually leads to ODEs' system like u ^′ (t ) + A u (t ) =  g (t ) with A  = Q ^α , where is a sparse symmetric positive definite matrix and α  > 0 denotes the fractional order. The parareal algorithm is an ideal solver for this kind of problems, which is iterative and is characterized by two propagators and . The propagators and are respectively associated with large step size ΔT and small step size Δt , where ΔT  = J Δt and J ?2 is an integer. If we fix the ‐propagator to the Implicit‐Euler method and choose for some proper Runge–Kutta (RK) methods, such as the second‐order and third‐order singly diagonally implicit RK methods, previous studies show that the convergence factors of the corresponding parareal solvers can satisfy and , where σ (A ) is the spectrum of the matrix A . In this paper, we show that by choosing these two RK methods as the ‐propagator, the convergence factors can reach , provided the one‐stage complex Rosenbrock method is used as the ‐propagator. If we choose for both and , the complex Rosenbrock method, we show that the convergence factor of the resulting parareal solver can also reach . Numerical results are given to support our theoretical conclusions. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.