Existence and subharmonicity of solutions for nonlinear non-smooth periodic systems with a -Laplacian

In the present paper, we consider the nonlinear periodic systems driven by a vectorial p-Laplacian with a locally Lipschitz nonlinearity. Some existence, multiplicity and subharmonic results are obtained by using non-smooth critical point theory.     

Travelling wave solutions for the nonlinear dispersion Drinfel’d–Sokolov () system

In this paper, travelling wave solutions for the nonlinear dispersion Drinfel’d–Sokolov system (called D(m,n) system) are studied by using the Weierstrass elliptic function method. As a result, more new exact travelling wave solutions to the D(m,n) system are obtained including not only all the known solutions found by Xie and Yan but also other more general solutions for different parameters m,n. Moreover, it is also shown that the D(m,1) system with linear dispersion possess compacton and solitary pattern solutions. Besides that, it should be pointed out that the approach is direct and easily carried out without the aid of mathematical software if compared with other traditional methods. We believe that the method can be widely applied to other similar types of nonlinear partial differential equations (PDEs) or systems in mathematical physics.     

Solutions for an operator equation under the conditions of pairs of paralleled lower and upper solutions

In this paper, under the condition of two pairs of strict lower and upper solutions and using the concept of (e₁,B)-limit increasing operator, some multiplicity results for an operator equation are obtained by the method of the fixed point index.     

A quantitative version of Trotter's approximation theorem

A quantitative version, based on modified K-functionals, of the classical Trotter's theorem concerning the approximation of C₀-semigroups is presented. The result is applied to the study of the degree of convergence of the iterated Bernstein operators on the N-dimensional simplex to their limiting semigroup.     

Anti-periodic solutions for a class of nonlinear th-order differential equations with delays

In this paper, we use the Leray–Schauder degree theory to establish new results on the existence and uniqueness of anti-periodic solutions for a class of nonlinear nth-order differential equations with delays of the form

x⁽ⁿ⁾(t)+f(t,x⁽ⁿ⁻¹⁾(t))+g(t,x(t−τ(t)))=e(t).

     

New exact solutions to the -dimensional Konopelchenko–Dubrovsky equation

In this paper, the extended tanh method, the sech–csch ansatz, the Hirota’s bilinear formalism combined with the simplified Hereman form and the Darboux transformation method are applied to determine the traveling wave solutions and other kinds of exact solutions for the (2+1)-dimensional Konopelchenko–Dubrovsky equation and abundant new soliton solutions, kink solutions, periodic wave solutions and complexiton solutions are formally derived. The work confirms the significant features of the employed methods and shows the variety of the obtained solutions.     

Infinitely many non-negative solutions for a Dirichlet problem involving -Laplacian

In this paper, we consider a Dirichlet problem involving the p(x)-Laplacian of the type

We prove the existence of infinitely many non-negative solutions of the problem by applying a general variational principle due to B. Ricceri and the theory of the variable exponent Sobolev spaces.     

Nodal and multiple constant sign solutions for resonant -Laplacian equations with a nonsmooth potential

In this paper we study a nonlinear Dirichlet elliptic differential equation driven by the p-Laplacian and with a nonsmooth potential (hemivariational inequality). Using a variational approach combined with suitable truncation techniques and the method of upper–lower solutions, we prove the existence of five nontrivial smooth solutions, two positive, two negative and the fifth nodal. Our hypotheses on the nonsmooth potential allow resonance at infinity with respect to the principal eigenvalue λ₁>0 of .     

Best approximation and moduli of smoothness: Computation and equivalence theorems

In this paper we investigate the trigonometric series with the β-general monotone coefficients. First, we study the uniform convergence criterion. The estimates of best approximations and moduli of smoothness of the series in uniform metrics are obtained in terms of coefficients. These results imply several important relations between moduli of smoothness of different orders (in particular, Marchaud-type inequality) and best approximations.     

The determining equations for the nonclassical method of the nonlinear differential equation(s) with arbitrary order can be obtained through the compatibility

In this paper, firstly we show that the determining equations of the (1+1) dimension nonlinear differential equation with arbitrary order for the nonclassical method can be derived by the compatibility between the original equation and the invariant surface condition. Then we generalize this result to the system of the (m+1) dimension differential equations. The nonlinear Klein–Gordon equation, the (2+1)-dimensional Boussinesq equation and the generalized Nizhnik–Novikov–Veselov equation serve as examples illustrating this method.     

Stability and asymptotic stability of -methods for nonlinear stiff Volterra functional differential equations in Banach spaces

This paper is concerned with the stability and asymptotic stability of θ-methods for the initial value problems of nonlinear stiff Volterra functional differential equations in Banach spaces. A series of new stability and asymptotic stability results of θ-methods are obtained.     

Solvability of the -Laplacian with nonlocal boundary conditions

Rather mild sufficient conditions are provided for the existence of positive solutions of a boundary value problem of the form

which unify several cases discussed in the literature. In order to formulate these conditions one needs to know only properties of the homeomorphism and have information about the level of growth of the response operator F. No metric information concerning the linear operators L₀,L₁ in the boundary conditions is used, except that they are positive and continuous and such that L_j(1)<1 j{0,1}.     

Convexity of solutions and estimates for fully nonlinear elliptic equations

The starting point of this work is a paper by Alvarez, Lasry and Lions (1997) concerning the convexity and the partial convexity of solutions of fully nonlinear degenerate elliptic equations. We extend their results in two directions. First, we deal with possibly sublinear (but epi-pointed) solutions instead of 1-coercive ones; secondly, the partial convexity of C² solutions is extended to the class of continuous viscosity solutions. A third contribution of this paper concerns C^1,1 estimates for convex viscosity solutions of strictly elliptic nonlinear equations. To finish with, all the tools and techniques introduced here permit us to give a new proof of the Alexandroff estimate obtained by Trudinger (1988) and Caffarelli (1989).     

Strong convergence of approximate solutions for nonlinear hyperbolic equation without convexity

Schonbek [M.E. Schonbek, Convergence of solutions to nonlinear dispersive equations, Comm. Partial Differential Equations 7 (1982) 959-1000] obtained the strong convergence of uniform bounded approximate solutions to hyperbolic scalar equation under the assumption that the flux function is strictly convex. While in this paper, by constructing four families of Lax entropies, we succeed in dealing with the non-convexity with the aid of the well-known Bernstein-Weierstrass theorem, and obtaining the strong convergence of uniform L^∞ or bounded viscosity solutions for scalar conservation law without convexity.     

On a signless Laplacian spectral characterization of -shape trees

Let M be an associated matrix of a graph G (the adjacency, Laplacian and signless Laplacian matrix). Two graphs are said to be cospectral with respect to M if they have the same M spectrum. A graph is said to be determined by M spectrum if there is no other non-isomorphic graph with the same spectrum with respect to M. It is shown that T-shape trees are determined by their Laplacian spectra. Moreover among them those are determined by their adjacency spectra are characterized. In this paper, we identify graphs which are cospectral to a given T-shape tree with respect to the signless Laplacian matrix. Subsequently, T-shape trees which are determined by their signless Laplacian spectra are identified.     

A hybrid approximation method for equilibrium and fixed point problems for a family of infinitely nonexpansive mappings and a monotone mapping

In this paper, we introduce a new iterative scheme for finding a common element of the set of fixed points of a family of infinitely nonexpansive mappings, the set of solutions of an equilibrium problem and the set of solutions of the variational inequality for α-inverse-strongly monotone mapping in the framework of a Hilbert space. Under suitable conditions, some strong convergence theorems for approximating a common element of the above three sets are obtained. Additionally, we utilize our results to study the optimization problem and find a zero of a maximal monotone operator and a strictly pseudocontractive mapping in a real Hilbert space. Our results improve and extend the results announced by many others.     

Existence of periodic solutions for a fourth-order -Laplacian equation with a deviating argument

In this paper, we study the existence of periodic solutions for a fourth-order p-Laplacian differential equation with a deviating argument as follows:

[φ_p(u^″(t))]^″+f(u^″(t))+g(u(t−τ(t)))=e(t).