Estimates for solutions of quasilinear problems with dead cores

A Rayleigh-Faber-Krahn type inequality is used to derive bounds for boundary value problems appearing in reaction-diffusion problems where the reactant is consumed. Interesting quantities are the minimum of the solution and the measure of the set where it vanishes. The proofs are rather elementary and apply to problems possessing solutions in a weak sense.     

Optimization problems on general classes of rearrangements

This paper is concerned with maximization and minimization problems of the energy integral associated to p-Laplace equations depending on functions that belong to a class of rearrangements. We prove existence and uniqueness results, and present some features of optimal solutions. The radial case is discussed in detail. We also prove a result of uniqueness for a class of p-Laplace equations under non-standard assumptions.     

An optimization problem with volume constraint for a degenerate quasilinear operator

We consider the optimization problem of minimizing with a constraint on the volume of {u>0}. We consider a penalization problem, and we prove that for small values of the penalization parameter, the constrained volume is attained. In this way we prove that every solution u is locally Lipschitz continuous and that the free boundary, ∂{u>0}∩Ω, is smooth.     

Multiple solutions for a class of quasilinear elliptic problems with discontinuous nonlinearities and weights

In this paper, using nonsmooth critical point theory, we study the existence of multiple solutions of the following class of problems:

     

Characteristic boundary layers for parabolic perturbations of quasilinear hyperbolic problems

In this paper, we study the existence and nonlinear stability of the totally characteristic boundary layer for the quasilinear equations with positive definite viscosity matrix under the assumption that the boundary matrix vanishes identically on the boundary x=0. We carry out a series of weighted estimates to the boundary layer equations—Prandtl type equations to get the regularity and the far field behavior of the solutions. This allows us to perform a weighted energy estimate for the error equation to prove the stability of the boundary layers. The stability result finally implies the asymptotic limit of the viscous solutions.     

Mesh-independence of semismooth Newton methods for Lavrentiev-regularized state constrained nonlinear optimal control problems

A class of nonlinear elliptic optimal control problems with mixed control-state constraints arising, e.g., in Lavrentiev-type regularized state constrained optimal control is considered. Based on its first order necessary optimality conditions, a semismooth Newton method is proposed and its fast local convergence in function space as well as a mesh-independence principle for appropriate discretizations are proved. The paper ends by a numerical verification of the theoretical results including a study of the algorithm in the case of vanishing Lavrentiev-parameter. The latter process is realized numerically by a combination of a nested iteration concept and an extrapolation technique for the state with respect to the Lavrentiev-parameter.     

Existence and multiplicity of solutions for Neumann problems

In this paper we examine semilinear and nonlinear Neumann problems with a nonsmooth locally Lipschitz potential function. Using variational methods based on the nonsmooth critical point theory, for the semilinear problem we prove a multiplicity result under conditions of double resonance at higher eigenvalues. Our proof involves a nonsmooth extension of the reduction method due to Castro-Lazer-Thews. The nonlinear problem is driven by the p-Laplacian. So first we make some observations about the beginning of the spectrum of (−Δp,W1,p(Z)). Then we prove an existence and multiplicity result. The existence result permits complete double resonance. The multiplicity result specialized in the semilinear case (i.e. p=2) corresponds to the super-sub quadratic situation.     

Some properties of solutions to the singular quasilinear problems

In this paper, a kind of quasilinear elliptic problem is studied, which involves the critical exponent and singular potentials. By the Caffarelli-Kohn-Nirenberg inequality and variational methods, some important properties of the positive solution to the problem are established.     

Asymptotic behaviour of large solutions of quasilinear elliptic problems

The paper deals with the large solutions of the problems $\triangle u=u^p$ and $\triangle u= e^u.$ They blow up at the boundary. It is well-known that the first term in their asymptotic behaviour near the boundary is independent of the geometry of the boundary. We determine the second term which depends on the mean curvature of the nearest point on the boundary. The computation is based on suitable upper and lower solutions and on estimates given in [4]. In the last section these estimates are used together with the P-function to establish the asymptotic behaviour of the gradients.     

Dynamic programming for stochastic target problems and geometric flows

Given a controlled stochastic process, the reachability set is the collection of all initial data from which the state process can be driven into a target set at a specified time. Differential properties of these sets are studied by the dynamic programming principle which is proved by the Jankov-von Neumann measurable selection theorem. This principle implies that the reachability sets satisfy a geometric partial differential equation, which is the analogue of the Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation for this problem. By appropriately choosing the controlled process, this connection provides a stochastic representation for mean curvature type geometric flows. Another application is the super-replication problem in financial mathematics. Several applications in this direction are also discussed. Received October 24, 2000 / final version received July 24, 2001?Published online November 27, 2001     

Indefinite quasilinear elliptic problems with subcritical and supercritical nonlinearities on unbounded domains

By using the fibering method, we study the existence of non-negative solutions for a class of indefinite quasilinear elliptic problems on unbounded domains with noncompact boundary, in the presence of competing subcritical and supercritical lower order nonlinearities.     

Nontrivial solutions for critical potential elliptic systems

We consider potential elliptic systems involving p-Laplace operators, critical nonlinearities and lower-order perturbations. Suitable necessary and sufficient conditions for existence of nontrivial solutions are presented. In particular, a number of results on Brezis-Nirenberg type problems are extended in a unified framework.     

Constant-sign and sign-changing solutions for nonlinear eigenvalue problems

We prove the existence of multiple constant-sign and sign-changing solutions for a nonlinear elliptic eigenvalue problem under Dirichlet boundary condition involving the p$p$-Laplacian. More precisely, we establish the existence of a positive solution, of a negative solution, and of a nontrivial sign-changing solution when the eigenvalue parameter λ$\lambda$ is greater than the second eigenvalue _λ2${\lambda }_2$ of the negative p$p$-Laplacian, extending results by Ambrosetti–Lupo, Ambrosetti–Mancini, and Struwe. Our approach relies on a combined use of variational and topological tools (such as, e.g., critical points, Mountain-Pass theorem, second deformation lemma, variational characterization of the first and second eigenvalue of the p$p$-Laplacian) and comparison arguments for nonlinear differential inequalities. In particular, the existence of extremal nontrivial constant-sign solutions plays an important role in the proof of sign-changing solutions.     

Multiplicity of solutions for quasilinear elliptic systems with critical growth

We study the existence of multiple solutions for a quasilinear elliptic system of gradient type with critical growth and the possibility of coupling on the subcritical term. The solutions are obtained from a version of the Symmetric Mountain Pass Theorem. The Concentration-Compactness Principle allows to verify that the Palais-Smale condition is satisfied below a certain level. The authors were partially supported by CNPq/Brazil     

Infinitely many solutions to elliptic problems with variable exponent and nonhomogeneous Neumann conditions

The aim of this paper is to establish the existence of an unbounded sequence of weak solutions for a class of differential equations with p(x)$p\left(x\right)$-Laplacian and subject to small perturbations of nonhomogeneous Neumann conditions. The approach is based on variational methods.     

Soliton solutions for quasilinear Schrödinger equations: The critical exponential case

Quasilinear elliptic equations in R²${\mathbb{R}}^2$ of second order with critical exponential growth are considered. By using a change of variable, the quasilinear equations are reduced to semilinear equations, whose respective associated functionals are well defined in H¹(R²)$H^1\left({\mathbb{R}}^2\right)$ and satisfy the geometric hypotheses of the mountain pass theorem. Using this fact, we obtain a Cerami sequence converging weakly to a solution v$v$. In the proof that v$v$ is nontrivial, the main tool is the concentration–compactness principle [P.L. Lions, The concentration compactness principle in the calculus of variations. The locally compact case. Part I and II, Ann. Inst. H. Poincaré Anal. Non. Linéaire 1 (1984) 109–145, 223–283] combined with test functions connected with optimal Trudinger–Moser inequality.