A weighted eigenvalue problem for the p-Laplacian plus a potential

Let Δ _p denote the p-Laplacian operator and Ω be a bounded domain in . We consider the eigenvalue problem

On realizations related to Weyl operators

The paper deals with the minimal and the maximal realizations (L ^w )^~ and (L ^w ):L ₂L ₂ of linear operators of Weyl type

On the eigenvalue counting function for weighted Laplace-Beltrami operators

A weighted Laplace-Beltrami operator on a Riemannian manifold M is an operator of the form

Existence of a pair of positive solutions for a class of nonlinear eigenvalue problems

In this paper, we consider a nonlinear elliptic equation driven by the p-Laplacian and with a parameter λ > 0. Using a combination of variational and degree theoretic methods, we show that there exists λ^* > 0 such that, if λ > λ^*, then the problem has two positive smooth solutions. Our result extends earlier ones by Rabinowitz (semilinear equations) and Guo (nonlinear equations).      

Initial value problem of a higher order parabolic equation

In the present work it is studied the initial value problem for an equation in the form

The Binet-Pexider functional equation for rectangular matrices

IfK is a field of characteristic 0 then the following is shown. Iff, g, h: M _n (K) K are non-constant solutions of the Binet—Pexider functional equation

Small time asymptotics of diffusion processes

We establish the short-time asymptotic behaviour of the Markovian semigroups associated with strongly local Dirichlet forms under very general hypotheses. Our results apply to a wide class of strongly elliptic, subelliptic and degenerate elliptic operators. In the degenerate case the asymptotics incorporate possible non-ergodicity.     

Eigenvalue asymptotics for randomly perturbed non-selfadjoint operators

We consider quite general h-pseudodifferential operators on R ⁿ with small random perturbations and show that in the limit h → 0 the eigenvalues are distributed according to a Weyl law with a probabality that tends to 1. The first author has previously obtained a similar result in dimension 1. Our class of perturbations is different.     

A generalization of the Subbarao identity

Arithmetical functionsf andh are said to satisfy the Subbarao identity if

Kernel approximations of a wiener process

Let a standard Wiener processW(.) be given on the real line. We investigate the asymptotic behaviour of

On the first eigenvalue of a fourth order Steklov problem

We prove some results about the first Steklov eigenvalue d ₁ of the biharmonic operator in bounded domains. Firstly, we show that Fichera’s principle of duality (Fichera in Atti Accad Naz Lincei 19:411–418, 1955) may be extended to a wide class of nonsmooth domains. Next, we study the optimization of d ₁ for varying domains: we disprove a long-standing conjecture, we show some new and unexpected features and we suggest some challenging problems. Finally, we prove several properties of the ball.     

Symmetry breaking for a class of semilinear elliptic problems and the bifurcation diagram for a 1-dimensional problem

We study the behaviour of the positive solutions to the Dirichlet problem IR ⁿ in the unit ball in IR ^R wherep<(N+2)/(N−2) ifN≥3 and λ varies over IR. For a special class of functionsg viz.,g(x)=u ₀ ^p (x) whereu ₀ is the unique positive solution at λ=0, we prove that for certain λ’s nonradial solutions bifurcate from radially symmetric positive solutions. WhenN=1, we obtain the complete bifurcation diagram for the positive solution curve.     

Orthogonality of elements with disjoint local spectrums

LetX be a Banach space andX ^* its dual space. ForT a densely defined closed linear operator, we denote byT ^* its adjoint. we show that ifx∈X andx ^* ∈X ^* have disjoint local spectrum with empty interior, therefore (x,x ^*)=0. This provides a simple proof and a generalization of a result of J. Finch.³ Regular Associate of the Abdus Salam ICTP     

The lattice points of ann-dimensional tetrahedron

We show that the number of orderedm-tuples of points on the integer lattice, inside or on then-dimensional tetrahedron bounded by the hyperplanesX ₁=0,X ₂=0, ...,X _n=0 andw ₁ X ₁+w ₂ X _n+...+w _n X_n=X, with the property that, for eachj, no more thank such points have non-zerojth ordinate, is asymptotically

Polaroid operators,SVEP and perturbed Browder,Weyl theorems

A Banach space operatorT ɛB(X) is polaroid,T ɛP, if the isolated points of the spectrum ofT are poles of the resolvent ofT. LetPS denote the class of operators inP which have have SVEP, the single-valued extension property. It is proved that ifT is polynomiallyPS andA ɛB(X) is an algebraic operator which commutes withT, thenf(T+A) satisfies Weyl’s theorem andf(T ^*+A ^*) satisfiesa-Weyl’s theorem for everyf which is holomorphic on a neighbourhood of σ(T+A).     

On the general solution of a nonsymmetric partial difference functional equation analogous to the wave equation

We give the general solution of the nonsymmetric partial difference functional equationf(x + t,y) + f(x – t,y) – 2f(x,y)/t ² =f(x,y + s) + f(x,y – s) – 2f(x,y)/s ² (N) analogous to the well-known wave equation ( ²/x ² – ²/y ²)f(x,y) = 0 with the aid of generalized polynomials when no regularity assumptions are imposed onf. The result is as follows. Theorem.Let R be the set of all real numbers. A function f: R × R R satisfies the functional equation (N)for all x, y R, s, t R\{0}, and s t if and only if there exist

The second main theorem for moving targets

The defect relation for holomorphic maps in respect to slowly moving target hyperplanes in is proved. The sharp defect boundn+1 is obtained. Communicated by Yoram Sagher     

Large deviations for martingales with some applications

Let(X _i ) be a martingale difference sequence. LetY be a standard normal random variable. We investigate the rate of uniform convergence

A two-phase obstacle-type problem for the <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-Laplacian

We study the so-called two-phase obstacle-type problem for the p-Laplacian when p is close to 2. We introduce a new method to obtain the optimal growth of the function from branch points, i.e. two-phase points in the free boundary where the gradient vanishes. As a by-product we can locally estimate the (n − 1)-Hausdorff-measure of the free boundary for the special case when p > 2. This research project is a part of the ESF program Global. E. Lindgren has been supported by grant KAW 2005.0098 from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg foundation.     

Schauder estimates for elliptic operators with applications to nodal sets

In this paper we first give a priori estimates on asymptotic polynomials of solutions to elliptic equations at nodal points. This leads to a pointwise version of Schauder estimates. As an application we discuss the structure of nodal sets of solutions to elliptic equations with nonsmooth coefficients.