Spectrum and the trace formula for a two-dimensional Schrödinger operator in a homogeneous magnetic field

In the space L ₂(?²), we consider the operator

$H = \left( {\frac{1}{i}\frac{\partial }{{\partial x_1 }} - x_2 } \right)^2 + \left( {\frac{1}{i}\frac{\partial }{{\partial x_2 }} + x_1 } \right)^2 + V,V = V(x) \in L_2 (\mathbb{R}^2 ).$

. We study the spectrum of H and, for V ∈ C ₀ ² (?²), prove the trace formula

$\sum\limits_{k = 0}^\infty {\left( {\sum\limits_{i = - k}^\infty {(4k + 2 - \mu _k^{(i)} ) + c_0 } } \right)} = \frac{1}{{8\pi }}\int\limits_{\mathbb{R}^2 } {V^2 (x)dx,} $

where c ₀ = π ^?1 \(\smallint _{\mathbb{R}^2 } \) V(x) dx and the µ _k ⁽ⁱ⁾ are the eigenvalues of H.

     

On the Darboux Integrability of the Hindmarsh–Rose Burster

We study the Hindmarsh–Rose burster which can be described by the differential system = y-x~3+ bx~2+ I-z,  = 1-5 x2~-y, z = μ(s(x-x_0)-z),where b, I, μ, s, x_0 are parameters. We characterize all its invariant algebraic surfaces and all its exponential factors for all values of the parameters. We also characterize its Darboux integrability in function of the parameters. These characterizations allow to study the global dynamics of the system when such invariant algebraic surfaces exist.     

Harnack Inequality for Non-Local Schrödinger Operators

Let \(x \in \mathbb {R}^{d}\), d ≥ 3, and \(f: \mathbb {R}^{d} \rightarrow \mathbb {R}\) be a twice differentiable function with all second partial derivatives being continuous. For 1 ≤ i, j ≤ d, let \(a_{ij} : \mathbb {R}^{d} \rightarrow \mathbb {R}\) be a differentiable function with all partial derivatives being continuous and bounded. We shall consider the Schrödinger operator associated to

$$\mathcal{L}f(x) = \frac12 \sum\limits_{i=1}^{d} \sum\limits_{j=1}^{d} \frac{\partial}{\partial x_{i}} \left( a_{ij}(\cdot) \frac{\partial f}{\partial x_{j}}\right)(x) + {\int}_{\mathbb{R}^{d}\setminus{\{0\}}} [f(y) - f(x) ]J(x,y)dy $$

where \(J: \mathbb {R}^{d} \times \mathbb {R}^{d} \rightarrow \mathbb {R}\) is a symmetric measurable function. Let \(q: \mathbb {R}^{d} \rightarrow \mathbb {R}.\) We specify assumptions on a, q, and J so that non-negative bounded solutions to

$$\mathcal{L}f + qf = 0 $$

satisfy a Harnack inequality. As tools we also prove a Carleson estimate, a uniform Boundary Harnack Principle and a 3G inequality for solutions to \(\mathcal {L}f = 0.\)

     

On the Surface Integral Approximation of the Second Derivatives of the Potential of a Bulk Charge Located in a Layer of Small Thickness

We consider a bulk charge potential of the form

$$u(x) = \int\limits_\Omega {g(y)F(x - y)dy,x = ({x_1},{x_2},{x_3}) \in {\mathbb{R}^3},} $$

where Ω is a layer of small thickness h > 0 located around the midsurface Σ, which can be either closed or open, and F(x ? y) is a function with a singularity of the form 1/|x ? y|. We prove that, under certain assumptions on the shape of the surface Σ, the kernel F, and the function g at each point x lying on the midsurface Σ (but not on its boundary), the second derivatives of the function u can be represented as

$$\frac{{{\partial ^2}u(x)}}{{\partial {x_i}\partial {x_j}}} = h\int\limits_\Sigma {g(y)\frac{{{\partial ^2}F(x - y)}}{{\partial {x_i}\partial {x_j}}}} dy - {n_i}(x){n_j}(x)g(x) + {\gamma _{ij}}(x),i,j = 1,2,3,$$

where the function γ_ij(x) does not exceed in absolute value a certain quantity of the order of h², the surface integral is understood in the sense of Hadamard finite value, and the n_i(x), i = 1, 2, 3, are the coordinates of the normal vector on the surface Σ at a point x.

     

A positive solution of a nonlinear Schrdinger system with nonconstant potentials

In this paper, we study the existence of positive solutions to the following Schr¨odinger system:{-?u + V_1(x)u = μ_1(x)u~3+ β(x)v~2u, x ∈R~N,-?v + V_2(x)v = μ_2(x)v~3+ β(x)u~2v, x ∈R~N,u, v ∈H~1(R~N),where N = 1, 2, 3; V_1(x) and V_2(x) are positive and continuous, but may not be well-shaped; and μ_1(x), μ_2(x)and β(x) are continuous, but may not be positive or anti-well-shaped. We prove that the system has a positive solution when the coefficients Vi(x), μ_i(x)(i = 1, 2) and β(x) satisfy some additional conditions.     

Weighted polyharmonic equation with Navier boundary conditions in a half space

We study positive solutions of the following polyharmonic equation with Hardy weights associated to Navier boundary conditions on a half space:?????(-?)~mu(x)=u~p(x)/|x|~s,in R_+~n,u(x)=-?u(x)=…=(-?)~(m-1)u(x)=0,on ?R_+~n,(0.1)where m is any positive integer satisfying 02mn.We first prove that the positive solutions of(0.1)are super polyharmonic,i.e.,(-?)~iu0,i=0,1,...,m-1.(0.2) For α=2m,applying this important property,we establish the equivalence between (0.1) and the integral equation u(x)=c_n∫R_+~n(1/|x-y|~(n-α)-1/|x~*-y|~(n-α))u~p(y)/|y|~sdy,(0.3) where x~*=(x1,...,x_(n-1),-x_n) is the reflection of the point x about the plane R~(n-1).Then,we use the method of moving planes in integral forms to derive rotational symmetry and monotonicity for the positive solution of(0.3),in whichαcan be any real number between 0 and n.By some Pohozaev type identities in integral forms,we prove a Liouville type theorem—the non-existence of positive solutions for(0.1).     

Averaging of systems of differential inclusions with slow and fast variables

We consider the system of differential inclusions

$$\dot x \in \mu F(t, x, y, \mu ), x(0) = x_0 , \dot y \in G(t, x, y, \mu ), y(0) = y_0 $$

, where F,G: D → Kυ (\(R^{m_1 } \)), Kυ (\(R^{m_2 } \)) are mappings into the sets of nonempty convex compact sets in the Euclidean spaces \(R^{m_1 } \) and \(R^{m_2 } \), respectively, D = R ₊ × \(R^{m_1 } \) × \(R^{m_2 } \) × [0, a], a > 0, and µ is a small parameter. The functions F and G and the right-hand side of the averaged problem \(\dot u\) ∈ µF ₀(u), u(0) = x ₀, F ₀(u) ∈ Kυ (\(R^{m_1 } \)), satisfy the one-sided Lipschitz condition with respect to the corresponding phase variables. Under these and some other conditions, we prove that, for each ? > 0, there exists a µ > 0 such that, for an arbitrary µ ∈ (0, µ₀] and any solution x _µ(·), y _µ(·) of the original problem, there exists a solution u _µ(·) of the averaged problem such that ∥x _µ(t) ? y _µ(t) ∥ ≤ ? for t ∈ [0, 1/µ]. Furthermore, for each solution u _µ(·)of the averaged problem, there exists a solution x _µ(·), y _µ(·) of the original problem with the same estimate.

     

Hyperbolic prime number theorem

We count the number S(x) of quadruples \( {\left( {x_{1} ,x_{2} ,x_{3} ,x_{4} } \right)} \in \mathbb{Z}^{4} \) for which

$ p = x^{2}_{1} + x^{2}_{2} + x^{2}_{3} + x^{2}_{4} \leqslant x $

is a prime number and satisfying the determinant condition: x ₁ x ₄???x ₂ x ₃?=?1. By means of the sieve, one shows easily the upper bound S(x)???x/log x. Under a hypothesis about prime numbers, which is stronger than the Bombieri–Vinogradov theorem but is weaker than the Elliott–Halberstam conjecture, we prove that this order is correct, that is S(x)???x/log x.

     

Ground State Solutions for a Quasilinear Schrödinger Equation

In this paper, we study the following quasilinear Schrödinger equation of the form

$$\begin{aligned} -\Delta u+V(x)u-\Delta (u^{2})u= g(x,u),~~~ x\in \mathbb {R}^N \end{aligned}$$

where V and g are 1-periodic in \(x_{1},\ldots ,x_{N}\), and g is a superlinear but subcritical growth as \(|u|\rightarrow \infty \). We develop a more direct and simpler approach to prove the existence of ground state solutions.

     

On the global attractivity of two nonlinear difference equations

The main objective of this paper is to study some qualitative behavior of the solutions of the two difference equations

$ {x_{n + 1}} = {{{a{x_n} - b{x_{n - k}}}} \left/ {{\left( {c{x_n} - d{x_{n - k}}} \right)}} \right.}\quad n = 0,\,1,\,2, \ldots, $

and

$ {x_{n + 1}} = {{{a{x_{n - k}} + b{x_n}}} \left/ {{\left( {c{x_n} - d{x_{n - k}}} \right)}} \right.}\quad n = 0,\,1,\,2, \ldots, $

where the initial conditions x???k, ?, x???1, x0 are arbitrary positive real numbers and the coefficients a, b, c, and d are positive constants, while k is a positive integer number.

     

On the numerical index of real <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Subscript>(µ)-spaces

We give a lower bound for the numerical index of the real space L _p (µ) showing, in particular, that it is non-zero for p ≠ 2. In other words, it is shown that for every bounded linear operator T on the real space L _p (µ), one has

$\sup \left\{ {|\int {|x{|^{p - 1}}{\rm{sign}}(x)Tx d\mu |:x \in {L_p}\left( \mu \right), ||x|| = 1} } \right\} \ge {{{M_p}} \over {12{\rm{e}}}}||T||$

where \({M_p} = {\max _{t \in \left[ {0,1} \right]}}{{|{t^{p - 1}} - t|} \over {1 + {t^p}}} > 0\) for every p ≠ 2. It is also shown that for every bounded linear operator T on the real space L _p (µ), one has

$\sup \left\{ {\int {|x{|^{p - 1}}|Tx| d\mu :x \in {L_p}\left( \mu \right), ||x|| = 1} } \right\} \ge {1 \over {2{\rm{e}}}}||T||$

.

     

On a property of the reducibility exponent of linear differential systems

We establish that the reducibility exponent (Differentsial’nye Uravneniya, 2007, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 191–202) of each linear system

$$\dot x = A(t)x, x \in \mathbb{R}^n , t \geqslant 0$$

, with piecewise continuous bounded coefficient matrix A does not belong to the set of values of σ for which the perturbed system (1_A+Q) with an arbitrary piecewise continuous perturbation Q satisfying the condition \(\overline {\lim } _{t \to + \infty } t^{ - 1} \ln \left\| {Q(t)} \right\| \leqslant - \sigma \) is reducible to the original system (1 _A ) by some Lyapunov transformation.

     

On the strong convergence of a general-type Krasnosel’skii–Mann’s algorithm depending on the coefficients

Let H be a Hilbert space, \({(W_n)_{n \in \mathbb{N}}}\) a suitable family of mappings, S a nonexpansive mapping and D a strongly monotone operator. We are interested in the strong convergence of the general scheme

$$x_{n + 1} = \gamma x_{n} + (1 - \gamma)W_{n} (\alpha_{n}S_{x_{n}} + (1 - \alpha_{n})(I - \mu_{n}D)x_{n}),\quad \gamma \in [0, 1),$$

in dependence of the coefficients \({(\alpha_{n})_{n \in \mathbb{N}}}\) and \({(\mu_{n})_{n \in \mathbb{N}}}\) .

     

Quasi-Periodic Solutions for Non-Autonomous mKdV Equation

In this paper, we consider the non-autonomous modified Korteweg-de Vries (mKdV) equation

$${u_t} = {u_{xxx}} - 6f\left( {\omega t} \right){u^2}{u_x},x \in \mathbb{R}/2\pi \mathbb{Z}$$

, where f(ωt) is real analytic and quasi-periodic in t with frequency vector ω = (ω₁,ω₂, · · ·; ω _m ). Basing on an abstract infinite dimensional KAM theorem dealing with unbounded perturbation vector-field, we obtain the existence of Cantor families of smooth quasi-periodic solutions.

     

Geometric and probabilistic analysis of convex bodies with unconditional structures,and associated spaces of operators

Let \({{\|\cdot\|}}\) be a norm on \({\mathbb{R}^n}\) and \({\|.\|_*}\) be the dual norm. If \({\|\cdot\|}\) has a normalized 1-symmetric basis \({\{e_i\}_{i=1}^n}\) then the following inequalities hold: for all \({x,y\in \mathbb{R}^n}\), \({\|x\|\cdot\|y\|_*\le \max(\|x\|_1\cdot\|y\|_\infty,\|x\|_\infty\cdot\|y\|_1)}\) and if the basis is only 1-unconditional and normalized then for all \({x \in \mathbb{R}^n}\) , \({\|x\|+\|x\|_{*}\leq \|x\|_1+\|x\|_\infty}\) . We consider other geometric generalizations and apply these results to get, as a special case, estimates on best random embeddings of k-dimensional Hilbert spaces in the spaces of nuclear operators \({{\mathcal N}(K,K)}\) of dimension n ², for all k = [λn ²] and 0 < λ < 1. We obtain universal upper bounds independent on the 1-symmetric norm \({\|.\|}\) for the products of pth moments

$\left( {\mathbb{E}} \left\|\sum_{i=1}^n f_i(\omega)\,e_i\right\|^p\cdot\, \mathbb {E} \left\|\sum_{i=1}^n f_i(\omega)\,e_i\right\|_*^p\right)^{1/p}$

for independent random variables {f _i (ω)}, and 1 ≤ p < ∞.

     

Equilibria of a nonautonomous Lotka-Volterra model with shelter for the prey

For the nonautonomous Lotka-Volterra model

$\dot x = \alpha (t)(x - M^{ - 1} x^2 - K^{ - 1} (x - \phi (x,y))y),\dot y = \beta (t)y(L^{ - 1} (x - \phi (x,y)) - 1),$

where some part φ(x, y) of the prey population is out of reach of the predator, we obtain sufficient conditions for the existence of a positive asymptotically stable equilibrium in the domain of admissible values of the variables x and y. We consider the cases in which φ(x, y) = m, φ(x, y) = mx, and φ(x, y) = my.

     

Hölder seminorm preserving linear bijections and isometries

Let (X, d) be a compact metric and 0 < α < 1. The space Lip ^α (X) of Hölder functions of order α is the Banach space of all functions ? from X into \(\mathbb{K}\) such that ∥?∥ = max{∥?∥_∞, L(?)} < ∞, where

$L(f) = sup\{ \left| {f(x) - f(y)} \right|/d^\alpha (x,y):x,y \in X, x \ne y\} $

is the Hölder seminorm of ?. The closed subspace of functions ? such that

$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{d(x,y) \to 0} \left| {f(x) - f(y)} \right|/d^\alpha (x,y) = 0$

is denoted by lip ^α (X). We determine the form of all bijective linear maps from lip ^α (X) onto lip ^α (Y) that preserve the Hölder seminorm.

     

Multiplicity and uniqueness of positive solutions for nonhomogeneous semilinear elliptic equation with critical exponent

In this paper, we consider the following problem

$$\left\{ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{ - \Delta u\left( x \right) + u\left( x \right) = \lambda \left( {{u^p}\left( x \right) + h\left( x \right)} \right),\;x \in {\mathbb{R}^N},} \\ {u\left( x \right) \in {H^1}\left( {{\mathbb{R}^N}} \right),\;u\left( x \right) \succ 0,\;x \in {\mathbb{R}^N},\;} \end{array}} \right.\;\left( * \right)$$

, where λ > 0 is a parameter, p = (N+2)/(N?2). We will prove that there exists a positive constant 0 < λ* < +∞ such that (*) has a minimal positive solution for λ ∈ (0, λ*), no solution for λ > λ*, a unique solution for λ = λ*. Furthermore, (*) possesses at least two positive solutions when λ ∈ (0, λ*) and 3 ≤ N ≤ 5. For N ≥ 6, under some monotonicity conditions of h we show that there exists a constant 0 < λ** < λ* such that problem (*) possesses a unique solution for λ ∈ (0, λ**).

     

Multiple solutions to a magnetic nonlinear Choquard equation

We consider the stationary nonlinear magnetic Choquard equation

$(- {\rm i}\nabla+ A(x))^{2}u + V (x)u = \left(\frac{1}{|x|^{\alpha}}\ast |u|^{p}\right) |u|^{p-2}u,\quad x\in\mathbb{R}^{N}$

where A is a real-valued vector potential, V is a real-valued scalar potential, N ≥ 3, \({\alpha \in (0, N)}\) and 2 ? (α/N) < p < (2N ? α)/(N?2). We assume that both A and V are compatible with the action of some group G of linear isometries of \({\mathbb{R}^{N}}\) . We establish the existence of multiple complex valued solutions to this equation which satisfy the symmetry condition

$u(gx) = \tau(g)u(x)\quad{\rm for\, all }\ g \in G,\;x \in \mathbb{R}^{N},$

where \({\tau : G \rightarrow \mathbb{S}^{1}}\) is a given group homomorphism into the unit complex numbers.

     

Existence of solutions for a critical fractional Kirchhoff type problem in ℝ<Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis></Superscript>

This paper concerns with the existence of solutions for the following fractional Kirchhoff problem with critical nonlinearity:

$${\left( {\int {\int {_{{\mathbb{R}^{2N}}}\frac{{{{\left| {u\left( x \right) - u\left( y \right)} \right|}^2}}}{{{{\left| {x - y} \right|}^{N + 2s}}}}dxdy} } } \right)^{\theta - 1}}{\left( { - \Delta } \right)^s}u = \lambda h\left( x \right){u^{p - 1}} + {u^{2_s^* - 1}} in {\mathbb{R}^N},$$

where (?Δ) ^s is the fractional Laplacian operator with 0 < s < 1, 2 _s * = 2N/(N ? 2s), N > 2s, p ∈ (1, 2 _s *), θ ∈ [1, 2 _s */2), h is a nonnegative function and λ a real positive parameter. Using the Ekeland variational principle and the mountain pass theorem, we obtain the existence and multiplicity of solutions for the above problem for suitable parameter λ > 0. Furthermore, under some appropriate assumptions, our result can be extended to the setting of a class of nonlocal integro-differential equations. The remarkable feature of this paper is the fact that the coefficient of fractional Laplace operator could be zero at zero, which implies that the above Kirchhoff problem is degenerate. Hence our results are new even in the Laplacian case.