Equivalence relation groupoids associated with certain linearly ordered dimension groups

We consider linearly ordered, Archimedean dimension groups (G,G⁺,u) for which the group G/u is torsion-free. It will be shown that if, in addition, G/u is generated by a single element (i.e., ), then (G,G⁺,u) is isomorphic to for some irrational number τ(0,1). This amounts to an extension of related results where dimension groups for which G/u is torsion were considered. We will prove, in the case of the Fibonacci dimension group, that these results can be used to directly construct an equivalence relation groupoid whose C^*-algebra is the Fibonacci C^*-algebra.     

A proof of a conjecture on the Randić index of graphs with given girth

The Randić index R(G) of a graph G is defined by , where is the degree of a vertex u in G and the summation extends over all edges uv of G. Aouchiche, Hansen and Zheng proposed the following conjecture: For any connected graph on n≥3 vertices with Randić index R and girth g,

with equalities if and only if . This paper is devoted to giving a confirmative proof to this conjecture.     

Asymptotic behavior of Solutions for Hénon systems with nearly critical exponent

We consider in this paper the problem

(0.1)

where Ω is the unit ball in centered at the origin, 0α<pN, β>0, N8, p>1, q_ε>1. Suppose q_ε→q>1 as ε→0⁺ and q_ε,q satisfy respectively

we investigate the asymptotic behavior of the ground state solutions (u_ε,v_ε) of (0.1) as ε→0⁺. We show that the ground state solutions concentrate at a point, which is located at the boundary. In addition, the ground state solution is non-radial provided that ε>0 is small.     

Sign changing solutions to a nonlinear elliptic problem involving the critical Sobolev exponent in pierced domains

We consider the problem in Ω_ε, u=0 on ∂Ω_ε, where Ω_ε:=ΩB(0,ε) and Ω is a bounded smooth domain in , which contains the origin and is symmetric with respect to the origin, N3 and ε is a positive parameter. As ε goes to zero, we construct sign changing solutions with multiple blow up at the origin.     

A Palais–Smale approach to Lane–Emden equations

We consider the unbounded domain problems −Δu+u=|u|^p−2u in Ω, u>0 in Ω, and u=0 on ∂Ω, where Ω is an unbounded domain in , 2<p<2^*, for N>2, and 2^*=∞ for N=2. The existence of a ground state solution to the problems is greatly affected by the shape of the domain. To determine the existence of the solutions in a general domain remains a challenge task. For the flat interior flask domain that consists a strip and a ball attached to the bottom of the strip, previous results have asserted the existence of a ground state solution when the diameter of the ball is greater than a positive constant. However, the existence of the solutions when the diameter of the ball equals to the width of the strip is still an important open question. This article resolves the open question partially by considering a variation of the flat interior flask domain, which is formed by attaching a stretched ball to the bottom of the strip.     

Some rigidity results for non-commutative Bernoulli shifts

We introduce the outer conjugacy invariants , for cocycle actions σ of discrete groups G on type II₁ factors N, as the set of real numbers t>0 for which the amplification σ^t of σ can be perturbed to an action, respectively, to a weakly mixing action. We calculate explicitly and the fundamental group of σ, , in the case G has infinite normal subgroups with the relative property (T) (e.g., when G itself has the property (T) of Kazhdan) and σ is an action of G on the hyperfinite II₁ factor by Connes–Størmer Bernoulli shifts of weights {t_i}_i. Thus, and coincide with the multiplicative subgroup S of generated by the ratios {t_i/t_j}_i,j, while if S={1} (i.e. when all weights are equal), and otherwise. In fact, we calculate all the “1-cohomology picture” of σ^t,t>0, and classify the actions (σ,G) in terms of their weights {t_i}_i. In particular, we show that any 1-cocycle for (σ,G) vanishes, modulo scalars, and that two such actions are cocycle conjugate iff they are conjugate. Also, any cocycle action obtained by reducing a Bernoulli action of a group G as above on to the algebra pNp, for p a projection in N, p≠0,1, cannot be perturbed to a genuine action.     

A two phase elliptic singular perturbation problem with a forcing term

We study the following two phase elliptic singular perturbation problem:

Δu^ε=β_ε(u^ε)+f^ε,

in , where ε>0, , with β a Lipschitz function satisfying β>0 in (0,1), β≡0 outside (0,1) and . The functions u^ε and f^ε are uniformly bounded. One of the motivations for the study of this problem is that it appears in the analysis of the propagation of flames in the high activation energy limit, when sources are present.We obtain uniform estimates, we pass to the limit (ε→0) and we show that limit functions are solutions to the two phase free boundary problem:

where f=limf^ε, in a viscosity sense and in a pointwise sense at regular free boundary points.In addition, we show that the free boundary is smooth and thus limit functions are classical solutions to the free boundary problem, under suitable assumptions.Some of the results obtained are new even in the case f^ε≡0.The results in this paper also apply to other combustion models. For instance, models with nonlocal diffusion and/or transport. Several of these applications are discussed here and we get, in some cases, the full regularity of the free boundary.     

Markov-type inequalities on certain irrational arcs and domains

Let denote the set of real algebraic polynomials of d variables and of total degree at most n. For a compact set KR^d set Then the Markov factors on K are defined by (Here, as usual, S^d-1 stands for the Euclidean unit sphere in R^d.) Furthermore, given a smooth curve ΓR^d, we denote by D_TP the tangential derivative of P along Γ (T is the unit tangent to Γ). Correspondingly, consider the tangential Markov factor of Γ given by Let . We prove that for every irrational number α>0 there are constants A,B>1 depending only on α such that for every sufficiently large n.Our second result presents some new bounds for M_n(Ω_α), where (d=2,α>1). We show that for every α>1 there exists a constant c>0 depending only on α such that M_n(Ω_α)n^clogn.     

An existence theorem for weak solutions for a class of elliptic partial differential systems in general Orlicz–Sobolev spaces

I prove the existence of a weak solution for the Dirichlet problem of a class of elliptic partial differential systems in general Orlicz–Sobolev spaces , where i=1,…,N,α=1,…,n, u:Ω→R^N is a vector-valued function, and the summation convention is used throughout with i,j running from 1 to N and α,β running from 1 to n.     

A Schrödinger singular perturbation problem

Consider the equation −ε²Δu_ε + q(x)u_ε = f(u_ε) in , u(∞) < ∞, ε = const > 0. Under what assumptions on q(x) and f(u) can one prove that the solution u_ε exists and lim_ε→0u_ε = u(x), where u(x) solves the limiting problem q(x)u = f(u)? These are the questions discussed in the paper.     

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.     

Complete solution to a conjecture on the Randić index of triangle-free graphs

The Randić index R(G) of a graph G is defined by , where d(u) is the degree of a vertex u in G and the summation extends over all edges uv of G. A conjecture about the Randić index says that for any triangle-free graph G of order n with minimum degree δ≥k≥1, one has , where the equality holds if and only if G=K_k,n−k. In this short note we give a confirmative proof for the conjecture.     

Blow-up analysis for a system of heat equations with nonlinear flux which obey different laws

We consider a system of heat equations u_t=Δu and v_t=Δv in Ω×(0,T) completely coupled by nonlinear boundary conditions

We prove that the solutions always blow up in finite time for non-zero and non-negative initial values. Also, the blow-up only occurs on ∂Ω with

for p,q>0, 0≤α<1 and 0≤β<p.     

Partial regularity for solutions of a nonlinear elliptic equation with singular nonlinearity

We consider the following nonlinear elliptic equation with singular nonlinearity:

where α>β>1, a>0, and Ω is an open subset of , n2. Let uH¹(Ω) with and be a nonnegative stationary solution. If we denote the zero set of u by

we shall prove that the Hausdorff dimension of Σ is less than or equal to .     

Refined blowup criteria and nonsymmetric blowup of an aggregation equation

We consider an aggregation equation in , d2, with fractional dissipation: u_t+(uK*u)=−νΛ^γu, where ν0, 0<γ<1, and K(x)=e^−|x|. We prove a refined blowup criteria by which the global existence of solutions is controlled by its norm, for any . We prove the finite time blowup of solutions for a general class of nonsymmetric initial data. The argument presented works for both the inviscid case ν=0 and the supercritical case ν>0 and 0<γ<1. Additionally, we present new proofs of blowup which does not use free energy arguments.     

Well-posedness of the Cauchy problem for the fractional power dissipative equation in critical Besov spaces

In this paper we study the Cauchy problem for the semilinear fractional power dissipative equation u_t+(−Δ)^αu=F(u) for the initial data u₀ in critical Besov spaces with , where α>0, F(u)=P(D)u^b+1 with P(D) being a homogeneous pseudo-differential operator of order d[0,2α) and b>0 being an integer. Making use of some estimates of the corresponding linear equation in the frame of mixed time–space spaces, the so-called “mono-norm method” which is different from the Kato's “double-norm method,” Fourier localization technique and Littlewood–Paley theory, we get the well-posedness result in the case .     

A new upper bound for the total vertex irregularity strength of graphs

We investigate the following modification of the well-known irregularity strength of graphs. Given a total weighting w of a graph G=(V,E) with elements of a set {1,2,…,s}, denote wt_G(v)=∑_evw(e)+w(v) for each vV. The smallest s for which exists such a weighting with wt_G(u)≠wt_G(v) whenever u and v are distinct vertices of G is called the total vertex irregularity strength of this graph, and is denoted by . We prove that for each graph of order n and with minimum degree δ>0.     

A new kind of graph coloring

A proper k-coloring C¹,C²,…,C^k of a graph G is called strong if, for every vertex uV(G), there exists an index i{1,2,…,k} such that u is adjacent to every vertex of Cⁱ. We consider classes of strongly k-colorable graphs and show that the recognition problem of is NP-complete for every k4, but it is polynomial-time solvable for k=3. We give a characterization of in terms of forbidden induced subgraphs. Finally, we solve the problem of uniqueness of a strong 3-coloring.     

Nonradial large solutions of sublinear elliptic problems

Let p be a nonnegative locally bounded function on , N3, and 0<γ<1. Assuming that the oscillation sup_|x|=rp(x)−inf_|x|=rp(x) tends to zero as r→∞ at a specified rate, it is shown that the equation Δu=p(x)u^γ admits a positive solution in satisfying lim_|x|→∞u(x)=∞ if and only if

     

On the structure of global solutions of the nonlinear heat equation in a ball

In this paper, we consider the nonlinear heat equation

(NLH)

u_t−Δu=|u|^αu,