On a representation of fully nonlinear elliptic operators in terms of pure second order derivatives and its applications

We give a method of representing fully nonlinear elliptic operators given by boundedly inhomogeneous functions in terms of operators acting only on pure second order derivatives. We also discuss possible applications of such representations to using .finite di.erence approximations for solving the corresponding equations.     

Near operators theory and fully nonlinear elliptic equations

We give a short survey of the Campanato near operators theory and of its applications to fully nonlinear elliptic equations.     

Potential bounds in problems on quasilinear elliptic equations

We study quasilinear elliptic equations with strong nonlinear terms and systems of such equations. The methods developed by the authors in [1], [2] are used to prove the existence of solutions for boundary—value problems using some information on behavior of potential bounds for nonlinearities; the L–characteristics of elliptic operators and their fractional powers play an important role. New conditions are suggested for the existence of classical solutions of quasilinear second order elliptic equations.     

C 1, α Interior Regularity for Nonlinear Nonlocal Elliptic Equations with Rough Kernels

We prove a C ^{1, α} interior regularity theorem for fully nonlinear uniformly elliptic integro-differential equations without assuming any regularity of the kernel. We then give some applications to linear theory and higher regularity of a special class of nonlinear operators.     

Boundary Regularity for Viscosity Solutions of Fully Nonlinear Elliptic Equations

We provide regularity results at the boundary for continuous viscosity solutions to nonconvex fully nonlinear uniformly elliptic equations and inequalities in Euclidian domains. We show that (i) any solution of two sided inequalities with Pucci extremal operators is C ^{1, α} on the boundary; (ii) the solution of the Dirichlet problem for fully nonlinear uniformly elliptic equations is C ^{2, α} on the boundary; (iii) corresponding asymptotic expansions hold. This is an extension to viscosity solutions of the classical Krylov estimates for smooth solutions.     

A “maximum principle for semicontinuous functions” applicable to integro-partial differential equations

We formulate and prove a non-local “maximum principle for semicontinuous functions” in the setting of fully nonlinear and degenerate elliptic integro-partial differential equations with integro operators of second order. Similar results have been used implicitly by several researchers to obtain compare/uniqueness results for integro-partial differential equations, but proofs have so far been lacking.     

Weighted eigenvalue problems for Hessian equations

In this paper we consider weighted eigenvalue problems for fully nonlinear elliptic equations involving Hessian operators. In particular we consider a singular weight, which behaves like a Hardy potential and we prove the existence of weak eigenfunctions.     

On unique continuation principles for some elliptic systems

In this paper we prove unique continuation principles for some systems of elliptic partial differential equations satisfying a suitable superlinearity condition. As an application, we obtain nonexistence of nontrivial (not necessarily positive) radial solutions for the Lane-Emden system posed in a ball, in the critical and supercritical regimes. Some of our results also apply to general fully nonlinear operators, such as Pucci's extremal operators, being new even for scalar equations.     

On the Ambrosetti-Prodi problem for non-variational elliptic systems

We study the Ambrosetti-Prodi problem for nonlinear elliptic equations and systems, with uniformly elliptic operators in non-divergence form and non-smooth coefficients, and with non-linearities with linear or power growth.     

Conformally invariant fully nonlinear elliptic equations and isolated singularities

We study properties of solutions with isolated singularities to general conformally invariant fully nonlinear elliptic equations of second order. The properties being studied include radial symmetry and monotonicity of solutions in the punctured Euclidean space and the asymptotic behavior of solutions in a punctured ball. Some results apply to more general situations including more general fully nonlinear elliptic equations of second order, and some have been used in a companion paper to establish comparison principles and Liouville type theorems for degenerate elliptic equations.     

散度型椭圆方程Holder连续性的Green函数法

文中利用散度型非线椭圆性算子的Green函数与Laplacian算子的比较性质, 建立了具有自然增长条件下的散度型非线性椭圆方程弱解的内部H\"older连续性.     

Iterationsverfahren für monotone,nicht notwendig Lipschitz-beschränkte Operatoren im Hilbert-Raum

Summary We state three theorems concerning iterative methods for solving equations containing monotone, but not necessarily uniformly monotone operators in Hilbert space, which may be not Lipschitz bounded, thus extending results obtained by Sibony [9, 10]. We apply the method to a nonlinear elliptic Dirichlet problem of laminar flow theory of non Newtonian fluids, thus improving the rather experimental treatment given in Ames [1] and removing the condition of nonzero difference quotients assumed by Cryer [3].     

Sequential and continuum bifurcations in degenerate elliptic equations

We examine the bifurcations to positive and sign-changing solutions of degenerate elliptic equations. In the problems we study, which do not represent Fredholm operators, we show that there is a critical parameter value at which an infinity of bifurcations occur from the trivial solution. Moreover, a bifurcation occurs at each point in some unbounded interval in parameter space. We apply our results to non-monotone eigenvalue problems, degenerate semi-linear elliptic equations, boundary value differential-algebraic equations and fully non-linear elliptic equations.

     

Nonexistence of Positive Supersolutions of Elliptic Equations via the Maximum Principle

We introduce a new method for proving the nonexistence of positive supersolutions of elliptic inequalities in unbounded domains of ? ⁿ . The simplicity and robustness of our maximum principle-based argument provides for its applicability to many elliptic inequalities and systems, including quasilinear operators such as the p-Laplacian, and nondivergence form fully nonlinear operators such as Bellman-Isaacs operators. Our method gives new and optimal results in terms of the nonlinear functions appearing in the inequalities, and applies to inequalities holding in the whole space as well as exterior domains and cone-like domains.     

Singular solutions of Hessian fully nonlinear elliptic equations

We study Hessian fully nonlinear uniformly elliptic equations and show that the second derivatives of viscosity solutions of those equations (in 12 or more dimensions) can blow up in an interior point of the domain. We prove that the optimal interior regularity of such solutions is no more than C1+?, showing the optimality of the known interior regularity result. The same is proven for Isaacs equations. We prove the existence of non-smooth solutions to fully nonlinear Hessian uniformly elliptic equations in 11 dimensions. We study also the possible singularity of solutions of Hessian equations defined in a neighborhood of a point and prove that a homogeneous order 0<α<1 solution of a Hessian uniformly elliptic equation in a punctured ball should be radial.     

Principal eigenvalues and the Dirichlet problem for fully nonlinear elliptic operators

We study uniformly elliptic fully nonlinear equations of the type F(D²u,Du,u,x)=f(x). We show that convex positively 1-homogeneous operators possess two principal eigenvalues and eigenfunctions, and study these objects; we obtain existence and uniqueness results for nonproper operators whose principal eigenvalues (in some cases, only one of them) are positive; finally, we obtain an existence result for nonproper Isaac's equations.     

Homogenization of the oscillating Dirichlet boundary condition in general domains

We prove the homogenization of the Dirichlet problem for fully nonlinear uniformly elliptic operators with periodic oscillation in the operator and in the boundary condition for a general class of smooth bounded domains. This extends the previous results of Barles and Mironescu (2012) [4] in half spaces. We show that homogenization holds despite a possible lack of continuity in the homogenized boundary data. The proof is based on a comparison principle with partial Dirichlet boundary data which is of independent interest.     

A note on the derivation of filter regularization operators for nonlinear evolution equations

Despite the strong focus of regularization on ill-posed problems, the general construction of such methods has not been fully explored. Moreover, many previous studies cannot be clearly adapted to handle more complex scenarios, albeit the greatly increasing concerns on the improvement of wider classes. In this note, we rigorously study a general theory for filter regularized operators in a Hilbert space for nonlinear evolution equations which have occurred naturally in different areas of science. The starting point lies in problems that are in principle ill-posed with respect to the initial/final data – these basically include the Cauchy problem for nonlinear elliptic equations and the backward-in-time nonlinear parabolic equations. We derive general filters that can be used to stabilize those problems. Essentially, we establish the corresponding well-posed problem whose solution converges to the solution of the ill-posed problem. The approximation can be confirmed by the error estimates in the Hilbert space. This work improves very much many papers in the same field of research.     

Overdetermined elliptic problems in topological disks

We introduce a method, based on the Poincaré–Hopf index theorem, to classify solutions to overdetermined problems for fully nonlinear elliptic equations in domains diffeomorphic to a closed disk. Applications to some well-known nonlinear elliptic PDEs are provided. Our result can be seen as the analogue of Hopf's uniqueness theorem for constant mean curvature spheres, but for the general analytic context of overdetermined elliptic problems.     

偏微分方程的调和分析方法简介

本文致力于阐述调和分析与现代偏微分方程研究的关系,特别是奇异积分算子、拟微分算子、Fourier限制性估计、Fourier频率分解方法在椭圆边值问题、非线性发展方程研究中的重要作用.对于偏微分方程研究的各种方法进行了比较与分析,指出了偏微分方程的调和分析方法的优点与局限性.与此同时,还给出了偏微分方程的调和分析方法这一领域的最新研究进展.