Positive and negative solutions of a class of nonlocal problems

The existence of nontrivial solutions of Kirchhoff type equations is an important nonlocal quasilinear problem. In this paper, still by using the invariant sets of descent flow, we obtain positive and negative solutions of a class of nonlocal quasilinear elliptic boundary value problems as follows:

     

Sign changing solutions of Kirchhoff type problems via invariant sets of descent flow

We obtain sign changing solutions of a class of nonlocal quasilinear elliptic boundary value problems using variational methods and invariant sets of descent flow.     

On a class of nonlocal elliptic problems via Galerkin method

In this paper we study existence and uniqueness of solutions to some cases of the following nonlocal elliptic problem:

     

Exact solutions of a class of second-order nonlocal boundary value problems and applications

In this paper, solutions of a class of second-order differential equations with some multi-point boundary conditions are studied. We give exact expressions of the solutions for the linear m-point boundary problems by the Green’s functions. As applications, we study uniqueness and iteration of the positive solutions for a nonlinear singular second-order m-point boundary value problem.     

Transition-layer solutions of quasilinear elliptic boundary blow-up problems and dirichlet problems

We study profiles of positive solutions for quasilinear elliptic boundary blow-up problems and Dirichlet problems with the same equation:

Positive solutions and eigenvalue intervals of nonlocal boundary value problems with delays

The paper is concerned with the delay differential equation u^″+λb(t)f(u(t−τ))=0 satisfying u(t)=0 for −τ?t?0 and , where denotes the Riemann-Stieltjes integral. By applying the fixed point theorem in cones, we show the relationship between the asymptotic behaviors of the quotient (at zero and infinity) and the open intervals (eigenvalue intervals) of the parameter λ such that the problem has zero, one and two positive solution(s). If g(t)=t, by using a property of the Riemann-Stieltjes integral, the above nonlocal boundary value problem educes a three-point boundary value problem with delay, for which some similar results are established.     

Multiple positive solutions for discrete nonlocal boundary value problems

In this paper, we investigate a second-order nonlinear difference equation with sign-changing nonlinearity subject to two different sets of nonlocal boundary conditions. The explicit expressions of the associated Green's functions are presented. By using a recently developed fixed point theorem, we establish sufficient conditions for the existence of multiple positive solutions of the boundary value problem.     

Existence of solutions for some fourth-order nonlinear elliptic problems

In this paper, we consider the existence of positive, negative and sign-changing solutions for some fourth order semilinear elliptic boundary value problems. We present new results on invariant sets of the gradient flows of the corresponding variational functionals. The structure of the invariant sets will be built into minimax procedures to construct the sign-changing solutions.     

On solution uniqueness of elliptic boundary value problems

In this paper, we consider the problem of solution uniqueness for the second order elliptic boundary value problem, by looking at its finite element or finite difference approximations. We derive several equivalent conditions, which are simpler and easier than the boundedness of the entries of the inverse matrix given in Yamamoto et al., [T. Yamamoto, S. Oishi, Q. Fang, Discretization principles for linear two-point boundary value problems, II, Numer. Funct. Anal. Optim. 29 (2008) 213–224]. The numerical experiments are provided to support the analysis made. Strictly speaking, the uniqueness of solution is equivalent to the existence of nonzero eigenvalues in the corresponding eigenvalue problem, and this condition should be checked by solving the corresponding eigenvalue problems. An application of the equivalent conditions is that we may discover the uniqueness simultaneously, while seeking the approximate solutions of elliptic boundary equations.     

Existence of multiple solutions to second-order discrete Neumann boundary value problems

By using the invariant set of descending flow and variational method, we establish the existence of multiple solutions to a class of second-order discrete Neumann boundary value problems. The solutions include sign-changing solutions, positive solutions, and negative solutions. An example is given to illustrate our results.     

Existence and uniqueness for a class of quasilinear elliptic boundary value problems

We prove existence and uniqueness of positive solutions for the boundary value problem

(rN−1φ(u′))′=−λrN−1f(u),u′(0)=u(1)=0,     

Positive solution for a class of nonlocal elliptic equations

In this paper, we devote ourselves to investigating the existence of positive solution for a class of nonlocal elliptic equations. Our approach is based on the fixed point index theory.     

Uniqueness of positive solutions for quasilinear boundary value problems

Sufficient conditions for the uniqueness of positive solutions of boundary value problems for quasilinear differential equations of the type

(|u′|^m−2u′)′ + f(t,u,u′)=0, m 2

are established. These problems arise, for example, in the study of the m-Laplace equation in annular regions.     

Boundary data smoothness for solutions of nonlocal boundary value problems for second order differential equations

Under certain conditions, solutions of the boundary value problem, y^″=f(x,y,y^′), y(x₁)=y₁, and , are differentiated with respect to boundary conditions, where a<x₁<η₁<?<ηm<x₂<b, r₁,…,rm∈R, and y₁,y₂∈R.     

Positive solutions of a nonlocal singular elliptic equation by means of a non-standard bifurcation theory

We consider a nonlocal elliptic equation arising in a prey–predator model whose nonlocal term is singular. We use the Leray–Schauder degree to prove the existence of an unbounded continuum of positive solutions emanating from the trivial solution. As application, we study nonlocal and singular elliptic equations of the type logistic and Holling–Tanner.     

Infinitely many solutions for a class of semilinear elliptic equations

In this paper we find some new conditions to ensure the existence of infinitely many nontrivial solutions for the Dirichlet boundary value problems of the form −Δu+a(x)u=g(x,u)$-\mathrm{\Delta }u+a(x)u=g(x,u)$ in a bounded smooth domain. Conditions (_S1)$(S_1)$–(_S3)$(S_3)$ in the present paper are somewhat weaker than the famous Ambrosetti–Rabinowitz-type superquadratic condition. Here, we assume that the primitive of the nonlinearity g   is either asymptotically quadratic or superquadratic as |u|→∞$|u|\to \infty$.