Non-existence of Entire Solutions of Degenerate Elliptic Inequalities with Weights

Non-existence results for non-negative distribution entire solutions of singular quasilinear elliptic differential inequalities with weights are established. Such inequalities include the capillarity equation with varying gravitational field h, as well as the general p-Poisson equation of radiative cooling with varying heat conduction coefficient g and varying radiation coefficient h. Since we deal with inequalities and positive weights, it is not restrictive to assume h radially symmetric. Theorem 1 extends in several directions previous results and says that solely entire large solutions can exist, while Theorem 2 shows that in the p-Laplacian case positive entire solutions cannot exist. The results are based on some qualitative properties of independent interest. An erratum to this article can be found at     

Front-Like Entire Solutions for Monostable Reaction-Diffusion Systems

This paper is concerned with front-like entire solutions for monostable reaction-diffusion systems with cooperative and non-cooperative nonlinearities. In the cooperative case, the existence and asymptotic behavior of spatially independent solutions (SIS) are first proved. Further, combining a SIS and traveling fronts with different wave speeds and propagation directions, the existence and various qualitative properties of entire solutions are established by using the comparison principle. In the non-cooperative case, we introduce two auxiliary cooperative systems and establish a comparison theorem for the Cauchy problems of the three systems, and then prove the existence of entire solutions via using the comparison theorem, the traveling fronts and SIS of the auxiliary systems. Our results are applied to some biological and epidemiological models. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first work to study the entire solutions of non-cooperative reaction-diffusion systems.     

The Singular Set of Solutions to Non-Differentiable Elliptic Systems

?We estimate the Hausdorff dimension of the singular set of solutions to elliptic systems of the type

If the vector fields a and b are Hölder continuous with respect to the variable x with exponent α, then the Hausdorff dimension of the singular set of any weak solution is at most n?2α.

     

Standing Pulse Solutions in Reaction-Diffusion Systems with Skew-Gradient Structure

The purpose of this paper is to introduce a reaction-diffusion system with skew-gradient structure and discuss the stability of standing pulse solutions. In short, the skew-gradient system is a reaction-diffusion system which resembles a gradient system but has nonlinearities with different sign. We assume the existence of a standing pulse solution and define its orientation in some geometrical manner. Then we show that the stationary solution becomes unstable if time constants satisfy some inequality. The Evans function plays a crucial role for the stability analysis.     

Viscosity Solutions of Systems of Variational Inequalities with Interconnected Bilateral Obstacles of Non-Local Type

In this paper, we study systems of nonlinear second-order variational inequalities with interconnected bilateral obstacles with non-local terms. They are of min–max and max–min types and related to a multiple modes zero-sum switching game in the jump-diffusion model. Using systems of penalized reflected backward SDEs with jumps and unilateral interconnected obstacles, and their associated deterministic functions, we construct for each system a continuous viscosity solution which is unique in the class of functions with polynomial growth.     

Weak Solutions to a Nonlinear Variational Wave Equation

 We establish the global existence of weak solutions to the Cauchy problem for a nonlinear variational wave equation, where the wave speed is a given monotone function of the wave amplitude. The equation arises in modeling wave motions of nematic liquid crystals, long waves on a dipole chain, and a few other fields. We use the Young-measure method in the setting of L ^p spaces. We overcome the difficulty that oscillations get amplified by the growth terms of the equation. (Accepted July 9, 2002) Published online December 3, 2002 Dedicated to Tony Zhang on his seventieth birthday Communicated by C. M. Dafermos     

Negatively Invariant Sets and Entire Solutions

Negatively invariant compact sets of autonomous and nonautonomous dynamical systems on a metric space, the latter formulated in terms of processes, are shown to contain a strictly invariant set and hence entire solutions. For completeness the positively invariant case is also considered. Both discrete and continuous time systems are considered. In the nonautonomous case, the various types of invariant sets are in fact families of subsets of the state space that are mapped onto each other by the process. A simple example shows the usefulness of the result for showing the occurrence of a bifurcation in a nonautonomous system.     

Gradient Estimates for Solutions to Divergence Form Elliptic Equations with Discontinuous Coefficients

In this paper we derive global W ^1,∞ and piecewise C ^1,α estimates for solutions to divergence form elliptic equations with piecewise H?lder continuous coefficients. The novelty of these estimates is that, even though they depend on the shape and on the size of the surfaces of discontinuity of the coefficients, they are independent of the distance between these surfaces. Accepted: June 8, 1999     

Entire Solutions with Annihilating Fronts to a Nonlocal Dispersal Equation with Bistable Nonlinearity and Spatio-Temporal Delay

This paper deals with the entire solutions to a nonlocal dispersal bistable equation with spatio-temporal delay. Assuming that the equation has a traveling wave front with non-zero wave speed, we establish the existence of entire solutions with annihilating-fronts by using the comparison principle combined with explicit constructions of sub- and supersolutions. These entire solutions constitute a two-dimensional manifold and the traveling wave fronts belong to the boundary of the manifold. We also prove the uniqueness, Liapunov stability and continuous dependence on the shift parameters of the entire solutions.     

Entire Solutions of Superlinear Problems with Indefinite Weights and Hardy Potentials

We provide the structure of regular/singular fast/slow decay radially symmetric solutions for a class of superlinear elliptic equations with an indefinite weight. In particular we are interested in the case where such a weight is positive in a ball and negative outside, or in the reversed situation. We extend the approach to elliptic equations in presence of Hardy potentials, i.e. to

$$\begin{aligned} \varDelta u +\frac{h(|\text {x}|)}{|\text {x}|^2} u+ f(u, |\text {x}|)=0 \end{aligned}$$

where h is not necessarily constant. By the use of Fowler transformation we study the corresponding dynamical systems, presenting the construction of invariant manifolds when the global existence of solutions is not ensured.

     

A Variational Approach to Dynamics of Flexible Multibody Systems

Abstract

This paper presents a variational formulation of constrained dynamics of flexible multibody systems, using a vector-variational calculus approach. Body reference frames are used to define global position and orientation of individual bodies in the system, located and oriented by position of its origin and Euler parameters, respectively. Small strain linear elastic deformation of individual components, relative to their body reference frames, is defined by linear combinations of deformation modes that are induced by constraint reaction forces and normal modes of vibration. A library of kinematic couplings between flexible and/or rigid bodies is defined and analyzed. Variational equations of motion for multibody systems are obtained and reduced to mixed differential-algebraic equations of motion. A space structure that must deform during deployment is analyzed, to illustrate use of the methods developed     

Existence and Approximation of Solutions to Variational Inclusions with Accretive Mappings in Banach Spaces

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Universal Moduli of Continuity for Solutions to Fully Nonlinear Elliptic Equations

This paper provides universal, optimal moduli of continuity for viscosity solutions to fully nonlinear elliptic equations F(X, D ² u) =  f(X), based on the weakest and borderline integrability properties of the source function f in different scenarios. The primary result established in this work is a sharp Log-Lipschitz estimate on u based on the L ⁿ norm of f, which corresponds to optimal regularity bounds for the critical threshold case. Optimal C ^1,α regularity estimates are also delivered when ${f\in L^{n+\varepsilon}}$ . The limiting upper borderline case, ${f \in L^\infty}$ , also has transcendental importance to elliptic regularity theory and its applications. In this paper we show, under the convexity assumption on F, that ${u \in C^{1,{\rm Log-Lip}}}$ , provided f has bounded mean oscillation. Once more, such an estimate is optimal. For the lower borderline integrability condition allowed by the theory, we establish interior a priori estimates on the ${C^{0,\frac{n-2\varepsilon}{n-\varepsilon}}}$ norm of u based on the L ^n-ε norm of f, where ? is the Escauriaza universal constant. The exponent ${\frac{n-2\varepsilon}{n-\varepsilon}}$ is optimal. When the source function f lies in L ^q , n > q > n?ε, we also obtain the exact, improved sharp Hölder exponent of continuity.     

Parabolic Systems with Nowhere Smooth Solutions

We construct smooth 2×2 parabolic systems with smooth initial data and C^α right-hand side which admit solutions that are nowhere C¹. The elliptic part is in variational form and the corresponding energy ϕ is strongly quasiconvex and in particular satisfies a uniform Legendre-Hadamard (or strong ellipticity) condition.     

Multi-type Entire Solutions in a Nonlocal Dispersal Epidemic Model

This paper deals with entire solutions of a nonlocal dispersal epidemic model. Unlike local (random) dispersal problems, a nonlocal dispersal operator is not compact and the solutions of nonlocal dispersal system studied here lack regularity in suitable spaces, which affects the uniform convergence of the solution sequences and the technique details in constructing the entire solutions. In the monostable case, some new types of entire solutions are constructed by combining leftward and rightward traveling fronts with different speeds and a spatially independent solution. In the bistable case, the existence of many different entire solutions with merging fronts are proved by constructing different sub- and super-solutions. Various qualitative features of the entire solutions are also investigated. A key idea is to characterize the asymptotic behaviors of the traveling wave solutions at infinite in terms of appropriate sub- and super-solutions. Finally, we also obtain the smoothness of the entire solutions in space, i.e., the solutions established in our paper are global Lipschitz continuous in space.     

Periodic Solutions of the Elliptic Isosceles Restricted Three-body Problem with Collision

The elliptic isosceles restricted three-body problem with collision, is a restricted three-body problem where the primaries move having consecutive elliptic collisions and the infinitesimal mass is moving in the plane perpendicular to the primaries motion that passes through the center of mass of the primary system. Our purpose in this paper is to prove the existence of many families of periodic solutions using Continuation’s method, where the perturbing parameter is related with the energy of the primaries. This work is merely analytic and uses symmetry conditions and appropriate coordinates. Partially supported by Dirección de Investigación UBB, 064608 3/RS.