Asymptotics for the minimization of a Ginzburg-Landau functional

LetΩ ? ?² be a smooth bounded simply connected domain. Consider the functional $$E_\varepsilon (u) = \frac{1}{2}\int\limits_\Omega {\left| {\nabla u} \right|^2 + \frac{1}{{4\varepsilon ^2 }}} \int\limits_\Omega {(|u|^2 - 1)^2 } $$ on the classH _g ¹ ={u εH ¹(Ω; ?);u=g on ?Ω} whereg:?Ω? → ? is a prescribed smooth map with ¦g¦=1 on ?Ω? and deg(g, ?Ω)=0. Let uu _ε be a minimizer for E_ε onH _g ¹ . We prove that u_ε → u₀ in \(C^{1,\alpha } (\bar \Omega )\) as ε → 0, where u₀ is identified. Moreover \(\left\| {u_\varepsilon - u_0 } \right\|_{L^\infty } \leqslant C\varepsilon ^2 \) .     

Dissipativity of some class of uncertain systems

We consider the system $$ \dot x = A\left( \cdot \right)x + B\left( \cdot \right)u, u = S\left( \cdot \right)x, t \geqslant t_0 , $$ where A(·) ∈ ? ^n×n , B(·) ? ^n×p , and S(·) ∈ ? ^p×n . The entries of matrices A(·), B(·), and S(·) are arbitrary bounded functionals. We consider the problem of constructing a matrix H > 0 and finding relations between the entries of the matrices B(·) and S(·) such that for a given constant matrix R the inequality $$ V\left( {x\left( t \right)} \right) < V\left( {x\left( {t_0 } \right)} \right) + \int\limits_{t_0 }^t {x*\left( \tau \right)Rx\left( \tau \right)d\tau ,} $$ where V(x) = x*Hx, is satisfied. This problem is solved for the cases where matrix A(·) has p sign-definite entries on the upper part of some subdiagonal or on the lower part of some superdiagonal. It is assumed also that all entries located to the left (or to the right) of the sign-definite entries are equal to zero.     

Strong capacity-estimates for “fractional” norms

It is proved that for all fractionall the integral \(\int\limits_0^\infty {(p,\ell ) - cap(M_t )} dt^p\) is majorized by the P-th power norm of the functionu in the space ? _p ^l (Rⁿ) (here M_t={x∶¦u(x)¦?t} and (p,l)-cap(e) is the (p,l)-capacity of the compactum e?Rⁿ). Similar results are obtained for the spaces W _p ^l (Rⁿ) and the spaces of M. Riesz and Bessel potentials. One considers consequences regarding imbedding theorems of “fractional” spaces in ?_q(dμ), whereμ is a nonnegative measure in Rⁿ. One considers specially the case p=1.     

Estimates in the Carleson corona theorem,ideals of the algebra H∞, a problem of S.-Nagy

Let E₁, E₂, be Hilbert spaces, H^∞(E₁,E₂) be the space of functions, bounded and analytic in the disk D, with values in the space of bounded linear operators from E₁ to E₂. Estimates are investigated for a solution of the problem of S.-Nagy of finding a left inverse element for a function F, FεH^∞(E₁,E₂). For dim E₁=1 this problem is a generalization of the corona problem. Let C_n(δ)= sup_¦G¦_∞∶FεH^∞(E₁,E₂),dim E₁=n, ¦F¦_∞?1, ¦F(z)a¦₂?δ¦a¦₂(zεD,aεE₁);Gε H^∞(E₂,E₁) is a function of minimal norm for which . Then where a_n, C_n are constants depending only on n. The behavior of the function C₁ as δ→1 is described. Other results are obtained also.     

Convergence of the Kato approximants for evolution equations involving functional perturbations

The existence of a unique strong solution of the nonlinear abstract functional differential equation $\text{u′(t) + A(t)u(t) = F(t,u}{}_{\mathrm{t}}\text{), u}{}_0\text{= φεC}{}^1\text{(¦?r,0¦,X),tε¦0, T¦}$, (E) is established. X is a Banach space with uniformly convex dual space and, for $\text{t? ¦0, T¦, A(t)}$ is m-accretive and satisfies a time dependence condition suitable for applications to partial differential equations. The function F satisfies a Lipschitz condition. The novelty of the paper is that the solution u(t) of (E) is shown to be the uniform limit (as n → ∞) of the sequence u_n(t), where the functions u_n(t) are continuously differentiate solutions of approximating equations involving the Yosida approximants. Thus, a straightforward approximation scheme is now available for such equations, in parallel with the approach involving the use of nonlinear evolution operator theory.     

The space clcv(ℝ<Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis></Superscript>) with the Hausdorff-Bebutov metric and differential inclusions

The paper is devoted to studying the space of nonempty closed convex (but not necessarily compact) sets in ? ⁿ , a dynamical system of translations, and existence theorems for differential inclusions. We make this space complete by equipping it with the Hausdorff-Bebutov metric. The investigation of these issues is important for certain problems of optimal control of asymptotic characteristics of a control system. For example, the problem \(\dot x = A(t,u)x\), (u, x) ∈ ? ^m+n , λ _n (u(·))→ min, where λ _n (u(·)) is the largest Lyapunov exponent of the system {ie121-2} = A(t, u)x, leads to a differential inclusion with a noncompact right-hand side.     

Two remarks concerning the equation Πp(Χ,·)=Ip(Χ,·)

It is proved that the analog of Grothendieck's theorem is valid for a diskalgebra “up to a logarithmic factor.” Namely, if Tε? (C_A, L¹) and then π₂(T)?C (1+logn) ¦T¦. The question of whether the logarithmic factor is actually necessary remains open. It is also established that C _A ^* is a space of cotype q for any q, q > 2. The proofs are based on a theorem of Mityagin-Pelchinskii: π_p(T)?C·p·i_p(T), p?2 for any operator T acting from a disk-algebra to an arbitrary Banach space.     

Moment methods in Padé approximation: The unitary case

Given a unitary operator T in a Hilbert space H = (H, 〈·, ·〉) convergence results for two sequences of ($\text{(n ? 1)}\text{n)}$ two-point Padé approximants to the function f(z) = 〈(I ? zT)^?1u₀, u₀〉, (u₀ ∈ H, ∥ u₀∥ = 1, z regular for T) are given. An elementary proof is also given of the well-known operator version of the trigonometric moment problem, not using the solution of the classical trigonometric moment problem.     

On coefficients of null-series and on sets of uniqueness of trigonometric and Walsh systems

В работе доказываютс я следующие утвержде ния. Теорема I.Пусть ? _n ↓0u \(\sum\limits_{n = 0}^\infty {\varepsilon _n^2 = + \infty } \) .Тогд а существует множест во Е?[0, 1]с μЕ=0 такое что:1. Существует ряд \(\sum\limits_{n = 0}^\infty {a_n W_n } (t)\) с к оеффициентами ¦а _n ¦≦{in¦n¦, который сх одится к нулю всюду вне E и ε∥a_n∥>0.2. Если b _n ¦=о(ε _n )и ряд \(\sum\limits_{n = 0}^\infty {b_n W_n (t)} \) сх одится к нулю всюду вн е E за исключением быть может некоторого сче тного множества точе к, то b _n =0для всех п. Теорема 3.Пусть ? _n ↓0u \(\mathop {\lim \sup }\limits_{n \to \infty } \frac{{\varepsilon _n }}{{\varepsilon _{2n} }}< \sqrt 2 \) Тогд а существует множест во E?[0, 1] с υ E=0 такое, что:

1. Существует ряд \(\sum\limits_{n = - \infty }^{ + \infty } {a_n e^{inx} ,} \sum\limits_{n = - \infty }^{ + \infty } {\left| {a_n } \right|} > 0,\) кот орый сходится к нулю в сюду вне E и ¦a_n≦¦n¦ для n=±1, ±2, ...
2. Если ряд \(\sum\limits_{n = - \infty }^{ + \infty } {b_n e^{inx} } \) сходится к нулю всюду вне E и ¦b_v¦=о(ε ¦n¦), то b_n=0 для всех я. Теорема 5. Пусть послед овательности S⁽¹⁾={ε ₀ ⁽¹⁾ , ε ₁ ⁽¹⁾ , ε ₂ ⁽¹⁾ , ...} u S²=ε ₀ ⁽²⁾ , ε ₁ ⁽²⁾ . ε ₂ ⁽²⁾ монотонно стремятся к нулю, \(\mathop {\lim \sup }\limits_{n \to \infty } \varepsilon ^{(i)} /\varepsilon _{2n}^{(i)}< 2,i = 1,2\) , причем \(\mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } \varepsilon _n^{(2)} /\varepsilon _n^{(i)} = + \infty \) . Тогда для каждого ε>O н айдется множество Е? [-π,π], μE >2π — ε, которое является U(S¹), но не U(S¹) — множеством для тригонометричес кой системы. Аналог теоремы 5 для си стемы Уолша был устан овлен в [7].

     

Nontrivial solution of a quasilinear elliptic equation with critical growth in ℝn

Suppose Δ_n u = div (¦ ?u ¦^n-2?u) denotes then-Laplacian. We prove the existence of a nontrivial solution for the problem $$\left\{ \begin{gathered} - \Delta _n u + \left| u \right|^{n - 2} u = \int {(x,u)u^{n - 2} in \mathbb{R}^n } \hfill \\ u \in W^{1,n} (\mathbb{R}^n ) \hfill \\ \end{gathered} \right.$$ wheref(x, t) =o(t) ast → 0 and ¦f(x, t)¦ ≤C exp(α_n¦t¦^n/(n-1)) for some constantC > 0 and for allx∈?;t∈? with α_n =nω _n ^1/(n-1) , ω_n = surface measure ofS ^n-1.     

Phragmén-Lindelöf conditions for graph varieties

For P_m ∈ ?[z₁, …, z_n], homogeneous of degree m we investigate when the graph of P_m in ?ⁿ⁺¹ satisfies the Phragmén-Lindelöf condition PL(?ⁿ⁺¹, log), or equivalently, when the operator $i{\partial \over \partial_{x_{n+1}}}+P_{m}(D)$ admits a continuous solution operator on C^∞(?ⁿ⁺¹). This is shown to happen if the varieties V_+- ? {z ∈ ?ⁿ: P_m(z) = ±1} satisfy the following Phragmén-Lindelöf condition (SPL): There exists A ≥ 1 such that each plurisubharmonic function u on V_+- satisfying u(z) ≤ ¦z¦+ o(¦z¦) on V_+- and u(x) ≤ 0 on V_+- ∩ ?ⁿ also satisfies u(z) A¦ Im z¦ on V_+-. Necessary as well as sufficient conditions for V_+- to satisfy (SPL) are derived and several examples are given.     

Best Constants in the Miranda-Agmon Inequalities for Solutions of Elliptic Systems and the Classical Maximum Modulus Principle for Fluid and Elastic Half-spaces

The Dirichlet problem for elliptic systems of the second order with constant real and complex coefficients in the half-space  ^k ₊ = {x = (x ₁,…,x_k ): x_k > 0} is considered. It is assumed that the boundary values of a solution u = (u ₁,…,u _m) have the form ψ ₁ ξ ₁ + · · · + ψ _n ξ _n, 1 ≤ n ≤ m, where ξ ₁,· · ·,ξ _n is an orthogonal system of m-component normed vectors and ψ ₁,· · ·,ψ _n are continuous and bounded functions on ? ^k ₊. We study the mappings [C(? ^k ₊)] ⁿ ? (ψ ₁,…,ψ _n) → u(x) ?  ^m and [C(? ^k ₊)] ⁿ ? (ψ ₁,…,ψ _n) → u(x) ?  ^m generated by real and complex vector valued double layer potentials. We obtain representations for the sharp constants in inequalities between |u(x)| or |(z, u(x))| and ∥u| _xk =₀∥, where z is a fixed unit m-component vector, | · | is the length of a vector in a finite-dimensional unitary space or in Euclidean space, and (·,·) is the inner product in the same space. Explicit representations of these sharp constants for the Stokes and Lamé systems are given. We show, in particular, that if the velocity vector (the elastic displacement vector) is parallel to a constant vector at the boundary of a half-space and if the modulus of the boundary data does not exceed 1, then the velocity vector (the elastic displacement vector) is majorised by 1 at an arbitrary point of the half-space. An analogous classical maximum modulus principle is obtained for two components of the stress tensor of the planar deformed state as well as for the gradient of a biharmonic function in a half-plane.     

Isoliertheit und Stabilität von Flächen konstanter mittlerer Krümmung

In the Sobolev space H^m(B,?³), B the open unit disc in ?², we consider the set M_n of all conformally parametrized surfaces of constant mean curvature H with exactly n simple interior branch points (and no others). We denote by M*_n the set of all xεM_n with the following properties:

1. in every branch point the geometrical condition K_G¦x_Z¦≡O holds (K_G is the Gauss curvature and x_z is the complex gradient of the surface x).
2. the corresponding boundary value problem Δh+×_z{²(2H²-K_G)h=O,^hδB=O, is uniquely solvable.

We prove then, that the manifold M*=UM*_n is open and dense in the set of all surfaces of constant mean curvature H and that all x εM*_n are isolated and stable solutions of the Plateau problem corresponding to their boundary curves. In addition, the submanifold M*_n contains exactly all surfaces x for which the space of Jacobi fields is transversal (with exception of the 3-dimensional space of conformai directions) to the tangent space T_xM_n.     

Stability of planar diffusion wave for nonlinear evolution equation

It is known that the one-dimensional nonlinear heat equation ut = f(u)x1x1,f’(u) > 0,u(±∞,t) = u±,u+ = u_ has a unique self-similar solution u(x1/1+t).In multi-dimensional space,u(x1/1+t) is called a planar diffusion wave.In the first part of the present paper,it is shown that under some smallness conditions,such a planar diffusion wave is nonlinearly stable for the nonlinear heat equation:ut-△f(u) = 0,x ∈ Rn.The optimal time decay rate is obtained.In the second part of this paper,it is further shown that this planar diffusion wave is still nonlinearly stable for the quasilinear wave equation with damping:utt + utt+ △f(u) = 0,x ∈ Rn.The time decay rate is also obtained.The proofs are given by an elementary energy method.     

Fractional BVPs with strong time singularities and the limit properties of their solutions

In the first part, we investigate the singular BVP \(\tfrac{d} {{dt}}^c D^\alpha u + (a/t)^c D^\alpha u = \mathcal{H}u\) , u(0) = A, u(1) = B, ^c D ^α u(t)| _t=0 = 0, where \(\mathcal{H}\) is a continuous operator, α ∈ (0, 1) and a < 0. Here, ^c D denotes the Caputo fractional derivative. The existence result is proved by the Leray-Schauder nonlinear alternative. The second part establishes the relations between solutions of the sequence of problems \(\tfrac{d} {{dt}}^c D^{\alpha _n } u + (a/t)^c D^{\alpha _n } u = f(t,u,^c D^{\beta _n } u)\) , u(0) = A, u(1) = B, \(\left. {^c D^{\alpha _n } u(t)} \right|_{t = 0} = 0\) where a < 0, 0 < β _n ≤ α _n < 1, lim _n→∞ β _n = 1, and solutions of u″+(a/t)u′ = f(t, u, u′) satisfying the boundary conditions u(0) = A, u(1) = B, u′(0) = 0.     

Existence and asymptotic behaviour of solutions of the very fast diffusion equation

Let n ≥ 3, 0 < m ≤ (n ? 2)/n, p > max(1, (1 ? m)n/2), and ${0 \le u_0 \in L_{loc}^p(\mathbb{R}^n)}$ satisfy ${{\rm lim \, inf}_{R\to\infty}R^{-n+\frac{2}{1-m}} \int_{|x|\le R}u_0\,dx = \infty}$ . We prove the existence of unique global classical solution of u _t = Δu ^m , u > 0, in ${\mathbb{R}^n \times (0, \infty), u(x, 0) = u_0(x)}$ in ${\mathbb{R}^n}$ . If in addition 0 < m < (n ? 2)/n and u ₀(x) ≈ A|x|^?q as |x| → ∞ for some constants A > 0, q < n/p, we prove that there exist constants α, β, such that the function v(x, t) = t ^α u(t ^β x, t) converges uniformly on every compact subset of ${\mathbb{R}^n}$ to the self-similar solution ψ(x, 1) of the equation with ψ(x, 0) = A|x|^?q as t → ∞. Note that when m = (n ? 2)/(n + 2), n ≥ 3, if ${g_{ij} = u^{\frac{4}{n+2}}\delta_{ij}}$ is a metric on ${\mathbb{R}^n}$ that evolves by the Yamabe flow ?g _ij /?t = ?Rg _ij with u(x, 0) = u ₀(x) in ${\mathbb{R}^n}$ where R is the scalar curvature, then u(x, t) is a global solution of the above fast diffusion equation.     

The Stokes-system in exterior domains:L p -estimates for small values of a resolvent parameter

We consider the resolvent problem for the Stokes-system in an exterior domain: $$- v \cdot \Delta u + \lambda \cdot u + \nabla \pi = f,divu = 0in\mathbb{R}^3 \backslash \bar \Omega ,$$ , with υε]0, ∞[, λε?] ?∞, 0], Ω bounded domain in ?³, withC ²-boundary ?Ω. In addition, Dirichlet boundary conditionsu¦?Ω=0 are prescribed. Using the method of integral equations, we estimate solutions (u,π) inL ^p -norms, for small values of ¦λ¦.     

Morse theory for a fourth order elliptic equation with exponential nonlinearity

Given a Hilbert space (H,á·,·?){(\mathcal H,\langle\cdot,\cdot\rangle)}, and interval L ì (0,+￥){\Lambda\subset(0,+\infty)} and a map K ? C²(H,\mathbb R){K\in C^2(\mathcal H,\mathbb R)} whose gradient is a compact mapping, we consider the family of functionals of the type:

Modal stabilization of a certain class of uniformly controllable systems

The system $\dot x = A( \cdot )x + b( \cdot )u,$ where A(·) ∈ ? ^n×n and b(·) ∈ ? ^n×1, is considered. The elements of the matrix A(·) and the column b(·) are bounded by nonanticipating functionals of an arbitrary nature that satisfy the condition $\mathop {\inf }\limits_{( \cdot )} A^{n - 1} ( \cdot )b( \cdot ),...,A( \cdot )b( \cdot ),b( \cdot )| > 0$ . From a given constant spectrum contained in the left half-plane, a feedback u = (s(·), x) is constructed, the coefficients of which are expressed in terms of A(·) and b(·). Conditions for the closed system to be globally exponentially stable are found. A similar result is obtained for the system $x(k + 1) = A(k)x(k) + b(k)u(k)$ .     

Grow-up of critical solutions for a non-local porous medium problem with Ohmic heating source

We investigate the behaviour of solution u = u(x, t; λ) at λ =  λ* for the non-local porous medium equation ${u_t = (u^n)_{xx} + {\lambda}f(u)/({\int_{-1}^1} f(u){\rm d}x)^2}We investigate the behaviour of solution u = u(x, t; λ) at λ =  λ* for the non-local porous medium equation u_t = (uⁿ)_xx + lf(u)/(ò_-1¹ f(u)dx)²{u_t = (u^n)_{xx} + {\lambda}f(u)/({\int_{-1}^1} f(u){\rm d}x)^2} with Dirichlet boundary conditions and positive initial data. The function f satisfies: f(s),−f ′ (s) > 0 for s ≥ 0 and s ^n-1 f(s) is integrable at infinity. Due to the conditions on f, there exists a critical value of parameter λ, say λ*, such that for λ > λ* the solution u = u(x, t; λ) blows up globally in finite time, while for λ ≥ λ* the corresponding steady-state problem does not have any solution. For 0 < λ < λ* there exists a unique steady-state solution w = w(x; λ) while u = u(x, t; λ) is global in time and converges to w as t → ∞. Here we show the global grow-up of critical solution u* =  u(x, t; λ*) (u* (x, t) → ∞, as t → ∞ for all x ? (-1,1){x\in(-1,1)}.