Sharp existence results for self-similar solutions of semilinear wave equations

The existence of self-similar and asymptotically self-similar solutions of the nonlinear wave equation with or in R ³×R ⁺ for small Cauchy data is proven if . A counterexample is given which shows that the lower bound on α is sharp. Received April 1999 – Accepted September 1999     

Blow-up of solutions to semilinear wave equations with variable coefficients and boundary

This paper is devoted to studying initial-boundary value problems for semilinear wave equations and derivative semilinear wave equations with variable coefficients on exterior domain with subcritical exponents in n space dimensions. We will establish blow-up results for the initial-boundary value problems. It is proved that there can be no global solutions no matter how small the initial data are, and also we give the life span estimate of solutions for the problems.     

Anti-periodic solutions for semilinear evolution equations

In this paper, we study the existence problem of anti-periodic solutions for the following first order evolution equation:

     

Self-similar solutions of semilinear wave equation with variable speed of propagation

We investigate the issue of existence of the self-similar solutions of the generalized Tricomi equation in the half-space where the equation is hyperbolic. We look for the self-similar solutions via the Cauchy problem. An integral transformation suggested in [K. Yagdjian, A note on the fundamental solution for the Tricomi-type equation in the hyperbolic domain, J. Differential Equations 206 (2004) 227-252] is used to represent solutions of the Cauchy problem for the linear Tricomi-type equation in terms of fundamental solutions of the classical wave equation. This representation allows us to prove decay estimates for the linear Tricomi-type equation with a source term. Obtained in [K. Yagdjian, The self-similar solutions of the Tricomi-type equations, Z. Angew. Math. Phys., in press, doi:10.1007/s00033-006-5099-2] estimates for the self-similar solutions of the linear Tricomi-type equation are the key tools to prove existence of the self-similar solutions.     

Existence, localization and multiplicity results for positive radial solutions of semilinear elliptic systems

Existence, localization and multiplicity results of positive solutions to a system of singular second-order differential equations are established by means of the vector version of Krasnoselskii's cone fixed point theorem. The results are then applied for positive radial solutions to semilinear elliptic systems.     

Global existence of solutions for semilinear damped wave equation in 2-D exterior domain

We consider a mixed problem of a damped wave equation u_tt−Δu+u_t=|u|^p in the two dimensional exterior domain case. Small global in time solutions can be constructed in the case when the power p on the nonlinear term |u|^p satisfies p∗=2<p<+∞. For this purpose we shall deal with a radially symmetric solution in the exterior domain. A new device developed in Ikehata-Matsuyama (Sci. Math. Japon. 55 (2002) 33) plays an effective role.     

On potential wells and vacuum isolating of solutions for semilinear wave equations

In this paper, we study the initial boundary value problem of semilinear wave equations:

     

Semilinear wave equations of derivative type with spatial weights in one space dimension

This paper is devoted to the initial value problems for semilinear wave equations of derivative type with spatial weights in one space dimension. The lifespan estimates of classical solutions are quite different from those for nonlinearity of unknown function itself as the global-in-time existence can be established by spatial decay.     

空间维数为二的一些双曲型方程的周期解

主要讨论带周期边值条件的二维波动方程,利用变分法寻找其周期解,并利用一些特殊的数作为周期使这一方法变得更简单.     

Exact solutions of semilinear radial wave equations in n dimensions

Exact solutions are derived for an n-dimensional radial wave equation with a general power nonlinearity. The method, which is applicable more generally to other nonlinear PDEs, involves an ansatz technique to solve a first-order PDE system of group-invariant variables given by group foliations of the wave equation, using the one-dimensional admitted point symmetry groups. (These groups comprise scalings and time translations, admitted for any nonlinearity power, in addition to space-time inversions admitted for a particular conformal nonlinearity power.) This is shown to yield not only group-invariant solutions as derived by standard symmetry reduction, but also other exact solutions of a more general form. In particular, solutions with interesting analytical behavior connected with blow-ups as well as static monopoles are obtained.     

Existence and separation of positive radial solutions for semilinear elliptic equations

We consider the semilinear elliptic equation Δu+K(|x|)u^p=0$\mathrm{\Delta }u+K(|x|)u^p=0$ in R^N${\mathbf{R}}^N$ for N>2$N>2$ and p>1$p>1$, and study separation phenomena of positive radial solutions. With respect to intersection and separation, we establish a classification of the solution structures, and investigate the structures of intersection, partial separation and separation. As a consequence, we obtain the existence of positive solutions with slow decay when the oscillation of the function r^−?K(r)$r^{-?}K(r)$ with ?>−2$?>-2$ around a positive constant is small near r=∞$r=\infty$ and p   is sufficiently large. Moreover, if the assumptions hold in the whole space, the equation has the structure of separation and possesses a singular solution as the upper limit of regular solutions. We also reveal that the equation changes its nature drastically across a critical exponent _pc$p_c$ which is determined by N   and the order of the behavior of K(r)$K(r)$ as r=|x|→0$r=|x|\to 0$ and ∞. In order to understand how subtle the structure is on K   at p=_pc$p=p_c$, we explain the criticality in a similar way as done by Ding and Ni (1985) [6] for the critical Sobolev exponent p=(N+2)/(N−2)$p=(N+2)/(N-2)$.     

Positive solutions for singular boundary value problems of a coupled system of differential equations

By using fixed point theorem of cone expansion and compression, this paper investigates the existence of multiple positive solutions for singular boundary value problems of a coupled system of nonlinear ordinary differential equations.     

Global existence of solutions for quasi-linear wave equations with viscous damping

In this paper, the global existence of solutions to the initial boundary value problem for a class of quasi-linear wave equations with viscous damping and source terms is studied by using a combination of Galerkin approximations, compactness, and monotonicity methods.     

Multiple positive solutions of nonlinear Neumann problems with time and space singularities

Allowing the nonlinear term to be singular with respect to both the time and space variables, we consider the positive solutions of a nonlinear Neumann boundary value problem. By constructing two height functions and estimating the integrations of these height functions, the existence and multiplicity of positive solutions are established.     

Lifespan of solutions of semilinear wave equations in two space dimensions

This paper studies the Cauchy problem for some doubly nonlinear degenerate parabolic equations (1.1) with initial data (1.2). Hölder continuous solutions, with explicit Hölder exponents uniformly in [0,T] * R^N for any given time T, are obtained by using the maximum principle.     

Strichartz estimates in the hyperbolic space and global existence for the semilinear wave equation

The aim of this article is twofold. First we consider the wave equation in the hyperbolic space and obtain the counterparts of the Strichartz type estimates in this context. Next we examine the relationship between semilinear hyperbolic equations in the Minkowski space and in the hyperbolic space. This leads to a simple proof of the recent result of Georgiev, Lindblad and Sogge on global existence for solutions to semilinear hyperbolic problems with small data. Shifting the space-time Strichartz estimates from the hyperbolic space to the Minkowski space yields weighted Strichartz estimates in which extend the ones of Georgiev, Lindblad, and Sogge.