Sign-changing solutions of nonlinear elliptic equations

In this survey article, we recall some known results on existence and multiplicity of sign-changing solutions of elliptic equations. Methods for obtaining sign-changing solutions developed in the last two decades will also be briefly revisited.      

Existence of nodal solution for semi-linear elliptic equations with critical sobolev exponent on singular manifold

In this article, we prove that semi-linear elliptic equations with critical cone Sobolev exponents possess a nodal solution.     

Nonnegative radial solutions to a class of elliptic equations involving the Pucci's extremal operator

In this article we use Leray-Schauder degree to consider the existence of nonnegative radially symmetric solution for the nonlinear elliptic equation in BR, y=0 on ∂BR, where denotes the Pucci's extremal operators with parameters 0<λ?Λ and BR is the ball of radius R in RN, N?3. As an application we can obtain the results to equation , where and 0<q<p.     

Uniqueness and nonuniqueness of nodal radial solutions of sublinear elliptic equations in a ball

The following Dirichlet problem

(1.1)

is considered, where , N≥2, KC²[0,1] and K(r)>0 for 0≤r≤1, , sf(s)>0 for s≠0. Assume moreover that f satisfies the following sublinear condition: f(s)/s>f^′(s) for s≠0. A sufficient condition is derived for the uniqueness of radial solutions of (1.1) possessing exactly k−1 nodes, where . It is also shown that there exists KC^∞[0,1] such that (1.1) has three radial solutions having exactly one node in the case N=3.     

Modified nodal cubic spline collocation for elliptic equations

We consider the modified nodal cubic spline collocation method for a general, variable coefficient, second order partial differential equation in the unit square with the solution subject to the homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions. The bicubic spline approximate solution satisfies both the Dirichlet boundary conditions and a perturbed partial differential equation at the nodes of a uniform partition of the square. We prove existence and uniqueness of the approximate solution and derive an optimal fourth order maximum norm error bound. The resulting linear system is solved efficiently by a preconditioned iterative method. Numerical results confirm the expected convergence rates. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 2011     

Multiple existence of non-radial solutions with group invariance for sublinear elliptic equations

We deal with sublinear elliptic equations in a ball and prove the existence of infinitely many solutions which are not radially symmetric but G invariant. Here G is any closed subgroup of the orthogonal group and is not transitive on the unit sphere.     

带权Paneitz算子和带权圆盘振动问题的特征值不等式

本文研究光滑度量测度空间上带权Paneitz算子的闭特征值问题和带权圆盘振动问题,给出Euclid空间、单位球面、射影空间和一般Riemann流形的n维紧子流形的权重Paneitz箅子和带权圆盘振动问题的前n个特征值上界估计.进一步地,本文给出带权Ricci曲率有界的紧致度量测度空间上带权圆盘振动问题的第一特征值的下界...     

Multiplicity of nodal solutions for elliptic problems involving non-odd nonlinearities

In this paper, we study the effect of domain shape on the number of 2-nodal solutions for the semilinear elliptic equation involving non-odd nonlinearities. We prove that a semilinear elliptic equation in an m$m$-bump domain (possibly unbounded) has m²$m^2$ 2-nodal solutions and we can find a least energy nodal solution in those solutions. Furthermore, we can describe the bump location of these solutions.     

Qualitative properties of nodal solutions of semilinear elliptic equations in radially symmetric domains

We study the qualitative properties of sign changing solutions of the Dirichlet problem $\mathrm{\Delta }u+f(u)=0$ in Ω, $u=0$ on ?Ω, where Ω is a ball or an annulus and f is a $C^1$ function with $f(0)?0$. We prove that any radial sign changing solution has a Morse index bigger or equal to $N+1$ and give sufficient conditions for the nodal surface of a solution to intersect the boundary. In particular, we prove that any least energy nodal solution is non radial and its nodal surface touches the boundary. To cite this article: A. Aftalion, F. Pacella, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 339 (2004).     

Ground state and nodal solutions for a class of biharmonic equations with singular potentials

In this paper, we are concerned with a class of fourth order elliptic equations of Kirchhoff type with singular potentials in $\mathbb{R}^{N}.$ The existence of ground state and nodal solutions are obtained by using variational methods and properties of Hessian matric. Furthermore, the "energy doubling" property of nodal solutions is also explored.     

On solutions of elliptic differential equations with operator coefficients

It is proved that on a simply connected region the solutions of the elliptic partial differential equation have representations U(x,y) = QV(x,y), where V admits local power series expansion in the "operator variable" xI + yI and (Q,T) forms a standard pair for the monic operator polynomial A₀ + A₁ + + ^s-1A_s-1 + ^sI.This paper was written while the autor was employed at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam.     

Some representations of solutions of elliptic equations

The Dirichlet problem for the region of the plane inside closed smooth curve C for second-order elliptic equations is considered. It is shown that under certain circumstances the solution u can be written uniquely in the form u(P) = ∝_cF(P, Q) g(Q) ds_Q, where F(P, Q) is the fundamental solution of the elliptic equation, and g?L² if the boundary value function f is absolutely continuous with square integrable derivative (f?W); and u(P) = p(F(P, ·)) where p is a unique bounded linear functional on W if f?L². These representations are valid in the exterior of C also. As special cases with slight modifications, the exterior Dirichlet problems for the Helmholtz and Laplace equations are mentioned.It is shown also that if kernel F(P′, Q), with P′ and Q on C, has a complete set of eigenfunctions {ψ_k(P′)} then u(P) can be expanded in a series of their extensions {ψ_k(P)}, where ψ_k(P) = λ_k ∝_cF(P, Q) ψ_k(Q) ds_Q.     

On Some Ricci-Flat Metrics of Cohomogeneity Two on Complex Line Bundles

We construct a family of four-dimensional smooth Ricci-flat Riemann orbifolds of cohomogeneity two which possess the structure of complex line bundles.     

Large solutions of semilinear elliptic equations under the Keller-Osserman condition

We consider the equation Δu=p(x)f(u) where p is a nonnegative nontrivial continuous function and f is continuous and nondecreasing on [0,∞), satisfies f(0)=0, f(s)>0 for s>0 and the Keller-Osserman condition where . We establish conditions on the function p that are necessary and sufficient for the existence of positive solutions, bounded and unbounded, of the given equation.     

Some results on the qualitative properties of positive solutions of quasilinear elliptic equations

We consider the Dirichlet problem in Ω with zero Dirichlet boundary conditions. We prove local summability properties of and we exploit these results to give geometric characterizations of the critical set . We extend to the case of changing sign nonlinearities some results known in the case f(s) > 0 for s > 0. Berardino Sciunzi: Supported by MURST, Project “Metodi Variazionali ed Equazioni Differenziali Non Lineari”