Sign-changing and constant-sign solutions for p-Laplacian problems with jumping nonlinearities

By variational methods, we prove the existence of a sign-changing solution for the p-Laplacian equation under Dirichlet boundary condition with jumping nonlinearity having relation to the Fu?ík spectrum of p-Laplacian. We also provide the multiple existence results for the p-Laplacian problems.     

A nontrivial solution of mountain-pass type for a hemivariational inequality

We consider a class of noncoercive hemivariational inequalities involving the p-Laplacian. Our goal is to obtain the existence of a nontrivial solution. Using the mountain-pass theorem for locally Lipschitz functionals we obtain the desired result.     

Nonlocal Harnack inequalities

We state and prove a general Harnack inequality for minimizers of nonlocal, possibly degenerate, integro-differential operators, whose model is the fractional p-Laplacian.     

Existence, uniqueness and behavior of solutions for a class of nonlinear parabolic problems

We prove existence, uniqueness, regularity results and estimates describing the behavior (both for large and small times) of a solution u of some nonlinear parabolic equations of Leray-Lions type including the p-Laplacian. In particular we show how the summability of the initial datum u₀ and the value of p influence the behavior of the solution u, producing ultracontractive or supercontractive estimates or extinction in finite time or different kinds of decay estimates.     

Existence of multiple solutions for quasilinear systems via fibering method

By using the fibering method introduced by Pohozaev, we prove existence of multiple solutions for a Diriclhlet problem associated to a quasilinear system involving a pair of (p,q)-Laplacian operators.     

Interior regularity of space derivatives to an evolutionary,symmetric $$\varphi $$-Laplacian

We consider the Orlicz-growth generalization to the evolutionary p-Laplacian and to the evolutionary symmetric p-Laplacian. We derive the spatial second-order Caccioppoli-type estimate for a local weak solution to these systems. Our result is new even for the p-case.     

Local smoothing effects, positivity, and Harnack inequalities for the fast p-Laplacian equation

We study qualitative and quantitative properties of local weak solutions of the fast p-Laplacian equation, t_∂u=Δpu, with 1<p<2. Our main results are quantitative positivity and boundedness estimates for locally defined solutions in domains of Rn×[0,T]. We combine these lower and upper bounds in different forms of intrinsic Harnack inequalities, which are new in the very fast diffusion range, that is when 1<p?2n/(n+1). The boundedness results may be also extended to the limit case p=1, while the positivity estimates cannot.We prove the existence as well as sharp asymptotic estimates for the so-called large solutions for any 1<p<2, and point out their main properties.We also prove a new local energy inequality for suitable norms of the gradients of the solutions. As a consequence, we prove that bounded local weak solutions are indeed local strong solutions, more precisely .     

Multiple constant sign and nodal solutions for nonlinear elliptic equations with the p-Laplacian

We consider a nonlinear elliptic equation driven by the p-Laplacian with Dirichlet boundary conditions. Using variational techniques combined with the method of upper-lower solutions and suitable truncation arguments, we establish the existence of at least five nontrivial solutions. Two positive, two negative and a nodal (sign-changing) solution. Our framework of analysis incorporates both coercive and p-superlinear problems. Also the result on multiple constant sign solutions incorporates the case of concave-convex nonlinearities.     

The regularity for nonlinear parabolic systems of p-Laplacian type with critical growth

We study the Hölder regularity of weak solutions to the evolutionary p  -Laplacian system with critical growth on the gradient. We establish a natural criterion for proving that a small solution and its gradient are locally Hölder continuous almost everywhere. Actually our regularity result recovers the classical result in the case p=2$p=2$ [16] and can be applied to study the regularity of the heat flow for m-dimensional H-systems as well as the m-harmonic flow.     

Sandwich pairs for p-Laplacian systems

We solve boundary value problems for p-Laplacian systems using sandwich pairs.     

Existence and multiplicity of solutions for Neumann problems

In this paper we examine semilinear and nonlinear Neumann problems with a nonsmooth locally Lipschitz potential function. Using variational methods based on the nonsmooth critical point theory, for the semilinear problem we prove a multiplicity result under conditions of double resonance at higher eigenvalues. Our proof involves a nonsmooth extension of the reduction method due to Castro-Lazer-Thews. The nonlinear problem is driven by the p-Laplacian. So first we make some observations about the beginning of the spectrum of (−Δp,W1,p(Z)). Then we prove an existence and multiplicity result. The existence result permits complete double resonance. The multiplicity result specialized in the semilinear case (i.e. p=2) corresponds to the super-sub quadratic situation.     

Generalized convexity and the existence of finite time blow-up solutions for an evolutionary problem

In this paper we study a class of nonlinearities for which a nonlocal parabolic equation with Neumann-Robin boundary conditions, for p-Laplacian, has finite time blow-up solutions.     

On the fundamental eigenvalue ratio of the p-Laplacian

It is shown that the fundamental eigenvalue ratio of the p-Laplacian is bounded by a quantity depending only on the dimension N and p.     

Positive solutions of the p-Laplacian involving a superlinear nonlinearity with zeros

Using a combination of several methods, such as variational methods, the sub and supersolutions method, comparison principles and a priori estimates, we study existence, multiplicity, and the behavior with respect to λ of positive solutions of p-Laplace equations of the form −Δpu=λh(x,u), where the nonlinear term has p-superlinear growth at infinity, is nonnegative, and satisfies h(x,a(x))=0 for a suitable positive function a. In order to manage the asymptotic behavior of the solutions we extend a result due to Redheffer and we establish a new Liouville-type theorem for the p-Laplacian operator, where the nonlinearity involved is superlinear, nonnegative, and has positive zeros.     

An asymmetric Neumann problem with weights

We prove the existence of a first nonprincipal eigenvalue for an asymmetric Neumann problem with weights involving the p-Laplacian (cf. (1.2) below). As an application we obtain a first nontrivial curve in the corresponding Fu?ik spectrum (cf. (1.4) below). The case where one of the weights has meanvalue zero requires some special attention in connexion with the (PS) condition and with the mountain pass geometry.     

Nonexistence of nonnegative solutions of elliptic systems of divergence type

In this paper we deal with noncoercive elliptic systems of divergence type, that include both the p-Laplacian and the mean curvature operator and whose right-hand sides depend also on a gradient factor. We prove that any nonnegative entire (weak) solution is necessarily constant. The main argument of our proofs is based on previous estimates, given in Filippucci (2009) [12] for elliptic inequalities. Actually, the main technique for proving the central estimate has been developed by Mitidieri and Pohozaev (2001) [23] and relies on the method of test functions. No use of comparison and maximum principles or assumptions on symmetry or behavior at infinity of the solutions are required.     

Evolutionary weighted p-Laplacian with boundary degeneracy

The paper concerns the well-posedness problem of an evolutionary weighted p-Laplacian with boundary degeneracy. Different from the classical theory for linear equations, it is shown that the degenerate portion of the boundary should be decomposed into two parts: the strongly degenerate boundary on which the equation exhibits hyperbolic characteristics and the weakly degenerate boundary on which the equation still exhibits parabolic characteristics. We formulate reasonably the boundary value condition and establish the existence and uniqueness theorems.     

Eigenvalue inequalities for the p-Laplacian on a Riemannian manifold and estimates for the heat kernel

In this paper, we successfully generalize the eigenvalue comparison theorem for the Dirichlet p  -Laplacian (1<p<∞$1<p<\infty$) obtained by Matei (2000) [19] and Takeuchi (1998) [22], respectively. Moreover, we use this generalized eigenvalue comparison theorem to get estimates for the first eigenvalue of the Dirichlet p-Laplacian of geodesic balls on complete Riemannian manifolds with radial Ricci curvature bounded from below w.r.t. some point. In the rest of this paper, we derive an upper and lower bound for the heat kernel of geodesic balls of complete manifolds with specified curvature constraints, which can supply new ways to prove the most part of two generalized eigenvalue comparison results given by Freitas, Mao and Salavessa (2013) [9].     

Existence of radial solutions for an asymptotically linear p-Laplacian problem

We prove that an asymptotically linear Dirichlet problem which involves the p-Laplacian operator has multiple radial solutions when the nonlinearity has a positive zero and the range of the ‘p-derivative’ of the nonlinearity includes at least the first j radial eigenvalues of the p-Laplacian operator. The main tools that we use are a uniqueness result for the p-Laplacian operator and bifurcation theory.     

On sign-changing and multiple solutions of the p-Laplacian

In this paper, we construct the pseudo-gradient vector field in , by which we obtain the positive and negative cones of are both invariant sets of the descent flow of the corresponding functional. Then we use differential equations theory in Banach spaces and dynamics theory to study p-Laplacian boundary value problems with “jumping” nonlinearities at zero or infinity, and get new multiple solutions and sign-changing solutions theorems of p-Laplacian.