Existence of entire positive solutions for a critical system of nonlinear elliptic equations

In this paper, using the fibering method introduced by Pohozaev, we establish an existence of multiple nontrivial positive solutions for a system of nonlinear elliptic equations in R^N with lack of compactness studying the properties of Palais-Smale sequence of the energy functional associated with the system.     

A semilinear elliptic system involving nonlinear boundary condition and sign-changing weight function

In this paper, we study the combined effect of concave and convex nonlinearities on the number of solutions for a semilinear elliptic system (Eλ,μ) involving nonlinear boundary condition and sign-changing weight function. With the help of the Nehari manifold, we prove that the system has at least two nontrivial nonnegative solutions when the pair of the parameters (λ,μ) belongs to a certain subset of R².     

High energy solutions and nontrivial solutions for fourth-order elliptic equations

In this paper, we study the existence of nontrivial solutions and infinitely many high energy solutions for a class of nonlinear fourth-order elliptic equations in RN via variational methods. Three main theorems are obtained.     

Sign reversal of the characteristic exponents of solutions of a differential system with initial data on finitely many points and lines

We realize a version of the Perron sign reversal effect for the characteristic exponents of a two-dimensional differential system; the exponents are negative for the linear approximation system and positive for the nontrivial solutions of the full nonlinear system with a higher-order perturbation in a neighborhood of the origin and with initial data on an arbitrary finite set of points and lines on the plane R ².     

Multiple solutions for some nonlinear Schrödinger equations with indefinite linear part

We consider a class of nonlinear Schrödinger equation with indefinite linear part in RN. We prove that the problem has at least three nontrivial solutions by means of Linking Theorem and (∇)-Theorem.     

The effects of indefinite nonlinear boundary conditions on the structure of the positive solutions set of a logistic equation

We investigate a semilinear elliptic equation with a logistic nonlinearity and an indefinite nonlinear boundary condition, both depending on a parameter λ. Overall, we analyze the effect of the indefinite nonlinear boundary condition on the structure of the positive solutions set. Based on variational and bifurcation techniques, our main results establish the existence of three nontrivial non-negative solutions for some values of λ, as well as their asymptotic behavior. These results suggest that the positive solutions set contains an S-shaped component in some case, as well as a combination of a C-shaped and an S-shaped components in another case.     

Hammerstein Integral Equations with Nontrivial Solutions

By means of critical point theory, existence theorems for nontrivial solutions to the Hammerstein equation x = KFx are given, where K is a compact linear integral operator and F is a nonlinear superposition operator. To this end, appropriate conditions on the spectrum of the linear parte are combined with growth and representation conditions on the nonlinear part to ensure the applicability of the mountain — pass lemma. The abstract existence theorems are applied to nonlinear elliptic equations and systems subject to Dirichlet boundary conditions.     

Nonlinear Nonhomogeneous Dirichlet Equations Involving a Superlinear Nonlinearity

We consider a nonlinear elliptic Dirichlet equation driven by a nonlinear nonhomogeneous differential operator involving a Carathéodory function which is (p?1)-superlinear but does not satisfy the Ambrosetti–Rabinowitz condition. First we prove a three-solutions-theorem extending an earlier classical result of Wang (Ann Inst H Poincaré Anal Non Linéaire 8(1):43–57, 1991). Subsequently, by imposing additional conditions on the nonlinearity \({f(x,\cdot)}\), we produce two more nontrivial constant sign solutions and a nodal solution for a total of five nontrivial solutions. In the special case of (p, 2)-equations we prove the existence of a second nodal solution for a total of six nontrivial solutions given with complete sign information. Finally, we study a nonlinear eigenvalue problem and we show that the problem has at least two nontrivial positive solutions for all parameters \({\lambda > 0}\) sufficiently small where one solution vanishes in the Sobolev norm as \({\lambda \to 0^+}\) and the other one blows up (again in the Sobolev norm) as \({\lambda \to 0^+}\).     

On the perron sign change effect for Lyapunov characteristic exponents of solutions of differential systems

The Perron effect is the effect in which the characteristic Lyapunov exponents of solutions of a differential system change sign from negative to positive when passing to a perturbed system. We show that this effect is realized on all nontrivial solutions of two two-dimensional systems: an original linear system with negative characteristic exponents and a perturbed system with small perturbations of arbitrary order m > 1 in a neighborhood of the origin, all of whose nontrivial solutions have positive characteristic exponents. We compute the exact positive value of the characteristic exponents of solutions of the two-dimensional nonlinear Perron system with small second-order perturbations, which realizes only a partial Perron effect.     

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 existence problem for a nonlinear Abel equation on the half-line

We discuss a nonlinear Abel equation on the half-line (−∞,c), c>0. The basic results provide criteria for the existence of nontrivial everywhere positive solutions. They are expressed in terms of the generalized Osgood condition.     

Multidimensional analog of the two-dimensional perron effect of sign change of characteristic exponents for infinitely differentiable differential systems

We obtain a general n-dimensional analog of the two-dimensional (partial) Perron effect of sign change of all arbitrarily prescribed negative characteristic exponents of an n-dimensional differential system of the linear approximation with infinitely differentiable bounded coefficients to the positive sign for the characteristic exponents of all nontrivial solutions of a nonlinear n-dimensional differential system with infinitely differentiable perturbations of arbitrary order m > 1 of smallness in a neighborhood of the origin and growth outside it. These positive exponents take n values distributed over n arbitrarily prescribed disjoint intervals and are realized on solutions issuing from nested subspaces R ¹ ? R ² ? ... ? R ⁿ .     

On p-superlinear equations with a nonhomogeneous differential operator

We consider a nonlinear elliptic equation driven by a nonhomogeneous differential operator and with a (p?1)-superlinear Carathéodory reaction. Our formulation incorporates as a special case equations monitored by the p-Laplacian. Using variational methods coupled with truncation techniques and comparison principles, we show that the problem has at least five nontrivial smooth solutions.     

Multiple solutions for resonant nonlinear periodic equations

We consider a nonlinear periodic problem driven by the scalar p-Laplacian, with an asymptotically (p?1)-linear nonlinearity. We permit resonance with respect to the second positive eigenvalue of the negative periodic scalar p-Laplacian and we assume nonuniform nonresonance with respect to the first positive eigenvalue. Using a combination of variational methods, with truncation techniques and Morse theory, we show that the problem has at least three nontrivial solutions.     

Nontrivial solutions of singular nonlinear m-point boundary value problems

In this paper, by using the method of topology degree, some existence theorems of nontrivial solutions for singular nonlinear m-point boundary value problems are established. Our nonlinearity may be singular in its dependent variable.     

Existence of three nontrivial solutions for an elliptic system

In this paper we consider the existence of nontrivial solutions for an elliptic system, where the nonlinear term is superlinear in one equation and sublinear in the other equation. By constructing two cones and computing the fixed point index in K₁, K₂ and K₁×K₂, we obtain that the elliptic system has three nontrivial solutions (u,0), (0,v) and (u^∗,v^∗). It is remarkable that the third nontrivial solution (u^∗,v^∗) is established on the Cartesian product of two cones, in which the feature of two equations can be exploited better.     

Existence of nontrivial solutions for discrete elliptic boundary value problems

In this article, the existence of nontrivial solutions for the discrete elliptic boundary value problems is considered by using the extremum principle. Such system admits at least 2ⁿ nontrivial solutions when the nonlinear term is superlinear or sublinear. An explanation example is also given. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq, 2006     

Small divisor problem for an analytic q-difference equation

Similar to the problem of linearization, the “small divisor problem” also arises in the discussion of invertible analytic solutions of a class of q-difference equations. In this paper we give the existence of such solutions under the Brjuno condition and prove that the equation may not have a nontrivial analytic solution when the Brjuno condition is violated. These results are applied to discussing a nonlinear iterative equation.     

Multiple solutions of some boundary value problems with parameters

In this paper, we study the existence and multiplicity of nontrivial solutions for the following second-order Dirichlet nonlinear boundary value problem with odd order derivative: −u^″(t)+au^′(t)+bu(t)=f(t,u(t)) for all t∈[0,1] with u(0)=u(1)=0, where a,b∈R¹, f∈C¹([0,1]×R¹,R¹). By using the Morse theory, we impose certain conditions on f which are able to guarantee that the problem has at least one nontrivial solution, two nontrivial solutions and infinitely many solutions, separately.     

Nonhomogeneous Neumann problems in Orlicz–Sobolev spaces

We establish sufficient conditions for the existence of nontrivial solutions for a class of nonlinear Neumann boundary value problems involving nonhomogeneous differential operators. To cite this article: M. Mihăilescu, V. Rădulescu, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 346 (2008).