On the existence of some new positive interior spike solutions to a semilinear Neumann problem

In this paper we are concerned with the following Neumann problem

     

Layered solutions for a semilinear elliptic system in a ball

We consider the following system of Schrödinger-Poisson equations in the unit ball B₁ of R³:

     

Expanding the asymptotic explosive boundary behavior of large solutions to a semilinear elliptic equation

The main goal of this paper is to study the asymptotic expansion near the boundary of the large solutions of the equation

     

Entire solutions for a semilinear fourth order elliptic problem with exponential nonlinearity

We investigate entire radial solutions of the semilinear biharmonic equation Δ²u=λexp(u) in Rn, n?5, λ>0 being a parameter. We show that singular radial solutions of the corresponding Dirichlet problem in the unit ball cannot be extended as solutions of the equation to the whole of Rn. In particular, they cannot be expanded as power series in the natural variable s=log|x|. Next, we prove the existence of infinitely many entire regular radial solutions. They all diverge to −∞ as |x|→∞ and we specify their asymptotic behaviour. As in the case with power-type nonlinearities [F. Gazzola, H.-Ch. Grunau, Radial entire solutions for supercritical biharmonic equations, Math. Ann. 334 (2006) 905-936], the entire singular solution x?−4log|x| plays the role of a separatrix in the bifurcation picture. Finally, a technique for the computer assisted study of a broad class of equations is developed. It is applied to obtain a computer assisted proof of the underlying dynamical behaviour for the bifurcation diagram of a corresponding autonomous system of ODEs, in the case n=5.     

On a parabolic problem with nonlinear term in a half space and global behavior of solutions

We take up the existence and global behavior of positive continuous solutions of the following nonlinear parabolic equation in (n?2) with boundary conditions u=0 on and u(x,0)=u₀(x). The nonlinear term is required to satisfy some conditions related to a functional class , which we introduce in this paper and will be called parabolic Kato class in the half space. Our approach is based on potential theory.     

Existence and uniqueness of positive solutions to the boundary blow-up problem for an elliptic system

An elliptic system is considered in a smooth bounded domain, subject to Dirichlet boundary conditions of three different types. Based on the construction of certain upper and sub-solutions, we obtain some conditions on the parameters ai,bi,ci (i=1,2) and the exponents m,n,p,q to ensure the existence of positive solutions. Furthermore, uniqueness and boundary behavior of positive solutions is also discussed.     

Global branch from the second eigenvalue for a semilinear Neumann problem in a ball

Let (n?3) be a ball, and let f∈C³. We are concerned with the Neumann problem

     

On the number of nodal solutions to a singularly perturbed Neumann problem

We show that for ε small, there are arbitrarily many nodal solutions for the following nonlinear elliptic Neumann problem where Ω is a bounded and smooth domain in ℝ² and f grows superlinearly. (A typical f(u) is f(u)= a₁ u₊^p – a₁ u_-^p, a₁, a₂ >0, p, q>1.) More precisely, for any positive integer K, there exists ε_K>0 such that for 0<ε<ε_K, the above problem has a nodal solution with K positive local maximum points and K negative local minimum points. This solution has at least K+1 nodal domains. The locations of the maximum and minimum points are related to the mean curvature on ∂Ω. The solutions are constructed as critical points of some finite dimensional reduced energy functional. No assumption on the symmetry, nor the geometry, nor the topology of the domain is needed.     

Decay rate of the range component of solutions to some semilinear evolution equations

We examine the rate of decay to 0, as t → +∞., of the projection on the range of A of the solutions of an equation of the form u′ + Au + |u| ^p−1 u = 0 or u′′ + u′ + Au + |u| ^p−1 u = 0 in a bounded domain of ^N , where A = −Δ with Neumann boundary conditions or A = −Δ − λ₁ I with Dirichlet boundary conditions. In general this decay is much faster than the decay of the projection on the kernel; it is often exponential, but apparently not always.     

Divergence symmetries of semilinear polyharmonic equations involving critical nonlinearities

It is shown that a Lie point symmetry of the semilinear polyharmonic equations involving nonlinearities of power or exponential type is a variational/divergence symmetry if and only if the equation parameters assume critical values. The corresponding conservation laws for critical polyharmonic semilinear equations are established.     

Asymptotic behavior of ground states of quasilinear elliptic problems with two vanishing parameters, Part III

We study the asymptotic behavior of ground states of quasilinear elliptic problems with two vanishing parameters. Thanks to an additional (fixed) parameter, we show that two different critical exponents play a crucial role in the asymptotic analysis, giving an explanation of the phenomena discovered in Gazzola et al. (Asymptotic behavior of ground states of quasilinear elliptic problems with two vanishing parameters, Ann. Inst. H. Poincaré Anal. Non Linéaire, to appear) and Gazzola and Serrin (Ann. Inst. H. Poincaré Anal. Non Linéaire 19 (2002) 477).     

Asymptotic behavior and decay rate estimates for a class of semilinear evolution equations of mixed order

In this article we present a unified approach to study the asymptotic behavior and the decay rate to a steady state of bounded weak solutions of nonlinear, gradient-like evolution equations of mixed first and second order. The proof of convergence is based on the Lojasiewicz-Simon inequality, the construction of an appropriate Lyapunov functional, and some differential inequalities. Applications are given to nonautonomous semilinear wave and heat equations with dissipative, dynamical boundary conditions, a nonlinear hyperbolic-parabolic partial differential equation, a damped wave equation and some coupled system.     

The existence of large solutions of semilinear elliptic equations with negative exponents

In this work, we consider semilinear elliptic equations with boundary blow-up whose nonlinearities involve a negative exponent. Combining sub- and super-solution arguments, comparison principles and topological degree theory, we establish the existence of large solutions. Furthermore, we show the existence of a maximal large positive solution.     

Asymptotic behavior of the unbounded solutions of some boundary layer equations

We give an asymptotic equivalent at infinity of the unbounded solutions of some boundary layer equations arising in fluid mechanics.Received: 24 May 2004