Large time behavior of solutions to degenerate parabolic equations with weights

We study the degenerate parabolic equation t_∂u=a(δ(x))upΔu−g(u) in Ω×(0,∞), where Ω⊂RN (N?1) is a smooth bounded domain, p?1, δ(x)=dist(x,∂Ω) and a is a continuous nondecreasing function such that a(0)=0. Under some suitable assumptions on a and g we prove the existence and the uniqueness of a classical solution and we study its asymptotic behavior as t→∞.     

Nondegeneracy and uniqueness for boundary blow-up elliptic problems

In this paper, we use for the first time linearization techniques to deal with boundary blow-up elliptic problems. After introducing a convenient functional setting, we show that the problem Δu=λa(x)u^p+g(x,u) in Ω, with u=+∞ on ∂Ω, has a unique positive solution for large enough λ, and determine its asymptotic behavior as λ→+∞. Here p>1, a(x) is a continuous function which can be singular near ∂Ω and g(x,u) is a perturbation term with potential growth near zero and infinity. We also consider more general problems, obtained by replacing u^p by e^u or a “logistic type” function f(u).     

Eigenvalue problems for second-order nonlinear dynamic equations on time scales

This paper is concerned with the existence and nonexistence of positive solutions of the second-order nonlinear dynamic equation uΔΔ(t)+λa(t)f(u(σ(t)))=0, t∈[0,1], satisfying either the conjugate boundary conditions u(0)=u(σ(1))=0 or the right focal boundary conditions u(0)=uΔ(σ(1))=0, where a and f are positive. We show that there exists a λ^∗>0 such that the above boundary value problem has at least two, one and no positive solutions for 0<λ<λ^∗, λ=λ^∗ and λ>λ^∗, respectively. Furthermore, by using the semiorder method on cones of the Banach space, we establish an existence and uniqueness criterion for positive solution of the problem. In particular, such a positive solution uλ(t) of the problem depends continuously on the parameter λ, i.e., uλ(t) is nondecreasing in λ, limλ→⁰⁺‖uλ‖=0 and limλ→+∞‖uλ‖=+∞.     

Blow-up problem for semilinear heat equation with absorption and a nonlocal boundary condition

In this paper we consider a semilinear parabolic equation u_t=Δu−c(x,t)u^p for (x,t)∈Ω×(0,∞) with nonlinear and nonlocal boundary condition u∣_{∂Ω×(0,∞)}=∫_Ωk(x,y,t)u^ldy and nonnegative initial data where p>0 and l>0. We prove some global existence results. Criteria on this problem which determine whether the solutions blow up in finite time for large or for all nontrivial initial data are also given.     

The mesa problem for Neumann boundary value problem

In this paper, we study the singular limit of the Porous Medium equation u_t=Δu^m+g(x,u), as m→∞, in a bounded domain with Neumann boundary condition.     

A Liapunov functional for a singular integral equation

We consider a scalar integral equation where a∈L²[0,∞), while C(t,s) has a significant singularity, but is convex when t−s>0. We construct a Liapunov functional and show that g(t,x(t))−a(t)∈L²[0,∞) and that x(t)−a(t)→0 pointwise as t→∞. Small perturbations are also added to the kernel. In addition, we consider both infinite and finite delay problems. This paper offers a first step toward treating discontinuous kernels with Liapunov functionals.     

Classification of type I and type II behaviors for a supercritical nonlinear heat equation

We study blow-up of radially symmetric solutions of the nonlinear heat equation ut=Δu+|u|^p−1u either on RN or on a finite ball under the Dirichlet boundary conditions. We assume and that the initial data is bounded, possibly sign-changing. Our first goal is to establish various characterizations of type I and type II blow-ups. Among many other things we show that the following conditions are equivalent: (a) the blow-up is of type II; (b) the rescaled solution w(y,s) converges to either φ^∗(y) or −φ^∗(y) as s→∞, where φ^∗ denotes the singular stationary solution; (c) u(x,T)/φ^∗(x) tends to ±1 as x→0, where T is the blow-up time.Our second goal is to study continuation beyond blow-up. Among other things we show that if a blow-up is of type I and incomplete, then its limit L¹ continuation becomes smooth immediately after blow-up, and that type I blow-up implies “type I regularization,” that is, (t−T)^1/(p−1)‖u(⋅,t)L^∞_‖ is bounded as t↘T. We also give various criteria for complete and incomplete blow-ups.     

Positive solutions for some Schrödinger equations having partially periodic potentials

This paper is concerned with the problem of finding positive solutions of the equation −Δu+(a_∞+a(x))u=|u|^q−2u, where q is subcritical, Ω is either RN or an unbounded domain which is periodic in the first p coordinates and whose complement is contained in a cylinder , a_∞>0, a∈C(RN,R) is periodic in the first p coordinates, infx∈RN(a_∞+a(x))>0 and a(x^′,x^″)→0 as |x^″|→∞ uniformly in x^′. The cases a?0 and a?0 are considered and it is shown that, under appropriate assumptions on a, the problem has one solution in the first case and p+1 solutions in the second case when p?N−2.     

Asymptotic preconditioning of linear homogeneous systems of differential equations

We consider the asymptotic behavior of solutions of a linear differential system x^′=A(t)x, where A is continuous on an interval ([a,∞). We are interested in the situation where the system may not have a desirable asymptotic property such as stability, strict stability, uniform stability, or linear asymptotic equilibrium, but its solutions can be written as x=Pu, where P is continuously differentiable on [a,∞) and u is a solution of a system u^′=B(t)u that has the property in question. In this case we say that P preconditions the given system for the property in question.     

Dynamical systems method (DSM) for selfadjoint operators

Let A be a selfadjoint linear operator in a Hilbert space H. The DSM (dynamical systems method) for solving equation Av=f consists of solving the Cauchy problem , u(0)=u₀, where Φ is a suitable operator, and proving that (i) ∃u(t)∀t>0, (ii) ∃u(∞), and (iii) A(u(∞))=f. It is proved that if equation Av=f is solvable and u solves the problem , u(0)=u₀, where a>0 is a parameter and u₀ is arbitrary, then lima→0limt→∞u(t,a)=y, where y is the unique minimal-norm solution of the equation Av=f. Stable solution of the equation Av=f is constructed when the data are noisy, i.e., fδ is given in place of f, ‖fδ−f‖?δ. The case when a=a(t)>0, , a(t)↘0 as t→∞ is considered. It is proved that in this case limt→∞u(t)=y and if fδ is given in place of f, then limt→∞u(tδ)=y, where tδ is properly chosen.     

Analysis of a semigroup approach in the inverse problem of identifying an unknown parameters

This article presents a semigroup approach to the mathematical analysis of the inverse parameter problems of identifying the unknown parameters p(t) and q in the linear parabolic equation u_t(x, t)  = u_xx + qu_x(x, t) + p(t)u(x, t), with Dirichlet boundary conditions u(0, t) = ψ₀, u(1, t) = ψ₁. The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the distinguishability of the input-output mapping Φ[·]:P→H^1,2[0,T], via semigroup theory. In this paper, it is shown that if the nullspace of the semigroup T(t) consists of only zero function, then the input-output mapping Φ[·] has the distinguishability property. It is also shown that the types of the boundary conditions and the region on which the problem is defined play an important role in the distinguishability property of the mapping. Moreover, under the light of the measured output data u_x(0, t) = f(t) the unknown parameter p(t) at (x, t) = (0, 0) and the unknown coefficient q are determined via the input data. Furthermore, it is shown that measured output data f(t) can be determined analytically by an integral representation. Hence the input-output mapping Φ[·]:P→H^1,2[0,T] is given explicitly interms of the semigroup.     

Asymptotic behaviour of solutions to some pseudoparabolic equations

The aim of this paper is to investigate the behaviour as t→∞ of solutions to the Cauchy problem u_t−△u_t−v△u−(b,∇u)=∇⋅F(u),u(x,0)=u₀(x), where v>0 is a fixed constant, t≥0, x∈Ω, Ω is a bounded domain in Rⁿ. We will first establish an a priori estimate. Then, we establish the global existence, uniqueness and continuous dependence of the weak solution for the Sobolev-Galpern type equation with the Dirichlet boundary.     

A second-order estimate for blow-up solutions of elliptic equations

We investigate second-term asymptotic behavior of boundary blow-up solutions to the problems Δu=b(x)f(u), x∈Ω, subject to the singular boundary condition u(x)=∞, in a bounded smooth domain Ω⊂R^N. b(x) is a non-negative weight function. The nonlinearly f is regularly varying at infinity with index ρ>1 (that is lim_u→∞f(ξu)/f(u)=ξ^ρ for every ξ>0) and the mapping f(u)/u is increasing on (0,+∞). The main results show how the mean curvature of the boundary ∂Ω appears in the asymptotic expansion of the solution u(x). Our analysis relies on suitable upper and lower solutions and the Karamata regular variation theory.     

Identification of the unknown diffusion coefficient in a linear parabolic equation by the semigroup approach

In this article, we study the semigroup approach for the mathematical analysis of the inverse coefficient problems of identifying the unknown coefficient k(x) in the linear parabolic equation ut(x,t)=(k(x)uxx(x,t)), with Dirichlet boundary conditions u(0,t)=ψ₀, u(1,t)=ψ₁. Main goal of this study is to investigate the distinguishability of the input-output mappings Φ[⋅]:K→C¹[0,T], Ψ[⋅]:K→C¹[0,T] via semigroup theory. In this paper, we show that if the null space of the semigroup T(t) consists of only zero function, then the input-output mappings Φ[⋅] and Ψ[⋅] have the distinguishability property. Moreover, the values k(0) and k(1) of the unknown diffusion coefficient k(x) at x=0 and x=1, respectively, can be determined explicitly by making use of measured output data (boundary observations) f(t):=k(0)ux(0,t) or/and h(t):=k(1)ux(1,t). In addition to these, the values k^′(0) and k^′(1) of the unknown coefficient k(x) at x=0 and x=1, respectively, are also determined via the input data. Furthermore, it is shown that measured output dataf(t) and h(t) can be determined analytically, by an integral representation. Hence the input-output mappings Φ[⋅]:K→C¹[0,T], Ψ[⋅]:K→C¹[0,T] are given explicitly in terms of the semigroup. Finally by using all these results, we construct the local representations of the unknown coefficient k(x) at the end points x=0 and x=1.     

The set of periodic scalar differential equations with cubic nonlinearities

We study the structure induced by the number of periodic solutions on the set of differential equations x^′=f(t,x) where f∈C³(R²) is T-periodic in t, fx³(t,x)<0 for every (t,x)∈R², and f(t,x)→?∞ as x→∞, uniformly on t. We find that the set of differential equations with a singular periodic solution is a codimension-one submanifold, which divides the space into two components: equations with one periodic solution and equations with three periodic solutions. Moreover, the set of differential equations with exactly one periodic singular solution and no other periodic solution is a codimension-two submanifold.     

Asymptotic behavior of large solution for boundary blowup problems with non-linear gradient terms

Let Ω⊂R^N(N?3) be a bounded domain with smooth boundary. We show the asymptotic behavior of boundary blowup solutions to non-linear elliptic equation Δu±|∇u|^q=b(x)f(u) in Ω, subject to the singular boundary condition u(x)=∞ as dist(x,∂Ω)→0,f is Γ-varying at ∞. Our analysis is based on the Karamata regular variation theory combined with the method of lower and supper solution.     

Asymptotic behavior for differential equations which cannot be locally linearized

For functions ? which are continuous and locally Lipschitz the authors define a multi-valued differential D_f and prove that if all solutions of the multi-valued differential equation u′ ? D_f(u) approach zero as t → ∞, then all solutions x(·) of x′ = ?(x) with small |x(0)| approach zero exponentially as t → ∞. If ? is continuously differentiable, then D_f coincides with the (single-valued) Frechet differential of ?. Other results on the asymptotic behavior of solutions of perturbed, multi-valued differential equations are presented.     

Universal self-similarity of porous media equation with absorption: the critical exponent case

In this paper we study the large time behavior of non-negative solutions to the Cauchy problem of u_t=Δu^m−u^q in R^N×(0,∞), where m>1 and q=q_c≡m+2/N is a critical exponent. For non-negative initial value u(x,0)=u₀(x)∈L¹(R^N), we show that the solution converges, if u₀(x)(1+|x|)^k is bounded for some k>N, to a unique fundamental solution of u_t=Δu^m, independent of the initial value, with additional logarithmic anomalous decay exponent in time as t→∞.     

Complete quenching for singular parabolic problems

We prove finite time extinction of the solution of the equation ut−Δu+χ{u>0}(u−β−λf(u))=0 in Ω×(0,∞) with boundary data u(x,t)=0 on ∂Ω×(0,∞) and initial condition u(x,0)=u₀(x) in Ω, where Ω⊂RN is a bounded smooth domain, 0<β<1 and λ>0 is a parameter. For every small enough λ>0 there exists a time t₀>0 such that the solution is identically equal to zero.     

Special exact soliton solutions for the K(2, 2) equation with non-zero constant pedestal

Special exact solutions of the K(2, 2) equation, u_t + (u²)_x + (u²)_xxx = 0, are investigated by employing the qualitative theory of differential equations. Our procedure shows that the K(2, 2) equation either has loop soliton, cusped soliton and smooth soliton solutions when sitting on the non-zero constant pedestal lim_x→±∞u = A ≠ 0, or possesses compacton solutions only when lim_x→±∞u = 0. Mathematical analysis and numerical simulations are provided for these soliton solutions of the K(2, 2) equation.