On the oscillation of functional differential equations

In this paper we present certain criteria for the oscillation of functional differential equations of the form where δ = ±1, p, g: [t₀, ∞) → IR, H: [t₀,∞) × IR → IR are continuous, p(t) ≥ 0 for t ≥ t₀ and lim_t → ∞ g(t) — ∞. We like to point out that condition of the form will not be employed.     

Precise asymptotic behavior of solutions of the sublinear Emden-Fowler differential equation

The aim of this paper is to show that if the sublinear Emden-Fowler differential equation

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Asymptotics of solutions to the generalized Ostrovsky equation

We consider the Cauchy problem for the generalized Ostrovsky equation

_utx=u+_(f(u))xx,$u_{tx}=u+{(f(u))}_{xx},$

where f(u)=|u|^ρ−1u$f(u)={|u|}^{\rho -1}u$ if ρ   is not an integer and f(u)=u^ρ$f(u)=u^{\rho }$ if ρ   is an integer. We obtain the L^∞${\mathbf{L}}^{\infty }$ time decay estimates and the large time asymptotics of small solutions under suitable conditions on the initial data and the order of the nonlinearity.     

Global Helically Symmetric Solutions to 3D MHD Equations

We prove the existence and uniqueness of global strong solutions to the Cauchy problem of the three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic equations in R3 when initial data are helically symmetric. Moreover, the large-time behavior of the strong solutions is obtained simultaneously.     

Qualitative theory for strongly damped wave equations

We investigate the asymptotic periodicity, L^p‐boundedness, classical (resp., strong) solutions, and the topological structure of solutions set of strongly damped semilinear wave equations. The theoretical results are well complemented with a set of very illustrating applications.     

Positive solutions to sublinear second-order divergence type elliptic equations in cone-like domains

We study the existence and nonexistence of positive solutions to a sublinear (p<1) second-order divergence type elliptic equation in unbounded cone-like domains CΩ. We prove the existence of the critical exponent

     

Asymptotic behavior of solutions of linear homogeneous second-order difference equations

We analyze and study the asymptotic behavior (asn→∞) of the general solutionx _n of the equationx _n+2 =Ax _n +Bx _n+1 ,A≠0,n=0,1,2,..., for various possible values of coefficients and initial data. Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 66, No. 2, pp. 211–215, August, 99.     

Asymptotic expansion of solutions to the drift-diffusion equation with large initial data

We consider the large-time behavior of the solution to the initial value problem for the Nernst-Planck type drift-diffusion equation in whole spaces. In the Lp-framework, the global existence and the decay of the solution were shown. Moreover, the second-order asymptotic expansion of the solution as t→∞ was derived. We also deduce the higher-order asymptotic expansion of the solution. Especially, we discuss the contrast between the odd-dimensional case and the even-dimensional case.     

Qualitative Properties of Saddle-Shaped Solutions to Bistable Diffusion Equations

We consider the elliptic equation ? Δu = f(u) in the whole ?^2m , where f is of bistable type. It is known that there exists a saddle-shaped solution in ?^2m . This is a solution which changes sign in ?^2m and vanishes only on the Simons cone 𝒞 = {(x ¹, x ²) ∈ ? ^m × ? ^m : |x ¹| = |x ²|}. It is also known that these solutions are unstable in dimensions 2 and 4.

In this article we establish that when 2m = 6 every saddle-shaped solution is unstable outside of every compact set and, as a consequence has infinite Morse index. For this we establish the asymptotic behavior of saddle-shaped solutions at infinity. Moreover we prove the existence of a minimal and a maximal saddle-shaped solutions and derive monotonicity properties for the maximal solution.

These results are relevant in connection with a conjecture of De Giorgi on 1D symmetry of certain solutions. Saddle-shaped solutions are the simplest candidates, besides 1D solutions, to be global minimizers in high dimensions, a property not yet established.     

Asymptotic behavior of the energy for a class of weakly dissipative second-order systems with memory

A class of second-order abstract systems with memory and Dirichlet boundary conditions is investigated. By suitable Liapunov functionals, existence of solutions as well as asymptotic behavior, are determined. In particular, when the memory kernel decays exponentially, the polynomially decay of the solutions is proved.     

Classification and existence of positive solutions of fourth-order nonlinear difference equations

We consider a class of fourth-order nonlinear difference equations of the form

PRV property and the <Emphasis Type="Italic">ϕ</Emphasis>-asymptotic behavior of solutions of stochastic differential equations

In this paper, we investigate the a.s. asymptotic behavior of the solution of the stochastic differential equation dX(t) = g(X(t)) dt + σ(X(t))dW(t), X(0) ≢ 1, where g(·) and σ(·) are positive continuous functions, and W(·) is a standard Wiener process. By means of the theory of PRV functions we find conditions on g(·), σ(·), and ϕ(·) under which ϕ(X(·)) may be approximated a.s. by ϕ(μ(·)) on {X(t) → ∞}, where μ(·) is the solution of the ordinary differential equation dμ(t) = g(μ(t)) dt with μ(0) = 1. Published in Lietuvos Matematikos Rinkinys, Vol. 47, No. 4, pp. 445–465, October–December, 2007.     

Existence and asymptotic behavior of solutions to a nonlinear parabolic equation of fourth order

This paper is devoted to studying the existence and asymptotic behavior of solutions to a nonlinear parabolic equation of fourth order: ut+∇⋅(|∇Δu|^p−2∇Δu)=f(u) in Ω⊂RN with boundary condition u=Δu=0 and initial data u₀. The substantial difficulty is that the general maximum principle does not hold for it. The solutions are obtained for both the steady-state case and the developing case by the fixed point theorem and the semi-discretization method. Unlike the general procedures used in the previous papers on the subject, we introduce two families of approximate solutions with determining the uniform bounds of derivatives with respect to the time and space variables, respectively. By a compactness argument with necessary estimates, we show that the two approximation sequences converge to the same limit, i.e., the solution to be determined. In addition, the decays of solutions towards the constant steady states are established via the entropy method. Finally, it is interesting to observe that the solutions just tend to the initial data u₀ as p→∞.     

About Asymptotic Behavior for a Transmission Problem in Hyperbolic Thermoelasticity

We consider a transmission problem in thermoelasticity with memory. We show the exponential decay of the solution in case of radially symmetric situations, as time goes to infinity.      

On the Behavior of Solutions of x n+1 = p+(x n−1/xn )

Our goal in this article is to complete the study of the behavior of solutions of the equation in the title when the parameter p is positive and the initial conditions are arbitrary positive numbers. Our main focus is the case 0 < p < 1. We will show that in this case, all solutions which do not monotonically converge to the equilibrium have a subsequence which converges to p and a subsequence which diverges to infinity. For the sake of completeness, we will also present the results (which were previously known) with alternative proofs for the case p = 1 and the case p > 1.