Existence and uniqueness of solutions of sequential nonlinear fractional difference equations with three‐point fractional sum boundary conditions

In this paper, we consider a discrete fractional boundary value problem of the form: where 0 < α,β≤1, 1 < α + β≤2, λ and ρ are constants, γ > 0, , is a continuous function, and E_βx(t) = x(t + β ? 1). The existence and uniqueness of solutions are proved by using Banach's fixed point theorem. An illustrative example is also presented. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

On the solutions of a higher‐order difference equation in terms of generalized Fibonacci sequences

This paper deals with the solutions, stability character, and asymptotic behavior of the difference equation where and the initial values x_?k,x_{?k + 1},…,x₀ are nonzero real numbers, such that their solutions are associated to Horadam numbers. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Max‐type system of difference equations with positive two‐periodic sequences

This paper deals with the form and the periodicity of the solutions of the max‐type system of difference equations where , and are positive two‐periodic sequences and initial values x₀, x _{? 1}, y₀, y _{? 1} ∈ (0, + ∞ ). Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Analytic invariant curves for an iterative equation related to mosquito model

In this paper, we study the existence of analytic invariant curves of a iterative equation which from mosquito model. By constructing an invertible analytic solution g(x) of an auxiliary equation of the form invertible analytic solutions of the form g(αg ^{? 1}(x)) for the original iterative functional equation are obtained. Besides the hyperbolic case 0 < | α | < 1, we focus on those α on the unit circle S¹, that is, | α | = 1. We discuss not only those α at resonance, that is at a root of the unity, but also those α near resonance under the Brjuno condition. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Real‐variable characterizations of Musielak–Orlicz–Hardy spaces associated with Schrödinger operators on domains

Let n≥3, Ω be a strongly Lipschitz domain of and L_Ω:=?Δ+V a Schrödinger operator on L²(Ω) with the Dirichlet boundary condition, where Δ is the Laplace operator and the nonnegative potential V belongs to the reverse Hölder class for some q₀>n/2. Assume that the growth function satisfies that ?(x,·) is an Orlicz function, (the class of uniformly Muckenhoupt weights) and its uniformly critical lower type index , where and μ₀∈(0,1] denotes the critical regularity index of the heat kernels of the Laplace operator Δ on Ω. In this article, the authors first show that the heat kernels of L_Ω satisfy the Gaussian upper bound estimates and the Hölder continuity. The authors then introduce the ‘geometrical’ Musielak–Orlicz–Hardy space via , the Hardy space associated with on , and establish its several equivalent characterizations, respectively, in terms of the non‐tangential or the vertical maximal functions or the Lusin area functions associated with L_Ω. All the results essentially improve the known results even on Hardy spaces with p∈(n/(n + δ),1] (in this case, ?(x,t):=t^p for all x∈Ω and t∈[0,∞)). Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The blow‐up criteria of smooth solutions to the generalized and ideal incompressible viscoelastic flow

In this paper, we prove two blow‐up criteria of smooth solution: one for the generalized incompressible Oldroyd model with fractional Laplacian velocity dissipation (?Δ)^αu in the space and one for the inviscid Oldroyd model. Assume that (u(t,x),F(t,x)) is a smooth solution to the generalized Oldroyd model in [0,T); then, the solution (u(t,x),F(t,x)) does not develop singularity until t = T provided . For the ideal impressible viscoelastic flow, it is shown that the smooth solution (u,F) can be extended beyond T if , which is an improvement of the result given by Hu and Hynd (A blowup criterion for ideal viscoelastic flow, J. Math. Fluid Mech., 15(2013), 431–437). Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

On the fractional Schrödinger problem with non‐symmetric potential

We study the semilinear equation where 0 < s < 1, , V(x) is a sufficiently smooth non‐symmetric potential with , and ? > 0 is a small number. Letting U be the radial ground state of (?Δ)^sU + U ? U^p=0 in , we build solutions of the form for points ?_j,j = 1,?,m, using a Lyapunov–Schmidt variational reduction. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Extending LSQR methods to solve the generalized Sylvester‐transpose and periodic Sylvester matrix equations

It is well known that the least‐squares QR‐factorization (LSQR) algorithm is a powerful method for solving linear systems Ax = b and unconstrained least‐squares problem min_x | | Ax ? b | | . In the paper, the LSQR approach is developed to obtain iterative algorithms for solving the generalized Sylvester‐transpose matrix equation the minimum Frobenius norm residual problem and the periodic Sylvester matrix equation Numerical results are given to illustrate the effect of the proposed algorithms. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Existence and concentration of bound states for a Kirchhoff type problem with potentials vanishing or unbounded at infinity

In this paper, we study the existence and concentration behavior of positive solutions for the following Kirchhoff type equation: where ɛ is a positive parameter, a and b are positive constants, and 3<p<5. Let denotes the ground energy function associated with , , where is regard as a parameter. Suppose that the potential V(x) decays to zero at infinity like |x|^−α with 0<α≤2, we prove the existence of positive solutions u_ɛ belonging to for vanishing or unbounded K(x) when ɛ > 0 small. Furthermore, we show that the solution u_ɛ concentrates at the minimum points of as ɛ→0⁺.     

Multiplicity and symmetry results for a nonlinear Schrödinger equation with non‐local regional diffusion

In this paper, we are interested in the nonlinear Schrödinger equation with non‐local regional diffusion (1) where 0 < α < 1 and is a variational version of the regional Laplacian, whose range of scope is a ball with radius ρ(x) > 0. The novelty of this paper is that, assuming f is of subquadratic growth as |u|→+∞, we show that 1 possesses infinitely many solutions via the genus properties in critical point theory. Furthermore, if f(x,u) = γa(x)|u|^{γ ? 1}, where is a nonincreasing radially symmetric function, then the solution of 1 is radially symmetric. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Existence of solution to Korteweg‐de Vries equation in domains that can be transformed into rectangles

We study the Korteweg‐de Vries equation subject to boundary condition in nonrectangular domain where , with some assumptions on functions (φ_i(t))_1≤i≤2 and the coefficients of equation. The right‐hand side and its derivative with respect to t are in the Lebesgue space L²(Ω). Our goal is to establish the existence, the uniqueness, and the regularity of the solution.     

Boundedness in a higher‐dimensional chemotaxis system with porous medium diffusion and general sensitivity

This paper deals with the following chemotaxis system: in a bounded domain with smooth boundary under no‐flux boundary conditions, where satisfies for all with l ?2 and some nondecreasing function on [0,∞ ). Here, f (v )∈C ¹([0,∞ )) is nonnegative for all v ?0. It is proved that when , the system possesses at least one global bounded weak solution for any sufficiently smooth nonnegative initial data. This extends a recent result by Wang (Math. Methods Appl. Sci. 2016 39 : 1159–1175) which shows global existence and boundedness of weak solutions under the condition . Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Time‐harmonic and asymptotically linear Maxwell equations in anisotropic media

This paper is focused on following time‐harmonic Maxwell equation: where is a bounded Lipschitz domain, is the exterior normal, and ω is the frequency. The boundary condition holds when Ω is surrounded by a perfect conductor. Assuming that f is asymptotically linear as , we study the above equation by improving the generalized Nehari manifold method. For an anisotropic material with magnetic permeability tensor and permittivity tensor , ground state solutions are established in this paper. Applying the principle of symmetric criticality, we find 2 types of solutions with cylindrical symmetries in particular for the uniaxial material.     

Ground state solutions for asymptotically periodic fractional Schrödinger–Poisson problems with asymptotically cubic or super‐cubic nonlinearities

In this paper, we consider the following fractional Schrödinger–Poisson problem: where s,t∈(0,1],4s+2t>3,V(x),K(x), and f(x,u) are periodic or asymptotically periodic in x. We use the non‐Nehari manifold approach to establish the existence of the Nehari‐type ground state solutions in two cases: the periodic one and the asymptotically periodic case, by introducing weaker conditions uniformly in with and with constant θ₀∈(0,1), instead of uniformly in and the usual Nehari‐type monotonic condition on f(x,τ)/|τ|³. Our results unify both asymptotically cubic or super‐cubic nonlinearities, which are new even for s=t=1. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The Decay of mass for a nonlinear fractional reaction–diffusion equation

We study the large time behavior of non‐negative solutions to the nonlinear fractional reaction–diffusion equation ?_tu = ? t^σ( ? Δ)^{α ∕ 2}u ? h(t)u^p (α ∈ (0,2]) posed on and supplemented with an integrable initial condition, where σ ≥ 0, p > 1, and h : [0, ∞ ) → [0, ∞ ). Defining the mass , under certain conditions on the function h, we show that the asymptotic behavior of the mass can be classified along two cases as follows:

• if , then there exists M _∞ ∈ (0, ∞ ) such that ;
• if , then .

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Global existence and boundedness of classical solutions for a chemotaxis model with consumption of chemoattractant and logistic source

This paper deals with the following chemotaxis system: under homogeneous Neumann boundary conditions in a bounded domain with smooth boundary. Here, δ and χ are some positive constants and f is a smooth function that satisfies with some constants a ?0,b  > 0, and γ  > 1. We prove that the classical solutions to the preceding system are global and bounded provided that Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Positive solutions for a fourth order discrete p‐Laplacian boundary value problem

In this paper, we study the existence and multiplicity of positive solutions for the following fourth order nonlinear discrete p‐Laplacian boundary value problem where φ_p(s) = | s | ^{p ? 2}s, p > 1, is continuous, T is an integer with T ≥ 5 and . By virtue of Jensen's discrete inequalities, we use fixed point index theory to establish our main results. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Rotating periodic solutions for second‐order dynamical systems with singularities of repulsive type

In this paper, we study the following second‐order dynamical system: where c ?0 is a constant, and . When g admits a singularity at zero of repulsive type without the restriction of strong force condition, we apply the coincidence degree theory to prove that the system admits nonplanar collisionless rotating periodic solutions taking the form u (t  + T ) = Q u (t ), with T  > 0 and Q an orthogonal matrix under the assumption of Landesman–Lazer type. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Global well‐posedness and scattering of a generalized nonlinear fourth‐order wave equation

In this paper, we study the global well‐posedness and scattering theory of the solution to the Cauchy problem of a generalized fourth‐order wave equation where if d ?4, and if d ?5. The main strategy we use in this paper is concentration‐compactness argument, which was first introduced by Kenig and Merle to handle the scattering problem vector so as to control the momentum. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Transition matrices for quantum waveguides with impurities

We consider the electron propagation in a cylindrical quantum waveguide where D is a bounded domain in described by the Dirichlet problem for the Schrödinger operator where x=(x₁, x₂), , is the transversal confinement potential, and is the impurity potential.  We construct the left and right transition matrices and give an numerical algorithm for their calculations based on the spectral parameter power series method.