An elliptic equation under the effect of two nonlocal terms

The aim of this note is to investigate the existence of signed and sign‐changing solutions to the Kirchhoff type problem (0.1) where Ω is a bounded smooth domain in (N = 1,2,3), a,b > 0 and 2 < p < 2^?, with 2^?=+∞ if N = 1,2 and 2^?=6 if N = 3. Using variational methods, we show that (0.1) possesses three solutions of mountain pass type (one positive, one negative and one sign‐changing) and infinitely many high‐energy sign‐changing solutions. Copyright © 2015 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.     

A note on the existence and uniqueness solutions of the modified error function

This paper shows that the following nonlinear boundary value problem: where δ≥ − 1 and y is defined as a modified error function, can be reduced to the boundary value problems for the generalized Emden‐Fowler equation and Abel differential equation of the second kind in the canonical form, which do not usually have closed‐form solutions. The existence and uniqueness of the solution are established by considering another contraction mapping. Highly accurate approximate solutions of this problem are also provided.     

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.     

Linear statistics of matrix ensembles in classical background

Given a joint probability density function of N real random variables, , obtained from the eigenvector–eigenvalue decomposition of N × N random matrices, one constructs a random variable, the linear statistics, defined by the sum of smooth functions evaluated at the eigenvalues or singular values of the random matrix, namely, . For the joint PDFs obtained from the Gaussian and Laguerre ensembles, we compute, in this paper, the moment‐generating function , where denotes expectation value over the orthogonal (β = 1) and symplectic (β = 4) ensembles, in the form one plus a Schwartz function, none vanishing over for the Gaussian ensembles and for the Laguerre ensembles. These are ultimately expressed in the form of the determinants of identity plus a scalar operator, from which we obtained the large N asymptotic of the linear statistics from suitably scaled F(·). Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Simultaneous reconstruction of the source term and the surface heat transfer coefficient

We study the problem of identifying unknown source terms in an inverse parabolic problem, when the overspecified (measured) data are given in form of Dirichlet boundary condition u(0,t) = h(t) and , where is an arbitrarily prescribed subregion. The main goal here is to show that the gradient of cost functional can be expressed via the solutions of the direct and corresponding adjoint problems. We prove Hölder continuity of the cost functional and derive the Lipschitz constant in the explicit form via the given data. On the basis of the obtained results, we propose a monotone iteration process. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

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.     

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⁺.     

Concentration phenomena for a fractional Schrödinger‐Kirchhoff type equation

In this paper, we deal with the multiplicity and concentration of positive solutions for the following fractional Schrödinger‐Kirchhoff type equation where ε>0 is a small parameter, is the fractional Laplacian, M is a Kirchhoff function, V is a continuous positive potential, and f is a superlinear continuous function with subcritical growth. By using penalization techniques and Ljusternik‐Schnirelmann theory, we investigate the relation between the number of positive solutions with the topology of the set where the potential attains its minimum.     

Extinction and decay estimates of solutions for a polytropic filtration equation with the nonlocal source and interior absorption

This paper deals with the extinction properties of solutions for the homogeneous Dirichlet boundary value problem with the nonlocal source and interior absorption where m,λ,k,q > 0, 0 < m(p ? 1) < 1, r ≤ 1, and . By using L^p‐integral norm estimate method, we obtain the sufficient conditions of extinction solutions. Moreover, we also give the precise decay estimates of the extinction solutions. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Positive solutions for a nonlocal problem with a convection term and small perturbations

This paper is concerned with the existence of positive solutions to a class of nonlocal boundary value problem of the p‐Kirchhoff type where is a bounded smooth domain and M,f, and g are continuous functions. The existence of a positive solution is stated through an iterative method based on mountain pass theorem. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Asymptotic behavior of the solution of singularly perturbed transmission problems in a periodic domain

This paper is devoted to the study of the asymptotic behavior of the solutions of singularly perturbed transmission problems in a periodically perforated domain. The domain is obtained by making in a periodic set of holes, each of them of size proportional to a positive parameter ε. We first consider an ideal transmission problem and investigate the behavior of the solution as ε tends to 0. In particular, we deduce a representation formula in terms of real analytic maps of ε and of some additional parameters. Then we apply such result to a nonideal nonlinear transmission problem.     

Split‐type octonion matrix

The split and hyperbolic (countercomplex) octonions are eight‐dimensional nonassociative algebras over the real numbers, which are in the form , where e_m's have different properties for them. The main purpose of this paper is to define the split‐type octonion and its matrix whose inputs are split‐type octonions and give some properties for them by using the real quaternions, split, and hyperbolic (countercomplex) octonions. On the other hand, to make some definitions, we present some operations on the split‐type octonions. Also, we show that every split‐type octonions can be represented by 2 × 2 real quaternion matrix and 4 × 4 complex number matrix. The information about the determinants of these matrix representations is also given. Besides, the main features of split‐type octonion matrix concept are given by using properties of  real quaternion matrices. Then, 8n × 8nreal matrix representations of split‐type octonion matrices are shown, and some algebraic structures are examined. Additionally, we introduce real quaternion adjoint matrices of split‐type octonion matrices. Moreover, necessary and sufficient conditions and definitions are given for split‐type octonion matrices to be special split‐type octonion matrices. We describe some special split‐type octonion matrices. Finally, oct‐determinant of split‐type octonion matrices is defined. Definitive and understandable examples of all definitions, theorems, and conclusions were given for a better understanding of all these concepts.     

Multiplicity of nontrivial solutions to a biharmonic equation via Lusternik–Schnirelman theory

In this paper, we are concerned with the multiplicity of nontrivial solutions for the following class of biharmonic problem where is a bounded domain with smooth boundary. Using the Lusternik–Schnirelman theory, we relate the number of solutions with the topology of Ω. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The sharp existence of constrained minimizers for a class of nonlinear Kirchhoff equations

In this paper, we study the existence of solutions with prescribed L²‐norm for the following Kirchhoff type equation: where N≤3,a,b > 0 are constants, p∈(2,2*),2*=6 if N = 3, and 2*=+∞ if N = 1,2. We obtain the sharp existence of global constraint minimizers for . In the case , the existence of solutions with prescribed L²‐norm is obtained for all L²‐norm. The key point is the analysis of excluding the dichotomy of the minimizing sequences for the related constrained minimization problem. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Perturbations preserving conditioned invariant subspaces

Given the set of matrix pairs keeping a subspace invariant, we obtain a miniversal deformation of a pair belonging to an open dense subset of . It generalizes the known results when S is a supplementary subspace of the unobservable one. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Multiple solutions of a quasilinear elliptic system involving the nonlinear boundary conditions on exterior domain

In this paper, we consider the multiplicity results of nontrivial nonnegative solutions of the quasilinear p‐Laplacian system with the nonlinear boundary conditions: (0.1) where Ω is a smooth exterior domain in is the outward normal derivative on the boundary Γ = ?Ω, and . By the Nehari manifold and variational methods, we prove that the problem (0.1) has at least two nontrivial nonnegative solutions when the pair of the parameters (λ,μ) belongs to a certain subset of . Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Infinitely many homoclinic solutions for a class of damped vibration problems

In this paper, we deal with the existence of infinitely many homoclinic solutions for the damped vibration problems where A is an antisymmetry N × N constant matrix, we establish some new existence results to guarantee that the above system has infinitely many homoclinic solutions under more relaxed assumptions on W(t,x), which satisfies a kind of new subquadratic condition by using fountain theorem. Recent results in the literature are generalized and significantly improved. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A dichotomy result about Hessenberg matrices associated with measures in the unit circle

We characterize Hessenberg matrices D associated with measures in the unit circle ν, which are matrix representations of compact and actually Hilbert Schmidt perturbations of the forward shift operator as those with recursion coefficients verifying , ie, associated with measures verifying Szegö condition. As a consequence, we obtain the following dichotomy result for Hessenberg matrices associated with measures in the unit circle: either D = S _R+ K ₂ with K ₂, a Hilbert Schmidt matrix, or there exists an unitary matrix U and a diagonal matrix Λ such that with K ₂, a Hilbert Schmidt matrix. Moreover, we prove that for 1 ≤ p ≤ 2, if , then D = S _R+ K _p with K _p an absolutely p summable matrix inducing an operator in the p Schatten class. Some applications are given to classify measures on the unit circle.     

Boundary value problem for p−Laplacian Caputo fractional difference equations with 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, 0 < γ≤1, , ρ is a constant, and denote the Caputo fractional differences of order α and β, respectively, is a continuous function, and ?_p is the p‐Laplacian operator. The existence of at least one solution is proved by using Banach fixed point theorem and Schaefer's fixed point theorem. Some illustrative examples are also presented. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.