A remark on Ricceri's conjecture for a class of nonlinear eigenvalue problems

Consider the eigenvalue problem : −Δu=λf(x,u) in Ω, u=0 on ∂Ω, where Ω is a bounded smooth domain in RN. Denote by the set of all Carathéodory functions f:Ω×R→R such that for a.e. x∈Ω, f(x,⋅) is Lipschitzian with Lipschitz constant L, f(x,0)=0 and , and denote by (resp. ) the set of λ>0 such that has at least one nonzero classical (resp. weak) solution. Let λ₁ be the first eigenvalue for the Laplacian-Dirichlet problem. We prove that and . Our result is a positive answer to Ricceri's conjecture if use f(x,u) instead of f(u) in the conjecture.     

Haj?asz-Sobolev imbedding and extension

The author establishes some geometric criteria for a Haj?asz-Sobolev -extension (resp. -imbedding) domain of Rn with n?2, s∈(0,1] and p∈[n/s,∞] (resp. p∈(n/s,∞]). In particular, the author proves that a bounded finitely connected planar domain Ω is a weak α-cigar domain with α∈(0,1) if and only if for some/all s∈[α,1) and p=(2−α)/(s−α), where denotes the restriction of the Triebel-Lizorkin space on Ω.     

Existence of solutions to nonlinear, subcritical higher order elliptic Dirichlet problems

We consider the 2m-th order elliptic boundary value problem Lu=f(x,u) on a bounded smooth domain Ω⊂RN with Dirichlet boundary conditions on ∂Ω. The operator L is a uniformly elliptic linear operator of order 2m whose principle part is of the form . We assume that f is superlinear at the origin and satisfies , , where are positive functions and q>1 is subcritical. By combining degree theory with new and recently established a priori estimates, we prove the existence of a nontrivial solution.     

A free boundary problem for p-Laplacian in the plane

We consider the following free boundary problem in an unbounded domain Ω in two dimensions: Δpu=0 in Ω, on J₀, on J₁, where ∂Ω=J₀∪J₁. We prove that if 0<u<1 in Ω, Ji is the graph of a function in and gi is a constant for each i=0,1, then the free boundary ∂Ω must be two parallel straight lines and the solution u must be a linear function. The proof is based on maximum principle.     

Well-posedness for the Navier-Stokes-Nernst-Planck-Poisson system in Triebel-Lizorkin space and Besov space with negative indices

This paper is concerned with the well-posedness of the Navier-Stokes-Nerst-Planck-Poisson system (NSNPP). Let sp=−2+n/p. We prove that the NSNPP has a unique local solution for in a subspace, i.e., Vu1×Vv1×Vv1, of with . We also prove that there exists a unique small global solution for any small initial data with .     

The asymptotic behaviour of solutions with blow-up at the boundary for semilinear elliptic problems

By constructing the comparison functions and the perturbed method, it is showed that any solution u∈C²(Ω) to the semilinear elliptic problems Δu=k(x)g(u), x∈Ω, u_|∂Ω=+∞ satisfies , where Ω is a bounded domain with smooth boundary in RN; , −2<σ, c₀>0, ; g∈C¹[0,∞), g?0 and is increasing on (0,∞), there exists ρ>0 such that , ∀ξ>0, , .     

Derivative of power series attached to Γ-transform of p-adic measures

We extend the result of Anglès (2007) [1], namely for the Iwasawa power series . For the derivative , a numerical polynomial Q on Zp, and a prime π in over p, we show that if and only if i.e. for all x∈Zp. This result comes from a similar assertion for the power series attached to the Γ-transform of a p-adic measure which is related to a certain rational function in .     

Carleson measure problems for parabolic Bergman spaces and homogeneous Sobolev spaces

Let be the space of solutions to the parabolic equation having finite norm. We characterize nonnegative Radon measures μ on having the property , 1≤p≤q<∞, whenever . Meanwhile, denoting by v(t,x) the solution of the above equation with Cauchy data v₀(x), we characterize nonnegative Radon measures μ on satisfying , β∈(0,n), p∈[1,n/β], q∈(0,∞). Moreover, we obtain the decay of v(t,x), an isocapacitary inequality and a trace inequality.     

Entropy solutions for a doubly nonlinear elliptic problem with variable exponent

We study the boundary value problem in Ω, u=0 on ∂Ω, where Ω is a smooth bounded domain in RN (N?3) and is a p(x)-Laplace type operator with p(.):Ω→[1,+∞) a measurable function and b a continuous and nondecreasing function from R→R. We prove the existence and uniqueness of an entropy solution for L¹-data f.     

Bifurcations and distribution of limit cycles which appear from two nests of periodic orbits

In this paper, we study the distribution and simultaneous bifurcation of limit cycles bifurcated from the two periodic annuli of the holomorphic differential equation , after a small polynomial perturbation. We first show that, under small perturbations of the form , where is a polynomial of degree 2m−1 in which the power of z is odd and the power of is even, the only possible distribution of limit cycles is (u,u) for all values of u=0,1,2,…,m−3. Hence, the sharp upper bound for the number of limit cycles bifurcated from each two period annuli of is m−3, for m≥4. Then we consider a perturbation of the form , where is a polynomial of degree m in which the power of z is odd and obtain the upper bound m−5, for m≥6. Moreover, we show that the distribution (u,v) of limit cycles is possible for 0≤u≤m−5, 0≤v≤m−5 with u+v≤m−2 and m≥9.     

On the Wiener integral with respect to a sub-fractional Brownian motion on an interval

The domain of the Wiener integral with respect to a sub-fractional Brownian motion , , k≠0, is characterized. The set is a Hilbert space which contains the class of elementary functions as a dense subset. If , any element of is a function and if , the domain is a space of distributions.     

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.     

Boundary singularities for weak solutions of semilinear elliptic problems

Let Ω be a bounded domain in RN, N?2, with smooth boundary ∂Ω. We construct positive weak solutions of the problem Δu+up=0 in Ω, which vanish in a suitable trace sense on ∂Ω, but which are singular at prescribed isolated points if p is equal or slightly above . Similar constructions are carried out for solutions which are singular at any given embedded submanifold of ∂Ω of dimension k∈[0,N−2], if p equals or it is slightly above , and even on countable families of these objects, dense on a given closed set. The role of the exponent (first discovered by Brezis and Turner [H. Brezis, R. Turner, On a class of superlinear elliptic problems, Comm. Partial Differential Equations 2 (1977) 601-614]) for boundary regularity, parallels that of for interior singularities.     

On an inhomogeneous slip-inflow boundary value problem for a steady flow of a viscous compressible fluid in a cylindrical domain

We investigate a steady flow of a viscous compressible fluid with inflow boundary condition on the density and inhomogeneous slip boundary conditions on the velocity in a cylindrical domain Ω=Ω₀×(0,L)∈R³. We show existence of a solution , p>3, where v is the velocity of the fluid and ρ is the density, that is a small perturbation of a constant flow (, ). We also show that this solution is unique in a class of small perturbations of . The term u⋅∇w in the continuity equation makes it impossible to show the existence applying directly a fixed point method. Thus in order to show existence of the solution we construct a sequence (vn,ρn) that is bounded in and satisfies the Cauchy condition in a larger space L_∞(0,L;L₂(Ω₀)) what enables us to deduce that the weak limit of a subsequence of (vn,ρn) is in fact a strong solution to our problem.     

On the number of graphs with a given endomorphism monoid

For a given finite monoid , let be the number of graphs on n vertices with endomorphism monoid isomorphic to . For any nontrivial monoid we prove that where and are constants depending only on with .For every k there exists a monoid of size k with , on the other hand if a group of unity of has a size k>2 then .     

Existence of sign-changing solutions for semilinear singular elliptic equations with critical Sobolev exponents

We consider the semilinear elliptic problem in Ω, u=0 on ∂Ω, where 0∈Ω is a smooth bounded domain in RN, N?4, , is the critical Sobolev exponent, f(x,⋅) has subcritical growth at infinity, K(x)>0 is continuous. We prove the existence of sign-changing solutions under different assumptions when Ω is a usual domain and a symmetric domain, respectively.     

Asymptotic behavior for the Stokes flow and Navier-Stokes equations in half spaces

Using the solution formula in Ukai (1987) [27] for the Stokes equations, we find asymptotic profiles of solutions in (n?2) for the Stokes flow and non-stationary Navier-Stokes equations. Since the projection operator is unbounded, we use a decomposition for P(u⋅∇u) to overcome the difficulty, and prove that the decay rate for the first derivatives of the strong solution u of the Navier-Stokes system in is controlled by for any t>0.     

Extension of Fourier algebra homomorphisms to duals of algebras of uniformly continuous functionals

For a locally compact group G, let XG be one of the following introverted subspaces of VN(G): , the C^∗-algebra of uniformly continuous functionals on A(G); , the space of weakly almost periodic functionals on A(G); or , the C^∗-algebra generated by the left regular representation on the measure algebra of G. We discuss the extension of homomorphisms of (reduced) Fourier-Stieltjes algebras on G and H to cb-norm preserving, weak^∗-weak^∗-continuous homomorphisms of into , where (XG,XH) is one of the pairs , , or . When G is amenable, these extensions are characterized in terms of piecewise affine maps.