The existence and the non-existence of joint t-universality for Lerch zeta functions

In this paper, we show the following theorems. Suppose 0<al<1 are algebraically independent numbers and 0<λl?1 for 1?l?m. Then we have the joint t-universality for Lerch zeta functions L(λl,al,s) for 1?l?m. Next we generalize Lerch zeta functions, and obtain the joint t-universality for them. In addition, we show examples of the non-existence of the joint t-universality for Lerch zeta functions and generalized Lerch zeta functions.     

Existence of positive periodic solutions of nonlinear first-order delayed differential equations

We consider the existence of positive ω-periodic solutions for the equation

u^′(t)=a(t)g(u(t))u(t)−λb(t)f(u(t−τ(t))),     

Positive solutions for one-dimensional p-Laplacian boundary value problems with dependence on the first order derivative

This paper presents sufficient conditions for the existence and multiplicity of positive solutions to the one-dimensional p-Laplacian differential equation (?p^′(u^′))+a(t)f(u,u^′)=0, subject to some boundary conditions. We show that it has at least one or two or three positive solutions under some assumptions by applying the fixed point theorem.     

Multiple positive solutions for multipoint boundary value problems with one-dimensional p-Laplacian

In this paper we consider the multiplicity of positive solutions for the one-dimensional p-Laplacian differential equation (?p^′(u^′))+q(t)f(t,u,u^′)=0, t∈(0,1), subject to some boundary conditions. By means of a fixed point theorem due to Avery and Peterson, we provide sufficient conditions for the existence of multiple positive solutions to some multipoint boundary value problems.     

Nonhomogeneous boundary value problems for some nonlinear equations with singular ?-Laplacian

Using Leray-Schauder degree theory we obtain various existence results for the quasilinear equation problems

(?(u^′)^)′=f(t,u,u^′)     

Existence of three positive solutions for boundary value problems with p-Laplacian

By using fixed point theorem, we study the following equation g(u^′′(t))+a(t)f(u)=0 subject to boundary conditions, where g(v)=|v|^p−2v with p>1; the existence of at least three positive solutions is proved.     

Multiple positive solutions for boundary value problems of second order delay differential equations with one-dimensional p-Laplacian

We consider the boundary value problems: (?p(x^′′(t)))+q(t)f(t,x(t),x(t−1),x^′(t))=0, ?p(s)=|s|^p−2s, p>1, t∈(0,1), subject to some boundary conditions. By using a generalization of the Leggett-Williams fixed-point theorem due to Avery and Peterson, we provide sufficient conditions for the existence of at least three positive solutions to the above problems.     

Multiple positive solutions to a three-point boundary value problem with p-Laplacian

Sufficient conditions are obtained that guarantee the existence of at least two positive solutions for the equation (g(u′(t)))′+a(t)f(u)=0 subject to boundary conditions, by a simple application of a new fixed-point theorem due to Avery and Henderson.     

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‖=+∞.     

Multiple positive solutions of nonhomogeneous elliptic systems with strongly indefinite structure and critical Sobolev exponents

In this paper, we study the existence of multiple positive solutions to some Hamiltonian elliptic systems −Δv=λu+u^p+εf(x), −Δu=μv+v^q+δg(x) in Ω;u,v>0 in Ω; u=v=0 on ∂Ω, where Ω is a bounded domain in R^N (N?3); 0?f, g∈L∞(Ω); 1/(p+1)+1/(q+1)=(N−2)/N, p,q>1; λ,μ>0. Using sub- and supersolution method and based on an adaptation of the dual variational approach, we prove the existence of at least two nontrivial positive solutions for all λ,μ∈(0,λ₁) and ε,δ∈(0,δ₀), where λ₁ is the first eigenvalue of the Laplace operator −Δ with zero Dirichlet boundary conditions and δ₀ is a positive number.     

On a nonlocal problem for semilinear differential equations with upper semicontinuous nonlinearities in general Banach spaces

Sufficient conditions on the existence of mild solutions for the following semilinear nonlocal evolution inclusion with upper semicontinuous nonlinearity: u^′(t)∈A(t)u(t)+F(t,u(t)), 0<t?d, u(0)=g(u), are given when g is completely continuous and Lipschitz continuous in general Banach spaces, respectively. An example concerning the partial differential equation is also presented.     

On the existence of periodic solutions to p-Laplacian Rayleigh differential equation with a delay

In this paper, the authors study the existence of periodic solutions to a p-Laplacian Rayleigh differential equation with a delay as follows:

(φp(y^′(t))^)′+f(y^′(t))+g(y(t−τ(t)))=e(t),     

Existence and uniqueness of positive periodic solutions of functional differential equations

In this paper we consider the existence and uniqueness of positive periodic solution for the periodic equation y′(t)=−a(t)y(t)+λh(t)f(y(t−τ(t))). By the eigenvalue problems of completely continuous operators and theory of α-concave or −α-convex operators and its eigenvalue, we establish some criteria for existence and uniqueness of positive periodic solution of above functional differential equations with parameter. In particular, the unique solution y_λ(t) of the above equation depends continuously on the parameter λ. Finally, as an application, we obtain sufficient condition for the existence of positive periodic solutions of the Nicholson blowflies model.     

Property (X) for Second-Order Nonlinear Differential Equations of Generalized Euler Type

In this paper the generalized nonlinear Euler differential equation t²k(tu′)u″ + t(f(u)+ k(tu′))u′ + g(u) = 0 is considered. Here the functions f(u), g(u) and k(u) satisfy smoothness conditions which guarantee the uniqueness of solutions of initial value problems, however, no conditions of sub(super) linearity are assumed. We present some necessary and sufficient conditions and some tests for the equivalent planar system to have or fail to have property (X⁺), which is very important for the existence of periodic solutions and oscillation theory.     

Positive and dead core solutions of singular BVPs for third-order differential equations

The paper discusses the existence of positive and dead core solutions of the singular differential equation (?(u^″))^′=λf(t,u,u^′,u^″) satisfying the boundary conditions u(0)=A, u(T)=A, min{u(t):t∈[0,T]}=0. Here λ is a nonnegative parameter, A is a positive constant and the Carathéodory function f(t,x,y,z) is singular at the value 0 of its space variable y.     

Parameter dependence of stable manifolds under nonuniform hyperbolicity

For a nonautonomous linear equation v^′=A(t)v in a Banach space with a nonuniform exponential dichotomy, we show that the nonlinear equation v^′=A(t)v+f(t,v,λ) has stable invariant manifolds Vλ which are Lipschitz in the parameter λ provided that f is a sufficiently small Lipschitz perturbation. Since any linear equation with nonzero Lyapunov exponents has a nonuniform exponential dichotomy, the above assumption is very general. We emphasize that passing from a classical uniform exponential dichotomy to a general nonuniform exponential dichotomy requires a substantially new approach.     

Three periodic solutions for a nonlinear first order functional differential equation

This paper is concerned with the existence of three positive T-periodic solutions of the first order functional differential equations of the form

x^′(t)=a(t)x(t)-λb(t)f(t,x(h(t))),     

The existence of positive solutions for some nonlinear boundary value problems with linear mixed boundary conditions

In this paper we study the existence of positive solutions of the equation

(φ(x^′)^)′+a(t)f(x(t))=0,     

Nonlinear dissipative wave equations with space-time dependent potential

We study the long time behavior of solutions for damped wave equations with absorption. These equations are generally accepted as models of wave propagation in heterogeneous media with space-time dependent friction a(t,x)u_t and nonlinear absorption |u|^p−1u (Ikawa (2000) [17]). We consider 1<p<(n+2)/(n−2) and separable a(t,x)=λ(x)η(t) with λ(x)∼(1+|x|)^−α and η(t)∼(1+t)^−β satisfying conditions (A1) or (A2) which are given. The main results are precise decay estimates for the energy, L² and L^p+1 norms of solutions. We also observe the following behavior: if α∈[0,1), β∈(−1,1) and 0<α+β<1, there are three different regions for the decay of solutions depending on p; if α∈(−∞,0) and β∈(−1,1), there are only two different regions for the decay of the solutions depending on p.     

Exact multiplicity results for a class of two-point boundary value problems

This paper is concerned with the exact number of positive solutions for boundary value problems ^′(|y^′|^p−2y^′)+λf(y)=0 and y(−1)=y(1)=0, where p>1 and λ>0 is a positive parameter. We consider the case in which the nonlinearity f is positive on (0,∞) and (p−1)f(u)−uf^′(u) changes sign from negative to positive.