Poincaré inequality and Palais–Smale condition for the <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-Laplacian

An improved Poincaré inequality and validity of the Palais-Smale condition are investigated for the energy functional on , 1 < p < ∞, where Ω is a bounded domain in , is a spectral (control) parameter, and is a given function, in Ω. Analysis is focused on the case λ = λ₁, where −λ₁ is the first eigenvalue of the Dirichlet p-Laplacian Δ _p on , λ₁ > 0, and on the “quadratization” of within an arbitrarily small cone in around the axis spanned by , where stands for the first eigenfunction of Δ _p associated with −λ₁.     

Estimates on the weak solution of semilinear hyperbolic systems

The Cauchy problem for a semilinear hyperbolic system of the type

Some results about a theorem of Shidov

Abstract The authors characterize the finite groups in which , the intersection of the maximal non-nilpotent subgroups of G, is nilpotent, but different from Φ(G). Further, if is a saturated formation and if is the intersection of all maximal subgroups of G not belonging to , a necessary and sufficient condition is given for to be nilpotent different from Φ(G). Keywords: Frattini subgroup, Maximal subgroups, Saturated formation Mathematics Subject Classification (2000): 20B05, 20D10, 20D25,20E28     

Continuous spectrum for a class of nonhomogeneous differential operators

We study the boundary value problem in Ω, u = 0 on ∂Ω, where Ω is a bounded domain in with smooth boundary, λ is a positive real number, and the continuous functions p ₁, p ₂, and q satisfy 1 < p ₂(x) < q(x) < p ₁(x) < N and for any . The main result of this paper establishes the existence of two positive constants λ₀ and λ₁ with λ₀ ≤ λ₁ such that any is an eigenvalue, while any is not an eigenvalue of the above problem.     

On the Cauchy problem for D t 2–D x a(t,x) n D x

Abstract The well posedness of the Cauchy problem for the operator P=D_t²–D_xa(t,x)ⁿD_x, with data on t=0 is studied assuming a ∈ C^N( (R)), s₀>1 and sufficiently close to 1, a(t,x)≥ 0. Well posedness is proved in Gevrey classes γ^(s), for , n≥ n₀. Keywords: Partial differential equations, Cauchy problem, Well posedness     

Sugli zeri delle funzioni zeta di Dedekind

Riassunto Scopo di questo lavoro è dare una formula asintotica per il numero degli zeri di ReF _K(λ+it) e di ImF _K(λ+it), dove eζ _K(8) è la funzione zeta di Dedekind associata al campo numericoK, con 0<t<T e λ numero reale fissato tale che 1−1/n<λ<1 doven è il grado diK.

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Summary The aim of this paper is to give an asymptotic formula for the number of zeros of ReF _K(λ+it) and ImF _K(λ+it), where andζ _K(8) is the Dedekind zeta function for a number fieldK, with 0<t<T and λ fixed real number such that 1−1/n<λ<1, wheren is the degree ofK.

     

Resolvent estimates and local energy decay for hyperbolic equations

Abstract We examine the cut-off resolvent R_χ(λ) = χ (–Δ_D – λ²)^–1χ, where Δ_D is the Laplacian with Dirichlet boundary condition and equal to 1 in a neighborhood of the obstacle K. We show that if R_χ(λ) has no poles for , then This estimate implies a local energy decay. We study the spectrum of the Lax-Phillips semigroup Z(t) for trapping obstacles having at least one trapped ray. Keywords: Trapping obstacles, Resonances, Local energy decay, Cut-off resolvent     

A New Gradient Method with an Optimal Stepsize Property

The gradient method for the symmetric positive definite linear system is as follows

On optimal initial value conditions for local strong solutions of the Navier–Stokes equations

Consider a smooth bounded domain , and the Navier–Stokes system in with initial value and external force f =  div F, where , are so-called Serrin exponents. It is an important question what is the optimal (weakest possible) initial value condition in order to obtain a unique strong solution in some initial interval [0, T), . Up to now several sufficient conditions on u ₀ are known which need not be necessary. Our main result, see Theorem 1.1, shows that the condition , A denotes the Stokes operator, is sufficient and necessary for the existence of such a strong solution u. In particular, if , , then any weak solution u in the usual sense does not satisfy Serrin’s condition for each 0 < T ≤ ∞.      

Splitting lemma at infinity and a strongly resonant problem with periodic nonlinearity

In this paper we study the following problem:with periodic nonlinearity g, where and λ₂ is the second eigenvalue of −Δ, on H ¹ ₀(B). We proved that the problem has infinitely many solutions under some additional conditions on g and h. The method we used is a new variational reduction method. Mathematics Subject Classi cation (2000) 35J20, 35J70     

Constant-Sign Solutions for Systems of Fredholm and Volterra Integral Equations: The Singular Case

We consider the system of Fredholm integral equations

Bounds on eigenvalues of Dirichlet Laplacian

In this paper, we investigate an eigenvalue problem of Dirichlet Laplacian on a bounded domain Ω in an n-dimensional Euclidean space R ⁿ . If λ _k+1 is the (k + 1)th eigenvalue of Dirichlet Laplacian on Ω, then, we prove that, for n ≥ 41 and and, for any n and with , where j _p,k denotes the k-th positive zero of the standard Bessel function J _p (x) of the first kind of order p. From the asymptotic formula of Weyl and the partial solution of the conjecture of Pólya, we know that our estimates are optimal in the sense of order of k.Q.-M. Cheng was partially Supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Japan Society for the Promotion of ScienceH. Yang was partially Supported by Chinese NSF, SF of CAS and NSF of USA     

Book Reviews

For , let E(λ_*, λ^*) be the set It has been proved in [1] and [3] that E(λ_*, λ^*) is an uncountable set. In the present paper, we strengthen this result by showing that where dim denotes the Hausdorff dimension.     

Book Reviews

For , let E(λ_*, λ^*) be the set It has been proved in [1] and [3] that E(λ_*, λ^*) is an uncountable set. In the present paper, we strengthen this result by showing that where dim denotes the Hausdorff dimension.     

Continuous dependence on the boundary conditions for the Wentzell Laplacian

The solution u of the well-posed problem

Identification of a time-dependent UV-photon source in an interstellar cloud

Abstract Consider an interstellar cloud that occupies the region , bounded by the known surface , and assume that the scattering cross section σ_s and the total cross section σ are also known. Then, we prove that it is possible to identify the source q=q(x,t) that produces UV-photons inside the cloud, provided that the UV-photon distribution function arriving at a location , far from the cloud, is measured at times , , ..., . Keywords: Photon transport, Semigroups and linear evolution equations, Inverse problems Mathematics Subject Classification (2000): 82A25, 82C70, 34K29, 65M32     

Regolarità hölderiana delle derivate dei minimi di funzionali con parte principale quadratica

Riassunto In questo lavoro si prova la regolarità h?lderiana delle derivate, fino all'ordinek, dei minimi locali dei funzionali sotto opportune ipotesi suA _ij ^αβ e sug.

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Summary In this paper we prove h?lder-continuity of the derivates, up to orderk, of local minima of functionals under suitable hypotheses forA _ij ^αβ andg.

     

Reiterated homogenization of monotone parabolic problems

Reiterated homogenization is studied for divergence structure parabolic problems of the form . It is shown that under standard assumptions on the function a(y ₁,y ₂,t,ξ) the sequence of solutions converges weakly in to the solution u of the homogenized problem .      

Life span of solutions of a weakly coupled parabolic system

We consider the Cauchy problem for the weakly coupled parabolic system ∂ _t w _λ−Δ w _λ = F(w _λ) in R ^N , where λ > 0, w _λ = (u _λ, v _λ), F(w _λ) = (v _λ ^p , u _λ ^q ) for some p, q ≥ 1, pq > 1, and , for some nonnegative functions φ₁, φ₂ C ₀(R ^N ). If (p, q) is sub-critical or either φ₁ or φ₂ has slow decay at ∞, w _λ blows up for all λ > 0. Under these conditions, we study the blowup of w _λ for λ small.      

A Polynomial-Time Algorithm to Approximate the Mixed Volume within a Simply Exponential Factor

Let K=(K ₁,…,K _n ) be an n-tuple of convex compact subsets in the Euclidean space R ⁿ , and let V(⋅) be the Euclidean volume in R ⁿ . The Minkowski polynomial V _K is defined as V _K (λ ₁,…,λ _n )=V(λ ₁ K ₁+⋅⋅⋅+λ _n K _n ) and the mixed volume V(K ₁,…,K _n ) as