Spatially monotone homoclinic orbits in nonlinear parabolic equations of super-fast diffusion type

This work deals with positive classical solutions of the degenerate parabolic equation $$u_t=u^p u_{xx} \quad \quad (\star)$$ when p > 2, which via the substitution v = u ^1?p transforms into the super-fast diffusion equation ${v_t=(v^{m-1}v_x)_x}$ with ${m=-\frac{1}{p-1} \in (-1,0)}$ . It is shown that ( ${\star}$ ) possesses some entire positive classical solutions, defined for all ${t \in \mathbb {R}}$ and ${x \in \mathbb {R}}$ , which connect the trivial equilibrium to itself in the sense that u(x, t) → 0 both as t → ?∞ and as t → + ∞, locally uniformly with respect to ${x \in \mathbb {R}}$ . Moreover, these solutions have quite a simple structure in that they are monotone increasing in space. The approach is based on the construction of two types of wave-like solutions, one of them being used for ?∞ < t ≤  0 and the other one for 0 < t <  + ∞. Both types exhibit wave speeds that vary with time and tend to zero as t → ?∞ and t → + ∞, respectively. The solutions thereby obtained decay as x → ?∞, uniformly with respect to ${t \in \mathbb {R}}$ , but they are unbounded as x → + ∞. It is finally shown that within the class of functions having such a behavior as x → ?∞, there does not exist any bounded homoclinic orbit.     

A weighted Hardy inequality and nonexistence of positive solutions

In this article, we prove that the following weighted Hardy inequality $$\begin{array}{ll}\big(\frac{|{d-p}|}{p}\big)^{p}\, \int\limits_{\Omega}\, \frac{|{u}|^{p}}{|{x}|^{p}}\;d\mu \\ \quad \quad \le \int\limits_{\Omega}\,|{\nabla u}|^{p}\;d\mu+ \big(\frac{|{d-p}|}{p}\big)^{p-1}\,\textrm{sgn}(d-p)\,\int\limits_{\Omega}|{u}|^{p}\,\frac{(x^{t}Ax)^{p/2}}{|{x}|^{p}}\; d\mu \quad \quad \quad (1) \end{array}$$ holds with optimal Hardy constant ${\big(\frac{|d-p|}{p}\big)^{p}}$ for all ${u \in W^{1,p}_{\mu,0}(\Omega)}$ if the dimension d ≥ 2, 1 < p < d, and for all ${u \in W^{1,p}_{\mu,0}(\Omega{\setminus}\{0\})}$ if p > d ≥ 1. Here we assume that Ω is an open subset of ${\mathbb{R}^{d}}$ with ${0 \in \Omega}$ , A is a real d × d-symmetric positive definite matrix, c > 0, and $$ d \mu: = \rho(x) \,dx \qquad \textrm{with} \quad \rho(x) = c \cdot \exp(-\frac{1}{p}(x^{t}Ax)^{p/2}), \quad x \in\Omega.\quad \quad (2) $$ If p > d ≥ 1, then we can deduce from (1) a weighted Poincaré inequality on ${W^{1,p}_{\mu,0}(\Omega \setminus\{0\})}$ . Due to the optimality of the Hardy constant in (1), we can establish the nonexistence (locally in time) of positive weak solutions of a p-Kolmogorov parabolic equation perturbed by a singular potential in dimension d = 1, for 1 < p <  + ∞, and when Ω =  ]0, + ∞[.     

Harnack type estimates and Hölder continuity for non-negative solutions to certain sub-critically singular parabolic partial differential equations

A two-parameter family of Harnack type inequalities for non-negative solutions of a class of singular, quasilinear, homogeneous parabolic equations is established, and it is shown that such estimates imply the Hölder continuity of solutions. These classes of singular equations include p-Laplacean type equations in the sub-critical range ${1 < p \le\frac{2N}{N+1}}$ and equations of the porous medium type in the sub-critical range ${0 < m \le\frac{(N-2)_+}{N}}$ .     

Renormalized solutions of nonlinear parabolic equations with diffuse measure data

Given a parabolic cylinder Ω × (0, T), where Ω is a bounded domain of ${\mathbb{R}^N}$ , we consider IBV problems involving equations of the type $$b(u)_{t} - \Delta_{p} u = \mu$$ where b is a increasing C ¹-function and μ is a diffuse measure. We prove the existence and uniqueness of a renormalized solution for this class of nonlinear parabolic equations.     

Critical points for functionals with quasilinear singular Euler–Lagrange equations

For a bounded, open subset Ω of ${\mathbb{R}^{N}}$ with N > 2, and a measurable function a(x) satisfying 0 < α ≤ a(x) ≤ β, a.e. ${x \in \Omega}$ , we study the existence of positive solutions of the Euler–Lagrange equation associated to the non-differentiable functional $$\begin{array}{ll}J(v) = \frac{1}{2} \int \limits_{\Omega} [a(x)+|v|^{\gamma}]| \nabla v|^{2}- \frac{1}{p} \int \limits_{\Omega}(v_{+})^p,\end{array}$$ if γ > 0 and p > 1. Special emphasis is placed on the case ${2^{*} < p < \frac{2^{*}}{2} ( \gamma +2 )}$ .     

Uniqueness of non-linear ground states for fractional Laplacians in {\mathbb{R}}

We prove uniqueness of ground state solutions Q = Q(|x|) ≥ 0 of the non-linear equation $$(-\Delta)^s Q+Q-Q^{\alpha+1}= 0 \quad {\rm in} \, \mathbb{R},$$ ( ? Δ ) s Q + Q ? Q α + 1 = 0 i n R , where 0 < s < 1 and 0 < α < 4s/(1?2s) for ${s<\frac{1}{2}}$ s < 1 2 and 0 < α < ∞ for ${s\geq \frac{1}{2}}$ s ≥ 1 2 . Here (?Δ) ^s denotes the fractional Laplacian in one dimension. In particular, we answer affirmatively an open question recently raised by Kenig–Martel–Robbiano and we generalize (by completely different techniques) the specific uniqueness result obtained by Amick and Toland for ${s=\frac{1}{2}}$ s = 1 2 and α = 1 in [5] for the Benjamin–Ono equation. As a technical key result in this paper, we show that the associated linearized operator L ₊ = (?Δ) ^s +1?(α+1)Q ^α is non-degenerate; i.e., its kernel satisfies ker L ₊ = span{Q′}. This result about L ₊ proves a spectral assumption, which plays a central role for the stability of solitary waves and blowup analysis for non-linear dispersive PDEs with fractional Laplacians, such as the generalized Benjamin–Ono (BO) and Benjamin–Bona–Mahony (BBM) water wave equations.     

Some remarks on quasilinear parabolic problems with singular potential and a reaction term

In this paper we deal with the following quasilinear parabolic problem $$\left\{\begin{array}{l@{\quad}l} (u^\theta)_t - \Delta_p {u} = \lambda \frac{u^{p - 1}}{|x|^{p}} + u^q + f,\,\, u \geq 0 \quad {\rm in} \;\;\Omega \times (0, T),\\ u(x, t) = 0 \quad\qquad\qquad\qquad\qquad\qquad\qquad {\rm on}\; \partial \Omega \times(0, T),\\ u(x, 0) = u_0(x), \,\,\, \qquad\qquad\qquad\qquad\qquad x \in\; \Omega,\end{array}\right.$$ where θ is either 1 or (p ? 1), \({N \geq 3, \,\Omega \subset \mathcal{IR}^N}\) is either a bounded regular domain containing the origin or \({\Omega \equiv \mathcal{IR}^N}\) , 1 < p < N, q > 0 and u ₀ ≥  0, f ≥  0 with suitable hypotheses. The aim of this work is to get natural conditions to show the existence or the nonexistence of nonnegative solutions. In the case of nonexistence result, we analyze blow-up phenomena for approximated problems in connection with the classical Harnack inequality, in the Moser sense, more precisely in connection with a strong maximum principle. We also study when finite time extinction (1 < p < 2) and finite speed propagation (p > 2) occur related to the reaction power.     

A class of integral equations and approximation of p-Laplace equations

Let ${\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^n}$ be a bounded domain, and let 1 < p < ∞ and σ < p. We study the nonlinear singular integral equation $$ M[u](x) = f_0(x)\quad {\rm in}\,\Omega$$ with the boundary condition u = g ₀ on ?Ω, where ${f_0\in C(\overline\Omega)}$ and ${g_0\in C(\partial\Omega)}$ are given functions and M is the singular integral operator given by $$M[u](x)={\rm p.v.} \int\limits_{B(0,\rho(x))} \frac{p-\sigma}{|z|^{n+\sigma}}|u(x+z)-u(x)|^{p-2} (u(x+z)-u(x))\,{\rm dz},$$ with some choice of ${\rho\in C(\overline\Omega)}$ having the property, 0 < ρ(x) ≤ dist (x, ?Ω). We establish the solvability (well-posedness) of this Dirichlet problem and the convergence uniform on ${\overline\Omega}$ , as σ → p, of the solution u _σ of the Dirichlet problem to the solution u of the Dirichlet problem for the p-Laplace equation νΔ _p u = f ₀ in Ω with the Dirichlet condition u = g ₀ on ?Ω, where the factor ν is a positive constant (see (7.2)).     

Integrability of vector-valued lacunary series with applications to function spaces

Let ${\mathcal L(r) = \sum_{n=0}^\infty a_nr^{\lambda_n}}$ be a lacunary series converging for 0 <  r < 1, with coefficients in a quasinormed space. It is proved that $$\int_0^1 F(1-r,\|\mathcal L(r)\|)(1-r)^{-1}\,{\rm d}r < \infty $$ if and only if $$ \sum_{n=0}^\infty F(1/\lambda_n,\|a_n\|) < \infty, $$ where F is a “normal function” of two variables. In the case when p ≥ 1 and F(x, y) =  x y ^p , this reduces to a theorem of Gurariy and Matsaev. As an application we prove that if ${f(r\zeta) = \sum_{n=0}^\infty r^{\lambda_n}f_{\lambda_n}(\zeta)}$ is a function harmonic in the unit ball of ${\mathbb R^N,}$ then $$\int_0^1M_p^q(r,f)(1-r)^{q\alpha-1} \,{\rm d}r <\infty\quad (p,\,q,\,\alpha >0 ) $$ if and only if $$\sum_{n=0}^\infty \|f_{\lambda_n} \|^q_{L^p(\partial B_N)}(1/\lambda_n)^{q\alpha} <\infty. $$      

Solvability of boundary-value problems for quasilinear elliptic and parabolic equations in unbounded domains in classes of functions growing at infinity

For divergent elliptic equations with the natural energetic spaceW _p ^m (Ω),m≥1,p>2, we prove that the Dirichlet problem is solvable in a broad class of domains with noncompact boundaries if the growth of the right-hand side of the equation is determined by the corresponding theorem of Phragmén-Lindelöf type. For the corresponding parabolic equation, we prove that the Cauchy problem is solvable for the limiting growth of the initial function % MathType!MTEF!2!1!+- $$u_0 (x) \in L_{2.loc} (R^n ): \int\limits_{|x|< \tau } {u_0^2 dx \leqslant c\tau ^{n + 2mp/(p - 2)} \forall \tau< \infty } $$      

Singularity and blow-up estimates via Liouville-type theorems for Hardy–Hénon parabolic equations

We consider the Hardy–Hénon parabolic equation ${u_t-\Delta u =|x|^a |u|^{p-1}u}$ with p > 1 and ${a\in \mathbb{R}}$ . We establish the space-time singularity and decay estimates, and Liouville-type theorems for radial and nonradial solutions. As applications, we study universal and a priori bound of global solutions as well as the blow-up estimates for the corresponding initial-boundary value problem.     

The influence of sources terms on the boundary behavior of the large solutions of quasilinear elliptic equations: the power like case

We study the explosive expansion near the boundary of the large solutions of the equation $$-\Delta_{p}u+u^{m}=f \quad{\rm in} \Omega$$ where ${\Omega}$ is an open bounded set of ${\mathbb{R}^{N}}$ , N > 1, with adequately smooth boundary, m > p?1 > 0, and f is a continuous nonnegative function in ${\Omega}$ . Roughly speaking, we show that the number of explosive terms in the asymptotic boundary expansion of the solution is finite, but it goes to infinity as m goes to p?1. For illustrative choices of the sources, we prove that the expansion consists of two possible geometrical and nongeometrical parts. For low explosive sources, the nongeometrical part does not exist, and all coefficients depend on the diffusion and the geometry of the domain. For high explosive sources, there are coefficients, relative to the nongeometrical part, independent on ${\Omega}$ and the diffusion. In this case, the geometrical part cannot exist, and we say then that the source is very high explosive. We emphasize that low or high explosive sources can cause different geometrical properties in the expansion for a given interior structure of the differential operator. This paper is strongly motivated by the applications, in particular by the non-Newtonian fluid theory where p ≠ 2 involves rheological properties of the medium.     

A problem of Carlitz and its generalizations

Let ${\mathbb{F}_q}$ be the finite field of characteristic p > 2 with q elements. Carlitz proposed the problem of finding an explicit formula for the number of solutions to the equation $$(x_1+ x_2+\cdots+x_n)^2=a\, x_1x_2\cdots x_n,$$ where ${a\in \mathbb{F}_q^*}$ and n ≥ 3. By using the augmented degree matrix and Gauss sums, we consider the generalizations of the above equation and partially solve Carlitz’s problem. Moreover, the technique developed in this paper may be applied to other equations of the form ${h_1^\lambda=h_2}$ with ${h_1, h_2 \in \mathbb{F}_q[x_1,\ldots,x_n]}$ and ${\lambda \in \mathbb{N}}$ .     

Stability of blowup for a parabolic p-Laplace equation with nonlinear source

In this paper, we mainly consider the stability of blowup of solutions for the p-Laplace equation with nonlinear source ${u_t = {div}(|\nabla u|^{p-2}\nabla u) + u^q,\;\;(x,t)\in\mathbb{R}^N \times (0,T)}$ , with the initial value ${u(x,0) = u_0(x) \geq 0}$ , where ${\|u_0 (x)\|_{L^\infty} \leq M}$ and T < ∞ is the blowup time. Under a small oscillation around the radial initial value, we can prove the solution blows up in finite time and obtain the blowup rate estimate of the form ${\|u(\cdot,t)\|_{L^\infty}\leq C(T-t)^{-\frac{1}{q-1}}}$ , where the constant C > 0 is dependent only on N, p, q, and the parameters q and p are expected to be ${p > 2, p-1 < q < \frac{Np}{(N-p)}_+ -1}$ .     

Gradient blowup rate for a viscous Hamilton–Jacobi equation with degenerate diffusion

This paper is concerned with the gradient blowup rate for the one-dimensional p-Laplacian parabolic equation ${u_t=(|u_x|^{p-2} u_x)_x +|u_x|^q}$ with q > p > 2, for which the spatial derivative of solutions becomes unbounded in finite time while the solutions themselves remain bounded. We establish the blowup rate estimates of lower and upper bounds and show that in this case the blowup rate does not match the self-similar one.     

On the new critical exponent for the nonlinear Schrödinger equations

We consider the Cauchy problem for the pth order nonlinear Schrödinger equation in one space dimension $$\left\{\begin{array}{ll}iu_{t} + \frac{1}{2} u_{xx} = |u|^{p}, x \in {\bf R}, \, t > 0, \\ \qquad u(0, x) = u_{0} (x), \; x \in {\bf R},\end{array}\right.$$ where \({p > p_{s} = \frac{3 + \sqrt{17}}{2}}\) . We reveal that p = 4 is a new critical exponent with respect to the large time asymptotic behavior of solutions. We prove that if p _s < p < 4, then the large time asymptotics of solutions essentially differs from that for the linear case, whereas it has a quasilinear character for the case of p > 4.     

Gelfand numbers and metric entropy of convex hulls in Hilbert spaces

We establish optimal estimates of Gelfand numbers or Gelfand widths of absolutely convex hulls cov(K) of precompact subsets ${K\subset H}$ of a Hilbert space H by the metric entropy of the set K where the covering numbers ${N(K, \varepsilon)}$ of K by ${\varepsilon}$ -balls of H satisfy the Lorentz condition $$ \int\limits_{0}^{\infty} \left(\log N(K,\varepsilon) \right)^{r/s}\, d\varepsilon^{s} < \infty $$ for some fixed ${0 < r, s \le \infty}$ with the usual modifications in the cases r = ∞, 0 < s < ∞ and 0 < r < ∞, s = ∞. The integral here is an improper Stieltjes integral. Moreover, we obtain optimal estimates of Gelfand numbers of absolutely convex hulls if the metric entropy satisfies the entropy condition $$\sup_{\varepsilon >0 }\varepsilon \left(\log N(K,\varepsilon) \right)^{1/r}\left(\log(2+\log N(K,\varepsilon))\right)^\beta < \infty$$ for some fixed 0 < r < ∞, ?∞ < β < ∞. Using inequalities between Gelfand and entropy numbers we also get optimal estimates of the metric entropy of the absolutely convex hull cov(K). As an interesting feature of the estimates, a sudden jump of the asymptotic behavior of Gelfand numbers as well as of the metric entropy of absolutely convex hulls occurs for fixed s if the parameter r crosses the point r = 2 and, if r = 2 is fixed, if the parameter β crosses the point β = 1. The results established in Hilbert spaces extend and recover corresponding results of several authors.     

Carleson measures and vector-valued BMO martingales

We study the relationship between vector-valued BMO martingales and Carleson measures. Let ${(\Omega,\mathcal {F} ,P)}$ be a probability space and 2 ≤ q < ∞. Let X be a Banach space. Given a stopping time τ, let ${\widehat{\tau}}$ denote the tent over τ: $$\widehat{\tau}=\{(w,k)\in \Omega\times \mathbb {N}: \tau(w)\leq k, \tau(w) < \infty\}.$$ We prove that there exists a positive constant c such that $$\sup_{\tau}\frac{1}{P(\tau < \infty)}\int \limits_{{\widehat{\tau}}}\|df_k\|^qdP\otimes dm\leq c^q\|f\|_{BMO(X)}^q$$ for any finite martingale with values in X iff X admits an equivalent norm which is q-uniformly convex. The validity of the converse inequality is equivalent to the existence of an equivalent p-uniformly smooth norm. And then we also give a characterization of UMD Banach lattices.     

Lack of coercivity in a concave–convex type equation

Existence and multiplicity of non-negative solutions are investigated for the concave–convex type equation $$-\Delta_p u +V(x)u^{p-1}=\lambda a(x) u^{r-1}+b(x)u^{q-1},\quad u\in W_0^{1,p}(\Omega),$$ where Ω is a bounded domain and 1 < r < p < q < p*. By minimization on the Nehari manifold, we find conditions on V, a, and b that yield up to four non-negative solutions when the left-hand side of the equation has a non-coercive behavior, a and b are sign-changing, and λ is positive and sufficiently small.