Infinitely many homoclinic solutions for second order Hamiltonian systems

In this paper we study the existence of infinitely many homoclinic solutions for second order Hamiltonian systems , , where L(t) is unnecessarily positive definite for all t∈R, and W(t,u) is of subquadratic growth as |u|→∞.     

Planar isolated and stable fixed points have index =1

Let be an open subset and be an orientation reversing homeomorphism. We prove that if p∈W is an isolated and stable fixed point of f then the fixed point index of f at p, , is 1. We apply our theorem to the study of the orbital stability of isolated periodic orbits of flows in four-dimensional riemannian manifolds.     

Invariant manifolds around equilibria of Newtonian equations: Some pathological examples

Let the equation be periodic in time, and let the equilibrium x_∗≡0 be a periodic minimizer. If it is hyperbolic, then the set of asymptotic solutions is a smooth curve in the plane ; this is stated by the Stable Manifold Theorem. The result can be extended to nonhyperbolic minimizers provided only that they are isolated and the equation is analytic (Ureña, 2007 [6]). In this paper we provide an example showing that one cannot say the same for C² equations. Our example is pathological both in a global sense (the global stable manifold is not arcwise connected), and in a local sense (the local stable manifolds are not locally connected and have points which are not accessible from the exterior).     

A nondensity property of preperiodic points on Chebyshev dynamical systems

Let k be a number field with algebraic closure , and let S be a finite set of primes of k, containing all the infinite ones. Consider a Chebyshev dynamical system on P². Fix the effective divisor D of P² that is equal to a line nondegenerate on²[−2,2]. Then we will prove that the set of preperiodic points on which are S-integral relative to D is not Zariski dense in P².     

Hyperbolicity and exponential convergence of the Lax-Oleinik semigroup

For a convex superlinear Lagrangian on a compact manifold M it is known that there is a unique number c such that the Lax-Oleinik semigroup has a fixed point. Moreover for any u∈C(M,R) the uniform limit exists.In this paper we assume that the Aubry set consists in a finite number of periodic orbits or critical points and study the relation of the hyperbolicity of the Aubry set to the exponential rate of convergence of the Lax-Oleinik semigroup.     

The transitivity of induced maps

For a metric continuum X, we consider the hyperspaces X² and C(X) of the closed and nonempty subsets of X and of subcontinua of X, respectively, both with the Hausdorff metric. For a given map we investigate the transitivity of the induced maps and . Among other results, we show that if X is a dendrite or a continuum of type λ and is a map, then C(f) is not transitive. However, if X is the Hilbert cube, then there exists a transitive map such that f² and C(f) are transitive.     

Heteroclinic solutions for a class of the second order Hamiltonian systems

We shall be concerned with the existence of heteroclinic orbits for the second order Hamiltonian system , where q∈Rn and V∈C¹(R×Rn,R), V?0. We will assume that V and a certain subset M⊂Rn satisfy the following conditions. M is a set of isolated points and #M?2. For every sufficiently small ε>0 there exists δ>0 such that for all (t,z)∈R×Rn, if d(z,M)?ε then −V(t,z)?δ. The integrals , z∈M, are equi-bounded and −V(t,z)→∞, as |t|→∞, uniformly on compact subsets of Rn?M. Our result states that each point in M is joined to another point in M by a solution of our system.     

Dynamics of kaleidoscopic maps

First, we introduce a certain class of piecewise affine elliptic rotation maps on , called the kaleidoscopic maps, and describe its importance.And then, we concentrate our efforts on a special case, when the rotation angle θ of a kaleidoscopic map is , . For the special case, we answer the conjectures regarding the periodicity and the singularity structure of such (kaleidoscopic) dynamics. In the process, we prove the partial riddling of the regular orbits that gives rise to the classification of periodic sets, and estimate the Hausdorff dimension of the singular set.Finally, we study the dynamics of such kaleidoscopic maps restricted within the singular set, and answer conjectures concerning the chaos, the local chaos, and the ergodicity with respect to the normalized Hausdorff measure of the singular set.     

Computations of critical groups and periodic solutions for asymptotically linear Hamiltonian systems

The purpose of this paper is two-fold. Firstly, we will give some parabolic-like conditions which improve the well-known angle conditions and allow further computations of the critical groups both at degenerate critical points and at infinity. As an application, we then consider the second-order Hamiltonian systems

     

Center manifolds for difference equations—smooth parameter dependence

For sufficiently small C¹ perturbations of (nonautonomous) linear difference equations with a nonuniform exponential trichotomy, we establish the existence of center manifolds with the optimal C¹ regularity. We also consider the case of parameter-dependent perturbations and we obtain the C¹ dependence of the center manifolds on the parameter. In addition, we consider arbitrary growth rates with the usual exponential estimates of the form in the notion of exponential trichotomy replaced by where ρ is now an arbitrary function. The proof of the regularity, both of the center manifold and of its dependence, on the parameter is based on the fiber contraction principle. The most technical part of the argument concerns the continuity of the fiber contraction that essentially needs a direct argument.     

A ground state alternative for singular Schrödinger operators

Let a be a quadratic form associated with a Schrödinger operator L=-∇·(A∇)+V on a domain Ω⊂R^d. If a is nonnegative on , then either there is W>0 such that for all , or there is a sequence and a function ?>0 satisfying L?=0 such that a[?_k]→0, ?_k→? locally uniformly in Ω?{x₀}. This dichotomy is equivalent to the dichotomy between L being subcritical resp. critical in Ω. In the latter case, one has an inequality of Poincaré type: there exists W>0 such that for every satisfying there exists a constant C>0 such that for all .     

Subword complexity and projection bodies

A polytope P⊆[0,1d⁾ and an induce a so-called Hartman sequence which is by definition 1 at the kth position if and 0 otherwise, k∈Z. We prove an asymptotic formula for the subword complexity of such a Hartman sequence. This result establishes a connection between symbolic dynamics and convex geometry: If the polytope P is convex then the subword complexity of asymptotically equals the volume of the projection body ΠP of P for almost all .     

The density of 0's in recurrence double sequences

Let be a double sequence over a finite field satisfying a linear recurrence with constant coefficients, with at most finitely many nonzero elements on each row. Given a nonzero element g of , we show how to obtain an explicit formula for the number of g's in the first qⁿ rows of A. We also characterize the cases when the density of 0's is 1.     

Boundary behavior of large solutions to semilinear elliptic equations with nonlinear gradient terms

In this paper, we study the boundary behavior of solutions to boundary blow-up elliptic problems , where Ω is a bounded domain with smooth boundary in R^N, q>0, , which is positive in Ω and may be vanishing on the boundary and rapidly varying near the boundary, and f is rapidly varying or normalized regularly varying at infinity.