A further three critical points theorem

If X is a real Banach space, we denote by W_X the class of all functionals possessing the following property: if {u_n} is a sequence in X converging weakly to u∈X and lim inf_n→∞Φ(u_n)≤Φ(u), then {u_n} has a subsequence converging strongly to u.In this paper, we prove the following result:Let X be a separable and reflexive real Banach space; an interval; a sequentially weakly lower semicontinuous C¹ functional, belonging to W_X, bounded on each bounded subset of X and whose derivative admits a continuous inverse on X^∗; a C¹ functional with compact derivative. Assume that, for each λ∈I, the functional Φ−λJ is coercive and has a strict local, not global minimum, say .Then, for each compact interval [a,b]⊆I for which , there exists r>0 with the following property: for every λ∈[a,b] and every C¹ functional with compact derivative, there exists δ>0 such that, for each μ∈[0,δ], the equation

Φ^′(x)=λJ^′(x)+μΨ^′(x)     

Characterizations of Besov-type and Triebel-Lizorkin-type spaces via maximal functions and local means

Let s∈R. In this paper, the authors first establish the maximal function characterizations of the Besov-type space with and τ∈[0,∞), the Triebel-Lizorkin-type space with p∈(0,∞), q∈(0,∞] and τ∈[0,∞), the Besov-Hausdorff space with p∈(1,∞), q∈[1,∞) and and the Triebel-Lizorkin-Hausdorff space with and , where t^′ denotes the conjugate index of t∈[1,∞]. Using this characterization, the authors further obtain the local mean characterizations of these function spaces via functions satisfying the Tauberian condition and establish a Fourier multiplier theorem on these spaces. All these results generalize the existing classical results on Besov and Triebel-Lizorkin spaces by taking τ=0 and are also new even for Q spaces and Hardy-Hausdorff spaces.     

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|→∞.     

Radially increasing minimizing surfaces or deformations under pointwise constraints on positions and gradients

In this paper, we prove existence of radially symmetric minimizersu_A(x)=U_A(|x|), having U_A(⋅)AC monotone and increasing, for the convex scalar multiple integral(∗ ) among those u(⋅) in the Sobolev space. Here, |∇u(x)| is the Euclidean norm of the gradient vector and B_R is the ball ; while A is the boundary data.Besides being e.g. superlinear (but no growth needed if (∗) is known to have minimum), our Lagrangian?^∗∗:R×R→[0,∞] is just convex lsc and and ?^∗∗(s,⋅) is even; while ρ₁(⋅) and ρ₂(⋅) are Borel bounded away from .Remarkably, (∗) may also be seen as the calculus of variations reformulation of a distributed-parameter scalar optimal control problem. Indeed, state and gradient pointwise constraints are, in a sense, built-in, since ?^∗∗(s,v)=∞ is freely allowed.     

Isomorphisms between unital C-algebras

It is shown that every almost linear bijection of a unital C^∗-algebra A onto a unital C^∗-algebra B is a C^∗-algebra isomorphism when h(n²uy)=h(n²u)h(y) for all unitaries u∈A, all y∈A, and n=0,1,2,…, and that almost linear continuous bijection of a unital C^∗-algebra A of real rank zero onto a unital C^∗-algebra B is a C^∗-algebra isomorphism when h(n²uy)=h(n²u)h(y) for all , all y∈A, and n=0,1,2,…. Assume that X and Y are left normed modules over a unital C^∗-algebra A. It is shown that every surjective isometry , satisfying T(0)=0 and T(ux)=uT(x) for all x∈X and all unitaries u∈A, is an A-linear isomorphism. This is applied to investigate C^∗-algebra isomorphisms between unital C^∗-algebras.     

The extension of the Krein-Šmulian theorem for Orlicz sequence spaces and convex sets

If X is a Banach space and C⊂X∗∗ a convex subset, for x∗∗∈X∗∗ and A⊂X∗∗ let be the distance from x∗∗ to C and . In this paper we prove that if φ is an Orlicz function, I an infinite set and X=?φ(I) the corresponding Orlicz space, equipped with either the Luxemburg or the Orlicz norm, then for every w^∗-compact subset K⊂X∗∗ we have if and only if φ satisfies the Δ₂-condition at 0. We also prove that for every Banach space X, every nonempty convex subset C⊂X and every w^∗-compact subset K⊂X∗∗ then and, if K∩C is w^∗-dense in K, then .     

Asymptotic stability at infinity for differentiable vector fields of the plane

Let be a differentiable (but not necessarily C¹) vector field, where σ>0 and . Denote by R(z) the real part of z∈C. If for some ?>0 and for all , no eigenvalue of DpX belongs to , then: (a) for all , there is a unique positive semi-trajectory of X starting at p; (b) it is associated to X, a well-defined number I(X) of the extended real line [−∞,∞) (called the index of X at infinity) such that for some constant vector v∈R² the following is satisfied: if I(X) is less than zero (respectively greater or equal to zero), then the point at infinity ∞ of the Riemann sphere R²∪{∞} is a repellor (respectively an attractor) of the vector field X+v.     

Modular metric spaces, I: Basic concepts

The notion of a modular is introduced as follows. A (metric) modular on a set X is a function w:(0,∞)×X×X→[0,∞] satisfying, for all x,y,z∈X, the following three properties: x=y if and only if w(λ,x,y)=0 for all λ>0; w(λ,x,y)=w(λ,y,x) for all λ>0; w(λ+μ,x,y)≤w(λ,x,z)+w(μ,y,z) for all λ,μ>0. We show that, given x₀∈X, the set X_w={x∈X:lim_λ→∞w(λ,x,x₀)=0} is a metric space with metric , called a modular space. The modular w is said to be convex if (λ,x,y)?λw(λ,x,y) is also a modular on X. In this case X_w coincides with the set of all x∈X such that w(λ,x,x₀)<∞ for some λ=λ(x)>0 and is metrizable by . Moreover, if or , then ; otherwise, the reverse inequalities hold. We develop the theory of metric spaces, generated by modulars, and extend the results by H. Nakano, J. Musielak, W. Orlicz, Ph. Turpin and others for modulars on linear spaces.     

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.     

Existence of fast positive wavefronts for a non-local delayed reaction-diffusion equation

We establish the existence of a continuous family of fast positive wavefronts u(t,x)=?(x+ct), ?(−∞)=0, ?(+∞)=κ, for the non-local delayed reaction-diffusion equation . Here 0 and κ>0 are fixed points of g∈C²(R₊,R₊) and the non-negative K is such that is finite for every real λ. We also prove that the fast wavefronts are non-monotone if .     

A generalization of the Strassen converse

This note is devoted to a generalization of the Strassen converse. Let gn:R^∞→[0,∞], n?1 be a sequence of measurable functions such that, for every n?1, and for all x,y∈R^∞, where 0<C<∞ is a constant which is independent of n. Let be a sequence of i.i.d. random variables. Assume that there exist r?1 and a function ?:[0,∞)→[0,∞) with limt→∞?(t)=∞, depending only on the sequence such that lim supn→∞gn(X₁,X₂,…)=?(Er|X|) a.s. whenever Er|X|<∞ and EX=0. We prove the converse result, namely that lim supn→∞gn(X₁,X₂,…)<∞ a.s. implies Er|X|<∞ (and EX=0 if, in addition, lim supn→∞gn(c,c,…)=∞ for all c≠0). Some applications are provided to illustrate this result.     

A bilinear version of Orlicz-Pettis theorem

Given three Banach spaces X, Y and Z and a bounded bilinear map , a sequence x=n(xn)⊆X is called B-absolutely summable if is finite for any y∈Y. Connections of this space with are presented. A sequence x=n(xn)⊆X is called B-unconditionally summable if is finite for any y∈Y and z^∗∈Z^∗ and for any M⊆N there exists xM∈X for which _∑n∈M〈B(xn,y),z^∗〉=〈B(xM,y),z^∗〉 for all y∈Y and z^∗∈Z^∗. A bilinear version of Orlicz-Pettis theorem is given in this setting and some applications are presented.     

Bernstein widths of Hardy-type operators in a non-homogeneous case

Let I=[a,b]⊂R, let 1<p?q<∞, let u and v be positive functions with u∈Lp^′(I), v∈Lq(I) and let be the Hardy-type operator given by