On The Existence of a Countable Set of Positive Solutions for a Nonlocal Boundary-Value Problem with Vector-Valued Response

ABSTRACT

The existence of a countable set of positive solutions for a nonlocal boundary-value problem with vector-valued response is investigated by some variational methods based on the idea of the Fenchel conjugate. As a consequence of a duality developed here, we obtain the existence of a countable set of solutions for our problem that are minimizers to a certain integral functional. We derive (also in the superlinear case) a measure of a duality gap between primal and dual functional for approximate solutions.     

Indefinite integrals of incomplete elliptic integrals from Jacobi elliptic functions

Integration formulas are derived for the three canonical Legendre elliptic integrals. These formulas are obtained from the differential equations satified by these elliptic integrals when the independent variable u is the argument of Jacobian elliptic function theory. This allows a limitless number of indefinite integrals with respect to the amplitude to be derived for these three elliptic integrals. Sample results are given, including the integrals derived from powers of the 12 Glaisher elliptic functions. New recurrence relations and integrals are also given for the 12 Glaisher elliptic functions.     

An accurate semi-analytic finite difference scheme for two-dimensional elliptic problems with singularities

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Necessary optimality conditions for abnormal problems with geometric constraints

The abnormal minimization problem with a finite-dimensional image and geometric constraints is examined. In particular, inequality constraints are included. Second-order necessary conditions for this problem are established that strengthen previously known results.     

The asymptotic behaviour of recurrence coefficients for orthogonal polynomials with varying exponential weights

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Krylov and Safonov estimates for degenerate quasilinear elliptic PDEs

We here establish an a priori Hölder estimate of Krylov and Safonov type for the viscosity solutions of a degenerate quasilinear elliptic PDE of non-divergence form. The diffusion matrix may degenerate when the norm of the gradient of the solution is small: the exhibited Hölder exponent and Hölder constant only depend on the growth of the source term and on the bounds of the spectrum of the diffusion matrix for large values of the gradient. In particular, the given estimate is independent of the regularity of the coefficients. As in the original paper by Krylov and Safonov, the proof relies on a probabilistic interpretation of the equation.     

New initial-value method for singularly perturbed boundary-value problems

An initial-value method is given for second-order singularly perturbed boundary-value problems with a boundary layer at one endpoint. The idea is to replace the original two-point boundary value problem by two suitable initial-value problems. The method is very easy to use and to implement. Nontrivial text problems are used to show the feasibility of the given method, its versatility, and its performance in solving linear and nonlinear singularly perturbed problems.This work was supported in part by the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Contract No. 86.02108.01, and in part by the Ministero della Pubblica Istruzione.     

Twin solutions to singular boundary value problems

In this paper we establish the existence of two nonnegative solutions to singular and singular focal boundary value problems. Our nonlinearity may be singular at , and/or .