Blow-up solutions of nonlinear elliptic equations in ℝ<Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis></Superscript> with critical exponent <Emphasis Type="Italic">Dedicated to Philippe Dufour,whose exquisite horology artwork ‘‘Simplicity’’ inspires so much.</Emphasis>

For an integer n3 and any positive number , we establish the existence of smooth functions K on ⁿ {0} with |K–1|, such that the equation has a smooth positive solution which blows up at the origin (i.e., u does not have slow decay near the origin). Furthermore, we show that in some situations K can be extended as a Lipschitz function on ⁿ . These provide counter-examples to a conjecture of C.-S. Lin when n>4, and a question of Taliaferro. Mathematics Subject Classification (2000)Primary 35J60; Secondary 53C21     

Invariant Euler–Lagrange Equations and the Invariant Variational Bicomplex

In this paper, we derive an explicit group-invariant formula for the Euler–Lagrange equations associated with an invariant variational problem. The method relies on a group-invariant version of the variational bicomplex induced by a general equivariant moving frame construction, and is of independent interest.     

A NEW FORMULA WITHOUT BOUNDARY INTEGRALS ON A STEIN MANIFOLD

A new Koppelman-Leray-Norguet formula of (p-1,q) differential forms for a strictly pseudoconvex polyhedron with not necessarily smooth boundary on a Stein manifold is obtained, and an integral representation for the solution of (?)-equation on this domain which does not involve integrals on boundary is given, so one can avoid complex estimates of boundary integrals.     

OSCILLATION RESULTS FOR A SECOND ORDER NEUTRAL DELAY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

Some new oscillation criteria are established for a second order neutral delay differential equations. These results improve oscillation results of Y.V. Rogo-vchenko for the retarded delay differential equations. The relevance of our theorems is illustrated with two carefully selected examples.     

IMPULSIVE CONTROL OF A FISHERY SYSTEM

This paper uses the method of linear approximation for impulsive systems and gets a theorem which guarantees a fishery modei to be asymptotically stable at its equilibrium point and gives the ecological explanation.     

THEORY AND APPLICATIONS OF MONOTONE SEMIFLOWS FOR FUNCTIONAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

The theory of monotone semiflows has been widely applied to functional differential equations (FDEs). The studies on the theory and applications of monotone semiflows for FDEs are very important and interesting. A brief des-cription of our recent works are as follows.By using general monotone semiflow theory, several results of positively invariant sets, monotone solutions and contracting rectangles of retarded functional differential equations(RFDEs) with infinite delay are gained under the assumption of quasimonotonicity; sufficient conditions for the existence, un-iqueness and global attractivity of periodic solutions are also established by combining the theory of monotone semiflows for neutral functional differential equations(NFDEs) and Krasnoselskii's fixed point theorem.     

STURM COMPARISON THEOREM OF SOLUTION FOR SECOND ORDER NONLINEAR DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

In this paper, we establish some differential identities and obtain some Sturm comparison theorems for the second order nonlinear differential equation by using them.and generalize some classicial Sturm comparison theorems.     

ASYMPTOTIC BEHAVIOR OF SOLUTIONS OF NONLINEAR DELAY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

Sufficient conditions are established for the asymptotic behavior of solutionsof nonlinear delay differential equations x′(t)+sum from i=1 to m(pi(t)x(t-т_i))=F(t,x_t),t≥0where 0<т_1<т_2<…<т_m≤r,pi∈C([0,∞)),i=1,2,…,m,F∈C([0,∞)×C_0,R).C_0=C([-r,0],R)equipped with the sup norm ||·|| forsome r>0. A new result is established, some known results are improved.     

On the Existence of Positive Periodic Solutions for Neutral Functional Differential Equation with Multiple Deviating Arguments

By means of an abstract continuation theory for κ-set contraction and continuation theorem of coincidence degree principle, some criteria are established for the existence of positive periodic solutions of following neutral functional differential equation dN/dt=N(t)[α(t)-β（t)N(t)-∑j=1^n bj(t)N(t-σj(t))-∑i=1^mci(t)N‘(t-γi(t)0].     

Error estimates for Hermite interpolation on spheres

In this paper, we prove convergence rates for spherical spline Hermite interpolation on the sphere S^d−1 via an error estimate given in a technical report by Luo and Levesley. The functionals in the Hermite interpolation are either point evaluations of pseudodifferential operators or rotational differential operators, the desirable feature of these operators being that they map polynomials to polynomials. Convergence rates for certain derivatives are given in terms of maximum point separation.