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     

Rational Functions with Prescribed Global and Local Minimizers

A family of multivariate rational functions is constructed. It has strong local minimizers with prescribed function values at prescribed positions. While there might be additional local minima, such minima cannot be global. A second family of multivariate rational functions is given, having prescribed global minimizers and prescribed interpolating data.     

具无限时滞的周期系统的持久性与正周期解

本文利用比较定理,控制收敛定理和积分平均的方法,讨论一类具有无限时滞的非自治,非卷积的捕食者-食饵系统的一致持久性和正周期解。     

TWO ENTIRE FUNCTIONS SHARING FOUR SMALL FUNCTIONS IN THE SENSE OF _(k))(β,f)=_(k))(β,g)

This paper proves a result that if two entire functions f(z) and g(z) share four small functions aj(z) (j = 1,2,3,4) in the sense of Ek)(aj, f) = Ek)(aj,g), (j = 1,2,3,4) (k ≥ 11), then there exists f(z) = g(z).     

GLOBAL ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY IN N-SPECIES NONAUTONOMOUS LOTKA-VOLTERRACOMPETITIVE SYSTEMS WITH DELAYS

A delayed n-species nonautonomous Lotka-Volterra type competitive system without dominating instantaneous negative feedback is investigated. By means of a suitable Lyapunov functional, sufficient conditions are derived for the global asymptotic stability of the positive solutions of the system. As a corollary, it is shown that the global asymptotic stability of the positive solution is maintained provided that the delayed negative feedbacks dominate other interspecific interaction effects with delays and the delays are sufficiently small.     

ANALYSIS OF AN SI EPIDEMIC MODEL WITH NONLINEAR TRANSMISSION AND STAGE STRUCTURE

A disease transmission model of SI type with stage structure is formulated. The stability of disease free equilibrium, the existence and uniqueness of an endemic equilibrium, the existence of a global attractor are investigated.     

SOME NEW RESULTS FOR NONLINEAR BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS OF MIXED TYPE INTEGRODIFFERENTIAL EQUATION

In this paper we give the existence and uniqueness of solutions for boundary value problems of the form u" = f(t, u,u', T1u,T2u), g(u(0),u(1)) = 0, h(w(0), u(1),u'(0), u'(1)) = 0 by means of the upper and lower solution method.     

PERIODIC SOLUTIONS OF PLANAR SYSTEM WITH SIX DELAYS

In this paper we obtain some sufficient conditions for the existence of non-constant periodic solutions of the following planar system with six delaysOur approach is based on the continuation theorem of the coincidence degree.     

ON THE UNIFORM DISSIPATIVITY OF SOME FIFTH-ORDER NON-LINEAR DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

This paper studies the problem of uniformly dissipative solutions of somefifth order non-linear differential equations by the use of frequency domaintechnique. We use the generalized theorem of Yacubovich on dissipativity toobtain some new sufficient conditions of the existence of solutions that aredissipative for (1.1) and (1.2).     

TWO POSITIVE SOLUTIONS FOR A CLASS OF SINGULAR BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS

An existence theorem of two positive solutions of the singular BVP1/(p(t))(p(t)y′(t))′+λα(t)f(y(t))=0,t∈(0,1),αy(0)-βp(t)y′(t)=0=γy(1)+δp(t)y′(t)was established by using topological degree theory.