Nonlinear elliptic equations having a gradient term with natural growth

Abstract In this paper, we study a class of nonlinear elliptic Dirichlet problems whose simplest model example is: (1) { − Δ p u = g ( u ) | ∇ u | p + f , in Ω , u = 0 , on ∂ Ω . Here Ω is a bounded open set in R N ( N ⩾ 2 ), Δ p denotes the so-called p-Laplace operator ( p > 1 ) and g is a continuous real function. Given f ∈ L m ( Ω ) ( m > 1 ), we study under which growth conditions on g problem (1) admits a solution. If m ⩾ N / p , we prove that there exists a solution under assumption (3) (see below), and that it is bounded when m > N p ; while if 1 m N / p and g satisfies the condition (4) below, we prove the existence of an unbounded generalized solution. Note that no smallness condit…

Bounded solutions to the 1-Laplacian equation with a critical gradient term

Quasi-linear diffusion equations with gradient terms and L1 data

Abstract In this article we study the following quasi-linear parabolic problem: u t − Δ u+|u| β−2 u| ∇ u| q =|u| α−2 u| ∇ u| p in Ω×]0,T[, u(x,t)=0 on ∂Ω×]0,T[, u(x,0)=u 0 (x) in Ω, where Ω is a bounded open set of R N and T>0. We prove that if α,β>1, 0⩽p u 0 ∈L 1 (Ω) .

Elliptic equations involving the $1$-Laplacian and a subcritical source term

In this paper we deal with a Dirichlet problem for an elliptic equation involving the $1$-Laplacian operator and a source term. We prove that, when the growth of the source is subcritical, there exist two bounded nontrivial solutions to our problem. Moreover, a Pohozaev type identity is proved, which holds even when the growth is supercritical. We also show explicit examples of our results.

Parabolic equations with natural growth approximated by nonlocal equations

In this paper we study several aspects related with solutions of nonlocal problems whose prototype is $$ u_t =\displaystyle \int_{\mathbb{R}^N} J(x-y) \big( u(y,t) -u(x,t) \big) \mathcal G\big( u(y,t) -u(x,t) \big) dy \qquad \mbox{ in } \, \Omega \times (0,T)\,, $$ being $ u (x,t)=0 \mbox{ in } (\mathbb{R}^N\setminus \Omega )\times (0,T)\,$ and $ u(x,0)=u_0 (x) \mbox{ in } \Omega$. We take, as the most important instance, $\mathcal G (s) \sim 1+ \frac{\mu}{2} \frac{s}{1+\mu^2 s^2 }$ with $\mu\in \mathbb{R}$ as well as $u_0 \in L^1 (\Omega)$, $J$ is a smooth symmetric function with compact support and $\Omega$ is either a bounded smooth subset of $\mathbb{R}^N$, with nonlocal Dirichlet bound…

On the solutions to 1-Laplacian equation with L1 data

AbstractIn the present paper we study the behaviour, as p goes to 1, of the renormalized solutions to the problems(0.1){−div(|∇up|p−2∇up)=finΩ,up=0on∂Ω, where p>1, Ω is a bounded open set of RN (N⩾2) with Lipschitz boundary and f belongs to L1(Ω). We prove that these renormalized solutions pointwise converge, up to “subsequences,” to a function u. With a suitable definition of solution we also prove that u is a solution to a “limit problem.” Moreover we analyze the situation occurring when more regular data f are considered.

Multiplicity of solutions to a nonlinear boundary value problem of concave–convex type

Abstract Problem (P) { − Δ p u + | u | p − 2 u = | u | r − 1 u x ∈ Ω | ∇ u | p − 2 ∂ u ∂ ν = λ | u | s − 1 u x ∈ ∂ Ω , where Ω ⊂ R N is a bounded smooth domain, ν is the unit outward normal at ∂ Ω , Δ p is the p -Laplacian operator and λ > 0 is a parameter, was studied in Sabina de Lis (2011) and Sabina de Lis and Segura de Leon (in press). Among other features, it was shown there that when exponents lie in the regime 1 s p r , a minimal positive solution exists if 0 λ ≤ Λ , for a certain finite Λ , while no positive solutions exist in the complementary range λ > Λ . Furthermore, in the radially symmetric case a second positive solution exists for λ varying in the same full range ( 0 , Λ ) …

Old mathematical challenges: Precedents to the millennium problems

The millennium problems set out by the Clay Mathematics Institute became a stimulus for mathematical research. The aim of this article is to highlight some previous challenges that were also a stimulus to finding proof for some interesting results. With this pretext, we present three moments in the history of mathematics that were important for the development of new lines of research. We briefly analyse the Tartaglia challenge, which brought about the discovery of a formula for third degree equations; Johan Bernoulli?s problem of the curve of fastest descent, which originated the calculus of variations; and the incidence of the problems posed by David Hilbert in 1900, focusing on the first…

Elliptic 1-Laplacian equations with dynamical boundary conditions

Abstract This paper is concerned with an evolution problem having an elliptic equation involving the 1-Laplacian operator and a dynamical boundary condition. We apply nonlinear semigroup theory to obtain existence and uniqueness results as well as a comparison principle. Our main theorem shows that the solution we found is actually a strong solution. We also compare solutions with different data.

Quasi-linear parabolic equations with degenerate coercivity having a quadratic gradient term

We study existence and regularity of distributional solutions for possibly degenerate quasi-linear parabolic problems having a first order term which grows quadratically in the gradient. The model problem we refer to is the following (1){ut−div(α(u)∇u)=β(u)|∇u|2+f(x,t),in Ω×]0,T[;u(x,t)=0,on ∂Ω×]0,T[;u(x,0)=u0(x),in Ω. Here Ω is a bounded open set in RN, T>0. The unknown function u=u(x,t) depends on x∈Ω and t∈]0,T[. The symbol ∇u denotes the gradient of u with respect to x. The real functions α, β are continuous; moreover α is positive, bounded and may vanish at ±∞. As far as the data are concerned, we require the following assumptions: ∫ΩΦ(u0(x))dx<∞ where Φ is a convenient function which …

A non-homogeneous elliptic problem dealing with the level set formulation of the inverse mean curvature flow

Abstract In the present paper we study the Dirichlet problem for the equation − div ( D u | D u | ) + | D u | = f in an unbounded domain Ω ⊂ R N , where the datum f is bounded and nonnegative. We point out that the only hypothesis assumed on ∂Ω is that of being Lipschitz-continuous. This problem is the non-homogeneous extension of the level set formulation of the inverse mean curvature flow in a Euclidean space. We introduce a suitable concept of weak solution, for which we prove existence, uniqueness and a comparison principle.

A singular elliptic equation and a related functional

We study a class of Dirichlet boundary value problems whose prototype is [see formula in PDF] where 0 &lt; p &lt; 1 and f belongs to a suitable Lebesgue space. The main features of this problem are the presence of a singular term |u|p−2u and a datum f which possibly changes its sign. We introduce a notion of solution in this singular setting and we prove an existence result for such a solution. The motivation of our notion of solution to problem above is due to a minimization problem for a non–differentiable functional on [see formula in PDF] whose formal Euler–Lagrange equation is an equation of that type. For nonnegative solutions a uniqueness result is obtained.

Elliptic problems involving the 1–Laplacian and a singular lower order term

Anisotropic -Laplacian equations when goes to

Abstract In this paper we prove a stability result for an anisotropic elliptic problem. More precisely, we consider the Dirichlet problem for an anisotropic equation, which is as the p -Laplacian equation with respect to a group of variables and as the q -Laplacian equation with respect to the other variables ( 1 p q ), with datum f belonging to a suitable Lebesgue space. For this problem, we study the behaviour of the solutions as p goes to 1 , showing that they converge to a function u , which is almost everywhere finite, regardless of the size of the datum f . Moreover, we prove that this u is the unique solution of a limit problem having the 1-Laplacian operator with respect to the firs…

Bounded and unbounded solutions for a class of quasi-linear elliptic problems with a quadratic gradient term

Abstract Our aim in this article is to study the following nonlinear elliptic Dirichlet problem: − div [a(x,u)·∇u]+b(x,u,∇u)=f, in Ω; u=0, on ∂Ω; where Ω is a bounded open subset of RN, with N>2, f∈L m (Ω) . Under wide conditions on functions a and b, we prove that there exists a type of solution for this problem; this is a bounded weak solution for m>N/2, and an unbounded entropy solution for N/2>m⩾2N/(N+2). Moreover, we show when this entropy solution is a weak one and when can be taken as test function in the weak formulation. We also study the summability of the solutions.

The millennium problems : challenges to further mathematics

On 1-Laplacian Elliptic Equations Modeling Magnetic Resonance Image Rician Denoising

Modeling magnitude Magnetic Resonance Images (MRI) rician denoising in a Bayesian or generalized Tikhonov framework using Total Variation (TV) leads naturally to the consideration of nonlinear elliptic equations. These involve the so called $1$-Laplacian operator and special care is needed to properly formulate the problem. The rician statistics of the data are introduced through a singular equation with a reaction term defined in terms of modified first order Bessel functions. An existence theory is provided here together with other qualitative properties of the solutions. Remarkably, each positive global minimum of the associated functional is one of such solutions. Moreover, we directly …

Regularity of renormalized solutions to nonlinear elliptic equations away from the support of measure data

We prove boundedness and continuity for solutions to the Dirichlet problem for the equation $$ - {\rm{div}}(a(x,\nabla u)) = h(x,u) + \mu ,\;\;\;\;\;{\rm{in}}\;{\rm{\Omega }} \subset \mathbb{R}^{N},$$ where the left-hand side is a Leray-Lions operator from $$- {W}^{1,p}_0(\Omega)$$ into W−1,p′(Ω) with 1 < p < N, h(x,s) is a Caratheodory function which grows like ∣s∣p−1 and μ is a finite Radon measure. We prove that renormalized solutions, though not globally bounded, are Holder-continuous far from the support of μ.

On the space of all regular operators from C(K) into C(K)

AbstractIt is known that Lr(E, C(K)), the space of all regular operators from E into C(K), is a Riesz space for all Riesz spaces E if and only if K is Stonian. We prove that this statement holds if E is replaced by C(K), where K is a compact space, the cardinal number of which satisfies a certain condition.

Existence and uniqueness for a degenerate parabolic equation with 𝐿¹-data

In this paper we study existence and uniqueness of solutions for the boundary-value problem, with initial datum in L 1 ( Ω ) L^{1}(\Omega ) , u t = d i v a ( x , D u ) in  ( 0 , ∞ ) × Ω , \begin{equation*}u_{t} = \mathrm {div} \mathbf {a} (x,Du) \quad \text {in } (0, \infty ) \times \Omega , \end{equation*} − ∂ u ∂ η a ∈ β ( u ) on  ( 0 , ∞ ) × ∂ Ω , \begin{equation*}-{\frac {{\partial u} }{{\partial \eta _{a}}}} \in \beta (u) \quad \text {on } (0, \infty ) \times \partial \Omega ,\end{equation*} u ( x , 0 ) = u 0 ( x ) in  Ω , \begin{equation*}u(x, 0) = u_{0}(x) \quad \text {in }\Omega ,\end{equation*} where a is a Carathéodory function satisfying the classical Leray-Lions hypothesis, ∂ / …

Multiplicity of Solutions to Elliptic Problems Involving the 1-Laplacian with a Critical Gradient Term

Abstract In the present paper we study the Dirichlet problem for an equation involving the 1-Laplacian and a total variation term as reaction.We prove a strong multiplicity result. Namely, we show that for any positive Radon measure concentrated in a set away from the boundary and singular with respect to a certain capacity, there exists an unbounded solution, and measures supported on disjoint sets generate different solutions.These results can be viewed as the analogue for the 1-Laplacian operator of some known multiplicity results which were first obtained by Ireneo Peral, to whom this article is dedicated, and his collaborators.

Existence results for $L^1$ data of some quasi-linear parabolic problems with a quadratic gradient term and source

In this paper we deal with a Cauchy–Dirichlet quasilinear parabolic problem containing a gradient lower order term; namely, ut - Δu + |u|2 γ-2u |∇u|2 = |u|p-2u. We prove that if p ≥ 1, γ ≥ ½ and p &lt; 2 γ + 2, then there exists a global weak solution for all initial data in L1 (Ω). We also see that there exists a non-negative solution if the initial datum is non-negative.

Global Existence for Nonlinear Parabolic Problems With Measure Data– Applications to Non-uniqueness for Parabolic Problems With Critical Gradient terms

Abstract In the present article we study global existence for a nonlinear parabolic equation having a reaction term and a Radon measure datum: where 1 &lt; p &lt; N, Ω is a bounded open subset of ℝN (N ≥ 2), Δpu = div(|∇u|p−2∇u) is the so called p-Laplacian operator, sign s ., ϕ(ν0) ∈ L1(Ω), μ is a finite Radon measure and f ∈ L∞(Ω×(0, T)) for every T &gt; 0. Then we apply this existence result to show wild nonuniqueness for a connected nonlinear parabolic problem having a gradient term with natural growth.

The convective eigenvalues of the one–dimensional p–Laplacian as p → 1

Abstract This paper studies the limit behavior as p → 1 of the eigenvalue problem { − ( | u x | p − 2 u x ) x − c | u x | p − 2 u x = λ | u | p − 2 u , 0 x 1 , u ( 0 ) = u ( 1 ) = 0 . We point out that explicit expressions for both the eigenvalues λ n and associated eigenfunctions are not available (see [16] ). In spite of this hindrance, we obtain the precise values of the limits lim p → 1 + ⁡ λ n . In addition, a complete description of the limit profiles of the eigenfunctions is accomplished. Moreover, the formal limit problem as p → 1 is also addressed. The results extend known features for the special case c = 0 ( [6] , [28] ).

Elliptic equations having a singular quadratic gradient term and a changing sign datum

In this paper we study a singular elliptic problem whose model is \begin{eqnarray*} - \Delta u= \frac{|\nabla u|^2}{|u|^\theta}+f(x), in \Omega\\ u = 0, on \partial \Omega; \end{eqnarray*} where $\theta\in (0,1)$ and $f \in L^m (\Omega)$, with $m\geq \frac{N}{2}$. We do not assume any sign condition on the lower order term, nor assume the datum $f$ has a constant sign. We carefully define the meaning of solution to this problem giving sense to the gradient term where $u=0$, and prove the existence of such a solution. We also discuss related questions as the existence of solutions when the datum $f$ is less regular or the boundedness of the solutions when the datum $f \in L^m (\Omega)$ with …

Uniqueness of solutions for some elliptic equations with a quadratic gradient term

We study a comparison principle and uniqueness of positive solutions for the homogeneous Dirichlet boundary value problem associated to quasi-linear elliptic equations with lower order terms. A model example is given by −Δu + λ |∇u| 2 u r = f (x) ,λ , r >0. The main feature of these equations consists in having a quadratic gradient term in which singularities are allowed. The arguments employed here also work to deal with equations having lack of ellipticity or some dependence on u in the right hand side. Furthermore, they could be applied to obtain uniqueness results for nonlinear equations having the p-Laplacian operator as the principal part. Our results improve those already known, even…