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Compact embeddings and indefinite semilinear elliptic problems
2002
Our purpose is to find positive solutions $u \in D^{1,2}(\rz^N)$ of the semilinear elliptic problem $-\laplace u = h(x) u^{p-1}$ for $2<p$. The function $h$ may have an indefinite sign. Key ingredients are a $h$-dependent concentration-compactness Lemma and a characterization of compact embeddings of $D^{1,2}(\rz^N)$ into weighted Lebesgue spaces.
A second-order differential equation for the two-loop sunrise graph with arbitrary masses
2011
We derive a second-order differential equation for the two-loop sunrise graph in two dimensions with arbitrary masses. The differential equation is obtained by viewing the Feynman integral as a period of a variation of a mixed Hodge structure, where the variation is with respect to the external momentum squared. The fibre is the complement of an elliptic curve. From the fact that the first cohomology group of this elliptic curve is two-dimensional we obtain a second-order differential equation. This is an improvement compared to the usual way of deriving differential equations: Integration-by-parts identities lead only to a coupled system of four first-order differential equations.
Discontinuous solutions of linear, degenerate elliptic equations
2008
Abstract We give examples of discontinuous solutions of linear, degenerate elliptic equations with divergence structure. These solve positively conjectures of De Giorgi.
Removable sets for continuous solutions of quasilinear elliptic equations
2001
We show that sets of n − p + α ( p − 1 ) n-p+\alpha (p-1) Hausdorff measure zero are removable for α \alpha -Hölder continuous solutions to quasilinear elliptic equations similar to the p p -Laplacian. The result is optimal. We also treat larger sets in terms of a growth condition. In particular, our results apply to quasiregular mappings.
An elliptic equation on n-dimensional manifolds
2020
We consider an elliptic equation driven by a p-Laplacian-like operator, on an n-dimensional Riemannian manifold. The growth condition on the right-hand side of the equation depends on the geometry of the manifold. We produce a nontrivial solution by using a Palais–Smale compactness condition and a mountain pass geometry.
Regularity and polar sets for supersolutions of certain degenerate elliptic equations
1988
On considere l'equation ⊇•⊇ h F(x,⊇u(x))=0. Cette equation est non lineaire et degeneree avec des coefficients mesurables. On etudie la regularite des supersolutions
Asymptotic paths for subsolutions of quasilinear elliptic equations
1988
Letu be an entire lower semicontinuous subsolution to the quasilinear elliptic equation divA(x,∇u)=0 in ℝn. It is shown that ifu is not bounded above, then there exists a path going to infinity along whichu tends to infinity. The result extends works of Talpur, Fuglede, and others. Growth aspects of subsolutions are also studied.
Almost-Killing conserved currents: A general mass function
2013
A new class of conserved currents, describing non-gravitational energy-momentum density, is presented. The proposed currents do not require the existence of a (timelike) Killing vector, and are not restricted to spherically symmetric spacetimes (or similar ones, in which the Kodama vector can be defined). They are based instead on almost-Killing vectors, which could in principle be defined on generic spacetimes. We provide local arguments, based on energy density profiles in highly simplified (stationary, rigidly-rotating) star models, which confirm the physical interest of these 'almost-Killing currents'. A mass function is defined in this way for the spherical case, qualitatively differen…
Bifurcation of traveling waves in a Keller–Segel type free boundary model of cell motility
2018
We study a two-dimensional free boundary problem that models motility of eukaryotic cells on substrates. This problem consists of an elliptic equation describing the flow of cytoskeleton gel coupled with a convection-diffusion PDE for the density of myosin motors. The two key properties of this problem are (i) presence of the cross diffusion as in the classical Keller-Segel problem in chemotaxis and (ii) nonlinear nonlocal free boundary condition that involves curvature of the boundary. We establish the bifurcation of the traveling waves from a family of radially symmetric steady states. The traveling waves describe persistent motion without external cues or stimuli which is a signature of …
Analysis of the viscous quantum hydrodynamic equations for semiconductors
2004
The steady-state viscous quantum hydrodynamic model in one space dimension is studied. The model consists of the continuity equations for the particle and current densities, coupled to the Poisson equation for the electrostatic potential. The equations are derived from a Wigner–Fokker–Planck model and they contain a third-order quantum correction term and second-order viscous terms. The existence of classical solutions is proved for “weakly supersonic” quantum flows. This means that a smallness condition on the particle velocity is still needed but the bound is allowed to be larger than for classical subsonic flows. Furthermore, the uniqueness of solutions and various asymptotic limits (sem…