Analysis of PDEs (math.AP)

Abstract: This work studies the inhomogeneous Schr\"odinger equation $$ i\partial_t u-\mathcal{K}_{s,\lambda}u +F(x,u)=0 , \quad u(t,x):\mathbb{R}\times\mathbb{R}^N\to\mathbb{C}. $$ Here, $s\in\{1,2\}$, $N>2s$ and $\lambda>-\frac{(N-2)^2}{4}$. The linear Schr\"odinger operator reads $\mathcal{K}_{s,\lambda}:= (-\Delta)^s +(2-s)\frac{\lambda}{|x|^2}$ and the focusing source term is local or non-local $$F(x,u)\in\{|x|^{-2\tau}|u|^{2(q-1)}u,|x|^{-\tau}|u|^{p-2}(J_\alpha *|\cdot|^{-\tau}|u|^p)u\}.$$ The Riesz potential is $J_\alpha(x)=C_{N,\alpha}|x|^{-(N-\alpha)}$, for certain $0<\alpha<N$. The singular decaying term $|x|^{-2\tau}$, for some $\tau>0$ gives a inhomogeneous non-linearity. One considers the inter-critical regime, namely $1+\frac{2(1-\tau)}N<q<1+\frac{2(1-\tau)}{N-2s}$ and $1+\frac{2-2\tau+\alpha}{N}<p<1+\frac{2-2\tau+\alpha}{N-2s}$. The purpose is to prove the finite time blow-up of solutions with datum in the energy space, non necessarily radial or with finite variance. The assumption on the data is expressed in terms of non-conserved quantities. This is weaker than the ground state threshold standard condition. The blow-up under the ground threshold or with negative energy are consequences. The proof is based on Morawetz estimates and a non-global ordinary differential inequality.

Abstract: We present a new method to obtain weighted $L^{1}$-estimates of global solutions to the Cauchy problem for the semilinear heat equation with a simple power of super-critical Fujita exponent. Our approach is based on direct and explicit computations of commutation relations between the heat semigroup and monomial weights in $\mathbb{R}^{n}$, while it is independent of the standard parabolic arguments which rely on the comparison principle or some compactness arguments. We also give explicit asymptotic profiles with parabolic self-similarity of the global solutions.

Abstract: This paper is concerned with a singular limit of the Kobayashi-Warren-Carter system, a phase field system modelling the evolutions of structures of grains. Under a suitable scaling, the limit system is formally derived when the interface thickness parameter tends to zero. Different from many other problems, it turns out that the limit system is a system involving fractional time derivatives, although the original system is a simple gradient flow. A rigorous derivation is given when the problem is reduced to a gradient flow of a single-well Modica-Mortola functional in a one-dimensional setting.

Abstract: By using the Ljusternik-Schnirelman principle, we establish the existence of a nondecreasing sequence of nonnegative eigenvalues for the p-Dirac operator on compact spin manifold. Using the biorthogonal system theory on separable Banach space and some critical point theorems, we prove the existence and multiplicity of solutions to p-superlinear and p-sublinear nonlinear p-Dirac equations on compact spin manifold.

Abstract: We show the strong convergence in arbitrary Sobolev norms of solutions of the discrete nonlinear Schr{\"o}dinger on an infinite lattice towards those of the nonlinear Schr{\"o}dinger equation on the whole space. We restrict our attention to the one and two-dimensional case, with a set of parameters which implies global well-posedness for the continuous equation. Our proof relies on the use of bilinear estimates for the Shannon interpolation as well as the control of the growth of discrete Sobolev norms that we both prove.

Abstract: This article is devoted to the proof of the well-posedness of a model describing waves propagating in shallow water in horizontal dimension $d=2$ and in the presence of a fixed partially immersed object. We first show that this wave-interaction problem reduces to an initial boundary value problem for the nonlinear shallow water equations in an exterior domain, with boundary conditions that are fully nonlinear and nonlocal in space and time. This hyperbolic initial boundary value problem is characteristic, does not satisfy the constant rank assumption on the boundary matrix, and the boundary conditions do not satisfy any standard form of dissipativity. Our main result is the well-posedness of this system for irrotational data and at the quasilinear regularity threshold. In order to prove this, we introduce a new notion of weak dissipativity, that holds only after integration in time and space. This weak dissipativity allows high order energy estimates without derivative loss; the analysis is carried out for a class of linear non-characteristic hyperbolic systems, as well as for a class of characteristic systems that satisfy an algebraic structural property that allows us to define a generalized vorticity. We then show, using a change of {unknowns}, that {it} is possible to transform the linearized wave-interaction {problem} into a non-characteristic system, {which} satisfies this structural property and for which the boundary conditions are weakly dissipative. We can therefore use our general analysis to derive linear, and then nonlinear, a priori energy estimates. Existence for the linearized problem is obtained by a regularization procedure that makes the problem non-characteristic and strictly dissipative, and by the approximation of the data by more regular data satisfying higher order compatibility conditions for the regularized problem. Due to the fully nonlinear nature of the boundary conditions, it is also necessary to implement a quasilinearization procedure. Finally, we have to lower the standard requirements on the regularity of the coefficients of the operator in the linear estimates to be able to reach the quasilinear regularity threshold in the nonlinear well-posedness result.

Abstract: We consider a class of nonconvex energy functionals that lies in the framework of the peridynamics model of continuum mechanics. The energy densities are functions of a nonlocal strain that describes deformation based on pairwise interaction of material points, and as such are nonconvex with respect to nonlocal deformation. We apply variational analysis to investigate the consistency of the effective behavior of these nonlocal nonconvex functionals with established classical and peridynamic models in two different regimes. In the regime of small displacement, we show the model can be effectively described by its linearization. To be precise, we rigorously derive what is commonly called the linearized bond-based peridynamic functional as a $\Gamma$-limit of nonlinear functionals. In the regime of vanishing nonlocality, the effective behavior the nonlocal nonconvex functionals is characterized by an integral representation, which is obtained via $\Gamma$-convergence with respect to the strong $L^p$ topology. We also prove various properties of the density of the localized quasiconvex functional such as frame-indifference and coercivity. We demonstrate that the density vanishes on matrices whose singular values are less than or equal to one. These results confirm that the localization, in the context of $\Gamma$-convergence, of peridynamic-type energy functionals exhibit behavior quite different from classical hyperelastic energy functionals.

Abstract: In this work, we develop a systematic approach to study existence, multiplicity, and local gradient regularity estimates for solutions of nonlocal quasilinear equations with local gradient degeneracy. We develop an interactive geometric argument that interplays with uniqueness property for the corresponding homogeneous problem, in which, gradient H\"older regularity estimates are obtained. This machinery is intrinsically made for nonlocal scenarios since for the local ones solutions to the homogeneous problem are unique. We illustrate our results by exhibiting classes of exterior data in which multiplicity of solutions are observed, showing in parallel, relevant cases where uniqueness is verified.

Abstract: A thin circular elastic sheet floating on a drop-like liquid substrate gets deformed due to incompatibility between the curved substrate and the planar sheet. We adopt a variational viewpoint by minimizing the non-convex membrane energy plus a higher-order convex bending energy. Being interested in thin sheets, we expand the minimum of the energy in terms of a small thickness $h$, and identify the first two terms of this expansion. The leading order term comes from a minimization of a family of one-dimensional ``relaxed'' problems, while for the next-order term we only identify its scaling law. This generalizes the previous work [P. Bella and R.V. Kohn. Wrikling of a thin circular sheet bonded to a spherical substrate, Philos. Trans. Roy. Soc. A, 375(2017). arXiv:1611.01781] to the physically relevant case of a liquid substrate.

Abstract: In 1995, Nadirashvili and subsequently Ashbaugh and Benguria proved the Rayleigh Conjecture concerning the first eigenvalue of the bilaplacian with clamped boundary conditions in dimension $2$ and $3$. Since then, the conjecture has remained open in dimension $d>3$. In this document, we contribute in answering the conjecture under a particular assumption regarding the critical values of the optimal eigenfunction. More precisely, we prove that if the optimal eigenfunction has no critical value except its minimum and maximum, then the conjecture holds. This is performed thanks to an improvement of Talenti's comparison principle, made possible after a fine study of the geometry of the eigenfunction's nodal domains.

Abstract: We study the Cauchy problem for the advection-diffusion equation $\partial_t u + \mathrm{div} (u b ) = \Delta u$ associated with a merely integrable divergence-free vector field $b$ defined on the torus. We discuss existence, regularity and uniqueness results for distributional and parabolic solutions, in different regimes of integrability both for the vector field and for the initial datum. We offer an up-to-date picture of the available results scattered in the literature, and we include some original proofs. We also propose some open problems, motivated by very recent results which show ill-posedness of the equation in certain regimes of integrability via convex integration schemes.

Abstract: Guo-Wang [Calc.Var.Partial Differential Equations,59(2020)] conjectured that for $1<q<\frac{n}{n-2}$ and $0<\lambda\leq \frac{1}{q-1}$, the positive solution $u\in C^{\infty}(\bar B)$ to the equation \[ \left\{ \begin{array}{ll} \Delta u=0 &in\ B^n,\\ u_{\nu}+\lambda u=u^q&on\ S^{n-1}, \end{array} \right. \] must be constant. In this paper, we give a proof of this conjecture.

Abstract: Modelling diffusion processes in heterogeneous media requires addressing inherent discontinuities across interfaces, where specific conditions are to be met. These challenges fall under the purview of Mathematical Analysis as \emph{transmission problems}. We present a pa\-no\-ra\-ma of the theory of transmission problems, encompassing the seminal contributions from the 1950s and subsequent developments. Then we delve into the discussion of regularity issues, including recent advances matching the minimal regularity requirements of interfaces and the optimal regularity of the solutions. A discussion on free transmission problems closes the survey.

Abstract: We establish that solitary stationary waves in three dimensional viscous incompressible fluids are a generic phenomenon and that every such solution is a vanishing wave-speed limit along a one parameter family of traveling waves. The setting of our result is a horizontally-infinite fluid of finite depth with a flat, rigid bottom and a free boundary top. A constant gravitational field acts normal to bottom, and the free boundary experiences surface tension. In addition to these gravity-capillary effects, we allow for applied stress tensors to act on the free surface region and applied forces to act in the bulk. These are posited to be in either stationary or traveling form. In the absence of any applied stress or force, the system reverts to a quiescent equilibrium; in contrast, when such sources of stress or force are present, stationary or traveling waves are generated. We develop a small data well-posedness theory for this problem by proving that there exists a neighborhood of the origin in stress, force, and wave speed data-space in which we obtain the existence and uniqueness of stationary and traveling wave solutions that depend continuously on the stress-force data, wave speed, and other physical parameters. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first proof of well-posedness of the solitary stationary wave problem and the first continuous embedding of the stationary wave problem into the traveling wave problem. Our techniques are based on vector-valued harmonic analysis, a novel method of indirect symbol calculus, and the implicit function theorem.

Abstract: This article presents a convenient approach to Fourier analysis for the investigation of functions and distributions defined in $\mathbb{T}^m \times \mathbb{R}^n$. Our approach involves the utilization of a mixed Fourier transform, incorporating both partial Fourier series on the torus for the initial variables and partial Fourier transform in Euclidean space for the remaining variables. By examining the behaviour of the mixed Fourier coefficients, we achieve a comprehensive characterization of the spaces of smooth functions and distributions in this context. Additionally, we apply our results to derive necessary and sufficient conditions for the global hypoellipticity of a class first order differential operators defined on $\mathbb{T}^m \times \mathbb{R}^n$, including all constant coefficient first order differential operators.

Abstract: In this paper, we study the global properties of a class of evolution-like differential operator with a 0-order perturbation defined on the product of $r+1$ tori and $s$ spheres $\mathbb{T}^{r+1}\times(\mathbb{S}^{3})^s$, with $r$ and $s$ non-negative integers. By varying the values of $r$ and $s$, we show that it is possible to recover results already known in the literature and present new results. The main tool used in this study is Fourier analysis, taken partially with respect to each copy of the torus and sphere. We obtain necessary and sufficient conditions related to Diophantine inequalities, change of sign and connectivity of level sets associated the operator's coefficients.

Abstract: We study the skin effect in a one-dimensional system of finitely many subwavelength resonators with a non-Hermitian imaginary gauge potential. Using Toeplitz matrix theory, we prove the condensation of bulk eigenmodes at one of the edges of the system. By introducing a generalised (complex) Brillouin zone, we can compute spectral bands of the associated infinitely periodic structure and prove that this is the limit of the spectra of the finite structures with arbitrarily large size. Finally, we contrast the non-Hermitian systems with imaginary gauge potentials considered here with systems where the non-Hermiticity arises due to complex material parameters, showing that the two systems are fundamentally distinct.