Analysis of PDEs (math.AP)

Abstract: We consider a parametric Dirichlet problem driven by the anisotropic $(p,q)$-Laplacian and with a reaction which exhibits the combined effects of a superlinear (convex) term and of a negative sublinear term. Using variational tools and critical groups we show that for all small values of the parameter, the problem has at least three nontrivial smooth solutions, two of which are of constant sign (positive and negative).

Abstract: In this work we consider integrable PDE with higher dimensional Lax pairs. Our main example is a quadratic dNLS equation with a $3 \times 3$ Lax pair. For this equation we show a-priori estimates in Sobolev spaces of negative regularity $H^s(\mathbb{R}), s > -\frac{1}{2}$. We also prove that for general $N \times N$ Lax operators $L$, the transmission coefficient coincides with the $2$-renormalized perturbation determinant.

Abstract: We consider degenerate KFP operators \[ \mathcal{L}u=\sum_{i,j=1}^{q}a_{ij}(x,t)u_{x_{i}x_{j}}+\sum_{k,j=1}^{N} b_{jk}x_{k}u_{x_{j}}-u_{t}, \] $(x,t)\in\mathbb{R}^{N+1}$, $1\leq q\leq N$, such that the model operator having constant $a_{ij}$ is hypoelliptic, translation invariant w.r.t. a Lie group in $\mathbb{R}^{N+1}$ and $2$-homogeneous w.r.t. a family of nonisotropic dilations. The matrix $(a_{ij})_{i,j=1}^{q}$ is symmetric and uniformly positive on $\mathbb{R}^{q} $. The $a_{ij}$ are bounded and Dini continuous in space, bounded measurable in time, i.e., letting $S_{T}=\mathbb{R}^{N}\times\left( -\infty,T\right) $, \[ \omega_{f,S_{T}}\left( r\right) =\sup_{\left( x,t\right) ,\left( y,t\right) \in S_{T}}\left\vert f\left( x,t\right) -f\left( y,t\right) \right\vert \] \[ \left\Vert f\right\Vert _{D\left( S_{T}\right) }=\int_{0}^{1}\frac {\omega_{f,S_{T}}\left( r\right) }{r}dr+\left\Vert f\right\Vert _{L^{\infty }\left( S_{T}\right) }% \] we require the finiteness of $\left\Vert a_{ij}\right\Vert _{D\left( S_{T}\right) }$. We bound $\omega_{u_{x_{i}x_{j}},S_{T}}$, $\left\Vert u_{x_{i}x_{j}}\right\Vert _{L^{\infty}\left( S_{T}\right) }$, $\omega _{Yu,S_{T}}$, $\left\Vert Yu\right\Vert _{L^{\infty}\left( S_{T}\right) }$ in terms of $\omega_{\mathcal{L}u,S_{T}}$, $\Vert\mathcal{L}u\Vert_{L^{\infty }\left( S_{T}\right) }$ and $\Vert u\Vert_{L^{\infty}\left( S_{T}\right) }$, getting a control on the uniform continuity in space of $u_{x_{i}x_{j}}$ and $Yu$ if $\mathcal{L}u$ is partially Dini-continuous. Moreover, if both $a_{ij}$ and $\mathcal{L}u$ are log-Dini continuous, we prove that $u_{x_{i}x_{j}}$ and $Yu$ are Dini continuous; moreover, in this case, the derivatives $u_{x_{i}x_{j}}$ are locally uniformly continuous in space and time.

Abstract: We establish the existence of positive solutions for a system of coupled fourth-order partial differential equations on a bounded domain $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n$\begin{align*} \left\{\begin{array}{l} \Delta^2u_1 +\beta_1 \Delta u_1-\alpha_1 u_1=f_1({ x},u_1,u_2),\\\Delta^2 u_2+\beta_2\Delta u_2-\alpha_2 u_2=f_2({ x},u_1,u_2), \end{array} \quad \quad x\in\Omega, \right. \end{align*}subject to homogeneous Navier boundary conditions, where the functions $f_1,f_2 : \Omega\times [0,\infty)\times [0,\infty) \rightarrow [0,\infty)$ are continuous, and $\alpha_1,\alpha_2,\beta_1$ and $\beta_2$ are real parameters satisfying certain constraints related to the eigenvalues of the associated Laplace operator.

Abstract: The aim of this article is to advance the field of metamaterials by proposing formulas for the design of high-contrast metamaterials with prescribed subwavelength defect mode eigenfrequencies. This is achieved in two settings: (i) design of non-hermitian static materials and (ii) design of instantly changing non-hermitian time-dependent materials. The design of static materials is achieved via characterizing equations for the defect mode eigenfrequencies in the setting of a defected dimer material. These characterizing equations are the basis for obtaining formulas for the material parameters of the defect which admit given defect mode eigenfrequencies. Explicit formulas are provided in the setting of one and two given defect mode eigenfrequencies in the setting of a defected chain of dimers. In the time-dependent case, we first analyze the influence of time-boundaries on the subwavelength solutions. We find that subwavelength solutions are preserved if and only if the material parameters satisfy a temporal Snell's law across the time boundary. The same result also identifies the change of the time-frequencies uniquely. Combining this result with those on the design of static materials, we obtain an explicit formula for the material design of instantly changing defected dimer materials which admit subwavelength modes with prescribed time-dependent defect mode eigenfrequency. Finally, we use this formula to create materials which admit spatio-temporally localized defect modes.

Abstract: We prove interior boundedness and H\"{o}lder continuity for the weak solutions of nonlocal double phase equations in the Heisenberg group $\mathbb{H}^n$. This solves a problem raised by Palatucci and Piccinini et. al. in 2022 and 2023 for nonlinear integro-differential problems in the Heisenberg group $\mathbb{H}^n$. Our proof of the a priori estiamtes bases on the spirit of De Giorgi-Nash-Moser theory, where the important ingredients are Caccioppoli-type inequality and Logarithmic estimate. To achieve this goal, we establish a new and crucial Sobolev-Poincar\'{e} type inequality in local domain, which may be of independent interest and potential applications.

Abstract: In this article we study the fundamental solutions or ``$\alpha$-harmonic functions" for some nonlinear positive homogeneous nonlocal elliptic problems in conical domains, such as $$ \begin{eqnarray*}\label{ecbir1a1} {\mathcal F }(u)=0\ \ \hbox{in} \ \ \mathcal{C}_\omega,\quad u=0\ \ \hbox{in} \ \ \mathbb{R}^n\setminus \mathcal{C}_\omega ,\ \ \end{eqnarray*} $$ where $\omega$ is a proper $C^2$ domain in $S^{N-1}$ for $ N\geq 2$, $\mathcal{C}_\omega:=\{x\,|\,x\neq 0, {|x|^{-1}}x\in \omega\}$ is the cone-like domain related to $\omega$, and ${\mathcal F }$ is an extremal fully nonlinear integral operator. We prove the existence of two fundamental solutions that are homogeneous and do not change signs in the cone; one is bounded at the origin and the other at infinity. As an application, we use the fundamental solutions obtained to prove a Liouville type theorem in cones for supersolutions of Lane-Emden-Fowler equation of the form $$ \begin{eqnarray*}\label{eq 0.2} {\mathcal F }(u)+u^p = 0\ \ \hbox{in} \ \ \mathcal{C}_\omega, \quad u=0\ \ \hbox{in} \ \ \mathbb{R}^n\setminus \mathcal{C}_\omega. \end{eqnarray*} $$ We also prove a generalized Hopf type lemma in domains with corners. Most of our results are new even when ${\mathcal F }$ is the fractional Laplacian operator.

Abstract: We prove weighted Orlicz-Sobolev regularity for fully nonlinear elliptic equations with oblique boundary condition under asymptotic conditions of the following problem: $F(D^{2}u,Du,u,x)=f(x)$ in the bounded domain $\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^{n}$($n\ge 2$) and $\beta\cdot Du+\gamma u= g$ on $\partial \Omega$, under suitable assumptions on the source term $f$, data $\beta, \gamma$ and $g$. Our approach guarantees such estimates under conditions where the governing operator $F$ does not require a convex (or concave) structure. We also deal with weighted Orlicz-type estimates for the obstacle problem with oblique derivative condition on the boundary. As a final application, the developed methods provide weighted Orlicz-BMO regularity for the Hessian, provided that the source lies in that space and in weighted Orlicz space associated.

Abstract: We study the regularity of minimizers for a variant of the soap bubble cluster problem: \begin{align*} \min \sum_{\ell=0}^N c_{\ell} P( S_\ell)\,, \end{align*} where $c_\ell>0$, among partitions $\{S_0,\dots,S_N,G\}$ of $\mathbb{R}^2$ satisfying $|G|\leq \delta$ and an area constraint on each $S_\ell$ for $1\leq \ell \leq N$. If $\delta>0$, we prove that for any minimizer, each $\partial S_{\ell}$ is $C^{1,1}$ and consists of finitely many curves of constant curvature. Any such curve contained in $\partial S_{\ell} \cap \partial S_{m}$ or $\partial S_\ell \cap \partial G$ can only terminate at a point in $\partial G \cap \partial S_\ell \cap \partial S_{m}$ at which $G$ has a cusp. We also analyze a similar problem on the unit ball $B$ with a trace constraint instead of an area constraint and obtain analogous regularity up to $\partial B$. Finally, in the case of equal coefficients $c_\ell$, we completely characterize minimizers on the ball for small $\delta$: they are perturbations of minimizers for $\delta=0$ in which the triple junction singularities, including those possibly on $\partial B$, are ``wetted" by $G$.