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The main result of this paper is: Given any constant C, there is $(\epsilon,k,L)$ such that if a complete, orientable, noncompact odd-dimensional manifold with bounded positive sectional curvature contains a $(\epsilon,k,L)$-neck, then the…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Bennett Chow , Peng Lu

We produce longtime solutions to the K\"ahler-Ricci flow for complete K\"ahler metrics on $\Bbb C ^n$ without assuming the initial metric has bounded curvature, thus extending results in [3]. We prove the existence of a longtime bounded…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2015-08-14 Albert Chau , Ka-Fai Li , Luen-Fai Tam

We consider a general curvature equation $F(\kappa)=G(X,\nu(X))$, where $\kappa$ is the principal curvature of the hypersurface $M$ with position vector $X$. It includes the classical prescribed curvature measures problem and area measures…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-07-27 Shanwei Ding , Guanghan Li

We produce solutions to the K\"ahler-Ricci flow emerging from complete initial metrics $g_0$ which are $C^0$ Hermitian limits of K\"ahler metrics. Of particular interest is when $g_0$ is K\"ahler with unbounded curvature. We provide such…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2014-04-01 Albert Chau , Ka-Fai Li , Luen-Fai Tam

We consider the Paneitz-type equation $\Delta^2 u -\alpha \Delta u +\beta (u-u^q ) =0$ on a closed Riemannian manifold $(M,g)$. We reduce the equation to a fourth-order ordinary differential equation assuming that $(M,g)$ admits a proper…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2023-12-05 Jurgen Julio-Batalla , Jimmy Petean

A little complement concerning the dynamics of non-metric manifolds is provided, by showing that any flow on an $\omega$-bounded surface with non-zero Euler character has a fixed point.

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2011-03-11 Alexandre Gabard

For an infinite Toeplitz matrix $T$ with nonnegative real entries we find the conditions, under which the equation $\boldsymbol{x}=T\boldsymbol{x}$, where $\boldsymbol{x}$ is an infinite vector-column, has a nontrivial bounded positive…

Probability · Mathematics 2023-06-22 Vyacheslav M. Abramov

We study metrics of constant $Q$-curvature in the Euclidean space with a prescribed singularity at the origin, namely solutions to the equation $$(-\Delta)^\frac{n}{2}w=e^{nw}-c\delta_{0} \text{ on } \mathbb R^n,$$ under a finite volume…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-08-13 Ali Hyder , Gabriele Mancini , Luca Martinazzi

The aim of this paper is to give not only an explicit upper bound of the total Q-curvature but also an induced isoperimetric deficit formula for the complete conformal metrics on $\mathbb R^n$, $n\ge 3$ with scalar curvature being…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2009-10-09 Cheikh Birahim Ndiaye , Jie Xiao

We study the $O(N)$ non-linear $\sigma$ model on three-dimensional manifolds of constant curvature by means of the large $N$ expansion at the critical point. We examine saddle point equations imposing anti-periodic boundary condition in…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Kazuto Oshima

Consider an arbitrary closed, countably $n$-rectifiable set in a strictly convex $(n+1)$-dimensional domain, and suppose that the set has finite $n$-dimensional Hausdorff measure and the complement is not connected. Starting from this given…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-01-29 Salvatore Stuvard , Yoshihiro Tonegawa

We consider a finite difference approximation of mean curvature flow for axisymmetric surfaces of genus zero. A careful treatment of the degeneracy at the axis of rotation for the one dimensional partial differential equation for a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-10-20 Klaus Deckelnick , Robert Nürnberg

We prove the existence and uniqueness, up to a shift in time, of curved traveling fronts for a reaction-advection-diffusion equation with a combustion-type nonlinearity. The advection is through a shear flow $q$. This analyzes, for…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-12-05 Mohammad El Smaily

Linear stability of inviscid, parallel, and stably stratified shear flow is studied under the assumption of smooth strictly monotonic profiles of shear flow and density, so that the local Richardson number is positive everywhere. The…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2016-05-04 Makoto Hirota , Philip J. Morrison

We study the existence and multiplicity of positive solutions for a family of fractional Kirchhoff equations with critical nonlinearity of the form \begin{equation*}…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-12-21 P. K. Mishra , J. M. do Ó , X. He

Let $(X, g^+)$ be an asymptotically hyperbolic manifold and $(M, [\hat{h}])$ its conformal infinity. Our primary aim in this paper is to introduce the prescribed fractional scalar curvature problem on $M$ and provide solutions under various…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-08-31 Seunghyeok Kim

In this paper, we mainly study the mean curvature flow in K\"ahler surfaces with positive holomorphic sectional curvatures. First, we prove that if the ratio $\lambda$ of the maximum and the minimum of the holomorphic sectional curvatures…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2015-08-19 Shijin Zhang

We investigate a model equation in the crystal growth, which is described by a level-set mean curvature flow equation with driving and source terms. We establish the well-posedness of solutions, and study the asymptotic speed.…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-12-14 Yoshikazu Giga , Hiroyoshi Mitake , Hung V. Tran

We revisit the well-known Curve Shortening Flow for immersed curves in the $d$-dimensional Euclidean space. We exploit a fundamental structure of the problem to derive a new global construction of a solution, that is, a construction that is…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-12-01 Patrick Guidotti

In this paper, the existence of positive solutions for a nonlinear fourth-order two-point boundary value problem with integral condition is investigated. By using Krasnoselskii's fixed point theorem on cones, sufficient conditions for the…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2016-09-28 Slimane Benaicha , Faouzi Haddouchi