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In this paper, we establish $L^{\infty}$ and $L^{p}$ estimates for solutions of some polyharmonic elliptic equations via the Morse index. As far as we know, it seems to be the first time that such explicit estimates are obtained for…
Using Leray-Schauder degree theory we study the existence of at least one solution for the boundary value problem of the type (\varphi(u' ))' = f(t,u,u'), u'(0)=u(0), u'(T)= bu'(0), where \varphi is a homeomorphism such that \varphi(0)=0, f…
We study an inverse problem for nonlinear elliptic equations modelled after the p-Laplacian. It is proved that the boundary values of a conductivity coefficient are uniquely determined from boundary measurements given by a nonlinear…
In this paper, we study an inverse spectral problem for the fourth-order differential equation $y^{(4)} - (p y')' + q y = \lambda y$ with real-valued coefficients $p$ and $q$ of $L^2(0,1)$. We prove that, for near-constant coefficients, the…
We introduce a system of invariants of isotopy classes of Morse polynomials ${\mathbb R}^2 \to {\mathbb R}^1$, prove its completeness for polynomials of degrees $\leq 4$, calculate all 71 possible values of these invariants for the case of…
The existence of a nontrivial solution is proved for a class of quasilinear elliptic equations involving, as principal part, either the p-Laplace operator or the operator related to the p-area functional, and a nonlinearity with p-linear…
Braid Floer homology is an invariant of proper relative braid classes. Closed integral curves of 1-periodic Hamiltonian vector fields on the 2-disc may be regarded as braids. If the Braid Floer homology of associated proper relative braid…
The original Leray's problem concerns the well-posedness of weak solutions to the steady incompressible Navier-Stokes equations in a distorted pipe, which approach to the Poiseuille flow subject to the no-slip boundary condition at spacial…
In this paper, we investigate boundary estimates for the Dirichlet problem for a class of fully nonlinear elliptic equations with general boundary conditions, including nonzero boundary conditions. Given specific structural conditions on…
We establish a C^1,alpha Schauder estimate of a non-standard degenerate elliptic equation and use it to give another proof of the higher order boundary Harnack inequality. As an application, we obtain the analyticity of the free boundary in…
In this paper, we consider the indefinite fractional elliptic problem. A corresponding Liouville-type theorem for the indefinite fractional elliptic equations is established. Furthermore, we obtain a priori bound for solutions in a bounded…
We provide an unconditional $L^2$ upper bound for the boundary layer separation of Leray-Hopf solutions in a smooth bounded domain. By layer separation, we mean the discrepancy between a (turbulent) low-viscosity Leray-Hopf solution $u^\nu$…
We prove a Liouville type classification theorem in half-spaces for infinite boundary value problems related to fully nonlinear, uniformly elliptic operators. We then apply the result in order to obtain gradient boundary blow up rates for…
In this paper we study the relationship of the Brouwer degree of a vector field with the dynamics of the induced flow. Analogous relations are studied for the index of a vector field. We obtain new forms of the Poincar% \'{e}-Hopf theorem…
We give a Hopf boundary point lemma for weak solutions of linear divergence form uniformly elliptic equations, with H$\ddot{\text{o}}$lder continuous top-order coefficients and lower-order coefficients in a Morrey space.
We develop a discrete counterpart of the De Giorgi-Nash-Moser theory, which provides uniform H\"older-norm bounds on continuous piecewise affine finite element approximations of second-order linear elliptic problems of the form $-\nabla…
We study elliptic equations on bounded domain of Euclidean spaces in the variable H\"{o}lder spaces. Interior a priori Schauder estimates are given as well as global ones. Moreover, the existence and the uniqueness of solutions to the…
We describe a new method of proving a priori bounds for positive supersolutions and solutions of superlinear elliptic PDE, based on global weak Harnack inequalities and a quantitative Hopf lemma. Novel results based on the method include:…
The Schauder estimates are among the oldest and most useful tools in the modern theory of elliptic partial differential equations (PDEs). Their influence may be felt in practically all applications of the theory of elliptic boundary-value…
We present a generalized notion of degree for rotating solutions of planar systems. We prove a formula for the relation of such degree with the classical use of Brouwer's degree and obtain a twist theorem for the existence of periodic…