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On a smooth, closed Riemannian manifold $\left(M,g\right)$ of dimension $n\ge3$, we consider the stationary Schr\"odinger equation $\Delta_gu+h_0u=\left|u\right|^{2^*-2}u$, where $\Delta_g:=-\text{div}_g\nabla$, $h_0\in C^1\left(M\right)$…

For $n\ge 3$, let $\Omega$ be a bounded domain in $R^n$ and $N$ be a compact Riemannian manifold in $R^L$ without boundary. Suppose that $u_n\in W^{1,n}(\Omega,N)$ are the Palais-Smale sequences of the Dirichlet $n$-energy functional and…

Given $p\geq 2$ and a map $g : B^n(0,1)\to S_n^{++}$, where $S_n^{++}$ is the group of positively definite matrices, we study critical points of the following functional: $$ v\in W^{1,p}\left(B^n(0,1);\mathbb{R}^N \right) \mapsto…

We consider the focusing inhomogeneous biharmonic nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation in $H^2(\mathbb{R}^N)$, \begin{equation} iu_t + \Delta^2 u - |x|^{-b}|u|^{\alpha}u=0 \end{equation} when $b > 0$ and $N \geq 5$. We first obtain a small data…

We consider minimising $p$-harmonic maps from three-dimensional domains to the real projective plane, for $1<p<2$. These maps arise as least-energy configurations in variational models for nematic liquid crystals. We show that the singular…

We consider the energy-critical half-wave maps equation $$\partial_t \mathbf{u} + \mathbf{u} \wedge |\nabla| \mathbf{u} = 0$$ for $\mathbf{u} : [0,T) \times \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{S}^2$. We give a complete classification of all traveling…

This paper is devoted to the asymptotic analysis of a fractional version of the Ginzburg-Landau equation in bounded domains, where the Laplacian is replaced by an integro-differential operator related to the square root Laplacian as defined…

Given a bounded planar domain $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^2$, we show that any singular harmonic map into the circle $\mathbb{S}^1$ corresponding to a topologically nondegenerate critical point of the renormalised energy in the sense of…

We study a second order differential equation corresponding to rotationally symmetric $F$-harmonic maps between certain noncompact manifolds. We show unique continuation and Liouville's type theorems for positive solutions. Asymptotic…

Let $n$ be a positive integer. An $n$-cycle of linear mappings is an $n$-tuple $(u_1,\dots,u_n)$ of linear maps $u_1 \in \mathrm{Hom}(U_1,U_2),u_2 \in \mathrm{Hom}(U_2,U_3),\dots,u_n \in \mathrm{Hom}(U_n,U_1)$, where $U_1,\dots,U_n$ are…

We extend Siu's and Sampson's celebrated rigidity results to non-compact domains. More precisely, let $M$ be a smooth quasi-projective variety with universal cover $\tilde M$ and let $\tilde X$ be a symmetric space of non-compact type, a…

We show that on any Riemannian manifold with H\"older continuous metric tensor, there exists a $p$-harmonic coordinate system near any point. When $p = n$ this leads to a useful gauge condition for regularity results in conformal geometry.…

In this paper, we consider critical points of the horizontal energy $E_{\HH}(f)$ for a smooth map $f$ between two Riemannian foliations. These critical points are referred to as horizontally harmonic maps. In particular, if the maps are…

We establish small energy H\"{o}lder bounds for minimizers $u_\varepsilon$ of \[E_\varepsilon (u):=\int_\Omega W(\nabla u)+ \frac{1}{\varepsilon^2} \int_\Omega f(u),\] where $W$ is a positive definite quadratic form and the potential $f$…

Harmonic maps are nonlinear extensions of harmonic functions. They are critical points of natural energy functionals between Riemannian manifolds. Such type of problems appear in Physics, Geometry of Finance and the study of regularity and…

The biharmonic supercritical equation $\Delta^2u=|u|^{p-1}u$, where $n>4$ and $p>(n+4)/(n-4)$, is studied in the whole space $\mathbb{R}^n$ as well as in a modified form with $\lambda(1+u)^p$ as right-hand-side with an additional eigenvalue…

We give some generic properties of non degeneracy for critical points of functionals. We apply these results, obtaining some theorems of multiplicity of solutions for the equation -{\epsilon}^2\Delta_g u+u=|u|p-2u in M, u in H_g^1(M) where…

Under simple hypotheses on the nonlinearity $f$, we consider the fractional harmonic operator problem \begin{equation}\label{abstr}\sqrt{-\Delta+|x|^2}\,u=f(x,u)\ \ \textrm{in }\ \mathbb{R}^N\end{equation} or, since we work in the extension…

In this paper, we study the following fractional nonlocal Sobolev-type inequality \begin{equation*} C_{HLS}\bigg(\int_{\mathbb{R}^n}\big(|x|^{-\mu} \ast |u|^{p_s}\big)|u|^{p_s}…

For any $n \geq 3$ and any closed manifold $\mathcal{N}$ with $\pi_{n+k}(\mathcal{N}) \neq \{0\}$ for some $k \geq 0$, we establish the existence of nontrivial $n$-harmonic maps from $\mathbb{S}^n$ into $\mathcal{N}$. When $k\geq 1$, these…