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We consider the regularity of the extremal solution of the nonlinear eigenvalue problem (S)_\lambda \qquad {rcr} -\Delta u + c(x) \cdot \nabla u &=& \frac{\lambda}{(1-u)^2} \qquad {in $ \Omega$}, u &=& 0 \qquad {on $ \pOm$}, where $ \Omega…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2008-10-08 Nassif Ghoussoub , Craig Cowan

he equation $-\Delta u = \lambda e^u$ posed in the unit ball $B \subseteq \R^N$, with homogeneous Dirichlet condition $u|_{\partial B} = 0$, has the singular solution $U=\log\frac1{|x|^2}$ when $\lambda = 2(N-2)$. If $N\ge 4$ we show that…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2008-01-17 Juan Davila , Louis Dupaigne , Ignacio Guerra , Marcelo Montenegro

We consider the solution of $-\Delta u = 1$ on convex domains $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^2$ subject to Dirichlet boundary conditions $u =0$ on $\partial \Omega$. Our main concern is the behavior of $\|\nabla u\|_{L^{\infty}}$, also known as…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-05-08 Linhang Huang

This work presents a numerical study of the Dirichlet problem for the fractional Laplacian $(-\Delta)^s$ with $s\in(0,1)$ using Finite Element methods with non-standard bases. Classical approaches based on piece-wise linear basis yield…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-11-19 Félix del Teso , Stefano Fronzoni , David Gómez-Castro

We consider the supercritical elliptic problem -\Delta u = \lambda e^u, \lambda > 0, in an exterior domain $\Omega = \mathbb{R}^N \setminus D$ under zero Dirichlet condition, where D is smooth and bounded in \mathbb{R}^N, N greater or equal…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2013-06-07 Juan Dávila , Luis F. López

In this paper, we consider the solutions for elliptic equations involving regional fractional Laplacian \begin{equation}\label{0} \arraycolsep=1pt \begin{array}{lll} \displaystyle (-\Delta)^\alpha_\Omega u=f \qquad & {\rm in}\quad…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-02-07 Huyuan Chen

In this paper we consider the existence of solution for the following class of fractional elliptic problem \begin{equation}\label{00} \left\{\begin{aligned} (-\Delta)^su + u &= Q(x) |u|^{p-1}u\;\;\mbox{in}\;\;\R^N \setminus \Omega\\…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-12-11 Claudianor O. Alves , Cesar E. Torres Ledesma

In this paper we are concerned with the construction of periodic solutions of the nonlocal problem $(-\Delta)^s u= f(u)$ in $\mathbb{R}$, where $(-\Delta)^s$ stands for the $s$-Laplacian, $s\in (0,1)$. We introduce a suitable framework…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-09-03 B. Barrios , J. García-Melián , A. Quaas

We establish pointwise formulas for the shape derivative of solutions to the Dirichlet problem associated with the fractional Laplacian. Specifically, we consider the equation $(-\Delta)^s u = h$ in $\Omega$ and $u=0$ in $\Omega^c$, where…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-02-10 Sidy M. Djitte , Franck Sueur

Consider the semilinear elliptic equation $-\Delta u=\lambda f(u)$ in the unit ball $B_1\subset \mathbb{R}^N$, with Dirichlet data $u|_{\partial B_1}=0$, where $\lambda\geq 0$ is a real parameter and $f$ is a $C^1$ positive, nondecreasing…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-06-01 Salvador Villegas

In this paper, under very general assumptions, we prove existence and regularity of distributional solutions to homogeneous Dirichlet problems of the form $$\begin{cases} \displaystyle - \Delta_{1} u = h(u)f & \text{in}\, \Omega,\newline…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-07-23 Virginia De Cicco , Daniela Giachetti , Francescantonio Oliva , Francesco Petitta

For $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n$, a convex and bounded domain, we study the spectrum of $-\Delta_\Omega$ the Dirichlet Laplacian on $\Omega$. For $\Lambda\geq0$ and $\gamma \geq 0$ let $\Omega_{\Lambda, \gamma}(\mathcal{A})$ denote any…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2022-04-14 Simon Larson

We are interested in the following Dirichlet problem $$ \left\{ \begin{array}{ll} -\Delta u + \lambda u - \mu \frac{u}{|x|^2} - \nu \frac{u}{\mathrm{dist}\,(x,\mathbb{R}^N \setminus \Omega)^2} = f(x,u) & \quad \mbox{in } \Omega \\ u = 0 &…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-12-16 Bartosz Bieganowski , Adam Konysz

We consider the numerical solution of the fractional Laplacian of index $s\in(1/2,1)$ in a bounded domain $\Omega$ with homogeneous boundary conditions. Its solution a priori belongs to the fractional order Sobolev space ${\widetilde…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-10-18 Juan Pablo Borthagaray , Patrick Ciarlet

This paper deals with the obstacle problem for the fractional infinity Laplacian with nonhomogeneous term $f(u)$, where $f:\mathbb{R}^+ \mapsto \mathbb{R}^+$: $$\begin{cases} L[u]=f(u) &\qquad in \{u>0\}\\ u \geq 0 &\qquad in\, \Omega\\ u=g…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-02-03 Samer Dweik , Ahmad Sabra

We study the regularity up to the boundary of solutions to the Neumann problem for the fractional Laplacian. We prove that if $u$ is a weak solution of $(-\Delta)^s u=f$ in $\Omega$, $\mathcal N_s u=0$ in $\Omega^c$, then $u$ is $C^\alpha$…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-07-17 Alessandro Audrito , Juan-Carlos Felipe-Navarro , Xavier Ros-Oton

We look for solutions of $(-\Delta)^s u+f(u) = 0$ in a bounded smooth domain $\Omega$, $s\in(0,1)$, with a strong singularity at the boundary. In particular, we are interested in solutions which are $L^1(\Omega)$ and higher order with…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-11-03 Nicola Abatangelo

In this paper we discuss the topic of correct setting for the equation $(-\Delta )^s u=f$, with $0<s <1$. The definition of the fractional Laplacian on the whole space $\mathbb R^n$, $n=1,2,3$ is understood through the Fourier transform,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-10-06 Stanislav Harizanov , Svetozar Margenov , Nedyu Popivanov

In this article, we study domains $\Omega \subset \mathbb{S}^2$ that support positive solutions of the overdetermined problem $$ \Delta u + f(u,|\nabla u|)=0 \quad \text{in } \Omega, $$ subject to the boundary conditions $u=0$ on…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-02-23 José M. Espinar , Diego A. Marín

In the optimal partial transport problem, one is asked to transport a fraction $0<m \leq \min\{||f||_{L^1}, ||g||_{L^1}\}$ of the mass of $f=f \chi_\Omega$ onto $g=g\chi_\Lambda$ while minimizing a transportation cost. If $f$ and $g$ are…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2013-03-21 Emanuel Indrei