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In this paper we study the two-phase Bernoulli type free boundary problem arising from the minimization of the functional $$ J(u):=\int_{\Omega}|\nabla u|^p +\lambda_+^p\,\chi_{\{u>0\}} +\lambda_-^p\,\chi_{\{u\le 0\}}, \quad 1<p<\infty. $$…

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…

We study the Dirichlet problem for the following prescribed mean curvature PDE $$ \begin{cases} -\operatorname{div}\dfrac{\nabla v}{\sqrt{1+|\nabla v|^{2}}}=f(x,v) \text{ in }\Omega\\ v=\varphi \text{ on }\partial\Omega. \end{cases} $$…

We construct a monotonicity formula for a class of free boundary problems associated with the stationary points of the functional \[ J(u)=\int_\Omega F(|\nabla u|^2)+\mbox{meas}(\{u>0\}\cap \Omega), \] where $F$ is a density function…

First, we obtain a new formula for Bremermann type upper envelopes, that arise frequently in convex analysis and pluripotential theory, in terms of the Legendre transform of the convex- or plurisubharmonic-envelope of the boundary data.…

In this paper, the asymptotic behavior of the solutions of a monotone problem posed in a locally periodic oscillating domain is studied. Nonlinear monotone boundary conditions are imposed on the oscillating part of the boundary whereas the…

We study the following perturbation from symmetry problem for the semilinear subelliptic equation \[ \left\{ \begin{array}{cc} -\triangle_{X} u=f(x,u)+g(x,u) & \mbox{in}~\Omega, \\[2mm] u\in H_{X,0}^{1}(\Omega),\hfill \end{array} \right. \]…

Let $\Omega$ be a smooth bounded domain in $\mathbb{R}^{N}$, $N\geq1$, let $K$, $M$ be two nonnegative functions and let $\alpha,\gamma>0$. We study existence and nonexistence of positive solutions for singular problems of the form $-\Delta…

We consider the equation $-\epsilon^{2}\Delta u + u = u^ {p}$ in a bounded domain $\Omega\subset\R^{3}$ with edges. We impose Neumann boundary conditions, assuming $1<p<5$, and prove concentration of solutions at suitable points of…

Let $\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^N$ be a bounded regular domain, $0<s<1$ and $N>2s$. We consider $$ (P)\left\{ \begin{array}{rcll} (-\Delta)^s u &= & \frac{u^{q}}{d^{2s}} & \text{ in }\Omega , \\ u &> & 0 & \text{in }\Omega , \\ u & = & 0 &…

This paper is concerned with the nonlinear elliptic problem $-\Delta u=\frac{\lambda }{(a-u)^2}$ on a bounded domain $\Omega$ of $\mathbb{R}^N$ with Dirichlet boundary conditions. This problem arises from Micro-Electromechanical Systems…

We study the minimum problem for the functional $\int_{\Omega}\bigl( \vert \nabla \mathbf{u} \vert^{2} + Q^{2}\chi_{\{\vert \mathbf{u}\vert>0\}} \bigr)dx$ with the constraint $u_i\geq 0$ for $i=1,\cdots,m$ where…

We consider a free boundary problem in an exterior domain \begin{cases}\begin{array}{cc} Lu=g(u) & \text{in }\Omega\setminus K, \\ u=1 & \text{on }\partial K,\\ |\nabla u|=0 &\text{on }\partial \Omega, \end{array}\end{cases} where $K$ is a…

We show that the solutions to the nonlocal obstacle problems for the nonlocal $-\Delta_p^s$ operator, when the fractional parameter $s\to\sigma$ for $0<\sigma\leq1$, converge to the solution of the corresponding obstacle problem for…

We prove existence and regularity of optimal shapes for the problem$$\min\Big\{P(\Omega)+\mathcal{G}(\Omega):\ \Omega\subset D,\ |\Omega|=m\Big\},$$where $P$ denotes the perimeter, $|\cdot|$ is the volume, and the functional $\mathcal{G}$…

We consider an inverse boundary value problem for the equation $\nabla\cdot(\sigma-i\omega\epsilon)\nabla u=0$ in a given bounded domain $\Omega$ at a fixed $\omega>0$. $\sigma$ and $\epsilon$ denote the conductivity and permittivity of the…

We study the branch of semi-stable and unstable solutions (i.e., those whose Morse index is at most one) of the Dirichlet boundary value problem $-\Delta u=\frac{\lambda f(x)}{(1-u)^2}$ on a bounded domain $\Omega \subset \R^N$, which…

Within the setting of metric spaces equipped with a doubling measure and supporting a $p$-Poincar\'e inequality, establishing existence of solutions to Dirichlet problem in a bounded domain in such a metric space is accomplished via direct…

In this paper we consider the following Dirichlet problem for the $p$-Laplacian in the positive parameters $\lambda$ and $\beta$: [{{array} [c]{rcll}% -\Delta_{p}u & = & \lambda h(x,u)+\beta f(x,u,\nabla u) & \text{in}\Omega u & = & 0 &…

In this note, we use an epiperimetric inequality approach to study the regularity of the free boundary for the parabolic Signorini problem. We show that if the "vanishing order" of a solution at a free boundary point is close to $3/2$ or an…