Related papers: On a singular minimizing problem

Let $N \geq 3$ and $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^N$ be $C^2$ bounded domain. We study the existence of positive solution $u \in H^1(\Omega)$ of \begin{align*} \left\{ \begin{array}{l} -\Delta u + \lambda u = \frac{|u|^{2^*(s)-2}u}{|x-x_1|^s} +…

In this paper, we study the minimizing problem: $$ S_{p,1,\alpha,\mu}:= \inf_{u\in W^{1,p}(\mathbb{R}^{N})\setminus\{0\}} \frac{ \int_{\mathbb{R}^{N}}|\nabla u|^{p}\mathrm{d}x - \mu \int_{\mathbb{R}^{N}} \frac{|u|^{p}}{|x|^{p}} \mathrm{d}x}…

Let $M$ be a complete Riemannian manifold and $G$ a Lie subgroup of the isometry group of $M$ acting freely and properly on $M.$ We study the Dirichlet Problem \begin{align*} \operatorname{div}\left( \frac{a\left( \left\Vert \nabla…

We prove the existence of a positive {\it SOLA (Solutions Obtained as Limits of Approximations)} to the following PDE involving fractional power of Laplacian \begin{equation} \begin{split} (-\Delta)^su&= \frac{1}{u^\gamma}+\lambda…

We study the existence of positive radially symmetric solution for the singular $p$-Laplacian Dirichlet problem, $-\bigtriangleup_p u =\lambda |u|^{p-2} u-\gamma u^{-\alpha}$ where $\lambda>0,\gamma>0$ and, $0<\alpha<1$, are parameters and…

Let $n\geq2$ and $ \Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^{n+1}$ be a Lipschitz wedge- like domain . We construct positive weak solutions of the problem $$\Delta u + u^p = 0 \quad\hbox{in}\, \Omega,$$ which vanish in a suitable trace sense on…

Let $\Omega$ be a bounded, smooth domain of $\mathbb{R}^{N},$ $N\geq2.$ For $p>N$ and $1\leq q(p)<\infty$ set \[ \lambda_{p,q(p)}:=\inf\left\{ \int_{\Omega}\left\vert \nabla u\right\vert ^{p}\mathrm{d}x:u\in W_{0}^{1,p}(\Omega)\text{ \ and…

We find a class of optimal Sobolev inequalities $$\Big(\int_{\mathbb{R}^N}|\nabla u|^2\, dx\Big)^{\frac{N}{N-2}}\geq C_{N,G}\int_{\mathbb{R}^N}G(u)\, dx, \quad u\in\mathcal{D}^{1,2}(\mathbb{R}^N), N\geq 3,$$ where the nonlinear function…

For a smooth bounded domain $\Omega$ and $p \geq q \geq 2$, we establish quantified versions of the classical Friedrichs inequality $\|\nabla u\|_p^p - \lambda_1 \|u\|_q^p \geq 0$, $u \in W_0^{1,p}(\Omega)$, where $\lambda_1$ is a…

We study the minimizing problem $\inf\left\{\displaystyle\int_{\Omega}p(x)|\nabla u|^{2}dx,\,u\in H^{1}_{0}(\Omega),\,\|u\|_{L^{\frac{2N}{N-2}}(\Omega)}=1\right\}$ where $\Omega$ is a smooth bounded domain of $\R^{N}$, $N\geq 3$ and $p$ a…

We study the minimization of the positive principal eigenvalue associated to a weighted Neumann problem settled in a bounded smooth domain $\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^{N}$, within a suitable class of sign-changing weights. Denoting with $u$…

We consider a bounded domain $\Omega$ of $\mathbb{R}^N$, $N\ge3$, $h$ and $b$ continuous functions on $\Omega$. Let $\Gamma$ be a closed curve contained in $\Omega$. We study existence of positive solutions $u \in H^1_0\left(\Omega\right)$…

We solve variationally certain equations of stellar dynamics of the form $-\sum_i\partial_{ii} u(x) =\frac{|u|^{p-2}u(x)}{{\rm dist} (x,{\mathcal A} )^s}$ in a domain $\Omega$ of $\rn$, where ${\mathcal A} $ is a proper linear subspace of…

We study a Sobolev-type inequality involving the $p$-curl operator in $\mathbb{R}^3$. We prove the existence of a minimizer which yields a solution to the $p$-curl-curl equation in the critical case. The problem is motivated both by…

We consider model semilinear elliptic equations of the type \[ \begin{cases} - \mathrm{div} (A(x) \nabla u) = f u^{- \lambda}, \quad u > 0 \quad \text{in} \ \Omega, \\ u \in H_{0}^{1}(\Omega), \end{cases} \] where $\Omega$ is a bounded…

In this expository paper, we consider the Hardy-Schr\"odinger operator $-\Delta -\gamma/|x|^2$ on a smooth domain \Omega of R^n with 0\in\bar{\Omega}, and describe how the location of the singularity 0, be it in the interior of \Omega or on…

For any $\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^N$ smooth and bounded domain, we prove uniqueness of positive solutions of free boundary problems arising in plasma physics on $\Omega$ in a neat interval depending only by the best constant of the Sobolev…

We study the inequality $$ {\rm div}\big(|x|^{-\alpha}|\nabla u|^{m-2}\nabla u\big)\geq (I_\beta\ast u^p)u^q \quad\mbox{ in } B_1\setminus\{0\}\subset {\mathbb R}^N, $$ where $\alpha>0$, $N\geq 1$, $m>1$, $p, q>m-1$ and $I_\beta$ denotes…

Let $\Omega_\ell = \ell\omega_1 \times \omega_2$ where $\omega_1 \subset \R^p$ and $\omega_2 \subset \R^{n-p}$ are assumed to be open and bounded. We consider the following minimization problem: $$E_{\Omega_\ell}(u_\ell) = \min_{u\in…

We consider periodic homogenization with localized defects for semilinear elliptic equations and systems of the type $$ \nabla\cdot\Big(\Big(A(x/\varepsilon)+B(x/\varepsilon)\Big)\nabla u(x)+c(x,u(x)\Big)=d(x,u(x)) \mbox{ in } \Omega $$…