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We study the validity of the comparison and maximum principles, and their relation with principal eigenvalues, for a class of degenerate nonlinear operators that are extremal among operators with one dimensional fractional diffusion.

Given any Borel function $V : \Omega \to [0, +\infty]$ on a smooth bounded domain $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^{N}$, we establish that the strong maximum principle for the Schr\"odinger operator $-\Delta + V$ in $\Omega$ holds in each…

In this work we study the following nonlocal problem \begin{equation*} \left\{ \begin{aligned} M(\|u\|^2_X)(-\Delta)^s u&= \lambda {f(x)}|u|^{\gamma-2}u+{g(x)}|u|^{p-2}u &&\mbox{in}\ \ \Omega, u&=0 &&\mbox{on}\ \ \mathbb R^N\setminus…

We consider eigenvalue problems for general elliptic operators of arbitrary order subject to homogeneous boundary conditions on open subsets of the euclidean N-dimensional space. We prove stability results for the dependence of the…

We investigate a perturbed Gelfand problem involving a mixed local-nonlocal $p$-Laplacian operator with singular nonlinearity: \begin{equation*} \begin{aligned} -\Delta_p u + (-\Delta_p)^s u = \lambda \frac{f(u)}{u^{\beta}}\ \text{in} \…

For $0<s<1$, we consider the nonlocal equation $(-\Delta)^s u = f$ over a Reifenberg flat domain $\Omega$ with $f \in C({\overline{\Omega}})$ and null Dirichlet exterior condition. Given $\alpha \in (0,s)$, we prove that weak solutions are…

In this paper we survey some results on the Dirichlet problem \[\left\{ \begin{array}{rcll} L u &=&f&\textrm{in }\Omega \\ u&=&g&\textrm{in }\mathbb R^n\backslash\Omega \end{array}\right.\] for nonlocal operators of the form…

In this paper we prove the existence of at least one positive solution for the nonlocal semipositone problem \[ \displaystyle \left\{\begin{array}{rcll} (-\Delta)_p^s(u) &=& \lambda f(u) \qquad & \text{in} \ \ \Omega \\u &=& 0 & \text{in} \…

This paper is devoted to the study of the existence of positive and bounded solutions for a Schr\"odinger type equation defined on the entire Euclidean space, involving a general integro-differential operator. We consider the case where the…

We develop weak and strong maximum principles for boundary-degenerate, linear, parabolic, second-order partial differential operators, $Lu := -u_t-\tr(aD^2u)-\langle b, Du\rangle + cu$, with \emph{partial} Dirichlet boundary conditions. The…

The necessity of a Maximum Principle arises naturally when one is interested in the study of qualitative properties of solutions to partial differential equations. In general, to ensure the validity of these kind of principles one has to…

We investigate the existence and nonexistence of positive solutions for the quasilinear elliptic inequality $L_\mathcal{A} u= -{\rm div}[\mathcal{A}(x, u, \nabla u)]\geq (I_\alpha\ast u^p)u^q$ in $\Omega$, where $\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^N,…

In this paper we develop a comprehensive study on principal eigenvalues and both the (weak and strong) maximum and comparison principles related to an important class of nonlinear systems involving fractional $m$-Laplacian operators.…

In this paper, we study the existence of positive non-decreasing radial solutions of a nonlocal non-standard growth problem ruled by the fractional $g$-Laplace operator with exterior Neumann condition. Our argument exploits some properties…

The paper concerns with positive solutions of problems of the type $-\Delta u+a(x)\, u=u^{p-1}+\varepsilon u^{2^*-1}$ in $\Omega\subseteq\mathbb{R}^N$, $N\ge 3$, $2^*={2N\over N-2}$, $2<p<2^*$. Here $\Omega$ can be an exterior domain, i.e.…

We study weak solutions to nonlocal equations governed by integrodifferential operators. Solutions are defined with the help of symmetric nonlocal bilinear forms. Throughout this work, our main emphasis is on operators with general,…

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

We obtain the comparison principle for discontinuous viscosity sub- and supersolutions of nonlocal Hamilton-Jacobi equations, with superlinear and coercive gradient terms. The nonlocal terms are integro-differential operators in L\'evy…

Maximum Principles on unbounded domains play a crucial r\^ole in several problems related to linear second-order PDEs of elliptic and parabolic type. In this paper we consider a class of sub-elliptic operators $\mathcal{L}$ in…

We investigate bubbling solutions for the nonlocal equation \[ A_\Omega^s u =u^p,\ u >0 \quad \mbox{in } \Omega, \] under homogeneous Dirichlet conditions, where $\Omega$ is a bounded and smooth domain. The operator $A_\Omega^s$ stands for…