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We consider the equation - y"(x)+q(x)y(x)=f(x), x\in R and the weighted function space S_p^{(2)}(R,q)=\{y\in AC_{\loc}^{(1)}(R):\|y"-qy\|_p+\|q^{1/p}y\|_p<\infty\}; p\in[1,\infty), f\in L_p(R)$ and $0\le q\in L_1^{\loc}(R)$. We show that…

Fix any two numbers $p$ and $q$, with $1<p<q$; we give an example of an integral functional enjoying uniform ellipticity and $p$-$q$ growth.

We study the problem of correct solvability in the space $L_p(\mathbb R),$ $p\in[1,\infty)$ of the equation $$ -(r(x) y'(x))'+q(x)y(x)=f(x),\quad x\in \mathbb R $$ under the conditions $$r>0,\quad q\ge 0,\quad \frac{1}{r}\in L_1(\mathbb…

A comparison theorem is proved for a pair of solutions that satisfy in a weak sense opposite differential inequalities with nonlinearity of the form $f (u)$ with $f$ belonging to the class $L^p_{loc}$. The solutions are assumed to have…

We consider the equation \begin{equation} -y''(x)+q(x)y(x)=f(x),\quad x\in \mathbb R \end{equation} where $ f \in L_p^{loc}(\mathbb R),$ $p \in [1,\infty) $ and $ 0 < q \in L_1^{loc}(\mathbb R).$ By a solution of this equation we mean any…

We prove existence and regularity results for weak solutions of non linear elliptic systems with non variational structure satisfying $(p,q)$-growth conditions. In particular we are able to prove higher differentiability results under a…

A finite number of rational functions are compatible if they satisfy the compatibility conditions of a first-order linear functional system involving differential, shift and q-shift operators. We present a theorem that describes the…

It is shown that two conditions $f(a + \cdot) - f(\cdot) \in L^p(R)$, and $(\sin b \cdot) f(\cdot) \in L^p(R)$ guarantee $f \in L^p(R)$, $1 \leq p < \infty$, if and only if $ab$ is not in $(\pi Z)$.

We consider the differential equation \begin{align}\label{ab} -y'(x)+q(x)y(x)=f(x), \quad x \in \mathbb R, \end{align} where $f \in L_{p}(\mathbb R)$, $p\in [1,\infty)$, and $0\leq q \in L_{1}^{\rm loc}(\mathbb R)$,…

We study the equivalence between the $L^p$-parabolicity, the $L^q$-Liouville property of positive super-harmonic functions, and the existence of nonharmonic positive solutions to the following elliptic differential system \begin{equation*}…

We give explicit formulas for a pair of linearly independent solutions of $(py')'(x)+q(x)=(\lambda_1r_1(x)+\cdots+\lambda_dr_d(x))y(x)$, thus generalizing to arbitrary $d$ previously known formulas for $d=1$. These are power series in the…

We establish sharp (or `refined') comparison theorems for the Klein--Gordon equation. We show that the condition $V_a\le V_b$, which leads to $E_a\le E_b$, can be replaced by the weaker assumption $U_a\le U_b$ which still implies the…

In this paper, we focus our attention on the positive solutions to second-order nonlinear ordinary differential equations of the form $u''+q(t)g(u)=0$, where $q$ is a sign-changing weight and $g$ is a superlinear function. We exploit the…

Comparison theorems are established for the Dirac and Klein--Gordon equations. We suppose that V^{(1)}(r) and V^{(2)}(r) are two real attractive central potentials in d dimensions that support discrete Dirac eigenvalues E^{(1)}_{k_d\nu} and…

This work is devoted to the study of a Liouville comparison principle for entire weak solutions of quasilinear differential inequalities of the form $A(u) + |u|^{q-1}u \leq A(v) + |v|^{q-1}v$ on ${\Bbb R}^n$, where $n\geq 1$, $q$ is…

We introduce an $L_q(L_p)$-theory for the quasi-linear fractional equations of the type $$ \partial^{\alpha}_t u(t,x)=a^{ij}(t,x)u_{x^i x^j}(t,x)+f(t,x,u), \quad t>0, \,x\in \mathbf{R}^d. $$ Here, $\alpha\in (0,2)$, $p,q>1$, and…

Paper deals with the singular Sturm-Liouville expressions $$l(y) = -(py')' + qy$$ on a finite interval with coefficients $$q = Q', \quad 1/p, Q/p, Q^2/p \in L_1,$$ where derivative of the function $Q$ is understood in the sense of…

We introduce and investigate symmetric operators $L_0$ associated in the complex Hilbert space $L^2(\mathbb{R})$ with a formal differential expression \[l[u] :=-(pu')'+qu + i((ru)'+ru') \] under minimal conditions on the regularity of the…

Let $u$ be a solution of $\Delta u=Vu$ on $\mathbb{R}^d$, where $V$ be continuous, nonnegative and bounded. We prove that the condition $$\int_{r_j\leq|x|\leq r_j+1}|u(x)|^2dx\to 0,$$ along any sequence $(r_j)$, $r_j\nearrow+\infty$,…

We present several Liouville type results for the $p$-Laplacian in $\R^N$. Suppose that $h$ is a nonnegative regular function such that $$ h(x) = a|x|^\gamma\ {\rm for}\ |x|\ {\rm large},\ a>0\ {\rm and}\ \gamma> -p. $$ We obtain the…