Related papers: General uniqueness results for large solutions

In this paper we deal with positive solutions for singular quasilinear problems whose model is $$ \begin{cases} -\Delta u + \frac{|\nabla u|^2}{(1-u)^\gamma}=g & \mbox{in $\Omega$,}\newline \hfill u=0 \hfill & \mbox{on $\partial\Omega$,}…

We consider a continuous function $f$ on a domain in $\mathbf C^n$ satisfying the inequality that $|\bar \partial f|\leq |f|$ off its zero set. The main conclusion is that the zero set of $f$ is a complex variety. We also obtain removable…

It is known that there exists an explicit function $F$ in $L^2(\Omega)$, where $\Omega$ is a given bounded open subset of $\mathbb{R}^N$, such that the corresponding weak solution of the Laplace BVP $-\Delta u=F(x)$, $u\in H_0^1(\Omega)$,…

We construct nontrivial smooth bounded domains $\Omega \subseteq \mathbb{R}^n$ of the form $\Omega_0 \setminus \overline{\Omega}_1$, bifurcating from annuli, for which there exists a positive solution to the overdetermined boundary value…

We consider the problem $-\Delta u+\lambda u=u^{p-1}$, where $u\in H^1_0(\Omega)$ verifies $\|u\|_{L^2}=m>0$, and $\lambda\in [0,+\infty)$. Here, $\mathbb{R}^N\setminus\Omega$ is nonempty and compact. We prove the existence of a solution…

In the context of global optimization of mixed-integer nonlinear optimization formulations, we consider smoothing univariate functions $f$ that satisfy $f(0)=0$, $f$ is increasing and concave on $[0,+\infty)$, $f$ is twice differentiable on…

The existence of positive solutions is considered for the Dirichlet problem \[ \left\{ \begin{array} [c]{rcll}% -\Delta_{p}u & = & \lambda\omega_{1}(x)\left\vert u\right\vert ^{q-2}% u+\beta\omega_{2}(x)\left\vert u\right\vert…

We study the solutions $u$ to the equation $$ \begin{cases} \operatorname{div} u + \langle a , u \rangle = f & \textrm{ in } \Omega,\\ u=0 & \textrm{ on } \partial \Omega, \end{cases} $$ where $a$ and $f$ are given. We significantly improve…

For a domain $\Omega\subset\mathbb R^n$, we introduce the concept of a uniformly $C^m$ defining function. We characterize uniformly $C^m$ defining functions in terms of the signed distance function for the boundary and provide a large class…

We investigate the existence, non-existence, uniqueness, and multiplicity of positive solutions to the following problem: \begin{align}\label{P} \left\{ \begin{array}{l} D_{0+}^\alpha u + h(t)f(u) = 0, \quad 0<t<1, \\[1ex] u(0)=u(1)=0,…

We consider shape optimization problems for general integral functionals of the calculus of variations, defined on a domain $\Omega$ that varies over all subdomains of a given bounded domain $D$ of ${\bf R}^d$. We show in a rather…

In this article, we will prove the existence of infinitely many positive weak solutions to the following nonlocal elliptic PDE. \begin{align} (-\Delta)^s u&= \frac{\lambda}{u^{\gamma}}+ f(x,u)~\text{in}~\Omega,\nonumber…

We study uniqueness of solutions to degenerate parabolic problems, posed in bounded domains, where no boundary conditions are imposed. Under suitable assumptions on the operator, uniqueness is obtained for solutions that satisfy an…

This article is concerned with the unique continuation property of a forward differential inequality abstracted from parabolic equations proposed on a convex domain $\Omega$ prescribed with some regularity and growth conditions. Our result…

Let $\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^n$ be a bounded domain that can be written as $\Omega=\bigcup_{t} \Omega_t$, where $\{\Omega_t\}_{t\in\Gamma}$ is a countable collection of domains with certain properties. In this work, we develop a technique…

We consider a bounded domain $\Omega$ of $\mathbb{R}^N$, $N\geq 3$, and $h$ a continuous function on $\Omega$. Let $\Gamma$ be a closed curve contained in $\Omega$. We study existence of positive solutions $u\in H^1_0(\Omega)$ to the…

This work is concerned with the existence and multiplicity of solutions for the following class of quasilinear problems $$ -\Delta_{\Phi}u+\phi(|u|)u=f(u)~\text{in} ~\Omega_{\lambda}, u(x)>0 ~\text{in}~\Omega_{\lambda}, u=0~ \mbox{on}…

We show that the homogeneous viscous Burgers equation $(\partial_t-\eta\Delta) u(t,x)+(u\cdot\nabla)u(t,x)=0,\ (t,x)\in{\mathbb{R}}_+\times{\mathbb{R}}^d$ $(d\ge 1, \eta>0)$ has a globally defined smooth solution if the initial condition…

We study existence and uniqueness of solutions to a nonlinear elliptic boundary value problem with a general, and possibly singular, lower order term, whose model is $$\begin{cases} -\Delta_p u = H(u)\mu & \text{in}\ \Omega,\\ u>0…

We focus on the classification of positive solutions to $(-\Delta)^s u=\frac{x_n^{\alpha}}{u^\gamma}$ in the half space with $\gamma>0$, subject to the Dirichlet condition. We show that when $-2s<\alpha<(\gamma-1)s$, all positive solutions…