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Let $(M,g)$ be a compact, Riemannian manifold and $V \in C^{\infty}(M; \mathbb{R})$. Given a regular energy level $E > \min V$, we consider $L^2$-normalized eigenfunctions, $u_h,$ of the Schrodinger operator $P(h) = - h^2 \Delta_g + V -…

The Agmon estimate shows that eigenfunctions of Schr\"odinger operators, $ -\Delta \phi + V \phi = E \phi$, decay exponentially in the `classically forbidden' region where the potential exceeds the energy level $\left\{x: V(x) > E…

An important result by Agmon implies that an eigenfunction of a Schr\"{o}dinger operator in $\mathbb{R}^n$ with eigenvalue $E$ below the bottom of the essential spectrum decays exponentially if the associated classically allowed region $\{x…

We consider the discrete Schr\"odinger operator $H=-\Delta+V$ on a cube $M\subset \mathbb{Z}^d$, with periodic or Dirichlet (simple) boundary conditions. We use a hidden landscape function $u$, defined as the solution of an inhomogeneous…

In the presence of a confining potential $V$, the eigenfunctions of a continuous Schr\"odinger operator $-\Delta +V$ decay exponentially with the rate governed by the part of $V$ which is above the corresponding eigenvalue; this can be…

The Stokes resolvent problem $\lambda u - \Delta u + \nabla \phi = f$ with $\mathrm{div}(u) = 0$ subject to homogeneous Dirichlet or homogeneous Neumann-type boundary conditions is investigated. In the first part of the paper we show that…

Let $\Omega\subset\mathbb R^2$ be a bounded domain of class $C^{2+\alpha}$, $0<\alpha<1$. We show that if $u$ is the solution of $\Delta u = 4\exp(2u)$ which tends to $+\infty$ as $(x,y)\to\partial\Omega$, then the hyperbolic radius…

We consider the problem of finding positive solutions of the problem $\Delta u - \lambda u +u^5 = 0$ in a bounded, smooth domain $\Omega$ in $\mathbb{R}^3$, under zero Neumann boundary conditions. Here $\lambda$ is a positive number. We…

In this paper we are interested on solvability of the problem \begin{align*} \begin{cases} -\Delta u=0 & \text{in} \;\;\;\mathbb{R}^{n+1}_{+}\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\\ \;\;\displaystyle{\frac{\partial u}{\partial \nu}} = V(x)u+b \vert…

We prove quantitative unique continuation results for solutions of $-\Delta u + W\cdot \nabla u + Vu = \lambda u$, where $\lambda \in \mathbb{C}$ and $V$ and $W$ are complex-valued decaying potentials that satisfy $|V(x)| \lesssim \langle…

This paper investigates uniqueness results for perturbed periodic Schr\"odinger operators on $\mathbb{Z}^d$. Specifically, we consider operators of the form $H = -\Delta + V + v$, where $\Delta$ is the discrete Laplacian, $V: \mathbb{Z}^d…

We consider the Helmholtz equation $-\Delta u+V \, u - \lambda \, u = f $ on $\mathbb{R}^n$ where the potential $V:\mathbb{R}^n\to\mathbb{R}$ is constant on each of the half-spaces $\mathbb{R}^{n-1}\times (-\infty,0)$ and…

In this paper we consider the following problem $$\begin{cases} -\Delta_{g}u+V(x)u=\lambda\alpha(x)f(u), & \mbox{in }M\\ u\geq0, & \mbox{in }M\\ u\to0, & \mbox{as }d_{g}(x_{0},x)\to\infty \end{cases}$$where $(M,g)$ is a $N$-dimensional…

Let $u$ be an eigenfunction of the Laplacian on a compact manifold with boundary, with Dirichlet or Neumann boundary conditions, and let $-\lambda^2$ be the corresponding eigenvalue. We consider the problem of estimating the maximum of $u$…

We investigate the rate of decrease at infinity of eigenfunctions of quantum graphs by using Agmon's method to prove $L^2$ and $L^\infty$ bounds on the product of an eigenfunction with the exponential of a certain metric. A generic result…

We study the following fractional Schr\"{o}dinger equation \begin{equation*}\label{eq0.1} \varepsilon^{2s}(-\Delta)^s u + V(x)u = f(u), \,\,x\in\mathbb{R}^N, \end{equation*} where $s\in(0,1)$. Under some conditions on $f(u)$, we show that…

Let us consider the singularly perturbed model problem $Lu:=-\varepsilon\Delta u-bu_x+c u =f$ with homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions on $\Gamma=\partial\Omega$ $u|_\Gamma =0$ on the unit-square $\Omega=(0,1)^2$. Assuming that $b>0$…

We are interested in studying positive solutions of Lane-Emden equation $$ -\Delta u= V u^p\quad {\rm in}\quad \mathbb{R}^N\setminus\{0\}, $$ where $V$ is a nonhomogeneous potential satisfying some extra hypotheses. We construct a sequence…

Given a smooth bounded domain $\Omega$ in $\mathbb{R}^2$, we study the following anisotropic Neumann problem $$ \begin{cases} -\nabla(a(x)\nabla u)+a(x)u=\lambda a(x) u^{p-1}e^{u^p},\,\,\,\, u>0\,\,\,\,\, \textrm{in}\,\,\,\,\,…

We study the semilinear equation $-\Delta_g u + V(\sigma) u = f(u)$ on a Cartan-Hadamard manifold ${\cal M}$ of dimension $N \geq 3$, and we prove the existence of a nontrivial solution under suitable assumptions on the potential function…