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Let $1<q<p$ and $a\in C(\overline{\Omega})$ be sign-changing, where $\Omega$ is a bounded and smooth domain of $\mathbb{R}^{N}$. We show that the functional \[ I_{q}(u):=\int_{\Omega}\left( \frac{1}{p}|\nabla…

We study the asymptotic (in time) behavior of positive and sign-changing solutions to nonlinear parabolic problems in the whole space or in the exterior of a ball with Dirichlet boundary conditions. We show that, under suitable regularity…

We study the following elliptic problem involving slightly subcritical non-power nonlinearity $$\left\{\begin{array}{lll} -\Delta u =\frac{|u|^{2^*-2}u}{[\ln(e+|u|)]^\epsilon}\ \ &{\rm in}\ \Omega, \\[2mm] u= 0 \ \ & {\rm on}\…

We study the fractional laplacian problem (-\Delta)^s u &=& u^p -\epsilon u^q \quad\text{in }\quad \Omega, u &\in& H^s(\Omega)\cap L^{q+1}(\Omega),u &>&0 \quad\text{in }\quad \Omega, u&=&0 \quad\text{in}\quad \mathbb{R}^N\setminus\Omega,…

In this paper, we prove some pointwise comparison results between the solutions of some second-order semilinear elliptic equations in a domain $\Omega$ of $\R^n$ and the solutions of some radially symmetric equations in the equimeasurable…

In this paper, we obtain nonexistence results of positive solutions, and also the existence of an unbounded sequence of solutions that changing sign for some critical problems involving conformally invariant operators on the standard unit…

Motivated by the Serrin problem, we study weak solutions of the generalised Alt-Caffarelli problem $-\Delta u = f$ in $\Omega$, $u = 0$ on $\partial\Omega$, $\partial_\nu u = Q$ on $\partial\Omega$. Our main result establishes that if…

We examine the fourth order problem $\Delta^2 u = \lambda f(u) $ in $ \Omega$ with $ \Delta u = u =0 $ on $ \partial \Omega$, where $ \lambda > 0$ is a parameter, $ \Omega$ is a bounded domain in $ R^N$ and where $f$ is one of the following…

In this work we study the nonnegative solutions of the elliptic system \Delta u=|x|^{a}v^{\delta}, \Delta v=|x|^{b}u^{\mu} in the superlinear case \mu \delta>1, which blow up near the boundary of a domain of R^{N}, or at one isolated point.…

We investigate symmetry and quantitative approximate symmetry for an overdetermined problem related to the fractional torsion equation in a regular open, bounded set $\Omega \subseteq \mathbb{R}^n$. Specifically, we show that if…

We study the existence of least energy sign-changing solution for the fractional equation $(-\Delta)^{s} u=|u|^{2_{s}^{*}-2}u+\lambda f(x,u)$ in a smooth bounded domain $\Omega$ of $\mathbb{R}^{N},$ $u=0$ in $\mathbb{R}^{N}\setminus…

We consider non-autonomous semilinear elliptic equations of the type \[ -\Delta u = |x|^{\alpha} f(u), \ \ x \in \Omega, \ \ u=0 \quad \text{on} \ \ \partial \Omega, \] where $\Omega \subset {\mathbb R}^2$ is either a ball or an annulus…

In this short note we consider an unconventional overdetermined problem for the torsion function: let $n\geq 2$ and $\Omega$ be a bounded open set in $\mathbb{R}^n$ whose torsion function $u$ (i.e. the solution to $\Delta u=-1$ in $\Omega$,…

Let $\Omega:=\left( a,b\right) \subset\mathbb{R}$, $m\in L^{1}\left( \Omega\right) $ and $\lambda>0$ be a real parameter. Let $\mathcal{L}$ be the differential operator given by $\mathcal{L}u:=-\phi\left( u^{\prime}\right) ^{\prime}+r\left(…

In this paper we study the following problem \begin{equation} \begin{cases} -\Delta u=f(u)~&\mbox{in}\ \Omega_\varepsilon,\\ u>0~&\mbox{in}\ \Omega_\varepsilon,\\ u=0~&\mbox{on}\ \partial\Omega_\varepsilon, \end{cases} \end{equation} where…

We prove that, if $\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^n$ is an open bounded starshaped domain of class $C^2$, the constancy over $\partial \Omega$ of the function $$\varphi(y) = \int_0^{\lambda(y)} \prod_{j=1}^{n-1}[1-t \kappa_j(y)]\, dt$$ implies…

In the unit ball B(0,1), let $u$ and $\Omega$ (a domain in $\R$) solve the following overdetermined problem: $$\Delta u =\chi_\Omega\quad \hbox{in} B(0,1), \qquad 0 \in \partial \Omega, \qquad u=|\nabla u |=0 \quad \hbox{in} B(0,1)\setminus…

In this paper, we deal with the boundary value problem $-\Delta u= |u|^{4/(n-2)}u/[\ln (e+|u|)]^\varepsilon$ in a bounded smooth domain $\Omega$ in $\mathbb{R}^n$, $n\geq 3$ with homogenous Dirichlet boundary condition. Here…

Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^N$ ($N \geq 3$) be a $C^2$ bounded domain and $\Sigma \subset \Omega$ is a $C^2$ compact boundaryless submanifold in $\mathbb{R}^N$ of dimension $k$, $0\leq k < N-2$. For $\mu\leq (\frac{N-k-2}{2})^2$, put…

We consider the class of semi-stable positive solutions to semilinear equations $-\Delta u=f(u)$ in a bounded domain $\Omega\subset\mathbb R^n$ of double revolution, that is, a domain invariant under rotations of the first $m$ variables and…