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This work concerns with the existence of solutions for the following class of nonlocal elliptic problems \begin{eqnarray}\label{eq:0.1} &&\left\{\begin{array}{l} (-\Delta)^{s} u+u=|u|^{p-2} u \text { in } \Omega_{r} \\ u \geq 0 \quad \text…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-04-28 Xing Yi

We introduce a definition of the fractional Laplacian $(-\Delta)^{s(\cdot)}$ with spatially variable order $s:\Omega\to [0,1]$ and study the solvability of the associated Poisson problem on a bounded domain $\Omega$. The initial motivation…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-09-29 Andrea N. Ceretani , Carlos N. Rautenberg

We study the obstacle problem related to a wide class of nonlinear integro-differential operators, whose model is the fractional subLaplacian in the Heisenberg group. We prove both the existence and uniqueness of the solution, and that…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-01-12 Mirco Piccinini

We consider an obstacle problem in the Heisenberg group framework, and we prove that the operator on the obstacle bounds pointwise the operator on the solution. More explicitly, if $\epsilon\ge0$ and $\bar u_\epsilon$ minimizes the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2011-05-26 Andrea Pinamonti , Enrico Valdinoci

We investigate stable solutions of elliptic equations of the type \begin{equation*} \left \{ \begin{aligned} (-\Delta)^s u&=\lambda f(u) \qquad {\mbox{ in $B_1 \subset \R^{n}$}} \\ u&= 0 \qquad{\mbox{ on $\partial B_1$,}}\end{aligned}\right…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2010-04-13 Antonio Capella , Juan Dávila , Louis Dupaigne , Yannick Sire

We show that the solutions to the nonlocal obstacle problems for the nonlocal $-\Delta_p^s$ operator, when the fractional parameter $s\to\sigma$ for $0<\sigma\leq1$, converge to the solution of the corresponding obstacle problem for…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-05-14 Catharine W. K. Lo , José Francisco Rodrigues

The logarithmic Laplacian on the (whole) N-dimensional Euclidean space is defined as the first variation of the fractional Laplacian of order 2s at s=0 or, alternatively, as a singular Fourier integral operator with logarithmic symbol.…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-12-27 Huyuan Chen , Daniel Hauer , Tobias Weth

This article is concerned with the existence and multiplicity of positive weak solutions for the following fractional Kirchhoff-Choquard problem: \begin{equation*} \begin{array}{cc} \displaystyle M\left( \|u\|^2\right) (-\Delta)^s u =…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-12-13 Divya Goel , Sushmita Rawat , K. Sreenadh

We study a discretization technique for the parabolic fractional obstacle problem in bounded domains. The fractional Laplacian is realized as the Dirichlet-to-Neumann map for a nonuniformly elliptic equation posed on a semi-infinite…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-07-09 Enrique Otarola , Abner J. Salgado

In this paper, we show the existence of a weak solution for a fractional sub-Laplace equation involving a term with the critical Sobolev exponent, namely, \begin{align*} (-\Delta_\mathbb{H})^su - \lambda u &= |u|^{Q^*_s -2}u \text{ in }…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-08-22 Vikram Yallapa Naik , Gaurav Dwivedi

In this work we introduce volume constraint problems involving the nonlocal operator $(-\Delta)_{\delta}^{s}$, closely related to the fractional Laplacian $(-\Delta)^{s}$, and depending upon a parameter $\delta>0$ called horizon. We study…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-04-28 José C. Bellido , Alejandro Ortega

We study the regularity of the free boundary in the parabolic obstacle problem for the fractional Laplacian $(-\Delta)^s$ (and more general integro-differential operators) in the regime $s>\frac{1}{2}$. We prove that once the free boundary…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-07-27 Teo Kukuljan

We study elliptic gradient systems with fractional laplacian operators on the whole space $$ (- \Delta)^\mathbf s \mathbf u =\nabla H (\mathbf u) \ \ \text{in}\ \ \mathbf{R}^n,$$ where $\mathbf u:\mathbf{R}^n\to \mathbf{R}^m$, $H\in…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-11-16 Mostafa Fazly , Yannick Sire

We study the fractional Laplacian $(-\Delta)^{\sigma/2}$ on the $n$-dimensional torus $\mathbb{T}^n$, $n\geq1$. First, we present a general extension problem that describes \textit{any} fractional power $L^\gamma$, $\gamma>0$, where $L$ is…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-01-29 L. Roncal , P. R. Stinga

Despite significant recent advances in the regularity theory for obstacle problems with integro-differential operators, some fundamental questions remained open. On the one hand, there was a lack of understanding of parabolic problems with…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-06-29 Alessio Figalli , Xavier Ros-Oton , Joaquim Serra

We study the existence of {weak} solutions for fractional elliptic equations of the type, \begin{equation*} (-\Delta)^{\frac{1}{2}} u+ V(x) u= h(u), u> 0 \;\textrm{in} \;\mathbb R, \end{equation*} %where $1<q<2,\;p>2,\;1<\beta\leq2\;,…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-10-06 Jacques Giacomoni , Pawan Mishra , Konijeti Sreenadh

In this paper we study a variational Neumann problem for the higher order $s$-fractional Laplacian, with $s>1$. In the process, we introduce some non-local Neumann boundary conditions that appear in a natural way from a Gauss-like…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-06-15 B. Barrios , L. Montoro , I. Peral , F. Soria

We study minimizers of the functional $$ \int_{B_1^+}|\nabla u|^2 x_n^a\,d x +2\int_{B_1'} (\lambda_+ u^++\lambda_- u^-)\,d x', $$ for $a\in(-1,1)$. The problem arises in connection with heat flow with control on the boundary. It can also…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2014-06-24 Mark Allen , Erik Lindgren , Arshak Petrosyan

It is well known from the work of Caffarelli and Silvestre that the fractional Laplacian $(-\Delta_x)^{\frac{\sigma}{2}}$ for $\sigma \in (0,2)$ can be obtained as a Dirichlet-to-Neumann map through an extension problem to the upper half…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-07-01 Félix del Teso

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…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-04-27 Marcelo F. de Almeida , Lidiane S. M. Lima