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We consider finite element approximations of unique continuation problems subject to elliptic equations in the case where the normal derivative of the exact solution is known to reside in some finite dimensional space. To give quantitative…

We show that given an initial vorticity which is bounded and $m$-fold rotationally symmetric for $m \ge 3$, there is a unique global solution to the 2D Euler equation on the whole plane. That is, in the well-known $L^1 \cap L^\infty$ theory…

We consider existence and uniqueness issues for the initial value problem of parabolic equations $\partial_{t} u = {\rm div} A \nabla u$ on the upper half space, with initial data in $L^p$ spaces. The coefficient matrix $A$ is assumed to be…

We revisit Parker's conjecture of current singularity formation in 3D line-tied plasmas using a recently developed numerical method, variational integration for ideal magnetohydrodynamics in Lagrangian labeling. With the frozen-in equation…

Properties of general Legendrian cycles $T$ acting in ${\mathbb R}^d\times S^{d-1}$ are studied. In particular, we give short proofs for certain uniqueness theorems with respect to the projections on the first and second component of such…

In this paper we study the uniqueness property of solutions to the steady incompressible Euler equations with perturbations in $\Bbb R^N$. Our perturbations include as special cases the Euler equations with a `single signed' nonlinear term,…

For the following Neumann problem in a ball $$\begin{cases} -\Delta_p u+u^{p-1}=u^{q-1}\quad&\text{in }B,\\ u>0,\,u\text{ radial}\quad&\text{in }B,\\ \frac{\partial u}{\partial \nu}=0\quad&\text{on }\partial B, \end{cases}$$ with…

We consider the Cauchy problem for a $n\times n$ strictly hyperbolic system of balance laws $$ \{{array}{c} u_t+f(u)_x=g(x,u), x \in \mathbb{R}, t>0 u(0,.)=u_o \in L^1 \cap BV(\mathbb{R}; \mathbb{R}^n), | \lambda_i(u)| \geq c > 0 {for all}…

We reformulate the relativistic perfect fluid system on curved space-time. Using standard variables, the velocity field $u$,energy density $\rho$ and pressure $p$, the covariant Euler-Lagrange equation is obtained from variational…

We provide in this article a new proof of the uniqueness of the flow solution to ordinary differential equations with $BV$ vector-fields that have divergence in $L^\infty$ (or in $L^1$) and that are nearly incompressible (see the text for…

The aim of this short note is twofold. First, we give a sketch of the proof of a recent result proved by the authors in the paper [Colombo, Crippa, and Spirito, Calc. Var. Partial Differential Equations 2015] concerning existence and…

In 2013, R.L. Frank and E. Lenzmann [R.L. Frank, E. Lenzmann, Uniqueness of non-linear ground states for fractional Laplacians in $\mathbb{R}$, Acta Math. 210 (2) (2013) 261-318] study the following problem: \begin{align*} (-\Delta)^su + u…

This paper examines the behavior of a positive solution $u\in C^{1,\alpha}(\Bar{\Omega})$ of the $(p,q)$ Laplace equation with a singular term and zero Dirichlet boundary condition. Specifically, we consider the equation: \begin{equation*}…

We study two types of unique continuation properties for the higher order Schr\"{o}dinger equation with potential $$ i\partial_tu=(-\Delta_x)^mu+V(t,x)u,\quad(t,x)\in\mathbb{R}^{1+n},\,2\leq m\in\mathbb{N}_+. $$ The first one says if $u$…

We consider a model for the Antarctic Circumpolar Current in rotating spherical coordinates. After establishing global-in-time existence and uniqueness of classical solutions, we turn our attention to the issue of stability of a class of…

We prove an existence and uniqueness result for solutions to linear $X$-elliptic equations with $L^1$ data and zero Dirichlet boundary conditions. Such solutions depend continuously on the datum. Moreover, we show that an improvement in the…

We examine the blow-up claims of the incompressible Euler equations for several specific flow-fields, (1) the columnar eddies in the vicinity of stagnation; (2) a quasi-three-dimensional structure for illustrating oscillations and…

We give a regularity criterion for a $Q$-tensor system modeling a nematic Liquid Crystal, under homogeneous Neumann boundary conditions for the tensor $Q$. Starting of a criterion only imposed on the velocity field ${\bf u}$ two results are…

We study a new formulation for the eikonal equation |grad u| =1 on a bounded subset of R^2. Instead of a vector field grad u, we consider a field P of orthogonal projections on 1-dimensional subspaces, with div P in L^2. We prove existence…

We show that every compactly supported smoothly calibrated integral current with connected $C^{3,\alpha}$ boundary is the unique solution to the oriented Plateau problem for its boundary data. The same holds true for compactly supported…