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We study the gradient flow of the Allen-Cahn equation with fixed boundary contact angle in Euclidean domains for initial data with bounded energy. Under general assumptions, we establish both interior and boundary convergence properties for…
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 existence of radially symmetric solutions of the following nonlinear scalar field equations in ${\mathbb R}^N$ ($N\geq 2$): $$ (*)_m \left\{ \eqalign{ -&\Delta u = g(u) -\mu u \quad \hbox{in}\ {\mathbb R}^N, \cr &\|…
We will prove a global estimate for the gradient of the solution to the {\it Poisson differential inequality} $|\Delta u(x)|\le a|\nabla u(x)|^2+b$, $x\in B^{n}$, where $a,b<\infty$ and $u|_{S^{n-1}}\in C^{1,\alpha}(S^{n-1}, \Bbb R^m)$. If…
This paper is a continuation of [13], where new variational principles were introduced based on the concept of anti-selfdual (ASD) Lagrangians. We continue here the program of using these Lagrangians to provide variational formulations and…
We study a priori estimates for a class of non-negative local weak solution to the weighted fast diffusion equation $u_t = |x|^{\gamma} \nabla\cdot (|x|^{-\beta} \nabla u^m)$, with $0 < m <1$ posed on cylinders of $(0,T)\times{\mathbb…
For the stationary nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation $-\Delta u+ V(x)u- f(u) = \lambda u$ with periodic potential $V$ we study the existence and stability properties of multibump solutions with prescribed $L^2$-norm. To this end we introduce…
We consider nonlocal operators of the form \begin{equation*} L_t u(x) = \int_{\mathbb{R}^d} \left( u(x+y)-u(x)-\nabla u(x)\cdot y^{(\sigma)} \right) \nu_t(dy), \end{equation*} where $\nu_t$ is a general L\'evy measure of order $\sigma…
Inspired by numerical studies of the aggregation equation, we study the effect of regularization on nonlocal interaction energies. We consider energies defined via a repulsive-attractive interaction kernel, regularized by convolution with a…
We establish boundedness estimates for solutions of generalized porous medium equations of the form $$ \partial_t u+(-\mathfrak{L})[u^m]=0\quad\quad\text{in $\mathbb{R}^N\times(0,T)$}, $$ where $m\geq1$ and $-\mathfrak{L}$ is a linear,…
We examine the equilibrium conditions of a curve in space when a local energy penalty is associated with its extrinsic geometrical state characterized by its curvature and torsion. To do this we tailor the theory of deformations to the…
We study the regularity of the viscosity solution $u$ of the $\sigma_k$-Loewner-Nirenberg problem on a bounded smooth domain $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ for $k \geq 2$. It was known that $u$ is locally Lipschitz in $\Omega$. We prove…
We consider the mixed local-nonlocal semi-linear elliptic equations driven by the superposition of Brownian and L\'evy processes \begin{equation*} \left\{ \begin{array}{ll} - \Delta u + (-\Delta)^s u = g(x,u) & \hbox{in $\Omega$,} u=0 &…
Let $\Omega \subset {R}^n,$ $n \geq 3,$ be a bounded open set, $x=(x_1,x_2,\ldots,x_n)$ a generic point which belongs to $\Omega,$ $u \colon \Omega \to {R}^N ,$ $N>1,$ and $ Du=(D_\alpha u^i)$, $D_\alpha = \partial/\partial x_\alpha, $…
We consider regularity issues for minima of non-autonomous functionals in the Calculus of Variations exhibiting non-uniform ellipticity features. We provide a few sharp regularity results for local minimizers that also cover the case of…
We show that locally bounded solutions of the inhomogeneous porous medium equation $$u_{t} - {\rm div} \left( m |u|^{m-1} \nabla u \right) = f \in L^{q,r}, \quad m >1 ,$$ are locally H\"older continuous, with exponent $$\gamma =\min \left\{…
In this work we analyse the functional ${\cal J}(u)=\|\nabla u\|_\infty$ defined on Lipschitz functions with homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions. Our analysis is performed directly on the functional without the need to approximate…
Here we study the nonnegative solutions of the viscous Hamilton-Jacobi problem \[ \left\{\begin{array} [c]{c}% u_{t}-\nu\Delta u+|\nabla u|^{q}=0, u(0)=u_{0}, \end{array} \right. \] in $Q_{\Omega,T}=\Omega\times\left(0,T\right) ,$ where…
We consider a class of models for nonlinearly elastic surfaces in this work. We have in mind thin, highly deformable structures modeled directly as two-dimensional nonlinearly elastic continua, accounting for finite membrane and bending…
We investigate quantitative properties of nonnegative solutions $u(t,x)\ge 0$ to the nonlinear fractional diffusion equation, $\partial_t u + \mathcal{L}F(u)=0$ posed in a bounded domain, $x\in\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^N$, with appropriate…