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Using techniques from harmonic analysis, we derive several sharp stability estimates for the second order Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle. We also present the explicit lower and upper bounds for the sharp stability constants and compute…

We consider the homogenization of a semilinear elliptic equation where the coefficients of the second-order differential operator may be discontinuous. We establish the existence and uniqueness of the fine-scale solution, followed by an a…

We present some observations on the distribution of the zeros of solutions of the nonhomogeneous Airy's equation. We show the existence of a principal family of solutions, with simple zeros, and particular solutions, characterized by a…

We study the existence/nonexistence and qualitative properties of the positive solutions to the problem \begin{align*} (-\Delta)^s u -\theta\frac{u}{|x|^{2s}}&=u^p - u^q \quad\text{in }\,\, \mathbb{R}^N,\quad u > 0 \quad\text{in }\,\,…

In this work the existence of periodic solutions is studied for the Hamiltonian functions (Formula presented.) where the first term consist of a harmonic oscillator and the second term are homogeneous polynomials of degree 5 defined by two…

It is shown that homogeneous Rayleigh-Benard flow, i.e., Rayleigh-Benard turbulence with periodic boundary conditions in all directions and a volume forcing of the temperature field by a mean gradient, has a family of exact, exponentially…

In this paper, we determine a concrete interval of positive parameters $\lambda$, for which we prove the existence of infinitely many homoclinic solutions for a discrete problem $-\Delta \left( a(k)\phi _{p}(\Delta u(k-1))\right)…

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Let $A$ be a transcendental entire function of finite order. We show that if the differential equation $w''+Aw=0$ has two linearly independent solutions with only real zeros, then the order of $A$ must be an odd integer or one half of an…

The detailed construction of the general solution of a second order non-homogenous linear operatordifference equation is presented. The wide applicability of such an equation as well as the usefulness of its resolutive formula is shown by…

We consider a boundary value problem for a general second order linear equation in a domain with a fine perforation. The latter is made by small cavities; both the shapes of the cavities and their distribution are arbitrary. The boundaries…

The well-known Green's function method has been recently generalized to nonlinear second order differential equations. In this paper we study possibilities of exact Green's function solutions of nonlinear differential equations of higher…

We investigate the regularity of solutions to linear elliptic equations in both divergence and non-divergence forms, particularly when the principal coefficients have Dini mean oscillation. We show that if a solution $u$ to a…

We investigate the existence of positive solutions to fractional equations presenting a double criticality: a multi-polar Hardy-type potential and a Sobolev critical nonlinearity. The nonlocal nature of the operator and the absence of…

In this paper we investigate homogenization results for the principal eigenvalue problem associated to $1$-homogeneous, uniformly elliptic, second-order operators. Under rather general assumptions, we prove that the principal eigenpair…

This work presents two simple criteria for determining the oscillatory nature of solutions to second-order differential equations with deviated arguments. These criteria extend the (Leighton-Wintner)-type criteria established by G.Q. Wang…

We study nonlinear stability of spatially homogeneous oscillations in reaction-diffusion systems. Assuming absence of unstable linear modes and linear diffusive behavior for the neutral phase, we prove that spatially localized perturbations…

We present a detailed study of second-order matter perturbations for the general Horn- deski class of models. Being the most general scalar-tensor theory having second-order equations of motion, it includes many known gravity and dark…