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This paper investigates the spectral properties of two classes of elliptic problems characterized by mixed Steklov-Robin boundary conditions. Our main objective is to prove that, for a generic domain, all the eigenvalues are simple. This…

We consider the optimization problem of minimizing $\int_{\Omega}|\nabla u|^p dx$ with a constrain on the volume of $\{u>0\}$. We consider a penalization problem, and we prove that for small values of the penalization parameter, the…

Given a smooth domain $\Omega\subset\RR^N$ such that $0 \in \partial\Omega$ and given a nonnegative smooth function $\zeta$ on $\partial\Omega$, we study the behavior near 0 of positive solutions of $-\Delta u=u^q$ in $\Omega$ such that $u…

We consider the optimization problem of minimizing $\int_{\Omega}G(|\nabla u|) dx$ in the class of functions $W^{1,G}(\Omega)$, with a constrain on the volume of $\{u>0\}$. The conditions on the function $G$ allow for a different behavior…

We are concerned with the existence of blowing-up solutions to the following boundary value problem $$-\Delta u= \la a(x) e^u-4\pi N \delta_0\;\hbox{ in } \Omega,\quad u=0 \;\hbox{ on }\partial \Omega,$$ where $\Omega$ is a smooth and…

In a bounded domain $\Omega$, we consider a positive solution of the problem $\Delta u+f(u)=0$ in $\Omega$, $u=0$ on $\partial\Omega$, where $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ is a locally Lipschitz continuous function. Under sufficient conditions…

In this survey we provide an overview of nonlinear elliptic homogeneous boundary value problems featuring singular zero-order terms with respect to the unknown variable whose prototype equation is $$ -\Delta u = {u^{-\gamma}} \ \text{in}\…

We study the Stokes problem in a bounded planar domain $\Omega$ with a friction type boundary condition that switches between a slip and no-slip stage. Unlike our previous work [6], in the present paper the threshold value may depend on the…

We study positive solutions of the Dirichlet problem $-\Delta u = u^p$ in a uniformly convex domain $\Omega \subset \mathbb S^2$, $u= 0$ on $\partial\Omega.$ For $p=1$, we assume that the right-hand side is replaced by $\lambda_1 u$, where…

Given a smooth bounded domain $\Omega$ in $\mathbb{R}^2$, we study the following anisotropic Neumann problem $$ \begin{cases} -\nabla(a(x)\nabla u)+a(x)u=\lambda a(x) u^{p-1}e^{u^p},\,\,\,\, u>0\,\,\,\,\, \textrm{in}\,\,\,\,\,…

We consider the sloshing problem for an incompressible, inviscid, irrotational fluid in an open container, including effects due to surface tension on the free surface. We restrict ourselves to a constant contact angle and seek…

We study the boundary behaviour of solutions $u$ of $-\Delta_{N}u+ |u|^{q-1}u=0$ in a bounded smooth domain $\Omega\subset\mathbb R^{N}$ subject to the boundary condition $u=0$ except at one point, in the range $q>N-1$. We prove that if…

Let $\Omega\subset\r^n$ be a bounded mean convex domain. If $\alpha<0$, we prove the existence and uniqueness of classical solutions of the Dirichlet problem in $\Omega$ for the $\alpha$-singular minimal surface equation with arbitrary…

We study bounds on the Riesz means of the mixed Steklov-Neumann and Steklov-Dirichlet eigenvalue problem on a bounded domain $\Omega$ in $\mathbb{R}^n$. The Steklov-Neumann eigenvalue problem is also called the sloshing problem. We obtain…

In the present paper we develop an approach to obtain sharp spectral asymptotics for Steklov type problems on planar domains with corners. Our main focus is on the two-dimensional sloshing problem, which is a mixed Steklov-Neumann boundary…

A plasmon of a bounded domain $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^n$ is a non-trivial bounded harmonic function on $\mathbb{R}^n\setminus\partial\Omega$ which is continuous at $\partial\Omega$ and whose exterior and interior normal derivatives at…

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…

Let $\Omega$ be a compact surface with smooth boundary and the geodesic curvature $k_g \ge {c > 0}$ along $\partial \Omega$ for some constant $c \in \mathbb{R}$. We prove that, if the Gaussian curvature satisfies $K \ge -\alpha$ for a…

We study existence and uniqueness of solutions of (E 1) --$\Delta$u + $\mu$ |x| ^{-2} u + g(u) = $\nu$ in $\Omega$, u = $\lambda$ on $\partial$$\Omega$, where $\Omega$ $\subset$ R N + is a bounded smooth domain such that 0 $\in$…

We study the nonlinear eigenvalue problem $-{\rm div}(a(|\nabla u|)\nabla u)=\lambda|u|^{q(x)-2}u$ in $\Omega$, $u=0$ on $\partial\Omega$, where $\Omega$ is a bounded open set in $\RR^N$ with smooth boundary, $q$ is a continuous function,…