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We investigate the asymptotic behavior as $k \to +\infty$ of sequences $(u_k)_{k\in\mathbb{N}}\in C^4(\Omega)$ of solutions of the equations $\Delta^2 u_k=V_k e^{4u_k}$ on $\Omega$, where $\Omega$ is a bounded domain of $\mathbb{R}^4$ and…

We study blow-up and quantization phenomena for a sequence of solutions $(u_k)$ to the prescribed $Q$-curvature problem $$ (-\Delta)^nu_k= Q_ke^{2nu_k}\quad \text{in }\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^{2n},\quad \int_{\Omega}e^{2nu_k}dx\leq C,$$…

Given a smoothly bounded domain $\Omega\Subset\mathbb{R}^n$ with $n\ge 1$ odd, we study the blow-up of bounded sequences $(u_k)\subset H^\frac{n}{2}_{00}(\Omega)$ of solutions to the non-local equation $$(-\Delta)^\frac n2 u_k=\lambda_k…

We show a new example of blow-up behaviour for the prescribed $Q$-curvature equation in even dimension $6$ and higher, namely given a sequence $(V_k)\subset C^0(\mathbb{R}^{2n})$ suitably converging we construct {for $n\geq 3$} a sequence…

Let $m\ge 2$ be an integer. For any open domain $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^{2m}$, non-positive function $\varphi\in C^\infty(\Omega)$ such that $\Delta^m \varphi\equiv 0$, and bounded sequence $(V_k)\subset L^\infty(\Omega)$ we prove the…

If $h$ is a nondecreasing real valued function and $0\leq q\leq 2$, we analyse the boundary behaviour of the gradient of any solution $u$ of $-\Delta u+h(u)+\abs {\nabla u}^q=f$ in a smooth N-dimensional domain $\Omega$ with the condition…

Consider a smooth, bounded domain $\O\subset \mathbb{R}^n$ with $n\geq 4$ and a smooth positive function $V$. We analyze the asymptotic behavior of a sequence of positive solutions $u_\e$ to the equation $-\Delta u +V(x)u…

For a domain $\Omega\subset\dR^N$ we consider the equation $ -\Delta u + V(x)u = Q_n(x)\abs{u}^{p-2}u$ with zero Dirichlet boundary conditions and $p\in(2,2^*)$. Here $V\ge 0$ and $Q_n$ are bounded functions that are positive in a region…

Five types of blow-up patterns that can occur for the 4th-order semilinear parabolic equation of reaction-diffusion type $$ u_t= -\Delta^2 u + |u|^{p-1} u \quad {in} \quad \ren \times (0,T), p>1, \quad \lim_{t \to T^-}\sup_{x \in \ren}…

We describe the asymptotic behavior of positive solutions $u_\epsilon$ of the equation $-\Delta u + au = 3\,u^{5-\epsilon}$ in $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^3$ with a homogeneous Dirichlet boundary condition. The function $a$ is assumed to be…

For a smooth bounded domain $\Omega \subset \mathbb R^3$ and smooth functions $a$ and $V$, we consider the asymptotic behavior of a sequence of positive solutions $u_\epsilon$ to $-\Delta u_\epsilon + (a+\epsilon V) u_\epsilon =…

We discuss compactness, blow-up and quantization phenomena for the prescribed $Q$-curvature equation $(-\Delta)^m u_k=V_ke^{2mu_k}$ on open domains of $\R{2m}$. Under natural integral assumptions we show that when blow-up occurs, up to a…

In this paper we consider nodal radial solutions $u_\epsilon$ to the problem \[ \begin{cases} -\Delta u=\lambda ue^{u^2+|u|^{1+\epsilon}}&\text{ in }B,\\ u=0&\text{ on }\partial B. \end{cases} \] and we study their asymptotic behaviour as…

We consider the following class of focusing $L^2$-supercritical fourth-order nonlinear Schr\"odinger equations \[ i\partial_t u - \Delta^2 u + \mu \Delta u = - |u|^\alpha u, \quad (t,x) \in \mathbb{R} \times \mathbb{R}^N, \] where $N\geq…

We study the asymptotic profile, as $\hbar\rightarrow 0$, of positive solutions to $$-\hbar^2\Delta u+V(x)u-\hbar^{2+\gamma}u\Delta u^2=K(x)|u|^{p-2}u,\ \ x\in \mathbb{R}^N $$ where $\gamma\geq 0$ is a parameter with relevant physical…

In this paper we study the asymptotic behavior of sequences of stationary weak solutions to the following Liouville-type equation $-\Delta u=e^u~~~{in }~~~\Omega$, where $\Omega$ is an open set of $R^3$. By improving the partial regularity…

The Jordan-Moore-Gibson-Thompson equation \[ \tau u_{ttt} + \alpha u_{tt} = \beta \Delta u_t + \gamma \Delta u + (f(u))_{tt} \] is considered in a smoothly bounded domain $\Omega \subset\mathbb{R}^n$ with $n\leq 3$, where…

In this paper we perform a blow-up and quantization analysis of the fractional Liouville equation in dimension $1$. More precisely, given a sequence $u_k :\mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ of solutions to \begin{equation} (-\Delta)^\frac{1}{2} u_k…

We study singularity formation for the focusing quadratic wave equation in the energy supercritical case, i.e., for $d \geq 7$. We find in closed form a new, non-trivial, radial, self-similar blowup solution $u^*$ which exists for all $d…

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…