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The problem of calculating the period of second order nonlinear autonomous oscillators is formulated as an eigenvalue problem. We show that the period can be obtained from two integral variational principles dual to each other. Upper and…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2009-11-10 R. D. Benguria , M. C. Depassier

The paper addresses the doubly elliptic eigenvalue problem $$\begin{cases} -\Delta u=\lambda u \qquad &\text{in $\Omega$,}\\ u=0 &\text{on $\Gamma_0$,}\\ -\Delta_\Gamma u +\partial_\nu u =\lambda u\qquad &\text{on $\Gamma_1$,} \end{cases}…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-01-06 Enzo Vitillaro

In this paper, we analyze an eigenvalue problem for nonlinear elliptic operators involving homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions in a open smooth bounded domain. We prove bifurcation results from trivial solutions and from infinity for…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-10-20 Emmanuel Wend-Benedo Zongo , Bernhard Ruf

In this short note, we consider the elliptic problem $$ \lambda \phi + \Delta \phi = \eta|\phi|^\sigma \phi,\quad \phi\big|_{\partial \Omega}=0,\quad \lambda, \eta \in \mathbb{C}, $$ on a smooth domain $\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^N$, $N\ge…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-02-03 Simão Correia , Mário Figueira

Model two-dimensional singular perturbed eigenvalue problem for Laplacian with frequently alternating type of boundary condition is considered. Complete two-parametrical asymptotics for the eigenelements are constructed.

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Denis I. Borisov

A powerful method for calculating the eigenvalues of a Hamiltonian operator consists of converting the energy eigenvalue equation into a matrix equation by means of an appropriate basis set of functions. The convergence of the method can be…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Paolo Amore , Alfredo Aranda , Francisco Fernandez , Hugh Jones

A bifurcation is a qualitative change in a family of solutions to an equation produced by varying parameters. In contrast to the local bifurcations of dynamical systems that are often related to a change in the number or stability of…

Symplectic Geometry · Mathematics 2018-05-11 Robert I McLachlan , Christian Offen

In this paper, we shall establish the unilateral global bifurcation result for a class of fourth-order eigenvalue problems with sign-changing weight. Under some natural hypotheses on perturbation function, we show that $(\mu_k^\nu,0)$ is a…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2012-08-01 Guowei Dai

We initiate the study of a bulk-boundary eigenvalue problem for the Bilaplacian with a particular third order boundary condition that arises from the study of dynamical boundary conditions for the Cahn-Hilliard equation. First we consider…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-06-10 Davide Buoso , Carles Falcó , María del Mar González , Manuel Miranda

In \cite{WWY}, the authors provided an implicit variational principle for the contact Hamilton's equations \begin{align*} \left\{ \begin{array}{l} \dot{x}=\frac{\partial H}{\partial p}(x,u,p),\\ \dot{p}=-\frac{\partial H}{\partial…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2018-02-06 Kaizhi Wang , Lin Wang , Jun Yan

We consider an asymptotically linear Schr\"odinger equation $-\Delta u + V(x)u = \lambda u + f(x,u), \ x\in R^N$, and show that if $\lambda_0$ is an isolated eigenvalue for the linearization at infinity, then under some additional…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2014-12-04 Wojciech Kryszewski , Andrzej Szulkin

Let $u$ be an eigenfunction of the Laplacian on a compact manifold with boundary, with Dirichlet or Neumann boundary conditions, and let $-\lambda^2$ be the corresponding eigenvalue. We consider the problem of estimating the maximum of $u$…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2007-05-23 D. Grieser

By means of a linear scaling of the variables we convert a singular bifurcation equation in $\R^n$ into an equivalent equation to which the classical implicit function theorem can be directly applied. This allows to deduce the existence of…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2009-09-24 Mikhail Kamenskii , Oleg Makarenkov , Paolo Nistri

We discuss the solution of eigenvalue problems associated with partial differential equations that can be written in the generalized form $\m{A}x=\lambda\m{B}x$, where the matrices $\m{A}$ and/or $\m{B}$ may depend on a scalar parameter.…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-10-12 Daniele Boffi , Francesca Gardini , Lucia Gastaldi

This paper shows that the nonlinear periodic eigenvalue problem $${cases} -\Delta u + V(x) u - f(x,u) = \lambda u, u \in H^1(\IR^N), {cases}$$ has a nontrivial branch of solutions emanating from the upper bound of every spectral gap of…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2012-07-05 Christophe Troestler

We study the second-order boundary value problem \begin{equation*} \begin{cases} \, -u''=a_{\lambda,\mu}(t) \, u^{2}(1-u), & t\in(0,1), \\ \, u'(0)=0, \quad u'(1)=0, \end{cases} \end{equation*} where $a_{\lambda,\mu}$ is a step-wise…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-01-12 Guglielmo Feltrin , Elisa Sovrano , Andrea Tellini

Here we consider the following fractional Hamiltonian system \begin{equation*} \begin{cases} \begin{aligned} (-\Delta)^{s} u&=H_v(u,v) \;\;&&\text{in}~\Omega,\\ (-\Delta)^{s} v&=H_u(u,v) &&\text{in}~\Omega,\\ u &= v = 0 &&\text{in} ~…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-08-06 Weimin Zhang

We consider a superlinear perturbation of the eigenvalue problem for the Robin Laplacian plus an indefinite and unbounded potential. Using variational tools and critical groups, we show that when $\lambda$ is close to a nonprincipal…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-08-14 Nikolaos S. Papageorgiou , Vicenţiu D. Rădulescu , Dušan D. Repovš

The main goal of this paper is the study of two kinds of nonlinear problems depending on parameters in unbounded domains. Using a nonstandard variational approach, we first prove the existence of bounded solutions for nonlinear eigenvalue…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-04-04 Said El Manouni , Hichem Hajaiej , Patrick Winkert

In this paper, we investigate whether Variational Principles can be associated with the Helmholtz equation subject to impedance (absorbing) boundary conditions. This model has been extensively studied in the literature from both…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-11-18 G. Makrakis , C. Makridakis , D. Mitsoudis , M. Plexousakis , T. Pryer