We consider a nonlinear Neumann problem driven by the $p$-Laplacian. In the reaction term we have the competing effects of a singular and a convection term. Using a topological approach based on the Leray-Schauder alternative principle together with suitable truncation and comparison techniques, we show that the problem has positive smooth solutions.
In this article, we study the unique determination of convection term and the time-dependent density coefficient appearing in a convection-diffusion equation from partial Dirichlet to Neumann map measured on boundary.
We show the existence of positive solutions for a class of singular elliptic systems with convection term. The approach combines pseudomonotone operator theory, sub and supersolution method and perturbation arguments involving singular terms.
We are concerned with the nonexistence of sign-changing global weak solutions for a class of semilinear parabolic differential inequalities with convection terms in exterior domains. A weight function of the form $t^α|x|^σ$ is considered in front of the power nonlinearity. Two types of non-homogeneous boundary conditions are investigated: Neumann-type and Dirichlet-type boundary conditions. Using a unified approach, for each case, we establish sufficient criteria for the nonexistence of global weak solutions. When $α=0$, the critical exponent in the sense of Fujita is obtained. This exponent i…
Let \begin{equation*} L=\sum_{i,j=1}^da_{i,j}\frac{\partial^2}{\partial x_i\partial x_j}-\sum_{i=1}^db_i\frac{\partial}{\partial x_i} \end{equation*} be a second order elliptic operator and consider the reaction-diffusion equation with Neumann boundary condition, \begin{equation*} \begin{aligned} &Lu=Λu^p\ \text{in}\ \mathbb{R}^d-D;\\ &\nabla u\cdot \bar n=-h\ \text{on}\ \partial D;\\ &u\ge0 \ \text{is minimal}, \end{aligned} \end{equation*} where $p\in(0,1)$, $d\ge2$, $h$ and $Λ$ are continuous positive functions, $D\subset R^d$ is bounded, and $\bar n$ is the unit inward normal to the domain…
In this paper, the existence of smooth positive solutions to a Robin boundary-value problem with non-homogeneous differential operator and reaction given by a nonlinear convection term plus a singular one is established. Proofs chiefly exploit sub-super-solution and truncation techniques, set-valued analysis, recursive methods, nonlinear regularity theory, as well as fixed point arguments. A uniqueness result is also presented.
We consider the inverse boundary value problem for the steady state convection diffusion equation. We prove that a velocity field $V$, is uniquely determined by the Dirichlet-to-Neumann map, when $V \in C^{0,γ} (Ω)$, $2/3< γ\leq 1$, i.e. when $V$ is a Hölder continuous vector field with $2/3< γ\leq 1$.
We establish several results related to existence, nonexistence or bifurcation of positive solutions for a Dirichlet boundary value problem with in a smooth bounded domain. The main feature of this paper consists in the presence of a singular nonlinearity, combined with a convection term. Our approach takes into account both the sign of the potential and the decay rate around the origin of the singular nonlinearity. The proofs are based on various techniques related to the maximum principle for elliptic equations.
A singular perturbation problem from the artificial compressible system to the incompressible system is considered for a doubly diffusive convection when a Hopf bifurcation from the motionless state occurs in the incompressible system. It is proved that the Hopf bifurcation also occurs in the artificial compressible system for small singular perturbation parameter, called the artificial Mach number. The time periodic solution branch of the artificial compressible system is shown to converge to the corresponding bifurcating branch of the incompressible system in the singular limit of vanishing …
A singularly perturbed system for doubly diffusive convection equations, called the artificial compressible system, is considered on a two-dimensional infinite layer for a parameters range where the Hopf bifurcation occurs in the corresponding incompressible system. The spectrum of the linearized operator in a time periodic function space is investigated in detail near the bifurcation point when the singular perturbation parameter is small. The results of this paper are the basis of the study of the nonlinear Hopf bifurcation problem and the singular limit of the time periodic bifurcating solu…
In this paper we present some very recent results regarding existence, uniqueness, and multiplicity of solutions for quasilinear elliptic equations and systems, exhibiting both singular and convective reaction terms. The importance of boundary conditions (Dirichlet, Neumann, or Robin) is also discussed. Existence is achieved via sub-supersolution and truncation techniques, fixed point theory, nonlinear regularity, and set-valued analysis, while uniqueness and multiplicity are obtained by monotonicity arguments.
In this note we present $L^\infty$-results for problems of the form $A(x,u,Du)=B(x,u,Du)$ in $Ω$, $u>0$ in $Ω$, $u=0$ on $\partialΩ$, where the growth condition for the function $B\colon Ω\times \mathbb{R}\times \mathbb{R}^N\to \mathbb{R}$ contains both a singular and a convection term. We use ideas from the works of Giacomoni-Schindler-Takac (2007) and the authors (2019) to prove the boundedness of weak solutions for such general problem by applying appropriate bootstrap arguments.
We are concerned with singular elliptic problems of the form $-Δu\pm p(d(x))g(u)=\la f(x,u)+μ|\nabla u|^a$ in $Ω,$ where $Ω$ is a smooth bounded domain in $\RR^N$, $d(x)={\rm dist}(x,\partialΩ),$ $\la>0,$ $μ\in\RR$, $0<a\leq 2$, and $f,k$ are nonnegative and nondecreasing functions. We assume that $p(d(x))$ is a positive weight with possible singular behavior on the boundary of $Ω$ and that the nonlinearity $g$ is unbounded around the origin. Taking into account the competition between the anisotropic potential $p(d(x))$, the convection term $|\nabla u|^a$, and the singular nonlinearity $g$, w…
In this paper we prove that a singularly perturbed Neumann problem with potentials admits the existence of interior spikes concentrating in maxima and minima of an auxiliary function depending only on the potentials.
A mixed Dirichlet-Neumann problem is regularized with a family of singularly perturbed Neumann-Robin boundary problems, parametrized by $\varepsilon > 0$. Using an asymptotic development by Gamma-convergence, the asymptotic behavior of the solutions to the perturbed problems is studied as $\varepsilon \to 0^+$, recovering classical results in the literature.
We are concerned with singular elliptic equations of the form $-Δu= p(x)(g(u)+ f(u)+|\nabla u|^a)$ in $\RR^N$ ($N\geq 3$), where $p$ is a positive weight and $0< a <1$. Under the hypothesis that $f$ is a nondecreasing function with sublinear growth and $g$ is decreasing and unbounded around the origin, we establish the existence of a ground state solution vanishing at infinity. Our arguments rely essentially on the maximum principle.
In the framework of Hilbert spaces we shall give necessary and sufficient conditions to define a Dirichlet-to-Neumann operator via Dirichlet principle. For singular Dirichlet-to-Neumann operators we will establish Laurent expansion near singularities as well as Mittag--Leffler expansion for the related quadratic form. The established results will be exploited to solve definitively the problem of positivity of the related semigroup in the $L^2$ setting. The obtained results are supported by some examples on Lipschitz domains. Among other results, we shall demonstrate that regularity of the boun…
We consider the Neumann problem in $C^2$ bounded domains for fully nonlinear second order operators which are elliptic, homogenous with lower order terms. Inspired by \cite{bnv}, we define the concept of principal eigenvalue and we characterize it through the maximum principle. Moreover, Lipschitz regularity, uniqueness and existence results for solutions of the Neumann problem are given.
We continue the program initiated in a previous work, of applying integro-differential methods to Neumann Homogenization problems. We target the case of linear periodic equations with a singular drift, which includes (with some regularity assumptions) divergence equations with \emph{non-co-normal} oscillatory Neumann conditions. Our analysis focuses on an induced integro-differential homogenization problem on the boundary of the domain. Also, we use homogenization results for regular Dirichlet problems to build barriers for the oscillatory Neumann problem with the singular gradient term. We no…
We study the asymptotic behavior of the heat content on a compact Riemannian manifold with boundary and with singular specific heat and singular initial temperature distributions imposing Robin boundary conditions. Assuming the existence of a complete asymptotic series we determine the first three terms in that series. In addition to the general setting, the interval is studied in detail as are recursion relations among the coefficients and the relationship between the Dirichlet and Robin settings.
We consider singularly perturbed convection-diffusion equations on one-dimensional networks (metric graphs) as well as the transport problems arising in the vanishing diffusion limit. Suitable coupling condition at inner vertices are derived that guarantee conservation of mass as well as dissipation of a mathematical energy which allows us to prove stability and well-posedness. For single intervals and appropriately specified initial conditions, it is well-known that the solutions of the convection-diffusion problem converge to that of the transport problem with order $O(\sqrtε)$ in the $L^\in…
We consider the equation $-ε^{2}Δu + u = u^ {p}$ in a bounded domain $Ω\subset\R^{3}$ with edges. We impose Neumann boundary conditions, assuming $1<p<5$, and prove concentration of solutions at suitable points of $\partialΩ$ on the edges.
This paper is concerned with a Neumann type problem for singularly perturbed fractional nonlinear Schrödinger equations with subcritical exponent. For some smooth bounded domain $Ω\subset \mathbf R^n$, our boundary condition is given by \begin{equation*} \int_Ω\frac{u(x)-u(y)}{|x-y|^{n+2s}}dy=0\quad\mbox{for }x\in \mathbf R^n\setminus\barΩ. \end{equation*} We establish existence of nonnegative small energy solutions, and also investigate the integrability of the solutions on $\mathbf R^n$.
The present work devoted to the finding explicit solution of a boundary problem with the Dirichlet-Neumann condition for elliptic equation with singular coefficients in a quarter of ball. For this aim the method of Green's function have been used. Since, found Green's function contains a hypergeometric function of Appell, we had to deal with decomposition formulas, formulas of differentiation and some adjacent relations for this hypergeometric function in order to get explicit solution of the formulated problem.
At present, the fundamental solutions of the multidimensional elliptic equation with the several singular coefficients are known and they are expressed in terms of the Lauricella hypergeometric function of many variables. In this paper we study the Neumann problem for a multidimensional elliptic equation with several singular coefficients in the infinite domain. Using the method of the integral energy the uniqueness of solution has been proved. In the course of proving the existence of the explicit solution of the Neumann problem, a differentiation formula, some adjacent and limiting relations…
In this paper, we discuss singular Neumann boundary problem for a class of nonlinear parabolic equations in one space dimension. Our boundary problem describes motion of a planar curve sliding along the boundary with a zero contact angle, which can be viewed as a limiting model for the capillary phenomenon. We study the uniqueness and existence of solutions by using the viscosity solution theory. We also show the convergence of the solution to a traveling wave as time proceeds to infinity when the initial value is assumed to be convex.
We consider a nonlinear parametric Neumann problem driven by the anisotropic $(p,q)$-Laplacian and a reaction which exhibits the combined effects of a singular term and of a parametric superlinear perturbation. We are looking for positive solutions. Using a combination of topological and variational tools together with suitable truncation and comparison techniques, we prove a bifurcation-type result describing the set of positive solutions as the positive parameter $λ$ varies. We also show the existence of minimal positive solutions $u_λ^*$ and determine the monotonicity and continuity propert…
The paper deals with the Neumann spectral problem for a singularly perturbed second order elliptic operator with bounded lower order terms. The main goal is to provide a refined description of the limit behaviour of the principal eigenvalue and eigenfunction. Using the logarithmic transformation we reduce the studied problem to additive eigenvalue problem for a singularly perturbed Hamilton-Jacobi equation. Then assuming that the Aubry set of the Hamiltonian consists of a finite number of points or limit cycles situated in the domain or on its boundary, we find the limit of the eigenvalue and …
We consider the elliptic estimates for Dirichlet-Neumann operator related to the water-wave problem on a two-dimensional corner domain in this paper. Due to the singularity of the boundary, there will be singular parts in the solution of the elliptic problem for D-N operator. To begin with, we study elliptic problems with mixed boundary condition to derive singularity decompositions and estimates. Based on the analysis, we present the estimates for both D-N operator and its shape derivative with the existence of singular parts.
We consider the equation $- \e^2 \D u + u= u^p$ in $Ω\subseteq \R^N$, where $Ω$ is open, smooth and bounded, and we prove concentration of solutions along $k$-dimensional minimal submanifolds of $\partial Ø$, for $N \geq 3$ and for $k \in \{1, ..., N-2\}$. We impose Neumann boundary conditions, assuming $1<p <\frac{N-k+2}{N-k-2}$ and $\e \to 0^+$. This result settles in full generality a phenomenon previously considered only in the particular case $N = 3$ and $k = 1$.
A solution is developed for a convection-diffusion equation describing chemical transport with sorption, decay, and production. The problem is formulated in a finite domain where the appropriate conservation law yields Robin conditions at the ends. When the input concentration is arbitrary, the problem is underdetermined because of an unknown exit concentration. We resolve this by defining the exit concentration as a solution to a similar diffusion equation which satisfies a Dirichlet condition at the left end of the half line. This problem does not appear to have been solved in the literature…
In this paper we study the number of the boundary single peak solutions of the problem {align*} {cases} -\varepsilon^2 Δu + u = u^p, &\text{in}Ωu > 0, &\text{in}Ω\frac{\partial u}{\partial ν} = 0,& \text{on}\partial Ω{cases} {align*} for $\varepsilon$ small and $p$ subcritical. Under some suitable assumptions on the shape of the boundary near a critical point of the mean curvature, we are able to prove exact multiplicity results. Note that the degeneracy of the critical point is allowed.
Let $Ω$ be a smooth bounded domain in $\R^n$, $n\ge 3$, $0<m\le\frac{n-2}{n}$, $a_1,a_2,..., a_{i_0}\inΩ$, $δ_0=\min_{1\le i\le i_0}{dist }(a_i,\1Ω)$ and let $Ω_δ=Ω\setminus\cup_{i=1}^{i_0}B_δ(a_i)$ and $\hatΩ=Ω\setminus\{a_1\,...,a_{i_0}\}$. For any $0<δ<δ_0$ we will prove the existence and uniqueness of positive solution of the Neumann problem for the equation $u_t=Δu^m$ in $Ω_δ\times (0,T)$ for some $T>0$. We will prove the existence of singular solutions of this equation in $\hatΩ\times (0,T)$ for some $T>0$ that blow-up at the points $a_1,..., a_{i_0}$.
We study the removability of a singular set in the boundary of Neumann problem for elliptic equations with variable exponent. We consider the case where the singular set is compact, and give sufficient conditions for removability of this singularity for equations in the variable exponent Sobolev space.
We consider the Dirichlet and Neumann problems for second-order linear elliptic equations: \[ -\triangle u +\mathrm{div}(u\mathbf{b}) =f \quad\text{ and }\quad -\triangle v -\mathbf{b} \cdot \nabla v =g \] in a bounded Lipschitz domain $Ω$ in $\mathbb{R}^n$ $(n\geq 3)$, where $\mathbf{b}:Ω\rightarrow \mathbb{R}^n$ is a given vector field. Under the assumption that $\mathbf{b} \in L^{n}(Ω)^n$, we first establish existence and uniqueness of solutions in $L_α^{p}(Ω)$ for the Dirichlet and Neumann problems. Here $L_α^{p}(Ω)$ denotes the Sobolev space (or Bessel potential space) with the pair $(α,p…
We study the existence and properties of Lipschitz continuous weak solutions to the Neumann boundary value problem for a class of one-dimensional quasilinear forward-backward diffusion equations with linear convection and reaction. The diffusion flux function is assumed to be of a forward-backward type that contains two forward-diffusion phases. We prove that, for all smooth initial data, there exists at least one weak solution whose spatial derivative stays in the two forward phases. Also, for all smooth initial data that have a derivative value lying in a certain phase transition range, we s…
We consider a singularly perturbed problem with mixed Dirichlet and Neumann boundary conditions in a bounded domain $Ω\subset\R^{n}$ whose boundary has an $(n-2)$-dimensional singularity. Assuming $1<p<\frac{n+2}{n-2}$, we prove that, under suitable geometric conditions on the boundary of the domain, there exist solutions which approach the intersection of the Neumann and the Dirichlet parts as the singular perturbation parameter tends to zero.
We consider the following singularly perturbed elliptic problem $$ \varepsilon^2\triangle\tilde{u}-\tilde{u}+\tilde{u}^p=0, \ \tilde{u}>0\quad \mbox{in} \ Ω,\ \ \ \frac{\partial\tilde{u}}{\partial \mathbf{n}}=0 \quad \mbox{on}\ \partialΩ, $$ where $Ω$ is a bounded domain in $\mathbb{R}^3$ with smooth boundary, $\varepsilon$ is a small parameter, $\mathbf{n}$ denotes the inward normal of $ \partialΩ$ and the exponent $p>1$. Let $Γ$ be a hypersurface intersecting $\partialΩ$ in the right angle along its boundary $\partialΓ$ and satisfying a {\em non-degenerate condition}. We establish the existe…
Let $N \geq 3$ and $Ω\subset \mathbb{R}^N$ be $C^2$ bounded domain. We study the existence of positive solution $u \in H^1(Ω)$ of \begin{align*} \left\{ \begin{array}{l} -Δu + λu = \frac{|u|^{2^*(s)-2}u}{|x-x_1|^s} + \frac{|u|^{2^*(s)-2}u}{|x-x_2|^s}\text{ in }Ω\\ \frac{\partial u}{\partial ν} = 0 \text{ on }\partialΩ, \end{array}\right. \end{align*} where $0 < s <2$, $2^*(s) = \frac{2(N-s)}{N-2}$ and $x_1, x_2 \in \overlineΩ$ with $x_1 \neq x_2$. First, we show the existence of positive solutions to the equation provided the positive $λ$ is small enough. In case that one of the singularities …
In this survey we report on some recent results related to various singular phenomena arising in the study of some classes of nonlinear elliptic equations. We establish qualitative results on the existence, nonexistence or the uniqueness of solutions and we focus on the following types of problems: (i) blow-up boundary solutions of logistic equations; (ii) Lane-Emden-Fowler equations with singular nonlinearities and subquadratic convection term. We study the combined effects of various terms involved in these problems: sublinear or superlinear nonlinearities, singular nonlinear terms, convecti…
In this paper we study the effect of the addition of a convective term, and of the resulting increased dissipation rate, on the growth of solutions to a general class of non-linear parabolic PDEs. In particular, we show that blow-up in these models can always be prevented if the added drift has a small enough dissipation time. We also prove a general result relating the dissipation time and the effective diffusivity of stationary cellular flows, which allows us to obtain examples of simple incompressible flows with arbitrarily small dissipation times. As an application, we show that blow-up in…
The paper deals with the existence of solutions for quasilinear elliptic systems involving singular and convection terms with variable exponents. Our approach combines the sub-supersolutions method and Schauder's fixed point theorem.
In this work, we prove the existence of a family of solutions of the Allen-Cahn equation with nonlinear Neumann boundary condition under some constraints, whose nodal sets concentrate asymptotically to a given volume nondegenerate capillary hypersurface in a compact Riemannian manifold. Our construction is inspired by the works of Pacard and of Pacard and Ritoré.
This paper presents a theoretical discussion as well as novel solution algorithms for problems of scattering on smooth two-dimensional domains under Zaremba boundary conditions for which Dirichlet and Neumann conditions are specified on various portions of the domain boundary. The theoretical basis of the proposed numerical methods, which is provided for the first time in the present contribution, concerns detailed information about the singularity structure of solutions of the Helmholtz operator under boundary conditions of Zaremba type. The new numerical method is based on use of Green funct…
We consider a class of nonlocal viscous Cahn-Hilliard equations with Neumann boundary conditions for the chemical potential. The double-well potential is allowed to be singular (e.g. of logarithmic type), while the singularity of the convolution kernel does not fall in any available existence theory under Neumann boundary conditions. We prove well-posedness for the nonlocal equation in a suitable variational sense. Secondly, we show that the solutions to the nonlocal equation converge to the corresponding solutions to the local equation, as the convolution kernels approximate a Dirac delta. Th…