Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations of Elliptic Type

A weighted $L_p$-theory for second-order elliptic and parabolic partial differential systems on a half space

In this paper we develop a Fefferman-Stein theorem, a Hardy-Littlewood theorem and sharp function estimations in weighted Sobolev spaces. We also provide uniqueness and existence results for second-order elliptic and parabolic partial differential systems in weighed Sobolev spaces.

On resolvent approximations of elliptic differential operators with periodic coefficients

We study resolvent approximations for elliptic differential nonselfadjoint operators with periodic coefficients in the limit of the small period. The class of operators covered by our analysis includes uniformly elliptic families with bounded coefficients and also with unbounded coefficients from the John-Nirenberg space $BMO$ (bounded mean oscillation). We apply the modified method of the first approximation with the usage of Steklov's smoothing.

An elliptic partial differential equations system and its application

This paper deals with the existence of solutions for an elliptic system of partial differential equations. The solution method is based on the sub- and super-solutions approach. An application to a stochastic control problem is presented. This system seemed not considered before.

The Neumann problem for a class of fully nonlinear elliptic partial differential equations

In this paper, we establish a global $C^2$ estimates to the Neumann problem for a class of fullly nonlinear elliptic equations. By the method of continuity, we establish the existence theorem of $k$-admissible solutions of the Neumann problems.

Principal eigenvalues of fully nonlinear integro-differential elliptic equations with a drift term

We study existence of principal eigenvalues of fully nonlinear integro-differential elliptic equations with a drift term via the Krein-Rutman theorem which based on regularity up to boundary of viscosity solutions. We also show the simplicity of the eigenfunctions in viscosity sense by a nonlocal version of ABP estimate.

Partial regularity for an elliptic-parabolic system modeling miscible fluid flows in porous media

In this paper we study the existence and partial regularity of weak solutions to an elliptic-parabolic system that models the single-phase miscible displacement of one incompressible fluid by another in a porous media. The system is singular and involves quadratic nonlinearity. A partial regularity result is obtained via the Fefferman-Stein inequality.

Gaussian Curvature estimates for the convex level sets of solutions for some nonlinear elliptic partial differential equations

We give a lower bound for the Gaussian curvature of convex level sets of minimal graphs and the solutions to semilinear elliptic equations with the norm of boundary gradient and the Gaussian curvature of the boundary.

On local solvability of nonlinear elliptic partial differential systems of principle type: the second order

We prove results on solvability of nonlinear elliptic partial differential systems of principle type of second order. They are consequences of existence of non-radial solutions for nonlinear partial differential systems of Poisson type. As applications to geometry, we prove the exsitence of local harmonic maps with given tangent plane at a point between any Riemannan manifolds. More generally geometric objects defined by Beltrami-Laplace always exist locally.

有界函数类中椭圆与消没齐次常系数微分算子可去集合的豪斯多夫维数

Hausdorff dimension of removable sets for elliptic and canceling homogeneous differential operators in the class of bounded functions

本文通过推广Frostman引理并引入额外幂衰减，证明了有界函数类中椭圆与消没齐次常系数微分算子可去集合的豪斯多夫维数上界。

A real analytic family of fundamental solutions of elliptic partial differential operators with real constant coefficients

We construct of a family of fundamental solutions for elliptic partial differential operators with real constant coefficients. The elements of such a family are expressed by means of jointly real analytic functions of the coefficients of the operators and of the spatial variable. We show regularity properties in the frame of Schauder spaces for the corresponding single layer potentials.

Partial regularity for elliptic systems with VMO-coefficients

We establish partial regularity for vector-valued solutions to inhomogeneous elliptic systems in divergence form where the coefficients are possibly discontinuous with respect to $x$. More precisely, we assume a VMO-condition with respect to the $x$ and continuity with respect to $u$ and prove Hölder continuity of the solutions outside of singular sets.

Eigenvalues of elliptic functional differential systems via a Birkhoff--Kellogg type theorem

Motivated by recent interest on Kirchhoff-type equations, in this short note we utilize a classical, yet very powerful, tool of nonlinear functional analysis in order to investigate the existence of positive eigenvalues of systems of elliptic functional differential equations. An example is presented to illustrate the theory.

A remark on partial data inverse problems for semilinear elliptic equations

We show that the knowledge of the Dirichlet-to-Neumann map on an arbitrary open portion of the boundary of a domain in $\mathbb{R}^n$, $n\ge 2$, for a class of semilinear elliptic equations, determines the nonlinearity uniquely.

Fefferman's Inequality and Applications in Elliptic Partial Differential Equations

In this paper we prove Fefferman's inequalities associated to potentials belonging to a generalized Morrey space $ L^{p,φ} $ or a Stummel class $ \tilde{S}_{α,p} $. Our results generalize and extend Fefferman's inequalities obtained in \cite{CRR,CF,F,Z1}. We also show that the logarithmic of non-negative weak solution of second order elliptic partial differential equation, where its potentials are assumed in generalized Morrey spaces and Stummel classes, belongs to the bounded mean oscillation class. As a consequence, this elliptic partial differential equation has the strong unique continuati…

A $W^n_2$-Theory of Elliptic and Parabolic Partial Differential Systems in $C^1$ domains

In this paper second-order elliptic and parabolic partial differential systems are considered on $C^1$ domains. Existence and uniqueness results are obtained in terms of Sobolev spaces with weights so that we allow the derivatives of the solutions to blow up near the boundary. The coefficients of the systems are allowed to substantially oscillate or blow up near the boundary.

Partial regularity result of elliptic systems with Dini continuous coefficients and $q$-growth

We establish partial regularity result for vector-valued solutions to second order elliptic system in divergence form. The coefficients safisfies Dini condition respect to $(x,u)$ with growth order lager than 2. We prove $C^1$-regularity of the solutions outside of singular set.

Microloal Regularity of Besov type for solutions to quasi elliptic non linear partial differential equations

Using a standard linearization technique and previously obtained microlocal properties for pseudodifferential operators with smooth coefficients, the authors state results of microlocal regularity in generalized Besov spaces for solutions to non linear PDE.

On The Extremal Parameters Curve of a Quasilinear Elliptic System of Differential Equations

We consider a system of quasilinear elliptic equations, with indefinite super-linear nonlinearity, depending on two real parameters $λ,μ$. By using the Nehari manifold and the notion of extremal parameter, we extend some results concerning existence of positive solutions.

Liouville theorems to system of elliptic differential inequalities on the Heisenberg group

In this paper, we establish Liouville theorems for the following system of elliptic differential inequalities $$ Δ_{\mathbb H}u^{m_1}+|η|_{\mathbb H}^{γ_1}|v|^p\leq0,$$ $$ Δ_{\mathbb H}v^{m_2}+|η|_{\mathbb H}^{γ_2}|u|^q\leq0,$$ on different unbounded open domains of Heisenberg group $\mathbb H$, including the whole space, and half space of $\mathbb H$. Here $p>m_2>0$, $q>m_1>0$.

Hôlder continuity of solutions of second-order non-linear elliptic integro-differential equations

This paper is concerned with Hölder regularity of viscosity solutions of second-order, fully non-linear elliptic integro-differential equations. Our results rely on two key ingredients: first we assume that, at each point of the domain, either the equation is strictly elliptic in the classical fully non-linear sense, or (and this is the most original part of our work) the equation is strictly elliptic in a non-local non-linear sense we make precise. Next we impose some regularity and growth conditions on the equation. These results are concerned with a large class of integro-differential opera…

Elliptic differential inclusions on non-compact Riemannian manifolds

We investigate a large class of elliptic differential inclusions on non-compact complete Riemannian manifolds which involves the Laplace-Beltrami operator and a Hardy-type singular term. Depending on the behavior of the nonlinear term and on the curvature of the Riemannian manifold, we guarantee non-existence and existence/multiplicity of solutions for the studied differential inclusion. The proofs are based on nonsmooth variational analysis as well as isometric actions and fine eigenvalue properties on Riemannian manifolds. The results are also new in the smooth setting.

Adams type inequalities and related elliptic partial differential equations in dimension four

Motivated by Ruf-Sani's recent work, we prove an Adams type inequality and a singular Adams type inequality in the whole four dimensional Euclidean space. As applications of those inequalities, a class of elliptic partial differential equations are considered. Existence of nontrivial weak solutions and multiplicity results are obtained via the mountain-pass theorem and the Ekeland's variational principle. This is a continuation of our previous work about singular Trudinger-Moser type inequality.

Weak Maximum Principle for Strongly Coupled Elliptic Differential Systems

A classical counterexample due to E. De Giorgi, shows that the weak maximum principle does not remain true for general linear elliptic differential systems. After that, there are some efforts to establish the weak maximum principle for special elliptic differential systems, but the existing works are addressing only the cases of weakly coupled systems, or almost-diagonal systems, or even some systems coupling in various lower order terms. In this paper, by contrast, we present maximum modulus estimates for weak solutions to two classes of coupled linear elliptic differential systems with diffe…

Partial Schauder estimates for second-order elliptic and parabolic equations

We establish Schauder estimates for both divergence and non-divergence form second-order elliptic and parabolic equations involving Hölder semi-norms not with respect to all, but only with respect to some of the independent variables.

A pointwise differential inequality and second-order regularity for nonlinear elliptic systems

A sharp pointwise differential inequality for vectorial second-order partial differential operators, with Uhlenbeck structure, is offered. As a consequence, optimal second-order regularity properties of solutions to nonlinear elliptic systems in domains in $\mathbb{R}^n$ are derived. Both local and global estimates are established. Minimal assumptions on the boundary of the domain are required for the latter. In the special case of the $p$-Laplace system, our conclusions broaden the range of the admissible values of the exponent $p$ previously known.

Partial data inverse problems for semilinear elliptic equations with gradient nonlinearities

We show that the linear span of the set of scalar products of gradients of harmonic functions on a bounded smooth domain $Ω\subset \mathbb{R}^n$ which vanish on a closed proper subset of the boundary is dense in $L^1(Ω)$. We apply this density result to solve some partial data inverse boundary problems for a class of semilinear elliptic PDE with quadratic gradient terms.

椭圆偏微分方程：从初等视角

Elliptic partial differential equations from an elementary viewpoint

本文基于多所大学本科生和研究生课程，从初等视角系统阐述椭圆偏微分方程的理论与教学讲义。

Linear second order elliptic partial differential equations with nonlinear boundary conditions at resonance without landesman-lazer conditions

We are concerned with the solvability of linear second order elliptic partial differential equations with nonlinear boundary conditions at resonance, in which the nonlinear boundary conditions perturbation is not necessarily required to satisfy Landesman-Lazer conditions or the monotonicity assumption. The nonlinearity may be unbounded. The nonlinearity interact, in some sense with the Steklov spectrum on boundary nonlinearity. The proofs are based on a priori estimates for possible solutions to a homotopy on suitable trace and topological degree arguments.

Nonlinear elliptic Partial Differential Equations and p-harmonic functions on graphs

In this article we study the well-posedness (uniqueness and existence of solutions) of nonlinear elliptic Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) on a finite graph. These results are obtained using the discrete comparison principle and connectivity properties of the graph. This work is in the spirit of the theory of viscosity solutions for PDEs. The equations include the graph Laplacian, the $p$-Laplacian, the Infinity Laplacian, the Mean Curvature equation, and the Eikonal operator on the graph.

Schauder空间中椭圆型微分算子的体积位势

The volume potential for elliptic differential operators in Schauder spaces

本文证明了负指数Schauder空间中常系数二阶微分算子基本解对应的体积位势的连续性结果，并推广了正指数Schauder空间中的部分经典结果。

On the pseudospectrum of elliptic quadratic differential operators

We study the pseudospectrum of a class of non-selfadjoint differential operators. Our work consists in a detailed study of the microlocal properties, which rule the spectral stability or instability phenomena appearing under small perturbations for elliptic quadratic differential operators. The class of elliptic quadratic differential operators stands for the class of operators defined in the Weyl quantization by complex-valued elliptic quadratic symbols. We establish in this paper a simple necessary and sufficient condition on the Weyl symbol of these operators, which ensures the stability of…

A priori bounds for a class of semi-linear degenerate elliptic equations

In this paper, we mainly discuss a priori bounds of the following degenerate elliptic equation, {equation}\label{000} a^{ij}(x)\partial_{ij}u+b^i(x)\partial_i u +f(x,u)=0,\text{in}Ω\subset\subset R^n, {equation} where $a^{ij}\partial_i ϕ\partial_j ϕ=0$ on $\partial Ω$, $ϕ$ is the defining function of $\partial Ω$. Imposing suitable conditions on the coefficients and $f(x,u)$, one can get the $L^\infty$-estimates of \eqref{000} via blow up method.

高阶div-curl型估计在局部可定位Hardy空间上对于椭圆线性微分算子的应用

Higher order div-curl type estimates for elliptic linear differential operators on localizable Hardy spaces

本文研究了在局部可定位Hardy空间上，针对椭圆线性微分算子的高阶div-curl型估计，并开发了新的光滑原子分解方法和Poincaré型不等式证明。

A Liouville comparison principle for solutions of semilinear elliptic second-order partial differential inequalities

We consider semilinear elliptic second-order partial differential inequalities of the form Lu +|u|q-1u < and = Lv +|v|q-1v (*) in the whole space Rn, where n > and = 2, q > 0 and L is a linear elliptic second-order partial differential operator in divergence form. We assume that the coefficients of the operator L are defined, measurable and locally bounded in Rn, and that the quadratic form associated with the operator L is symmetric and non-negative definite. We obtain a Liouville comparison principle in terms of a capacity associated with the operator L for solutions of (*), which are define…

Regularizing properties of the double layer potential of second order elliptic differential operators

We prove the validity of regularizing properties of a double layer potential associated to the fundamental solution of a {\em nonhomogeneous} second order elliptic differential operator with constant coefficients in Schauder spaces by exploiting an explicit formula for the tangential derivatives of the double layer potential itself. We also introduce ad hoc norms for kernels of integral operators in order to prove continuity results of integral operators upon variation of the kernel, which we apply to layer potentials.

On resolvent approximations of elliptic differential operators with locally periodic coefficients

We study the asymptotic behaviour, as the small parameter $\varepsilon$ tends to zero, of the resolvents of uniformly elliptic second-order differential operators with locally periodic coefficients depending on the slow variable $x$ and the fast variable $x/\varepsilon$, with periodicity only in the fast variable. We provide a construction for the leading terms in the operator asymptotics of these resolvents in the sense of $L^2$-operator-norm convergence with order $\varepsilon^2$ remainder estimates. We apply the modified method of the first approximation with the usage of the shift.

An elliptic partial differential equation and its application

This paper deals with the following elliptic equation \begin{equation*} -2σ^{2}Δz+\left\| \nabla z\right\| ^{2}+4αz=4\left\| x\right\| ^{2}\text{ for }x\in \mathbb{R}^{N}\text{, (}% N\geq 1\text{),} \end{equation*}% where $α>0,$ $σ>0$ are some real parameters. The solution method is based on the sub- and super-solutions approach. The case $N>1$ seemed not considered before. This equation models a stochastic production planning problem.

Second-order elliptic equations with variably partially VMO coefficients

The solvability in $W^{2}_{p}(\bR^{d})$ spaces is proved for second-order elliptic equations with coefficients which are measurable in one direction and VMO in the orthogonal directions in each small ball with the direction depending on the ball. This generalizes to a very large extent the case of equations with continuous or VMO coefficients.

On partially free boundary solutions for elliptic problems with non-Lipschitz nonlinearities

We show that the elliptic equation with a non-Lipschitz right-hand side, $-Δu = λ|u|^{β-1}u - |u|^{α-1}u$ with $λ>0$ and $0<α<β<1$, considered on a smooth star-shaped domain $Ω$ subject to zero Dirichlet boundary conditions, might possess a nonnegative ground state solution which violates Hopf's maximum principle only on a nonempty subset $Γ$ of the boundary $\partialΩ$ such that $Γ\neq \partialΩ$.

Inequalities of Dirichlet eigenvalues for degenerate elliptic partial differential operators

Let ${X_j},{Y_j}(j = 1, \cdot \cdot \cdot,n)$ be vector fields satisfying Hörmander's condition and ${Δ_L} = \sum\limits_{j = 1}^n {(X_j^2 + Y_j^2)}$. In this paper, we establish some inequalities of Dirichlet eigenvalues for degenerate elliptic partial differential operator ${Δ_L}$ and $Δ_L^2$. These inequalities extend Yang's inequalities for Dirichlet eigenvalues of Laplacian to the settings here and the forms of inequalities are more general than Yang's inequalities. To obtain them, we give a generalization of the inequality by Chebyshev.

Second-Order Elliptic Integro-Differential Equations: Viscosity Solutions' Theory Revisited

The aim of this work is to revisit viscosity solutions' theory for second-order elliptic integro-differential equations and to provide a general framework which takes into account solutions with arbitrary growth at infinity. Our main contribution is a new Jensen-Ishii's Lemma for integro-differential equations, which is stated for solutions with no restriction on their growth at infinity. The proof of this result, which is of course a key ingredient to prove comparison principles, relies on a new definition of viscosity solution for integro-differential equation (equivalent to the two classica…

Partial Schauder estimates for second-order elliptic and parabolic equations: a revisit

Under various conditions, we establish Schauder estimates for both divergence and non-divergence form second-order elliptic and parabolic equations involving Hölder semi-norms not with respect to all, but only with respect to some of the independent variables. A novelty of our results is that the coefficients are allowed to be merely measurable with respect to the other independent variables.

Partial regularity result for non-autonomous elliptic systems with general growth

In this paper we prove a Hölder partial regularity result for weak solutions $u:Ω\to \mathbb{R}^N$, $N\geq 2$, to non-autonomous elliptic systems with general growth of the type: \begin{equation*} -\rm{div}\, a(x, u, Du)= b(x, u, Du) \quad \mbox{ in } Ω. \end{equation*} The crucial point is that the operator $a$ satisfies very weak regularity properties and a general growth, while the inhomogeneity $b$ has a controllable growth.

Heat kernel bounds for elliptic partial differential operators in divergence form with Robin-type boundary conditions II

The principal aim of this short note is to extend a recent result on Gaussian heat kernel bounds for self-adjoint $L^2(\Om; d^n x)$-realizations, $n\in\bbN$, $n\geq 2$, of divergence form elliptic partial differential expressions $L$ with (nonlocal) Robin-type boundary conditions in bounded Lipschitz domains $\Om \subset \bbR^n$, where $$ Lu = - \sum_{j,k=1}^n\partial_j a_{j,k}\partial_k u. $$ The (nonlocal) Robin-type boundary conditions are then of the form $$ ν\cdot A\nabla u + Θ\big[u\big|_{\partial\Om}\big]=0 \, \text{on} \, \partialΩ, $$ where $Θ$ represents an appropriate operator actin…

Existence of Positive Eigenfunctions to an Anisotropic Elliptic Operator via Sub-Super Solutions Method

Using the sub-supersolution method we study the existence of positive solutions for the anisotropic problem \begin{equation} -\sum_{i=1}^N\frac{\partial}{\partial x_i}\left( \left|\frac{\partial u}{\partial x_i}\right|^{p_i-2}\frac{\partial u}{\partial x_i}\right)=λu^{q-1} \end{equation} where $Ω$ is a bounded and regular domain of $\mathbb{R}^N$, $q>1$ and $λ>0$.

Elliptic theory of differential edge operators, II: boundary value problems

This is a continuation of the first author's development of the theory of elliptic differential operators with edge degeneracies. That first paper treated basic mapping theory, focusing on semi-Fredholm properties on weighted Sobolev and Hölder spaces and regularity in the form of asymptotic expansions of solutions. The present paper builds on this through the formulation of boundary conditions and the construction of parametrices for the associated boundary problems. As before, the emphasis is on the geometric microlocal structure of the Schwartz kernels of parametrices and generalized invers…

Stability result for elliptic inverse periodic coefficient problem by partial Dirichlet-to-Neumann map

We study the inverse problem of identifying a periodic potential perturbation of the Dirichlet Laplacian acting in an infinite cylindrical domain, whose cross section is assumed to be bounded. We prove log-log stable determination of the potential with respect to the partial Dirichlet-to-Neumann map, where the Neumann data is taken on slightly more than half of the boundary of the domain.

关于非线性椭圆型偏微分方程解的解析性

On the analyticity of solutions to non-linear elliptic partial differential equations

本文针对二阶非线性椭圆方程，基于 Kato 思想对加权导数建立归纳估计，并结合 Cauchy 优函数方法，简洁地证明了其光滑解必为解析解。

Partial regularity of solutions of fully nonlinear uniformly elliptic equations

We prove that a viscosity solution of a uniformly elliptic, fully nonlinear equation is $C^{2,α}$ on the compliment of a closed set of Hausdorff dimension at most $ε$ less than the dimension. The equation is assumed to be $C^1$, and the constant $ε> 0$ depends only on the dimension and the ellipticity constants. The argument combines the $W^{2,ε}$ estimates of Lin with a result of Savin on the $C^{2,α}$ regularity of viscosity solutions which are close to quadratic polynomials.

Reconstruction for the coefficients of a quasilinear elliptic partial differential equation

In this paper we consider an inverse coefficients problem for a quasilinear elliptic equation of divergence form $\nabla\cdot\vec{C}(x,\nabla u(x))=0$, in a bounded smooth domain $Ω$. We assume that $\overrightarrow{C}(x,\vec{p})=γ(x)\vec{p}+\vec{b}(x)|\vec{p}|^2+\mathcal{O}(|\vec{p}|^3)$, by expanding $\overrightarrow{C}(x,\vec{p})$ around $\vec{p}=0$. We give a reconstruction method for $γ$ and $\vec{b}$ from the Dirichlet to Neumann map defined on $\partialΩ$.

Boundary differentiability of solutions to elliptic equations in convex domains in the borderline case

In this work, we consider the following elliptic partial differential equations: \begin{equation*} \left\{ \begin{aligned}{} - b_{ij} \; \frac{\partial^{2} w}{\partial x_{i} \partial x_{j}} &= g \;\;\; \text{in} \;\; Ω, w &= 0 \;\;\;\text{on} \;\partial Ω, \end{aligned} \right. \end{equation*} \noindent where the domain $Ω\subset \mathbb{R}^{n}$ is convex, the matrix $\big(b_{ij}\big)_{n \times n}$ satisfies the uniform ellipticity conditions. For $g$ in the scaling critical Lorentz space $ L(n,\; 1)(Ω)$, we establish boundary differentiability of solutions to the above problem. We also prove …

Partial Cauchy Data for General Second-Order Elliptic Operators in Two Dimensions

We consider the inverse problem of determining the coefficients of a general second-order elliptic operator in two dimensions by measuring the corresponding Cauchy data on an arbitrary open subset of the boundary. We show that one can determine the coefficients of the operator up to natural obstructions such as conformal invariance, gauge transformations and diffeomorphism invariance. We use the main result to prove that the curl of the magnetic field and the electric potential are uniquely determined by measuring partial Cauchy data associated to the magnetic Schroedinger equation measured on…

Hardy Type Inequalities Related to Degenerate Elliptic Differential Operators

We prove some Hardy type inequalities related to quasilinear second order degenerate elliptic differential operators L_p(u):=-\nabla_L^*(\abs{\nabla_L u}^{p-2}\nabla_L u). If ϕis a positive weight such that -L_pϕ>= 0, then the Hardy type inequality c\int_Ω\frac{\abs u^p}{ϕ^p}\abs{\nabla_L ϕ}^p dξ\le \int_Ω\abs{\nabla_L u}^p dξholds. We find an explicit value of the constant involved, which, in most cases, results optimal. As particular case we derive Hardy inequalities for subelliptic operators on Carnot Groups.

Solvability and regularity for an elliptic system prescribing the curl, divergence, and partial trace of a vector field on Sobolev-class domains

We provide a self-contained proof of the solvability and regularity of a Hodge-type elliptic system, wherein the divergence and curl of a vector field are prescribed in an open, bounded, Sobolev-class domain, and either the normal component or the tangential components of the vector field are prescribed on the boundary. The proof is based on a regularity theory for vector elliptic equations set on Sobolev-class domains and with Sobolev-class coefficients.