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Ederson Moreira dos Santos

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Analysis of an Emden-Fowler-Hénon type equation

This work investigates a Hénon-type equation with the cap-shaped weight $V_α(|x|)=(4|x|(1-|x|))^α$, which concentrates on the sphere of radius $1/2$ as $α\to\infty$. Particular attention is devoted to ground state solutions and the phenomenon of symmetry breaking in the large-$α$ regime. A complete description of the asymptotic behavior of ground state radial solutions is obtained as $α\to\infty$. The analytical results are further supported by numerical simulations of the radial ground states.

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Symmetry and classification of positive standing waves of nonlinear Hartree type equations

This paper presents some qualitative properties of positive solutions to the strongly coupled system \[ \begin{cases} \displaystyle - Δu + τu = \frac{2 p}{p + q} \left( I_α\ast |v|^q \right) |u|^{p - 2} u &\text{in} ~ \mathbb{R}^N, \\ \\ \displaystyle - Δv + ηv = \frac{2 q}{p + q} \left( I_α\ast |u|^p \right) |v|^{q - 2} v &\text{in} ~ \mathbb{R}^N, \end{cases} \] with $τ, η> 0$, $N \in \mathbb{N}$, $0 < α< N$, \[ \max \left\{1, \frac{2 α}{N}\right\} < p, q < 2^* \quad \text{and} \quad \frac{2 (N + α)}{N} < p + q < 2_α^*, \] where $I_α$ denotes the Riesz potential, \[ 2^* := \begin{cases} \infty, &\text{if} ~ N \in \{1, 2\}, \\ \frac{2 N}{N - 2}, &\text{if} ~ N \geq 3, \end{cases} \quad \text{and} \quad 2_α^* := \begin{cases} \infty, &\text{if} ~ N \in \{1, 2\}, \\ \frac{2 (N + α)}{N - 2}, &\text{if} ~ N \geq 3. \end{cases} \] More precisely, by means of the moving planes method, we prove that positive solutions to this system are radially symmetric and strictly radially decreasing when $p, q \geq 2$, and we obtain a classification result for positive ground states in the case $p = q$ and $τ= η$.

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Standing waves for nonlinear Hartree type equations: existence and qualitative properties

We consider systems of the form \[ \left\{ \begin{array}{l} -Δu + u = \frac{2p}{p+q}(I_α\ast |v|^{q})|u|^{p-2}u \ \ \textrm{ in } \mathbb{R}^N, \\ -Δv + v = \frac{2q}{p+q}(I_α\ast |u|^{p})|v|^{q-2}v \ \ \textrm{ in } \mathbb{R}^N, \end{array} \right. \] for $α\in (0, N)$, $\max\left\{\frac{2α}{N}, 1\right\} < p, q < 2^*$ and $\frac{2(N+α)}{N} < p+ q < 2^{*}_α$, where $I_α$ denotes the Riesz potential, \[ 2^* = \left\{ \begin{array}{l}\frac{2N}{N-2} \ \ \text{for} \ \ N\geq 3,\\ +\infty \ \ \text{for} \ \ N =1,2, \end{array}\right. \quad \text{and} \quad 2^*_α = \left\{ \begin{array}{l}\frac{2(N+α)}{N-2} \ \ \text{for} \ \ N\geq 3,\\ +\infty \ \ \text{for} \ \ N =1,2. \end{array} \right. \] This type of systems arises in the study of standing wave solutions for a certain approximation of the Hartree theory for a two-component attractive interaction. We prove existence and some qualitative properties for ground state solutions, such as definite sign for each component, radial symmetry and sharp asymptotic decay at infinity, and a regularity/integrability result for the (weak) solutions. Moreover, we show that the straight lines $p+q=\frac{2(N+α)}{N}$ and $ p+ q = 2^{*}_α$ are critical for the existence of solutions.

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Spectral partition problems with volume and inclusion constraints

In this paper, we discuss a class of spectral partition problems with a measure constraint, for partitions of a given bounded connected open set. We establish the existence of an optimal open partition, showing that the corresponding eigenfunctions are locally Lipschitz continuous, and obtain some qualitative properties for the partition. The proof uses an equivalent weak formulation that involves a minimization problem of a penalized functional where the variables are functions rather than domains, suitable deformations, blowup techniques, and a monotonicity formula.

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On Hamiltonian systems with critical Sobolev exponents

In this paper we consider lower order perturbations of the critical Lane-Emden system posed on a bounded smooth domain $Ω\subset \mathbb{R}^N$, with $N \geq3$, inspired by the classical results of Brezis and Nirenberg \cite{BrezisNirenberg1983}. We solve the problem of finding a positive solution for all dimensions $N \geq 4$. For the critical dimension $N=3$ we show a new phenomenon, not observed for scalar problems. Namely, there are parts on the critical hyperbola where solutions exist for all $1$-homogeneous or subcritical superlinear perturbations and parts where there are no solutions for some of those perturbations.

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Principal spectral curves for Lane-Emden fully nonlinear type systems and applications

In this paper we exploit the phenomenon of two principal half eigenvalues in the context of fully nonlinear Lane-Emden type systems with possibly unbounded coefficients and weights. We show that this gives rise to the existence of two principal spectral curves on the plane. We also construct a possible third spectral curve related to a second eigenvalue and an anti-maximum principle, which are novelties even for Lane-Emden systems involving linear operators. As applications, we derive a maximum principle in small domains for these systems, as well as existence and uniqueness of positive solutions in the sublinear regime. Most of our results are new even in the scalar case, in particular for a class of Isaac's operators with unbounded coefficients, whose $W^{2,\varrho}$ regularity estimates we also prove.

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Asymptotic profile and Morse index of the radial solutions of the Hénon equation

We consider the Hénon equation \begin{equation}\label{alphab} -Δu = |x|^α|u|^{p-1}u \ \ \textrm{in} \ \ B^N, \quad u = 0 \ \ \textrm{on}\ \ \partial B^N, \tag{$P_α$} \end{equation} where $B^N\subset \mathbb{R}^N$ is the open unit ball centered at the origin, $N\geq 3$, $p>1$ and $α> 0$ is a parameter. We show that, after a suitable rescaling, the two-dimensional Lane-Emden equation \[ -Δw = |w|^{p-1}w\quad \text{in}\ B^2,\quad w=0\quad \text{on}\ \partial B^2, \] where $B^2 \subset \mathbb{R}^2$ is the open unit ball, is the limit problem of \eqref{alphab}, as $α\to \infty$, in the framework of radial solutions. We exploit this fact to prove several qualitative results on the radial solutions of \eqref{alphab} with any fixed number of nodal sets: asymptotic estimates on the Morse indices along with their monotonicity with respect to $α$; asymptotic convergence of their zeros; blow up of the local extrema and on compact sets of $B^N$. All these results are proved for both positive and nodal solutions.

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On unique continuation principles for some elliptic systems

In this paper we prove unique continuation principles for some systems of elliptic partial differential equations satisfying a suitable superlinearity condition. As an application, we obtain nonexistence of nontrivial (not necessarily positive) radial solutions for the Lane-Emden system posed in a ball, in the critical and supercritical regimes. Some of our results also apply to general fully nonlinear operators, such as Pucci's extremal operators, being new even for scalar equations.

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Nodal Solutions for sublinear-type problems with Dirichlet boundary conditions

We consider nonlinear second order elliptic problems of the type \[ -Δu=f(u) \text{ in } Ω, \qquad u=0 \text{ on } \partial Ω, \] where $Ω$ is an open $C^{1,1}$-domain in $\mathbb{R}^N$, $N\geq 2$, under some general assumptions on the nonlinearity that include the case of a sublinear pure power $f(s)=|s|^{p-1}s$ with $0 1$ and $λ>λ_2(Ω)$ (the second Dirichlet eigenvalue of the Laplacian). We prove the existence of a least energy nodal (i.e. sign changing) solution, and of a nodal solution of mountain-pass type. We then give explicit examples of domains where the associated levels do not coincide. For the case where $Ω$ is a ball or annulus and $f$ is of class $C^1$, we prove instead that the levels coincide, and that least energy nodal solutions are nonradial but axially symmetric functions. Finally, we provide stronger results for the Allen-Cahn type nonlinearities in case $Ω$ is either a ball or a square. In particular we give a complete description of the solution set for $λ\sim λ_2(Ω)$, computing the Morse index of the solutions.

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Symmetry properties of positive solutions for fully nonlinear elliptic systems

We investigate symmetry properties of positive solutions for fully nonlinear uniformly elliptic systems, such as $$ F_i \,(x,Du_i,D^2u_i) +f_i \,(x,u_1, \ldots , u_n,Du_i)=0, \;\; 1 \leq i \leq n, $$ in a bounded domain $Ω$ in $\mathbb{R}^N$ with Dirichlet boundary condition $u_1=\ldots,u_n=0$ on $\partialΩ$. Here, $f_i $'s are nonincreasing with the radius $r=|x|$, and satisfy a cooperativity assumption. In addition, each $f_i $ is the sum of a locally Lipschitz with a nondecreasing function in the variable $u_i$, and may have superlinear gradient growth. We show that symmetry occurs for systems with nondifferentiable $f_i$'s by developing a unified treatment of the classical moving planes method in the spirit of Gidas-Ni-Nirenberg. We also present different applications of our results, including uniqueness of positive solutions for Lane-Emden systems in the subcritical case in a ball, and symmetry for a class of systems with natural growth in the gradient.

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Quantitative symmetry breaking of groundstates for a class of weighted Emden-Fowler equations

We consider a class of weighted Emden-Fowler equations \begin{equation} \tag{$\mathcal P_α$} \label{eqab} \left\{\begin{array}{ll} -Δu=V_α (x) \, u^p & \text{in} \,\,B,\\ u>0 & \text{in} \,\,B,\\ u=0 & \text{on}\,\,\partial B, \end{array}\right. \end{equation} posed on the unit ball $B=B(0,1)\subset \mathbb R^N$, $N \geq1$. We prove that symmetry breaking occurs for the groundstate solutions as the parameter $α\rightarrow \infty.$ The above problem reads as a possibly large perturbation of the classical Hénon equation. We consider a radial function $V_α$ having a spherical shell of zeroes at $|x|=R \in (0,1].$ For $N \geq 3$, a quantitative condition on $R$ for this phenomenon to occur is given by means of universal constants, such as the best constant for the subcritical Sobolev's embedding $H^1_0(B)\subset L^{p+1}(B).$ In the case $N=2$ we highlight a similar phenomenon when $R=R(α)$ is a function with a suitable decay. Moreover, combining energy estimates and Liouville type theorems we study some qualitative and quantitative properties of the groundstate solutions to (\ref{eqab}) as $α\rightarrow \infty.$

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Monotonicity of the Morse index of radial solutions of the Hénon equation in dimension two

We consider the equation \[ -Δu = |x|^α |u|^{p-1}u, \ \ x \in B, \ \ u=0 \quad \text{on} \ \ \partial B, \] where $B \subset {\mathbb R}^2$ is the unit ball centered at the origin, $α\geq0$, $p>1$, and we prove some results on the Morse index of radial solutions. The contribution of this paper is twofold. Firstly, fixed the number of nodal sets $n\geq1$ of the solution $u_{α,n}$, we prove that the Morse index $m(u_{α,n})$ is monotone non-decreasing with respect to $α$. Secondly, we provide a lower bound for the Morse indices $m(u_{α, n})$, which shows that $m(u_{α, n}) \to +\infty$ as $α\to + \infty$.

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Periodic solutions and torsional instability in a nonlinear nonlocal plate equation

A thin and narrow rectangular plate having the two short edges hinged and the two long edges free is considered. A nonlinear nonlocal evolution equation describing the deformation of the plate is introduced: well-posedness and existence of periodic solutions are proved. The natural phase space is a particular second order Sobolev space that can be orthogonally split into two subspaces containing, respectively, the longitudinal and the torsional movements of the plate. Sufficient conditions for the stability of periodic solutions and of solutions having only a longitudinal component are given. A stability analysis of the so-called prevailing mode is also performed. Some numerical experiments show that instabilities may occur. This plate can be seen as a simplified and qualitative model for the deck of a suspension bridge, which does not take into account the complex interactions between all the components of a real bridge.

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Orbitally stable standing waves of a mixed dispersion nonlinear Schrödinger equation

We study the mixed dispersion fourth order nonlinear Schrödinger equation \begin{equation*} %\tag{\protect{4NLS}}\label{4nls} i \partial_t ψ-γΔ^2 ψ+βΔψ+|ψ|^{2σ} ψ=0\ \text{in}\ \R \times\R^N, \end{equation*} where $γ,σ>0$ and $β\in \R$. We focus on standing wave solutions, namely solutions of the form $ψ(x,t)=e^{iαt}u(x)$, for some $α\in \R$. This ansatz yields the fourth-order elliptic equation \begin{equation*} %\tag{\protect{*}}\label{4nlsstar} γΔ^2 u -βΔu +αu =|u|^{2σ} u. \end{equation*} We consider two associated constrained minimization problems: one with a constraint on the $L^2$-norm and the other on the $L^{2σ+2}$-norm. Under suitable conditions, we establish existence of minimizers and we investigate their qualitative properties, namely their sign, symmetry and decay at infinity as well as their uniqueness, nondegeneracy and orbital stability.

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Instability of modes in a partially hinged rectangular plate

We consider a thin and narrow rectangular plate where the two short edges are hinged whereas the two long edges are free. This plate aims to represent the deck of a bridge, either a footbridge or a suspension bridge. We study a nonlocal evolution equation modeling the deformation of the plate and we prove existence, uniqueness and asymptotic behavior for the solutions for all initial data in suitable functional spaces. Then we prove results on the stability/instability of simple modes motivated by a phenomenon which is visible in actual bridges and we complement these theorems with some numerical experiments.

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Paths to uniqueness of critical points and applications to partial differential equations

We prove a unified and general criterion for the uniqueness of critical points of a functional in the presence of constraints such as positivity, boundedness, or fixed mass. Our method relies on convexity properties along suitable paths and significantly generalizes well-known uniqueness theorems. Due to the flexibility in the construction of the paths, our approach does not depend on the convexity of the domain and can be used to prove uniqueness in subsets, even if it does not hold globally. The results apply to all critical points and not only to minimizers, thus they provide uniqueness of solutions to the corresponding Euler-Lagrange equations. For functionals emerging from elliptic problems, the assumptions of our abstract theorems follow from maximum principles, decay properties, and novel general inequalities. To illustrate our method we present a unified proof of known results, as well as new theorems for mean-curvature type operators, fractional Laplacians, Hamiltonian systems, Schrödinger equations, and Gross-Pitaevski systems.

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Morse index of radial nodal solutions of Hénon type equations in dimension two

We consider non-autonomous semilinear elliptic equations of the type \[ -Δu = |x|^α f(u), \ \ x \in Ω, \ \ u=0 \quad \text{on} \ \ \partial Ω, \] where $Ω\subset {\mathbb R}^2$ is either a ball or an annulus centered at the origin, $α>0$ and $f: {\mathbb R}\ \rightarrow {\mathbb R}$ is $C^{1, β}$ on bounded sets of ${\mathbb R}$. We address the question of estimating the Morse index $m(u)$ of a sign changing radial solution $u$. We prove that $m(u) \geq 3$ for every $α>0$ and that $m(u)\geq α+ 3$ if $α$ is even. If $f$ is superlinear the previous estimates become $m(u) \geq n(u)+2$ and $m(u) \geq α+ n(u)+2$, respectively, where $n(u)$ denotes the number of nodal sets of $u$, i.e. of connected components of $\{ x\in Ω; u(x) \neq 0\}$. Consequently, every least energy nodal solution $u_α$ is not radially symmetric and $m(u_α) \rightarrow + \infty$ as $α\rightarrow + \infty$ along the sequence of even exponents $α$.

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Existence and symmetry of least energy nodal solutions for Hamiltonian elliptic systems

In this paper we prove existence of least energy nodal solutions for the Hamiltonian elliptic system with Hénon-type weights \[ -Δu = |x|^β |v|^{q-1}v, \quad -Δv =|x|^α|u|^{p-1}u\quad { in } Ω, \qquad u=v=0 { on } \partial Ω, \] where $Ω$ is a bounded smooth domain in $\mathbb{R}^N$, $N\geq 1$, $α, β\geq 0$ and the nonlinearities are superlinear and subcritical, namely \[ 1> \frac{1}{p+1}+\frac{1}{q+1}> \frac{N-2}{N}. \] When $Ω$ is either a ball or an annulus centred at the origin and $N \geq 2$, we show that these solutions display the so-called foliated Schwarz symmetry. It is natural to conjecture that these solutions are not radially symmetric. We provide such a symmetry breaking in a range of parameters where the solutions of the system behave like the solutions of a single equation. Our results on the above system are new even in the case of the Lane-Emden system (i.e. without weights). As far as we know, this is the first paper that contains results about least energy nodal solutions for strongly coupled elliptic systems and their symmetry properties.

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