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Enzo Vitillaro

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arXiv2026

Nontrivial solutions for a class of semilinear elliptic equations with a nonlinear Goldstein-Wentzell boundary condition

The paper deals with the existence and multiplicity of nontrivial solutions for the doubly elliptic problem $$\begin{cases} -\Delta u=f(u) \qquad &\text{in $\Omega$,}\\ \phantom{-}u=0 &\text{on $\Gamma_0$,}\\ -\Delta_\Gamma u +\partial_\nu u =g(u)\qquad &\text{on $\Gamma_1$,} \end{cases} $$ where $\Omega$ is a bounded open domain of $\mathbb{R}^N$ ($N\ge 2$) with $C^1$ boundary $\Gamma=\partial\Omega$, with $\Gamma=\Gamma_0\cup\Gamma_1$, $\Gamma_0\cap\Gamma_1=\emptyset$, $\Gamma_1$ being nonempty and relatively open on $\Gamma$, $\mathcal{H}^{N-1}(\Gamma_0)>0$. The terms $f$ and $g$ are subcritical with respect to Sobolev embeddings, respectively in $\Omega$ and on $\partial\Omega$. We prove that, under suitable assumptions, the problem admits nontrivial solutions at the depth of the potential well energy level, which is the minimum energy level for nontrivial solutions. We also prove that the problem has infinitely many solutions at higher energy levels.

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arXiv2025

Acoustic waves interacting with non--locally reacting surfaces in a Lagrangian framework

The paper deals with a family of evolution problems arising in the physical modeling of small amplitude acoustic phenomena occurring in a fluid, bounded by a surface of extended reaction. They are all derived in a Lagrangian framework. We study well-posedness of these problems, their mutual relations, and their relations with other evolution problems modeling the same physical phenomena. They are those introduced in an Eulerian framework and those which deal with the (standard in Theoretical Acoustics) velocity potential. The latter reduce to the well--known wave equation with acoustic boundary conditions. Finally, we prove that all problems are asymptotically stable provided the system is linearly damped.

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arXiv2024

On the eigenvalue problem for a bulk/surface elliptic system

The paper addresses the doubly elliptic eigenvalue problem $$\begin{cases} -\Delta u=\lambda u \qquad &\text{in $\Omega$,}\\ u=0 &\text{on $\Gamma_0$,}\\ -\Delta_\Gamma u +\partial_\nu u =\lambda u\qquad &\text{on $\Gamma_1$,} \end{cases} $$ where $\Omega$ is a bounded open subset of $\mathbb{R}^N$ ($N\ge 2$) with $C^1$ boundary $\Gamma=\Gamma_0\cup\Gamma_1$, $\Gamma_0\cap\Gamma_1=\emptyset$, $\Gamma_1$ being nonempty and relatively open on $\Gamma$. Moreover $\mathcal{H}^{N-1}(\overline{\Gamma}_0\cap\overline{\Gamma}_1)=0$ and $\mathcal{H}^{N-1}(\Gamma_0)>0$. We recognize that $L^2(\Omega)\times L^2(\Gamma_1)$ admits a Hilbert basis of eigenfunctions of the problem and we describe the eigenvalues. Moreover, when $\Gamma$ is at least $C^2$ and $\overline{\Gamma}_0\cap\overline{\Gamma}_1=\emptyset$, we give several qualitative properties of the eigenfunctions.

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arXiv2023

Nontrivial solutions for the Laplace equation with a nonlinear Goldstein-Wentzell boundary condition

The paper deals with the existence and multiplicity of nontrivial solutions for the doubly elliptic problem $$\begin{cases} \Delta u=0 \qquad &\text{in $\Omega$,}\\ u=0 &\text{on $\Gamma_0$,}\\ -\Delta_\Gamma u +\partial_\nu u =|u|^{p-2}u\qquad &\text{on $\Gamma_1$,} \end{cases} $$ where $\Omega$ is a bounded open subset of $\mathbb{R}^N$ ($N\ge 2$) with $C^1$ boundary $\partial\Omega=\Gamma_0\cup\Gamma_1$, $\Gamma_0\cap\Gamma_1=\emptyset$, $\Gamma_1$ being nonempty and relatively open on $\Gamma$, $\mathcal{H}^{N-1}(\Gamma_0)>0$ and $p>2$ being subcritical with respect to Sobolev embedding on $\partial\Omega$. We prove that the problem admits nontrivial solutions at the potential--well depth energy level, which is the minimal energy level for nontrivial solutions. We also prove that the problem has infinitely many solutions at higher energy levels.

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arXiv2023

Schrödinger-Maxwell equations driven by mixed local-nonlocal operators

In this paper we prove existence of solutions to Schrödinger-Maxwell type systems involving mixed local-nonlocal operators. Two different models are considered: classical Schrödinger-Maxwell equations and Schrödinger-Maxwell equations with a coercive potential, and the main novelty is that the nonlocal part of the operator is allowed to be nonpositive definite according to a real parameter. We then provide a range of parameter values to ensure the existence of solitary standing waves, obtained as Mountain Pass critical points for the associated energy functionals.

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arXiv2023

Three evolution problems modelling the interaction between acoustic waves and non-locally reacting surfaces

The paper deals with three evolution problems arising in the physical modelling of acoustic phenomena of small amplitude in a fluid, bounded by a surface of extended reaction. The first one is the widely studied wave equation with acoustic boundary conditions, which derivation from the physical model is not fully mathematically satisfactory. The other two models studied in the paper, in the Lagrangian and Eulerian settings, are physically transparent. In the paper the first model is derived from the other two in a rigorous way, also for solutions merely belonging to the natural energy spaces. The paper also gives several well-posedness and optimal regularity results for the three problems considered, which are new for the Eulerian and Lagrangian models.

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arXiv2023

Klein-Gordon-Maxwell equations driven by mixed local-nonlocal operators

Classical results concerning Klein-Gordon-Maxwell type systems are shortly reviewed and generalized to the setting of mixed local-nonlocal operators, where the nonlocal one is allowed to be nonpositive definite according to a real parameter. In this paper, we provide a range of parameter values to ensure the existence of solitary (standing) waves, obtained as Mountain Pass critical points for the associated energy functionals in two different settings, by considering two different classes of potentials: constant potentials and continuous, bounded from below, and coercive potentials.

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arXiv2022

The Damped Wave Equation with Acoustic Boundary Conditions and Non-locally Reacting Surfaces

The aim of the paper is to study the problem $$u_{tt}+du_t-c^2\Delta u=0 \qquad \text{in $\mathbb{R}\times\Omega$,}$$ $$\mu v_{tt}- \text{div}_\Gamma (\sigma \nabla_\Gamma v)+\delta v_t+\kappa v+\rho u_t =0\qquad \text{on $\mathbb{R}\times \Gamma_1$,}$$ $$v_t =\partial_\nu u\qquad \text{on $\mathbb{R}\times \Gamma_1$,}$$ $$\partial_\nu u=0 \text{on $\mathbb{R}\times \Gamma_0$,}$$ $$u(0,x)=u_0(x),\quad u_t(0,x)=u_1(x)\quad \text{in $\Omega$,}$$ $$v(0,x)=v_0(x),\quad v_t(0,x)=v_1(x) \quad \text{on $\Gamma_1$,}$$ where $\Omega$ is a open domain of $\mathbb{R}^N$ with uniformly $C^r$ boundary ($N\ge 2$, $r\ge 1$), $\Gamma=\partial\Omega$, $(\Gamma_0,\Gamma_1)$ is a relatively open partition of $\Gamma$ with $\Gamma_0$ (but not $\Gamma_1$) possibly empty. Here $\text{div}_\Gamma$ and $\nabla_\Gamma$ denote the Riemannian divergence and gradient operators on $\Gamma$, $\nu$ is the outward normal to $\Omega$, the coefficients $\mu,\sigma,\delta, \kappa, \rho$ are suitably regular functions on $\Gamma_1$ with $\rho,\sigma$ and $\mu$ uniformly positive, $d$ is a suitably regular function in $\Omega$ and $c$ is a positive constant. In this paper we first study well-posedness in the natural energy space and give regularity results. Hence we study asymptotic stability for solutions when $\Omega$ is bounded, $\Gamma_1$ is connected, $r=2$, $\rho$ is constant and $\kappa,\delta,d\ge 0$.

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arXiv2021

Blow--up for the wave equation with hyperbolic dynamical boundary conditions, interior and boundary nonlinear damping and sources

The aim of this paper is to give global nonexistence and blow--up results for the problem $$ \begin{cases} u_{tt}-\Delta u+P(x,u_t)=f(x,u) \qquad &\text{in $(0,\infty)\times\Omega$,}\\ u=0 &\text{on $(0,\infty)\times \Gamma_0$,}\\ u_{tt}+\partial_\nu u-\Delta_\Gamma u+Q(x,u_t)=g(x,u)\qquad &\text{on $(0,\infty)\times \Gamma_1$,}\\ u(0,x)=u_0(x),\quad u_t(0,x)=u_1(x) & \text{in $\overline{\Omega}$,} \end{cases}$$ where $\Omega$ is a bounded open $C^1$ subset of $\mathbb{R}^N$, $N\ge 2$, $\Gamma=\partial\Omega$, $(\Gamma_0,\Gamma_1)$ is a partition of $\Gamma$, $\Gamma_1\not=\emptyset$ being relatively open in $\Gamma$, $\Delta_\Gamma$ denotes the Laplace--Beltrami operator on $\Gamma$, $\nu$ is the outward normal to $\Omega$, and the terms $P$ and $Q$ represent nonlinear damping terms, while $f$ and $g$ are nonlinear source terms. These results complement the analysis of the problem given by the author in two recent papers, dealing with local and global existence, uniqueness and well--posedness.

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arXiv2021

The wave equation with acoustic boundary conditions on non-locally reacting surfaces

The aim of the paper is to study the problem $u_{tt}-c^2\Delta u=0$ in $\mathbb{R}\times\Omega$, $\mu v_{tt}- \text{div}_\Gamma (\sigma \nabla_\Gamma v)+\delta v_t+\kappa v+\rho u_t =0$ on $\mathbb{R}\times \Gamma_1$, $v_t =\partial_\nu u$ on $\mathbb{R}\times \Gamma_1$,$\partial_\nu u=0$ on $\mathbb{R}\times \Gamma_0$, $u(0,x)=u_0(x)$ and $u_t(0,x)=u_1(x)$ in $\Omega$, $v(0,x)=v_0(x)$ and $v_t(0,x)=v_1(x)$ on $\Gamma_1$, where $\Omega$ is a open domain of $\mathbb{R}^N$ with uniformly $C^r$ boundary ($N\ge 2$, $r\ge 1$), $\Gamma=\partial\Omega$, $(\Gamma_0,\Gamma_1)$ is a relatively open partition of $\Gamma$ with $\Gamma_0$ (but not $\Gamma_1$) possibly empty. Here $\text{div}_\Gamma$ and $\nabla_\Gamma$ denote the Riemannian divergence and gradient operators on $\Gamma$, $\nu$ is the outward normal to $\Omega$, the coefficients $\mu,\sigma,\delta, \kappa, \rho$ are suitably regular functions on $\Gamma_1$ with $\rho,\sigma$ and $\mu$ uniformly positive while $c$ is a positive constant. This problem have been proposed long time ago by Beale and Rosencrans, when $N=3$, $\sigma=0$, $r=\infty$, $\rho$ is constant, $\kappa,\delta\ge 0$, to model acoustic wave propagation with locally reacting boundary. In this paper we first study well-posedness in the natural energy space and give regularity results. Hence we give precise qualitative results for solutions when $\Omega$ is bounded and $r=2$, $\rho$ is constant, $\kappa,\delta\ge 0$. These results motivate a detailed discussion of the derivation of the problem in Theoretical Acoustics and the consequent proposal of adding to the model the integral condition $\int_\Omega u_t=c^2\int_{\Gamma_1}v$.

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arXiv2020

Approximation by regular functions in Sobolev spaces arising from doubly elliptic problems

The paper deals with a nontrivial density result for $C^m(\overline{\Omega})$ functions, with $m\in{\mathbb N}\cup\{\infty\}$, in the space $$W^{k,\ell,p}(\Omega;\Gamma)= \left\{u\in W^{k,p}(\Omega): u_{|\Gamma}\in W^{\ell,p}(\Gamma)\right\},$$ endowed with the norm of $(u,u_{|\Gamma})$ in $W^{k,p}(\Omega)\times W^{\ell,p}(\Gamma)$, where $\Omega$ is a bounded open subset of ${\mathbb R}^N$, $N\ge 2$, with boundary $\Gamma$ of class $C^m$, $k\le \ell\le m$ and $1\le p<\infty$. Such a result is of interest when dealing with doubly elliptic problems involving two elliptic operators, one in $\Omega$ and the other on $\Gamma$. Moreover we shall also consider the case when a Dirichlet homogeneous boundary condition is imposed on a relatively open part of $\Gamma$ and, as a preliminary step, we shall prove an analogous result when either $\Omega={\mathbb R}^N$ or $\Omega={\mathbb R}^N_+$ and $\Gamma=\partial{\mathbb R}^N_+$. \keywords{Density results\and Sobolev spaces \and Smooth functions \and the Laplace--Beltrami operator.

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arXiv2017

On the wave equation with hyperbolic dynamical boundary conditions, interior and boundary damping and supercritical sources

The aim of the paper is to study the problem $$ \begin{cases} u_{tt}-Δu+P(x,u_t)=f(x,u) \qquad &\text{in $(0,\infty)\timesΩ$,} u=0 &\text{on $(0,\infty)\times Γ_0$,} u_{tt}+\partial_νu-Δ_Γu+Q(x,u_t)=g(x,u)\qquad &\text{on $(0,\infty)\times Γ_1$,} u(0,x)=u_0(x),\quad u_t(0,x)=u_1(x) & \text{in $\barΩ$,} \end{cases}$$ where $Ω$ is a bounded open $C^1$ subset of $\mathbb{R}^N$, $N\ge 2$, $Γ=\partialΩ$, $(Γ_0,Γ_1)$ is a measurable partition of $Γ$, $Δ_Γ$ denotes the Laplace--Beltrami operator on $Γ$, $ν$ is the outward normal to $Ω$, and the terms $P$ and $Q$ represent nonlinear damping terms, while $f$ and $g$ are nonlinear source, or sink, terms. In the paper we establish local and existence, uniqueness and Hadamard well--posedness results when source terms can be supercritical or super-supercritical.

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arXiv2017

On the the wave equation with hyperbolic dynamical boundary conditions, interior and boundary damping and source

The aim of the paper is to study local Hadamard well-posedness for wave equation with an hyperbolic dynamical boundary condition, internal and/or boundary damping and sources for initial data in the natural energy space. Moreover the regularity of solutions is studied. Finally a dynamical system is generated when sources are at most linear at infinity, or they are dominated by the damping terms.

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