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Juan Davila

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arXiv2026

A Bernstein problem for translating solutions to the mean curvature flow

We study entire graphical translating solutions of the mean curvature flow, \[ \operatorname{div}\!\left(\frac{\nabla G}{\sqrt{1+|\nabla G|^2}}\right) =\frac{1}{\sqrt{1+|\nabla G|^2}} \qquad\text{in }\mathbb R^N. \] Every such graph is mean-convex, since its mean curvature is the vertical component of its unit normal. In dimension two, mean-convex translating solitons are convex, and an entire graphical translator is therefore the rotationally symmetric bowl soliton. In higher dimensions Wang constructed non-rotational entire convex translating graphs. We prove that a further loss of rigidity occurs at the Bernstein dimension: for every $N\ge 8$ there exists a one-parameter family of entire graphical translators that are mean-convex but not convex. The construction starts from the Bombieri--De Giorgi--Giusti (BDG) entire minimal graph in $\mathbb R^8$ and develops a singular perturbation theory for the translator equation around it. The main new feature is a transition layer near Simons' cone: the translating term breaks the odd symmetry of the minimal graph, and after a suitable recentering the matching problem is governed by a parabolic inner equation. A detailed analysis of this layer, together with weighted Jacobi theory on the BDG graph and global barriers, yields the desired entire solutions.

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arXiv2023

Existence of finite time blow-up in Keller-Segel system

Perhaps the most classical diffusion model for chemotaxis is the Keller-Segel system $\begin{equation} \begin{cases} u_{t} =Δu - \nabla \cdot(u \nabla v) \ \ \ \text{in } \mathbb{R}^2\times(0,T),\\[5pt] v = (-Δ_{\mathbb{R}^2})^{-1} u := \displaystyle\frac {1}{2π} \displaystyle\int_{\mathbb{R}^2} \log \frac {1}{|x-z|}u(z,t) dz, \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (\star)\\[5pt] u(\cdot ,0) = u_{0}^{\star} \ge 0 \ \ \ \text{in } \mathbb{R}^2. \end{cases} \end{equation}$ We show that there exists $\varepsilon>0$ such that for any $m$ satisfying $8π<m\le 8π+\varepsilon$ and any $k$ given points $q_{1},...,q_{k}$ in $\mathbb{R}^{2}$ there is an initial data $u_0^*$ of $(\star)$ for which the solution $u(x,t)$ blows-up in finite time as $t\to T$ with the approximate profile $$u(x,t)=\sum_{j=1}^{k}\frac{1}{λ_{j}^{2}(t)}U\left(\frac{x-ξ_{j}(t)}{λ_{j}(t)}\right)(1+o(1)), U(y)=\frac{8}{(1+|y|^{2})^{2}},$$ with $λ_{j}(t) \approx 2e^{-\frac{γ+2}{2}}\sqrt{T-t}e^{-\sqrt{\frac{|\ln(T-t)|}{2}}} $ where $γ=0.57721...$ is the Euler-Mascheroni constant, $ξ_{j}(t)\to q_{j}\in \mathbb{R}^{2}$ and such that $\int_{\mathbb{R}^2}u(x,t)dx=km.$ This construction generalizes the existence result of the stable blow-up dynamics recently proved in \cite{CGMN1,CGMN2}.

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arXiv2023

Leapfrogging vortex rings for the 3-dimensional incompressible Euler equations

A classical problem in fluid dynamics concerns the interaction of multiple vortex rings sharing a common axis of symmetry in an incompressible, inviscid $3$-dimensional fluid. Helmholtz (1858) observed that a pair of similar thin, coaxial vortex rings may pass through each other repeatedly due to the induced flow of the rings acting on each other. This celebrated configuration, known as leapfrogging, has not yet been rigorously established. We provide a mathematical justification for this phenomenon by constructing a smooth solution of the 3d Euler equations exhibiting this motion pattern.

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arXiv2023

Existence and stability of infinite time blow-up in the Keller-Segel system

Perhaps the most classical diffusion model for chemotaxis is the Keller-Segel system \begin{equation}\tag{$\ast$} \label{ks0} \left\{ \begin{aligned} u_t =&\; Δu - \nabla \cdot(u \nabla v) \quad in {\mathbb R}^2\times(0,\infty),\\ v =&\; (-Δ_{\R^2})^{-1} u := \frac 1{2π} \int_{R^2} \, \log \frac 1{|x-z|}\,u(z,t)\, dz, \\ & \qquad\ u(\cdot ,0) = u_0 \geq 0\quad\hbox{in } R^2. \end{aligned} \right. \end{equation} We consider the {\em critical mass case} $\int_{R^2} u_0(x)\, dx = 8π$ which corresponds to the exact threshold between finite-time blow-up and self-similar diffusion towards zero. We find a radial function $u_0^*$ with mass $8π$ such that for any initial condition $u_0$ sufficiently close to $u_0^*$ the solution $u(x,t)$ of \equ{ks0} is globally defined and blows-up in infinite time. As $t\to+\infty $ it has the approximate profile $$ u(x,t) \approx \frac 1{λ^2} \ch{U}\left (\frac {x-ξ(t)}{λ(t)} \right ), \quad \ch{U}(y)= \frac{8}{(1+|y|^2)^2}, $$ where $λ(t) \approx \frac c{\sqrt{\log t}}, \ ξ(t)\to q $ for some $c>0$ and $q\in \R^2$. This result answers affirmatively the nonradial stability conjecture raised in \cite{g}.

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arXiv2020

Travelling and rotating solutions to the generalized inviscid surface quasi-geostrophic equation

For the generalized surface quasi-geostrophic equation $$\left\{ \begin{aligned} & \partial_t θ+u\cdot \nabla θ=0, \quad \text{in } \mathbb{R}^2 \times (0,T), \\ & u=\nabla^\perp ψ, \quad ψ= (-Δ)^{-s}θ\quad \text{in } \mathbb{R}^2 \times (0,T) , \end{aligned} \right. $$ $0<s<1$, we consider for $k\ge1$ the problem of finding a family of $k$-vortex solutions $θ_\varepsilon(x,t)$ such that as $\varepsilon\to 0$ $$ θ_\varepsilon(x,t) \rightharpoonup \sum_{j=1}^k m_jδ(x-ξ_j(t)) $$ for suitable trajectories for the vortices $x=ξ_j(t)$. We find such solutions in the special cases of vortices travelling with constant speed along one axis or rotating with same speed around the origin. In those cases the problem is reduced to a fractional elliptic equation which is treated with singular perturbation methods. A key element in our construction is a proof of the non-degeneracy of the radial ground state for the so-called fractional plasma problem $$(-Δ)^sW = (W-1)^γ_+, \quad \text{in } \mathbb{R}^2, \quad 1<γ< \frac{1+s}{1-s}$$ whose existence and uniqueness have recently been proven in \cite{chan_uniqueness_2020}.

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arXiv2019

Singularity formation for the two-dimensional harmonic map flow into $S^2$

We construct finite time blow-up solutions to the 2-dimensional harmonic map flow into the sphere $S^2$, \begin{align*} u_t & = Δu + |\nabla u|^2 u \quad \text{in } Ω\times(0,T) \\ u &= φ\quad \text{on } \partial Ω\times(0,T) \\ u(\cdot,0) &= u_0 \quad \text{in } Ω, \end{align*} where $Ω$ is a bounded, smooth domain in $\mathbb{R}^2$, $u: Ω\times(0,T)\to S^2$, $u_0:\barΩ\to S^2$ is smooth, and $φ= u_0\big|_{\partialΩ}$. Given any points $q_1,\ldots, q_k$ in the domain, we find initial and boundary data so that the solution blows-up precisely at those points. The profile around each point is close to an asymptotically singular scaling of a 1-corrotational harmonic map. We build a continuation after blow-up as a $H^1$-weak solution with a finite number of discontinuities in space-time by "reverse bubbling", which preserves the homotopy class of the solution after blow-up.

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arXiv2019

Blow-up for the 3-dimensional axially symmetric harmonic map flow into S2

We construct finite time blow-up solutions to the 3-dimensional harmonic map flow into the sphere $S^2$, \begin{align*} u_t & = Δu + |\nabla u|^2 u \quad \text{in } Ω\times(0,T) \\ u &= u_b \quad \text{on } \partial Ω\times(0,T) \\ u(\cdot,0) &= u_0 \quad \text{in } Ω, \end{align*} with $u(x,t): \bar Ω\times [0,T) \to S^2$. Here $Ω$ is a bounded, smooth axially symmetric domain in $\mathbb{R}^3$. We prove that for any circle $Γ\subset Ω$ with the same axial symmetry, and any sufficiently small $T>0$ there exist initial and boundary conditions such that $u(x,t)$ blows-up exactly at time $T$ and precisely on the curve $Γ$, in fact $$ |\nabla u(\cdot ,t)|^2 \rightharpoonup |\nabla u_*|^2 + 8πδ_Γ\text{ as } t\to T . $$ for a regular function $u_*(x)$, where $δ_Γ$ denotes the Dirac measure supported on the curve. This the first example of a blow-up solution with a space-codimension 2 singular set, the maximal dimension predicted in the partial regularity theory by Chen-Struwe and Cheng.

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arXiv2018

Gluing methods for vortex dynamics in Euler flows

A classical problem for the two-dimensional Euler flow for an incompressible fluid confined to a smooth domain. is that of finding regular solutions with highly concentrated vorticities around $N$ moving {\em vortices}. The formal dynamic law for such objects was first derived in the 19th century by Kirkhoff and Routh. In this paper we devise a {\em gluing approach} for the construction of smooth $N$-vortex solutions. We capture in high precision the core of each vortex as a scaled finite mass solution of Liouville's equation plus small, more regular terms. Gluing methods have been a powerful tool in geometric constructions by {\em desingularization}. We succeed in applying those ideas in this highly challenging setting.

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arXiv2014

Concentration phenomena for the nonlocal Schrödinger equation with Dirichlet datum

For a smooth, bounded domain $Ω$, $s\in(0,1)$, $p\in \left(1,\frac{n+2s}{n-2s}\right)$ we consider the nonlocal equation $$ ε^{2s} (-Δ)^s u+u=u^p \quad {\mbox{in}}Ω$$ with zero Dirichlet datum and a small parameter $ε>0$. We construct a family of solutions that concentrate as $ε\to 0$ at an interior point of the domain in the form of a scaling of the ground state in entire space. Unlike the classical case $s=1$, the leading order of the associated reduced energy functional in a variational reduction procedure is of polynomial instead of exponential order on the distance from the boundary, due to the nonlocal effect. Delicate analysis is needed to overcome the lack of localization, in particular establishing the rather unexpected asymptotics for the Green function of $ ε^{2s} (-Δ)^s +1$ in the expanding domain $ε^{-1}Ω$ with zero exterior datum.

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arXiv2013

Qualitative Analysis of Rupture Solutions for an MEMS Problem

We prove a sharp Hölder continuity estimates of rupture sets for sequences of solutions of the following nonlinear problem with negative exponent $$ Δu= \frac{1}{u^p}, \ p>1, \ \mbox{in} \ Ω.$$ As a consequence, we prove the existence of rupture solutions with isolated ruptures in a bounded convex domain in $\R^2$.

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arXiv2013

A Monotonicity Formula and a Liouville-type Theorem for a Fourth Order Supercritical Problem

We consider Liouville-type and partial regularity results for the nonlinear fourth-order problem $$ Δ^2 u=|u|^{p-1}u\ \{in} \ \R^n,$$ where $ p>1$ and $n\ge1$. We give a complete classification of stable and finite Morse index solutions (whether positive or sign changing), in the full exponent range. We also compute an upper bound of the Hausdorff dimension of the singular set of extremal solutions. Our approach is motivated by Fleming's tangent cone analysis technique for minimal surfaces and Federer's dimension reduction principle in partial regularity theory. A key tool is the monotonicity formula for biharmonic equations.

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arXiv2013

Nonlocal Minimal Lawson Cones

We prove the existence of the analog of Lawson's minimal cones for a notion of nonlocal minimal surface introduced by Caffarelli, Roquejoffre and Savin, and establish their stability/instability in low dimensions. In particular we find that there are nonlocal stable minimal cones in dimension 7, in contrast with the case of classical minimal surfaces.

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arXiv2013

Pulsating fronts for nonlocal dispersion and KPP nonlinearity

In this paper we are interested in propagation phenomena for nonlocal reaction-diffusion equations of the type: $δ_tu = J \times u - u + f (x, u) t \in R^+, x \in R^N$, where J is a probability density and f is a KPP nonlinearity periodic in the x variables. Under suitable assumptions we establish the existence of pulsating fronts describing the invasion of the 0 state by a heterogeneous state. We also give a variational characterization of the minimal speed of such pulsating fronts and exponential bounds on the asymptotic behavior of the solution.

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arXiv2011

Existence of radial stationary solutions for a system in combustion theory

In this paper, we construct radially symmetric solutions of a nonlinear noncooperative elliptic system derived from a model for flame balls with radiation losses. This model is based on a one step kinetic reaction and our system is obtained by approximating the standard Arrehnius law by an ignition nonlinearity, and by simplifying the term that models radiation. We prove the existence of 2 solutions using degree theory.

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arXiv2011

Existence and Uniqueness of Solutions to a Nonlocal Equation with Monostable Nonlinearity

Let $J \in C(\mathbb{R})$, $J\ge 0$, $\int_{\tiny$\mathbb{R}$} J = 1$ and consider the nonlocal diffusion operator $\mathcal{M}[u] = J \star u - u$. We study the equation $\mathcal{M} u + f(x,u) = 0$, $u \ge 0$, in $\mathbb{R}$, where $f$ is a KPP-type nonlinearity, periodic in $x$. We show that the principal eigenvalue of the linearization around zero is well defined and that a nontrivial solution of the nonlinear problem exists if and only if this eigenvalue is negative. We prove that if, additionally, $J$ is symmetric, then the nontrivial solution is unique.

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