We consider positive solutions of the system $u_t-\Delta u=v^p$; $v_t-\Delta v=u^q$ in a ball or in the whole space, with $p,q>1$. Relatively little is known on the blow-up set for semilinear parabolic systems and, up to now, no result was available for this basic system except for the very special case $p=q$. Here we prove single-point blow-up for a large class of radial decreasing solutions. This in particular solves a problem left open in a paper of A. Friedman and Y. Giga (1987). We also obtain lower pointwise estimates for...

We study necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of nonnegative boundary blow-up solutions to the cooperative system ${\Delta }_{p}u=g(u-\alpha v),{\Delta }_{p}v=f(v-\beta u)$ in a smooth bounded domain of ${ℝ}^N$, where ${\Delta }_p$ is the p-Laplacian operator defined by ${\Delta }_{p}u={div\left(\right|\nabla u|}^{p-2}\nabla u)$ with p > 1, f and g are nondecreasing, nonnegative C¹ functions, and α and β are two positive parameters. The asymptotic behavior of solutions near the boundary is obtained and we get a uniqueness result for p = 2.

We study the absence of nonnegative global solutions to parabolic inequalities of the type $u_t\ge -{(-\Delta )}^{\beta /2}u-V\left(x\right)u+h(x,t)u^p$, where ${(-\Delta )}^{\beta /2}$, 0 < β ≤ 2, is the β/2 fractional power of the Laplacian. We give a sufficient condition which implies that the only global solution is trivial if p > 1 is small. Among other properties, we derive a necessary condition for the existence of local and global nonnegative solutions to the above problem for the function V satisfying ${V₊\left(x\right)\sim a\left|x\right|}^{-b}$, where a ≥ 0, b > 0, p > 1 and V₊(x): = maxV(x),0....

Consider the nonlinear heat equation (E): $u_t-\Delta u={\left|u\right|}^{p-1}u+b{\left|\nabla u\right|}^q$. We prove that for a large class of radial, positive, nonglobal solutions of (E), one has the blowup estimates $C₁{(T-t)}^{-1/(p-1)}{\le \left|\right|u\left(t\right)\left|\right|}_{\infty }\le C₂{(T-t)}^{-1/(p-1)}$. Also, as an application of our method, we obtain the same upper estimate if u only satisfies the nonlinear parabolic inequality $u_t-u_{xx}\ge u^p$. More general inequalities of the form $u_t-u_{xx}\ge f\left(u\right)$ with, for instance, $f\left(u\right)=(1+u)lo{g}^p(1+u)$ are also treated. Our results show that for solutions of the parabolic inequality, one has essentially the same estimates as for solutions...

We consider $2m$th-order $(m\ge 2)$ semilinear parabolic equations $u_t=-{\left(-\Delta \right)}^{m}u\pm {\left|u\right|}^{p-1}u$ in ${ℛ}^N\times {ℝ}_{+}$ $(p>1)$, with Dirac’s mass $\delta \left(x\right)$ as the initial function. We show that for $p<p_0=1+2m/N$, the Cauchy problem admits a solution $u(x,t)$ which is bounded and smooth for small $t>0$, while for $p\ge p_0$ such a local in time solution does not exist. This leads to a boundary layer phenomenon in constructing a proper solution via regular approximations.

An abstract semilinear parabolic equation in a Banach space X is considered. Under general assumptions on nonlinearity this problem is shown to generate a bounded dissipative semigroup on $X^{\alpha }$. This semigroup possesses an $(X^{\alpha }-Z)$-global attractor that is closed, bounded, invariant in $X^{\alpha }$, and attracts bounded subsets of $X^{\alpha }$ in a ’weaker’ topology of an auxiliary Banach space Z. The abstract approach is finally applied to the scalar parabolic equation in Rⁿ and to the partly dissipative system. ...

This paper provides blow up results of Fujita type for a reaction-diffusion system of 3 equations in the form $uₜ-\Delta \left(a_{11}u\right)=h(t,x){\left|v\right|}^p$, $vₜ-\Delta \left(a_{21}u\right)-\Delta \left(a_{22}v\right)=k(t,x){\left|w\right|}^q$, $wₜ-\Delta \left(a_{31}u\right)-\Delta \left(a_{32}v\right)-\Delta \left(a_{33}w\right)=l(t,x){\left|u\right|}^r$, for $x\in {ℝ}^N$, t > 0, p > 0, q > 0, r > 0, $a_{ij}=a_{ij}(t,x,u,v)$, under initial conditions u(0,x) = u₀(x), v(0,x) = v₀(x), w(0,x) = w₀(x) for $x\in {ℝ}^N$, where u₀, v₀, w₀ are nonnegative, continuous and bounded functions. Subject to conditions on dependence on the parameters p, q, r, N and the growth of the functions h, k, l at infinity, we prove finite blow up time for every solution of the...

In this paper we examine self-similar solutions to the system $u_{it}-d_i\Delta u_i={\prod }_{k=1}^m{u}_k^{p_k^i}$, i = 1,…,m, $x\in {ℝ}^N$, t > 0, $u_i(0,x)=u_{0i}\left(x\right)$, i = 1,…,m, $x\in {ℝ}^N$, where m > 1 and $p_k^i>0$, to describe asymptotics near the blow up point.

We investigate isometric composition operators on the weighted Dirichlet space ${𝒟}_{\alpha }$ with standard weights ${(1-|z|}^2{)}^{\alpha }$, $\alpha >-1$. The main technique used comes from Martín and Vukotić who completely characterized the isometric composition operators on the classical Dirichlet space $𝒟$. We solve some of these but not in general. We also investigate the situation when ${𝒟}_{\alpha }$ is equipped with another equivalent norm.

Let $u\in L^2(I;H^1\left(\Omega \right))$ with ${\partial }_{t}u\in L^2(I;H^1{\left(\Omega \right)}^{*})$ be given. Then we show by means of a counter-example that the positive part $u^{+}$ of $u$ has less regularity, in particular it holds ${\partial }_t{u}^{+}\notin L^1(I;H^1{\left(\Omega \right)}^{*})$ in general. Nevertheless, $u^{+}$ satisfies an integration-by-parts formula, which can be used to prove non-negativity of weak solutions of parabolic equations.

We investigate the existence of renormalized solutions for some nonlinear parabolic problems associated to equations of the form ⎧$\partial (e^{\beta u}-1)/\partial t-{div\left(\right|\nabla u|}^{p-2}\nabla u)+div(c(x,t){\left|u\right|}^{s-1}u)+b(x,t){\left|\nabla u\right|}^r=f$ in Q = Ω×(0,T), ⎨ u(x,t) = 0 on ∂Ω ×(0,T), ⎩ $(e^{\beta u}-1)(x,0)=(e^{\beta u₀}-1)\left(x\right)$ in Ω. with s = (N+2)/(N+p) (p-1), $c(x,t)\in {\left(L^{\tau }\left(QT\right)\right)}^N$, τ = (N+p)/(p-1), r = (N(p-1) + p)/(N+2), $b(x,t)\in L^{N+2,1}\left(QT\right)$ and f ∈ L¹(Q).

We consider the Cauchy problem for the focusing Hartree equation $i{u}_t+\Delta u+{\left(\right|·|}^{-3}\ast \left|u\right|²)u=0$ in ℝ⁵ with initial data in H¹, and study the divergence property of infinite-variance and nonradial solutions. For the ground state solution of $-Q+\Delta Q+\left(\right|·{|}^{-3}\ast \left|Q\right|²)Q=0$ in ℝ⁵, we prove that if u₀ ∈ H¹ satisfies M(u₀)E(u₀) < M(Q)E(Q) and ||∇u₀||₂||u₀||₂ > ||∇Q||₂||Q||₂, then the corresponding solution u(t) either blows up in finite forward time, or exists globally for positive time and there exists a time sequence tₙ → ∞ such that ||∇u(tₙ)||₂...

For a proper local embedding between two Deligne-Mumford stacks $Y$ and $X$, we find, under certain mild conditions, a new (possibly non-separated) Deligne-Mumford stack $X^{\text{'}}$, with an etale, surjective and universally closed map to the target $X$, and whose fiber product with the image of the local embedding is a finite union of stacks with corresponding etale, surjective and universally closed maps to $Y$. Moreover, a natural set of weights on the substacks of $X^{\text{'}}$ allows the construction of a universally...

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We study the chemotaxis system with singular sensitivity and logistic-type source: $u_t=\Delta u-\chi \nabla ·(u\nabla v/v)+ru-\mu u^k$, $0=\Delta v-v+u$ under the non-flux boundary conditions in a smooth bounded domain $\Omega \subset {ℝ}^n$, $\chi ,r,\mu >0$, $k>1$ and $n\ge 1$. It is shown with $k\in (1,2)$ that the system possesses a global generalized solution for $n\ge 2$ which is bounded when $\chi >0$ is suitably small related to $r>0$ and the initial datum is properly small, and a global bounded classical solution for $n=1$.

In this work we study the problem $u_t{-div\left(\right|x|}^{-2\gamma }\nabla u)=\lambda \frac{u^{\alpha }}{{\left|x\right|}^{2(\gamma +1)}}+f$ in $\Omega \times (0,T)$, $u\ge 0$ in $\Omega \times (0,T)$, $u=0$ on $\partial \Omega \times (0,T)$, $u(x,0)=u_0\left(x\right)$ in $\Omega$, $\Omega \subset {ℝ}^N$ $(N\ge 2)$ is a bounded regular domain such that $0\in \Omega$, $\lambda >0$, $\alpha >0$, $-\infty <\gamma <\left(N-2\right)/2$, $f$ and $u_0$ are positive functions such that $f\in L^1(\Omega \times (0,T))$ and $u_0\in L^1\left(\Omega \right)$. The main points under analysis are: (i) spectral instantaneous and complete blow-up related to the Harnack inequality in the case $\alpha =1$, $1+\gamma >0$; (ii) the nonexistence of solutions if $\alpha >1$, $1+\gamma >0$; (iii) a uniqueness result for weak solutions (in the distribution sense); (iv) further results on existence of weak solutions...

Consider the family uₜ = Δu + G(u), t > 0, $x\in {\Omega }_{\epsilon }$, ${\partial }_{{\nu }_{\epsilon }}u=0$, t > 0, $x\in \partial {\Omega }_{\epsilon }$, $\left(E_{\epsilon }\right)$ of semilinear Neumann boundary value problems, where, for ε > 0 small, the set ${\Omega }_{\epsilon }$ is a thin domain in ${ℝ}^l$, possibly with holes, which collapses, as ε → 0⁺, onto a (curved) k-dimensional submanifold of ${ℝ}^l$. If G is dissipative, then equation $\left(E_{\epsilon }\right)$ has a global attractor ${}_{\epsilon }$. We identify a “limit” equation for the family $\left(E_{\epsilon }\right)$, prove convergence of trajectories and establish an upper semicontinuity result for the family ${}_{\epsilon }$ as ε → 0⁺. ...

This article investigates the long-time behaviour of parabolic scalar conservation laws of the type ${\partial }_{t}u+{div}_{y}A(y,u)-{\Delta }_{y}u=0$, where $y\in {ℝ}^N$ and the flux $A$ is periodic in $y$. More specifically, we consider the case when the initial data is an $L^1$ disturbance of a stationary periodic solution. We show, under polynomial growth assumptions on the flux, that the difference between u and the stationary solution behaves in $L^1$ norm like a self-similar profile for large times. The proof uses a time and space change of variables...

We consider the Yamabe type family of problems $\left(P_{\epsilon }\right):-\Delta u_{\epsilon }=u_{\epsilon }^{(n+2)/\left(n-2\right)}$, $u_{\epsilon }>0$ in $A_{\epsilon }$, $u_{\epsilon }=0$ on $\partial A_{\epsilon }$, where $A_{\epsilon }$ is an annulus-shaped domain of ${ℝ}^n$, $n\ge 3$, which becomes thinner as $\epsilon \to 0$. We show that for every solution $u_{\epsilon }$, the energy ${\int }_{A_{\epsilon }}|\nabla u_{|}^2$ as well as the Morse index tend to infinity as $\epsilon \to 0$. This is proved through a fine blow up analysis of appropriate scalings of solutions whose limiting profiles are regular, as well as of singular solutions of some elliptic problem on ${ℝ}^n$, a half-space or an infinite strip. Our argument also involves a Liouville...

We consider a reaction-diffusion-convection equation on the halfline (0,1) with the zero Dirichlet boundary condition at $x=0$. We find a positive selfsimilar solution $u$ which blows up in a finite time $T$ at $x=0$ while $u(x,T)$ remains bounded for $x>0$.

A regular normal parabolic geometry of type $G/P$ on a manifold $M$ gives rise to sequences $D_i$ of invariant differential operators, known as the curved version of the BGG resolution. These sequences are constructed from the normal covariant derivative ${\nabla }^{\omega }$ on the corresponding tractor bundle $V$, where $\omega$ is the normal Cartan connection. The first operator $D_0$ in the sequence is overdetermined and it is well known that ${\nabla }^{\omega }$ yields the prolongation of this operator in the homogeneous case $M=G/P$. Our first...

We show that the critical nonlinear elliptic Neumann problem $\Delta u-\mu u+u^{7/3}=0$ in $\Omega$, $u>0$ in $\Omega$, $\frac{\partial u}{\partial \nu }=0$ on $\partial \Omega$, where $\Omega$ is a bounded and smooth domain in ${ℝ}^5$, has arbitrarily many solutions, provided that $\mu >0$ is small enough. More precisely, for any positive integer $K$, there exists ${\mu }_K>0$ such that for $0<\mu <{\mu }_K$, the above problem has a nontrivial solution which blows up at $K$ interior points in $\Omega$, as $\mu \to 0$. The location of the blow-up points is related to the domain geometry. The solutions are obtained as critical points of some finite-dimensional...

We consider the exclusion process in the one-dimensional discrete torus with $N$ points, where all the bonds have conductance one, except a finite number of slow bonds, with conductance $N^{-\beta }$, with $\beta \in [0,\infty )$. We prove that the time evolution of the empirical density of particles, in the diffusive scaling, has a distinct behavior according to the range of the parameter $\beta$. If $\beta \in [0,1)$, the hydrodynamic limit is given by the usual heat equation. If $\beta =1$, it is given by a parabolic equation involving an operator...

We study the boundedness of the one-sided operator $g{⁺}_{\lambda ,\phi }$ between the weighted spaces $L^p\left(M¯w\right)$ and $L^p\left(w\right)$ for every weight w. If λ = 2/p whenever 1 < p < 2, and in the case p = 1 for λ > 2, we prove the weak type of $g{⁺}_{\lambda ,\phi }$. For every λ > 1 and p = 2, or λ > 2/p and 1 < p < 2, the boundedness of this operator is obtained. For p > 2 and λ > 1, we obtain the boundedness of $g{⁺}_{\lambda ,\phi }$ from $L^p\left({\left(M¯\right)}^{[p/2]+1}w\right)$ to $L^p\left(w\right)$, where ${\left(M¯\right)}^k$ denotes the operator M¯ iterated k times.

We consider the semilinear Lane–Emden problem $$ where $p>1$ and $\Omega$ is a smooth bounded domain of ${ℝ}^2$. The aim of the paper is to analyze the asymptotic behavior of sign changing solutions of ${(}_p)$, as $p\to +\infty$. Among other results we show, under some symmetry assumptions on $\Omega$, that the positive and negative parts of a family of symmetric solutions concentrate at the same point, as $p\to +\infty$, and the limit profile looks like a tower of two bubbles given by a superposition of a regular and a singular solution of...