In this paper we construct explicit examples of solutions to certain nonlinear wave equations. These semilinear equations are the simplest equations known to possess localized solitary waves in more that one spatial dimension. We construct explicit localized standing wave solutions, which generate multidimensional localized traveling solitary waves under the action of velocity boosts. We study the case of two spatial dimensions and a piecewise-linear nonlinearity. We obtain a large subset of the infinite family of standing waves, and we exhibit several interesting features of the family. Our solutions include solitary waves that carry nonzero angular momenta in their rest frames. The spatial profiles of these solutions also furnish examples of symmetry breaking for nonlinear elliptic equations.

Submitted by Luciana Ferreira (lucgeral@gmail.com) on 2017-03-06T14:33:05Z No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Angelo Guimarães - 2017.pdf: 2117097 bytes, checksum: dec3403d71344aacfe3834890266b503 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Luciana Ferreira (lucgeral@gmail.com) on 2017-03-06T14:33:53Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Angelo Guimarães - 2017.pdf: 2117097 bytes, checksum: dec3403d71344aacfe3834890266b503 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-03-06T14:33:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Angelo Guimarães - 2017.pdf: 2117097 bytes, checksum: dec3403d71344aacfe3834890266b503 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-03-01 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / In this work we study existence and multiplicity of weak solutions for the eliptic problem with semilinear concave convex term, in a limited domain of a N-dimensional euclidean space. If we take f=0 and σ=1 we have a problem homogeneous with critical Sobolev exponent in which we use the Mountain Pass Theorem to find existence of a solution when p<q<p* , and when 1<q<p we use the genus of Krasnoselskii finding infinitely many solutions. If f is not null and σ=0 we have a non homogeneous problem that we prove to have infinitely many solutions, using a method developed by P. Rabinowitz. / Neste trabalho estudaremos existência e multiplicidade de soluções fracas do problema elíptico com termo semilinear côncavo-convexo, em um domínio limitado de um espaço euclidiano de dimensão N. Ao tomarmos f=0 e σ=1 temos um problema homogêneo com expoente crítico de Sobolev em que utilizamos o Teorema do Passo da Montanha para encontrar existência de uma solução quando p<q<p*. Utilizamos o gênero de Krasnoselskii para encontrar infinitas soluções quando 1<q<p. Quando f não é nula e σ=0 temos um problema do tipo não homogêneo que provamos possuir infinitas soluções utilizando um método desenvolvido por P. Rabinowitz.

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In this paper, optimal control problems for semilinear parabolic equations with distributed and boundary controls are considered. Pointwise constraints on the control and on the state are given. Main emphasis is laid on the discussion of second order sufficient optimality conditions. Sufficiency for local optimality is verified under different assumptions imposed on the dimension of the domain and on the smoothness of the given data.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-15T11:46:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 572294 bytes, checksum: 1c46e916c7cc2e4689880e2687dbee0b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-03-08 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This word is concerned with the study of bounded solutions of semilinear elliptic equations u &#8722; F0(u) = 0 in the whole space Rn, under the assumption that u is monotone in one direction, say, @u/@xn > 0 em Rn. The goal is to establish the one-dimensional character or symmetry of u, namely, that u only depends on one variable or, equivalently, that the level sets of u are hyperplanos. This type of symmetry question was raised by de Giorgi in 1978 (see [6]), who made the folowing conjecture: Conjecture Suppose that u 2 C2(Rn) is solution of the equation u + u &#8722; u3 = 0 satisfying |u(x)| 1 and @u @xn > 0 in the whole Rn. Then the level sets of u must be hyperplanes. We show a stronger version of De Giorgi s conjecture is indeed true in dimension 2 and 3 using some techniques in the linear theory developed by Berestychi, Caffarelli and Nirenberg [5] in one of their papers on qualitative properties of solutions of semilinear elliptic equations. / Este trabalho se preocupa com o estudo de soluções limitadas de equações elípticas semilineares u &#8722; F0(u) = 0 em todo espaço Rn, sob o pressuposto que u é monótona em uma direção, digamos @u/@xn > 0 em Rn. O objetivo é estabelecer o caráter unidimensional ou simetria de u, ou seja, que u depende apenas de uma variável ou equivalentemente, que os conjuntos de nível de u são hiperplanos. Este tipo de questão da simetria foi levantada por De Giorgi em 1978 (ver [6]), que fez a seguinte conjectura: Conjectura Suponha que u 2 C2(Rn) é solução da equação u + u &#8722; u3 = 0 satisfazendo |u(x)| 1 e @u @xn > 0 em todo Rn. Então os conjuntos de nível de u são hiperplanos. Mostraremos que uma versão forte da conjectura de De Giorgi é de fato verdade em dimensão 2 e 3 usando somente técnicas da teoria linear desenvolvida por Berestychi, Caffarelli e Nirenberg [5] em um dos seus artigos sobre as propriedades qualitativas de equações elípticas semilineares.

A class of parametric optimal control problems for semilinear parabolic equations is considered. Using recent regularity results for solutions of such equations, sufficient conditions are derived under which the solutions to optimal control problems are locally Lipschitz continuous functions of the parameter in the L1-norm. It is shown that these conditions are also necessary, provided that the dependence of data on the parameter is sufficiently strong.

An optimal control problem governed by the heat equation with nonlinear boundary conditions is considered. The objective functional consists of a quadratic terminal part and a quadratic regularization term. It is known, that an SQP method converges quadratically to the optimal solution of the problem. To handle the quadratic optimal control subproblems with high precision, very large scale mathematical programming problems have to be treated. The constrained problem is reduced to an unconstrained one by a method due to Bertsekas. A multigrid approach developed by Hackbusch is applied to solve the unconstrained problems. Some numerical examples illustrate the behaviour of the method.

In the first part of this thesis, suitable function spaces for analysis of partial differ- ential equations in unbounded domains are introduced and studied. The results are then applied in the second part on semilinear wave equation in Rd with non- linear source term and nonlinear damping. The source term is supposed to be bounded by a polynomial function with a subcritical growth. The damping term is strictly monotone and satisfying a polynomial-like growth condition. Global existence is proved using finite speed of propagation. Dissipativity in locally uni- form spaces and the existence of a locally compact attractor are then obtained after additional conditions imposed on the damping term.

[pt] Berger e Podolak apresentaram uma interpretação geométrica do resultado seminal de Ambrosetti e Prodi sobre o comportamento das soluções de certas equações diferenciais parciais elípticas semi-lineares. Consideram-se extensões deste ponto de vista, a partir das quais se desenvolve um algoritmo numérico para resolver as equações. / [en] Berger and Podolak obtained a geometric interpretation of the seminal result of Ambrosetti and Prodi regarding the behavior of solutions of certain semilinear elliptic partial differential equations. We consider extensions of such interpretation to develop a stable numerical algorithm that solves the equations.

Estudamos o problema de valores de contorno {\'DELTA POT. 2\' u = f em \'OMEGA\', \'BETA\' u = 0 em \'PARTIAL OMEGA\', um aberto limitado \'OMEGA\' \'ESTÁ CONTIDO\' \'R POT. N\' , sob diferentes condições de contorno. As questões de existência e positividade de soluções para este problema são abordadas com condições de contorno de Dirichlet, Navier e Steklov. Deduzimos condições de contorno naturais através do estudo de um modelo para uma placa com carga estática. Estudamos ainda propriedades do primeiro autovalor de \'DELTA POT. 2\' e o problema semilinear {\'DELTA POT. 2\' u = F (u) em \'OMEGA\' u = \'PARTIAL\'u SUP . \'PARTIAL\' v = 0 em \'PARTIUAL\' \'OMEGA\', para não-linearidades do tipo F(t) = \'l t l POT. p-1\', p \' DIFERENTE\' t, p > 0. Para tal problema estudamos existência e não-existência de soluções e positividade / We study the boundary value problem {\'DELTA POT. 2\' u = f in \'OMEGA\', \'BETA\' u = 0 in \'PARTIAL OMEGA\', in a bounded open \'OMEGA\'\'THIS CONTAINED\' \'R POT. N\' , under different boundary conditions. The questions of existence and positivity of solutions for this problem are addressed with Dirichlet, Navier and Steklov boundary conditions. We deduce natural boundary conditions through the study of a model for a plate with static load. We also study properties of the first eigenvalue of \'DELTA POT. 2\' and the semi-linear problem { \'DELTA POT. 2\' e o problema semilinear {\'DELTA POT. 2\' u = F (u) in \'OMEGA\' u = \'PARTIAL\'u SUP . \'PARTIAL\' v = 0 in \'PARTIUAL\' \'OMEGA\', for non-linearities like F(t) = \'l t l POT. p-1\', p \' DIFFERENT\' t, p > 0. For such problem we study existence and non-existence of solutions and its positivity