Calculus of Variations and Geometric Measure Theory

L. Carrero - A. Quaas - A. Zuniga

Existence of solutions to a quasilinear nonlocal PDE

created by zuniga on 19 Dec 2024
modified on 20 Aug 2025

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Inserted: 19 dec 2024
Last Updated: 20 aug 2025

Journal: Calculus of Variations and Partial Differential Equations
Volume: 64
Pages: 1--18
Year: 2025
Doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00526-025-03080-9

ArXiv: 2412.08427 PDF
Links: Springer link

Abstract:

In this paper, we introduce a new class of quasilinear operators, which represents a nonlocal version of the operator studied by Stuart and Zhou 1, inspired by models in nonlinear optics. We will study the existence of at least one or two solutions in the cone $X=\{u\in H^s_0(\Omega): u\geq 0\}$ using variational methods. For this purpose, we analyze two scenarios: the asymptotic sublinear and linear growth cases for the reaction term. Additionally, in the sublinear case, we establish a nonexistence result.

Keywords: Variational methods, fractional Sobolev spaces, Fractional Gradient, existence of solutions, fractional divergence, Schechter-Palais-Smale sequence


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