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48 results for mountain pass theorem

Study on nonlinear elliptic equations with variable exponents, proving existence and multiplicity of solutions.

problem Existence and multiplicity of solutions for Dirichlet boundary value problems involving (p(m),q(m))(p(m), q(m))-equation.
method Proved using the mountain pass theorem and Fountain theorem with Cerami sequences.
result Existence and multiplicity of solutions for (p(m),q(m))(p(m), q(m))-equation.

Study finds critical points in perimeter functional for fixed volume sets.

problem Finding critical points in perimeter functional for sets of fixed volume.
method Utilizes Mazurwoski--Zhou techniques and new Cacciopoli set connectedness results.
result Constructs smooth almost embedded hypersurfaces with non-zero constant mean curvature.

Necessary and sufficient conditions are given for the Palais-Smale Condition C to hold for the Yang-Mills functional for connections that are invariant under a Lie group action on the manifold with orbits of codimension less than or equal to three. As an application the mountain pass lemma is used to give a simple proo…

2000-04-07abs ↗pdf ↗

We give sufficient conditions for a Cc1 C^1_c -local diffeomorphism between Fréchet spaces to be a global one. We extend the Clarke's theory of generalized gradients to the more general setting of Fréchet spaces. As a consequence, we define the Chang Palais-Smale condition for Lipschitz functions and show that a functio…

2019-03-12abs ↗pdf ↗

In this work, we prove the existence of a third embedded minimal hypersurface spanning a closed submanifold γγ contained in the boundary of a compact Riemannian manifold with convex boundary, when it is known a priori the existence of two strictly stable minimal hypersurfaces that bound γγ. In order to do so, we deve…

2018-02-13abs ↗pdf ↗

Study on ground states of semilinear elliptic equations with various potential wells.

problem Characterizing ground states of semilinear elliptic equations with arbitrary potential wells.
method Analyzing solutions in convex domains and manifolds with non-negative Ricci curvature, using Morse theory and min-max methods.
result Ground states are mountain-pass type with Morse index 1 in convex domains and manifolds with non-negative Ricci curvature.

The paper proves the existence of infinitely many nodal solutions to a Paneitz-type equation.

problem Proving the existence of nodal solutions to a specific type of partial differential equation.
method First, a C0C^0-estimate for positive ff-invariant solutions is proven. Then, the existence of mountain pass solutions with arbitrarily large energy is established.
result The existence of infinitely many nodal solutions to the equation Δ2uαΔu+βu=uqΔ^2 u -αΔu +βu = u^q is proven.

In this paper, we build up a min-max theory for minimal surfaces using sweepouts of surfaces of genus g2g\geq 2. We develop a direct variational methods similar to the proof of the famous Plateau problem by J. Douglas and T. Rado. As a result, we show that the min-max value for the area functional can be achieved by a …

2011-11-27abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper proves the existence of hypersurfaces with prescribed mean curvature.

problem Proving the existence of hypersurfaces with prescribed mean curvature.
method PDE theoretic approach using mountain pass construction and regularity results for integral varifolds.
result Existence of quasi-embedded, boundaryless hypersurfaces with prescribed mean curvature.

We construct and analyze minimal disc stackings with bounds on their Morse index.

problem Constructing and analyzing minimal free boundary disc stackings.
method Constructing minimal free boundary disc stackings in a three-dimensional Euclidean unit ball, proving bounds on their Morse index.
result Uniform, linear bounds on the Morse index of all such surfaces.

We introduce a new braid-theoretic framework with which to understand the Legendrian and transversal classification of knots, namely a Legendrian Markov Theorem without Stabilization which induces an associated transversal Markov Theorem without Stabilization. We establish the existence of a nontrivial knot-type specif…

2008-01-22abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper proves the existence of finite-energy solutions to a specific elliptic equation on Riemannian manifolds.

problem Existence of finite-energy solutions to a singular elliptic equation on Riemannian manifolds.
method ε-regularized problems, mountain pass arguments, and limiting procedures.
result Existence of nonnegative finite-energy supersolutions under certain conditions.

Study the landscape of Lipschitz functions between manifolds using persistent homology.

problem Understanding the structure of homotopy paths between maps with high Lipschitz constants.
method Using persistent homology to analyze the landscape of Lipschitz functions between manifolds.
result First results on the persistence of higher-dimensional cycles in function spaces.

Solves time-minimizing navigation on a mountain slope using Riemann-Finsler geometry.

problem Time-minimizing navigation on a mountain slope under gravity.
method Riemann-Finsler geometry, Zermelo navigation problem, anisotropic deformation of the background Riemannian metric, rescaled gravitational wind.
result A new Finsler metric for optimal navigation on slippery mountain slopes.

For a stable marginally outer trapped surface (MOTS) in an axially symmetric spacetime with cosmological constant Λ>0Λ> 0 and with matter satisfying the dominant energy condition, we prove that the area AA and the angular momentum JJ satisfy the inequality 8πJA(1ΛA/4π)(1ΛA/12π)8π|J| \le A\sqrt{(1-ΛA/4π)(1-ΛA/12π)} which is saturated pre…

2015-01-28abs ↗pdf ↗

The geometry on a slope of a mountain is the geometry of a Finsler metric, called here the {\it slope metric}. We study the existence of globally defined slope metrics on surfaces of revolution as well as the geodesic's behavior. A comparison between Finslerian and Riemannian areas of a bounded region is also studied.

2018-11-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Study improves precipitation predictions for High Mountain Asia using machine learning.

problem Uncertainty in future precipitation over High Mountain Asia due to regional climate model biases.
method Probabilistic machine learning framework combining 13 regional climate models via a mixture of experts.
result 32% improvement over equally-weighted average and 254% improvement over single ensemble member.

Proves existence of a single-valued minimal hypersurface in compact manifolds.

problem Existence of multiplicity-1 minimal hypersurfaces in compact Riemannian manifolds.
method Modified minmax construction with Allen-Cahn approximation and valley point optimization.
result Existence of a smooth, closed minimal hypersurface with multiplicity 1 in bumpy metrics.

We present the min-max construction of critical points of the area using penalization arguments. Precisely, for any immersion of a closed surface ΣΣ into a given closed manifold, we add to the area Lagrangian a term equal to the LqL^q norm of the second fundamental form of the immersion times a "viscosity" parameter. …

2015-08-28abs ↗pdf ↗

Solves time-optimal navigation on slippery slopes with cross gravitational wind.

problem Time-optimal navigation on a slippery cross slope under gravitational wind.
method New Finsler metric derived for the problem, considering both lateral and longitudinal gravitational effects.
result Conditions for strong convexity and purely geometric solution provided.

The goal of this paper is to describe all local diffeomorphisms mapping a family of circles, in an open subset of $\r^3$, into straight lines. This paper contains two main results. The first is a complete description of the rectifiable collection of circles in $\r^3$ passing through one point. It turns out that to be r…

2003-01-20abs ↗pdf ↗

Bayesian online learning algorithm for one-pass data, achieving frequentist validity and uncertainty quantification.

problem Theoretical limitations in Bayesian online learning, especially in the one-pass setting.
method Proposed a new Bayesian online learning algorithm with a warm-start phase for the one-pass regime, establishing convergence rates and valid uncertainty quantification.
result The sequentially updated posterior attains optimal convergence rates and valid uncertainty quantification without diverging mini-batch sample sizes.

We prove that the canonical 4-dimensional surgery problems can be solved after passing to a double cover. This contrasts the long-standing conjecture about the validity of the topological surgery theorem for arbitrary fundamental groups (without passing to a cover). As a corollary, the surgery conjecture is reformulate…

2005-05-18abs ↗pdf ↗

It is shown that two braids represent transversally isotopic links if and only if one can pass from one braid to another by conjugations in braid groups, positive Markov moves, and their inverses.

2001-12-19abs ↗pdf ↗

We revisit the linearization theorems for proper Lie groupoids around general orbits (statements and proofs). In the the fixed point case (known as Zung's theorem) we give a shorter and more geometric proof, based on a Moser deformation argument. The passing to general orbits (Weinstein) is given a more conceptual inte…

2011-03-27abs ↗pdf ↗

For non-homotopic maps u,vC(M,N)u,v\in C^{\infty}(M,N) between closed Riemannian manifolds, we consider the smallest energy level γp(u,v)γ_p(u,v) for which there exist paths utW1,p(M,N)u_t\in W^{1,p}(M,N) connecting u0=uu_0=u to u1=vu_1=v with dutLppγp(u,v)\|du_t\|_{L^p}^p\leq γ_p(u,v). When uu and vv are (k2)(k-2)-homotopic, work of Hang and Lin shows t…

2018-09-10abs ↗pdf ↗

Consider a smooth map from a neighborhood of the origin in a real vector space to a neighborhood of the origin in a Euclidean space. Suppose that this map takes all germs of lines passing through the origin to germs of Euclidean circles, or lines, or a point. We prove that under some simple additional assumptions this …

2002-10-15abs ↗pdf ↗

NAST generalizes scattering transform for non-stationary time series analysis.

problem Analyzing non-stationary time series data.
method Neural activation of scattering transform with various activation functions and high pass filters.
result Central and non-central limit theorems for NAST of Gaussian processes.

Introduces LoCA regret to evaluate model-based RL methods.

problem Lack of consistent metrics to evaluate model-based RL methods.
method Inspired by neuroscience, introduces LoCA regret to measure model-based behavior.
result LoCA regret can identify model-based behavior and assess how close methods are to optimal model-based behavior.

The Kinoshita graph is a particular embedding in the 3-sphere of a graph with three edges, two vertices and no loops. It has the remarkable property that although the removal of any edge results in an unknotted loop, the Kinoshita graph is itself knotted. We use two classical theorems from knot theory to give two parti…

2018-03-14abs ↗pdf ↗

SHINE uses forward pass quasi-Newton matrices to approximate Jacobian inverses for faster bi-level optimization.

problem Efficiently solving bi-level optimization problems with large Jacobian matrices.
method Proposes using quasi-Newton matrices from the forward pass to approximate the inverse Jacobian matrix.
result Empirically shows SHINE reduces computational cost of the backward pass for various problems.