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An infinite semipositone problem with a reversed S-shaped bifurcation curve

  • Received: 30 September 2021 Revised: 09 April 2022 Accepted: 12 April 2022 Published: 21 December 2022
  • We study positive solutions to the two point boundary value problem:

    $ \begin{equation*} \begin{matrix}Lu = -u'' = \lambda \bigg\{\dfrac{A}{u^\gamma}+M\big[u^\alpha+u^\delta\big]\bigg\} \; ;\; (0, 1) \\ u(0) = 0 = u(1)\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \end{matrix} \end{equation*} $

    where $ A < 0 $, $ \alpha \in (0, 1), \delta > 1, \gamma \in (0, 1) $ are constants and $ \lambda > 0, M > 0 $ are parameters. We prove that the bifurcation diagram $ (\lambda \text{ vs } \|u\|_\infty) $ for positive solutions is at least a reversed S-shaped curve when $ M\gg1 $. Recent results in the literature imply that for $ M\gg1 $ there exists a range of $ \lambda $ where there exist at least two positive solutions. Here, when $ M\gg1 $, we prove the existence of a range of $ \lambda $ for which there exist at least three positive solutions and that the bifurcation diagram is at least a reversed S-shaped curve. Further, via a quadrature method and Python computations, for $ M\gg1 $, we show that the bifurcation diagram is exactly a reversed S-shaped curve. Also, when the operator $ L $ is replaced by a $ p $-Laplacian operator with $ p > 1 $, as well as $ p $-$ q $ Laplacian operator with $ p = 4 $ and $ q = 2 $, we show that the bifurcation diagram is again an exactly reversed S-shaped curve when $ M\gg1 $.

    Citation: Amila Muthunayake, Cac Phan, Ratnasingham Shivaji. An infinite semipositone problem with a reversed S-shaped bifurcation curve[J]. Electronic Research Archive, 2023, 31(2): 1147-1156. doi: 10.3934/era.2023058

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  • We study positive solutions to the two point boundary value problem:

    $ \begin{equation*} \begin{matrix}Lu = -u'' = \lambda \bigg\{\dfrac{A}{u^\gamma}+M\big[u^\alpha+u^\delta\big]\bigg\} \; ;\; (0, 1) \\ u(0) = 0 = u(1)\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \end{matrix} \end{equation*} $

    where $ A < 0 $, $ \alpha \in (0, 1), \delta > 1, \gamma \in (0, 1) $ are constants and $ \lambda > 0, M > 0 $ are parameters. We prove that the bifurcation diagram $ (\lambda \text{ vs } \|u\|_\infty) $ for positive solutions is at least a reversed S-shaped curve when $ M\gg1 $. Recent results in the literature imply that for $ M\gg1 $ there exists a range of $ \lambda $ where there exist at least two positive solutions. Here, when $ M\gg1 $, we prove the existence of a range of $ \lambda $ for which there exist at least three positive solutions and that the bifurcation diagram is at least a reversed S-shaped curve. Further, via a quadrature method and Python computations, for $ M\gg1 $, we show that the bifurcation diagram is exactly a reversed S-shaped curve. Also, when the operator $ L $ is replaced by a $ p $-Laplacian operator with $ p > 1 $, as well as $ p $-$ q $ Laplacian operator with $ p = 4 $ and $ q = 2 $, we show that the bifurcation diagram is again an exactly reversed S-shaped curve when $ M\gg1 $.



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