We apply piecewise constructions and gluing  techniques  to  construct

asymptotically flat (hyperbolic) manifolds such that associated

Laplacians have dense embedded eigenvalues or singular continuous

spectra.  The method also allows us to provide various examples of

operators with embedded singular spectra. With additional perturbation theory,    several sharp

spectral transitions (even criteria) for singular spectra are obtained.

In this talk, I will focus on two models-Laplacians on manifolds and Stark operators.

I consider solutions with asymptotic self-similarity. The behavior shows an invariance which comes naturally from nonlinearity. The basic model is Lane-Emden equation. Solution structures depend on the dimension as well as the exponent describing the nonlinearity. More generally, I will explain the corresponding result for quasilinear equations in the radial setting.

In this talk, we will show  that the full dimensional invariant tori obtained by Bourgain [J. Funct. Anal., 229 (2005), no. 1, 62–94] is stable in a very long time for 1D nonlinear Schrödinger equation with periodic boundary conditions.

In this talk, I will discuss recent results produced with co-authors Ivan Blank (KSU) and Brian Benson (UCR) regarding a formulation of the Mean Value Theorem for the Laplace-Beltrami operator on smooth Riemannian manifolds. We define the sets upon which mean values of (sub)-harmonic functions are computed via a particular obstacle problem in geodesic balls. I will thus begin by discussing the classical obstacle problem and then an intrinsic formulation on manifolds developed in our recent paper. After demonstrating how the theory of obstacle problems is leveraged to produce our Mean Value Theorem, I will discuss local and global theory for our family of mean value sets and potential connections between the properties of these sets and the geometry of the underlying manifold.

Consider a diffusive passive scalar advected by a two
dimensional incompressible flow. If the flow is cellular (i.e.\ has a
periodic Hamiltonian with no unbounded trajectories), then classical
homogenization results show that the long time behaviour is an effective
Brownian motion. We show that on intermediate time scales, the effective
behaviour is instead a fractional kinetic process. At the PDE level this
means that while the long time scaling limit is the heat equation, the
intermediate time scaling limit is a time fractional heat equation. We
will also describe the expected intermediate behaviour in the presence
of open channels.