Limiting classification on linearized eigenvalue problems for 1-dimensional Allen-Cahn equation. I. Asymptotic formulas of eigenvalues (Q2339462)

The paper deals with the linearized eigenvalue problem associated with \(u_{n,\varepsilon}\) \[ \begin{cases} \varepsilon^2 \varphi_{xx}(x)+f_u(u_{n,\varepsilon}(x))\varphi(x)+\lambda \varphi(x)=0\quad \text{ in }(0,1),\\ \varphi_x(0)=\varphi_x(1)=0,\end{cases}\leqno(P) \] where \(\varepsilon\) is a positive parameter, \(f(u)=u-u^3\) and \(u_{n,\varepsilon}\) are the \(n\)-mode solutions of the nonlinear boundary value problem \[ \begin{cases} \varepsilon^2u_{xx}(x)+f(u(x))=0\quad\text{in}\,\,\,(0,1),\\ u_x(0)=u_x(1)=0,\end{cases} \] when \(\varepsilon\) is small. The authors investigate the \(\varepsilon\)-dependence of the eigenvalues \(\lambda_j^{n,\varepsilon}\) and eigenfunctions \(\varphi_j^{n,\varepsilon}(x)\) of \((P)\) when \(n\) is fixed and \(\varepsilon\) is given small enough. They derive representation formulas for the eigenfunctions, and they obtain asymptotic formulas of all eigenvalues as \(\varepsilon\to 0\).