On a simple criterion for the existence of a principal eigenfunction of some nonlocal operators (Q603726)

The paper deals with integral operators of the form \[ Mu=\int_\Omega k(x,y)u(y) dy -b(x)u\,, \] where \(\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^n\) is an open connected set, \[ k(x,y)=J\left(\frac{x-y}{g(y)}\right)\frac{1}{g^n(y)}\,, \] \(J\) is a continuous nonnegative compactly supported function with \(J(0)>0\), \(g\in L^\infty(\Omega)\) (\(0<\alpha\leq g\leq\beta\)), and \(b\in C(\bar\Omega)\cap L^\infty(\Omega)\). The author studies the existence and certain properties of principal eigenpairs for \(M\). As an application the asymptotic behavior of solutions to the associated evolution problem \(u_t=Mu+f(x,u)\) is described.