On the Global Relation and the Dirichlet‐to‐Neumann Correspondence

The recently developed Fokas method for solving two‐dimensional Boundary Value Problems (BVP) via the use of global relations is utilized to solve axisymmetric problems in three dimensions. In particular, novel integral representations for the interior and exterior Dirichlet and Neumann problems for the sphere are derived, which recover and improve the already known solutions of these problems. The BVPs considered in this paper can be classically solved using either the finite Legendre transform or the Mellin‐sine transform (which can be derived from the classical Mellin transform in a way similar to the way that the sine transform can be derived from the Fourier transform). The Legendre transform representation is uniformly convergent at the boundary, but it involves a series that is not useful for many applications. The Mellin‐sine transform involves of course an integral but it is not uniformly convergent at the boundary. In this paper: (a) The Legendre transform representation is rederived in a simpler approach using algebraic manipulations instead of solving ODEs. (b) An integral representation, different that the Mellin‐sine transform representation is derived which is uniformly convergent at the boundary. Furthermore, the derivation of the Fokas approach involves only algebraic manipulations, instead of solving an ordinary differential equation.     

双参数地基上板弯曲问题的边界积分方程

本文应用广义函数的Fourrier积分变换导出了双参数地基上板弯曲问题的基本解,并将基本解展成一致收敛的级数形式.在此基础上,应用广义Rayleigh-Green公式建立了适用于任意形状、任意边界条件情形的两个边界积分方程,为边界元法在这一问题中的应用提供了理论基础.     

A direct approach to the mellin transform

The aim of this paper is to present an approach to the Mellin transform that is fully independent of Laplace or Fourier transform theory, in a systematic, unified form, containing the basic properties and major results under natural, minimal hypotheses upon the functions in questions. Cornerstones of the approach are two definitions of the transform, a local and global Mellin transform, the Mellin translation and convolution structure, in particular approximation-theoretical methods connected with the Mellin convolution singular integral enabling one to establish the Mellin inversion theory. Of special interest are the Mellin operators of differentiation and integration, more correctly of anti-differentiation, enabling one to establish the fundamental theorem of the differential and integral calculus in the Mellin frame. These two operators are different than those considered thus far and more general. They are of particular importance in solving differential and integral equations. As applications, the wave equation onℝ ₊ × ℝ₊ and the heat equation in a semi-infinite rod are considered in detail. The paper is written in part from an historical, survey-type perspective.     

Zur Theorie der Integraltransformationen

Let A be a selfadjoint uniformly elliptic differential operator. Let the underlying domain be bounded. Eigenvalue problems can be solved then, and an arbitrary square integrable function may be developed in a Fourier series relative to the eigenfunctions. In general elliptic differential operators have a continuous spectrum, if the underlying domain is unbounded. In this case the spectral theorem provides a representation of a given function by an integral transformation. The spectral projector can be calculated, if the outgoing and incoming solutions are known (radiation condition). Thus integral transformations may be derived very easily. Four examples will be given: the Fourier sine transform, the Lebedev transform, the transformation belonging to the Dirichlet problem of the plate equation and, finally, the Fourier transformation.     

Convolution integral equations with Gegenbauer function kernel

In this paper we develop a concise and transparent approach for solving Mellin convolution equations where the convolutor is the product of an algebraic function and a Gegenbauer function. Our method is primarily based on

1. the use of fractional integral/differential operators;

2. a formula for Gegenbauer functions which is a fractional extension of the Rodrigues formula for Gegenbauer polynomials (see Theorem 3);

3. an intertwining relation concerning fractional integral/differential operators (see Theorem 1), which in the integer case reads (d/dx)²ⁿ⁺¹ = (x⁻¹ d/dx)ⁿx²ⁿ⁺¹(x⁻¹ d/dx)ⁿ⁺¹.

Thus we cover most of the known results on this type of integral equations and obtain considerable extensions. As a special illustration we present the Gegenbauer transform pair associated to the Radon transformation.     

Solution to system of partial fractional differential equations using the fractional exponential operators

In this article, fractional exponential operator is considered as a general approach for solving partial fractional differential equations. An integral representation for this operator is derived from the Bromwich integral for the inverse Mellin transform. Also, effectiveness of this operator for obtaining the formal solution of system of diffusion equations is discussed. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The Poisson and the Biharmonic Equations in the Interior of a Convex Polygon

A new method for analyzing linear elliptic partial differential equations in the interior of a convex polygon was developed in the late 1990s. This method does not rely on the classical approach of separation of variables and on the use of classical integral transforms and therefore is well suited for the investigation of the biharmonic equation. Here, we present a novel integral representation of the solution of the biharmonic equation in the interior of a convex polygon. This representation contains certain free parameters and therefore is more general than the one presented in [1]. For a given boundary value problem, by choosing these free parameters appropriately, one can obtain the simplest possible representation for the solution. This representation still involves certain unknown boundary values, thus for this formula to become effective it is necessary to characterize the unknown boundary values in terms of the given boundary conditions. This requires the investigation of certain relations refereed to as the global relations. A general approach for analyzing these relations is illustrated by solving several problems formulated in the interior of a semistrip. In addition, for completeness, similar results are presented for the Poisson equation by employing an integral representation for the Laplace equation which is more general than the one derived in the late 1990s.     

具有积分边界条件的常微分方程边值问题的数值解

讨论了一类具有积分边界条件的二阶常微分方程非局部边值问题的数值解.对非局部积分边界条件采用了离散的多点边值问题进行逼近,通过常系数情况下解的局部性质,建立了这类边值问题的指数型差分格式,并且给出了格式的误差分析,证明了格式是一致收敛的.     

The Behaviour of Elastic Fields and Boundary Integral Mellin Techniques Near Conical Points

For the computation of the local singular behaviour of an homogeneous anisotropic clastic field near the three-dimensional vertex subjected to displacement boundary conditions, one can use a boundary integral equation of the first kind whose unkown is the boundary stress. Mellin transformation yields a one - dimensional integral equation on the intersection curve 7 of the cone with the unit sphere. The Mellin transformed operator defines the singular exponents and Jordan chains, which provide via inverse Mellin transformation a local expansion of the solution near the vertex. Based on Kondratiev's technique which yields a holomorphic operator pencil of elliptic boundary value problems on the cross - sectional interior and exterior intersection of the unit sphere with the conical interior and exterior original cones, respectively, and using results by Maz'ya and Kozlov, it can be shown how the Jordan chains of the one-dimensional boundary integral equation are related to the corresponding Jordan chains of the operator pencil and their jumps across γ. This allows a new and detailed analysis of the asymptotic behaviour of the boundary integral equation solutions near the vertex of the cone. In particular, the integral equation method developed by Schmitz, Volk and Wendland for the special case of the elastic Dirichlet problem in isotropic homogeneous materials could be completed and generalized to the anisotropic case.     

Boundary Problems for Harmonic Functions and Norm Estimates for Inverses of Singular Integrals in Two Dimensions

In this paper, we establish sharp well-posedness results for tangential derivative problems for the Laplacian with data in L ^p , 1 < p < ∞, on curvilinear polygons. Furthermore, we produce norm estimates/formulas for inverses of singular integral operators relevant for the Dirichlet, Neumann, tangential derivative, and transmission boundary value problems associated with the Laplacian in a distinguished subclass of Lipschitz domains in two dimensions. Our approach relies on Calderón-Zygmund theory and Mellin transform techniques.     

Green's contact functions for heat conduction of two half-spaces and half-planes with application to several boundary contact problems

Green's contact functions are constructed for two half-spaces and two half-planes for materials with different thermal conductivities. With the aid of these contact functions some bimetal problems are reduced to boundary integral equations along the outer boundary where only the boundary conditions are to be satisfied. The boundary integral operators are investigated in the plane case. They are Fredholm operators with index zero. The asymptotics of the density of the potentials, which depends on the material parameters and on the angles between the contact line and the outer boundary, is determined by the Mellin transform technique.     

A transform method for linear evolution PDEs on a finite interval

We study initial boundary value problems for linear scalar evolutionpartial differential equations, with spatial derivatives ofarbitrary order, posed on the domain {t > 0, 0 < x <L}. We show that the solution can be expressed as an integralin the complex k-plane. This integral is defined in terms ofan x-transform of the initial condition and a t-transform ofthe boundary conditions. The derivation of this integral representationrelies on the analysis of the global relation, which is an algebraicrelation defined in the complex k-plane coupling all boundaryvalues of the solution. For particular cases, such as the case of periodic boundaryconditions, or the case of boundary value problems for even-orderPDEs, it is possible to obtain directly from the global relationan alternative representation for the solution, in the formof an infinite series. We stress, however, that there existinitial boundary value problems for which the only representationis an integral which cannot be written as an infinite series.An example of such a problem is provided by the linearized versionof the KdV equation. Similarly, in general the solution of odd-orderlinear initial boundary value problems on a finite intervalcannot be expressed in terms of an infinite series.     

一类对偶积分方程组正则化为Cauchy奇异积分方程组解法

本文基于Mellin变换法求解复杂更一般形式的对偶积分方程组．通过积分变换，由实数域化成复数域上的方程组，引入未知函数的积分变换，移动积分路径，应用Cauchy积分定理，实现退耦正则化为Cauchy奇异积分方程组，由此给出一般性解，并严格证明了对偶积分方程组退耦正则化为Cauchy奇异积分方程组与原对偶积分方程组等价性，以及对偶积分方程组解的存在性和唯一性．给出的解法和理论解，作为求解复杂对偶积分方程组一种有效解法，可供求解复杂的数学、物理、力学中的混合边值问题应用．     

Temperature fields in a hollow cylinder in presence of heat source under the boundary conditions of the second kind

General expressions have been derived for unsteady temperature distribution in a finite hollow cylinder under the influence of a time dependent volume heat source and prescribed heat fluxes at the boundaries. By introducing certain artificial additional heat source functions, corresponding Pseudo-steady solutions are defined and by means of which the temperature fields are expressed in the form of uniformly convergent series solutions. By the application of integral transform techniques the expressions for temperature distribution are obtained in various forms which may be applicable to various cases of technological importance.     

On a representation of the Green's functions for shallow panels supported on the boundary of a rectangular base

To enhance the convergence of double series in the case of a shallow panel supported on a rectangular base and a long closed cylindrical shell we propose an approximate representation of the Green's function as a combination of rapidly convergent expansions and a closed-form analytic component obtained by approximate summation of one particular part of series using the two-dimensional integral Fourier transform and reduction to the Kelvin functions.Translated fromMatematicheskie Metody i Fiziko-Mekhanicheskie Polya, Issue 33, 1991, pp. 78–83.     

Investigation of the wave field in an effective model of a layered elastic-fluid medium

For a medium that consists of alternating elastic and fluid layers, an effective model is constructed and investigated. This model is a special case of the Biot medium. The wave field is represented as Fourier and Mellin integrals. In the Mellin integral, the contour of integration is replaced by a stationary contour. In the expressions obtained, the order of integration is changed and the inner integral is calculated. The outer integral is equal to two residues. The corresponding poles are roots of two equations of fourth order. These roots lie on the right half-plane and may be complex or real. The representation obtained for the wave field is in agreement with the expressions derived by the Smirnov-Sobolev method. Bibliography: 8 titles. __________ Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 332, 2006, pp. 175–192.     

Integral equations and the interior Dirichlet potential problem

The two standard approaches for reformulating the interior Dirichlet potential problem as a boundary integral equation of the second kind are discussed. The integral equation derived from the representation of the solution as a double layer is shown to be more general than the one derived from Green's theorem. The boundary integral equation of the latter method, however, has definite analytical and numerical value. From it a new integral equation is derived whose solution can be represented as a convergent Neumann series and it is shown that the Green's function of the first kind can be obtained from it. An example is supplied to illustrate the method.     

Infinite type homeomorphisms of the circle and convergence of Fourier series

We consider the problem of convergence of Fourier series when we make a change of variable. Under a certain reasonable hypothesis, we give a necessary and sufficient condition for a homeomorphism of the circle to transform absolutely convergent Fourier series into uniformly convergent Fourier series.

     

On the Characterization of the Intermediate Space in Generalized Factorizations

The study of systems of singular integral equations of CAUCHY type, of TOEPLITZ and WIENER -HOPF operators leads to the question of existence and representation of generalized factorizations of matrix functions Φ in [L^P(Γ, σ)]^m. This yields a corresponding factorization of the basic multiplication or translation invariant operator A = A_CA₊, respectively, which can be seen as a splitting of a bounded into unbounded operators. The present paper is devoted to the study of the nature of the induced intermediate space Z = im A₊ =im A^?1, in particular, for Γ = ? and Φ ε ζ[C^β(?)]^{m × m} which is of special interest in certain applications. As we know, this implies detailed results about the structure and the explicit asymptotic behaviour of solutions of boundary and transmission problems near singular points with a relation also to eigenvalue problems which result from the classical series expansion approach or from the Mellin symbol calculus (see [13]).     

Some Riemann boundary value problems in Clifford analysis

In this paper, we mainly study the R_m (m>0) Riemann boundary value problems for functions with values in a Clifford algebra C?(V_{3, 3}). We prove a generalized Liouville‐type theorem for harmonic functions and biharmonic functions by combining the growth behaviour estimates with the series expansions for k‐monogenic functions. We obtain the result under only one growth condition at infinity by using the integral representation formulas for harmonic functions and biharmonic functions. By using the Plemelj formula and the integral representation formulas, a more generalized Liouville theorem for harmonic functions and biharmonic functions are presented. Combining the Plemelj formula and the integral representation formulas with the above generalized Liouville theorem, we prove that the R_m (m>0) Riemann boundary value problems for monogenic functions, harmonic functions and biharmonic functions are solvable. Explicit representation formulas of the solutions are given. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.