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.     

Riemann Boundary Value Problems for Triharmonic Functions in Clifford Analysis

In this paper, we study the R _m (m > 0) Riemann boundary value problem for triharmonic functions with values in a universal Clifford algebra Cl(V _n,n ). By using the Plemelj formula and generalized Liouville theorem for triharmonic functions, the explicit representation of solution of this problem is given.     

Boundary value problems for two types of degenerate elliptic systems in <Emphasis Type="Italic">R</Emphasis><Superscript>4</Superscript>

Firstly, the Riemann boundary value problem for a kind of degenerate elliptic system of the first order equations in R ⁴ is proposed. Then, with the help of the one-to-one correspondence between the theory of Clifford valued generalized regular functions and that of the degenerate elliptic system’s solution, the boundary value problem as stated above is transformed into a boundary value problem related to the generalized regular functions in Clifford analysis. Moreover, the solution of the Riemann boundary value problem for the degenerate elliptic system is explicitly described by using a kind of singular integral operator. Finally, the conditions for the existence of solutions of the oblique derivative problem for another kind of degenerate elliptic system of the first order equations in R ⁴ are derived.     

Existence of Infinitely Many Non-Trivial Bifurcation Points

We consider the non-linear two point boundary value problem where λ > 0,f ∈ C², f′ ≥ 0, f(0) < 0 and lim_{u → ∞} f(u) > 0. By considering the non-negative as well as all sign changing solutions, we establish the existence of infinitely many non-trivial bifurcation points. Further, when f is superlinear, we prove that there exists a constant λ* > 0, such that for each λ ∈ (0, λ*) there are exactly two solutions with m interior zeros for every m = 1,2, …We apply our results to the case when f(u) = u ³ - k; k > 0, and also discuss the evolution of the bifurcation diagram as k → 0.     

Generalized convexity and inequalities

Let R₊=(0,∞) and let M be the family of all mean values of two numbers in R₊ (some examples are the arithmetic, geometric, and harmonic means). Given m₁,m₂∈M, we say that a function is (m₁,m₂)-convex if f(m₁(x,y))?m₂(f(x),f(y)) for all x,y∈R₊. The usual convexity is the special case when both mean values are arithmetic means. We study the dependence of (m₁,m₂)-convexity on m₁ and m₂ and give sufficient conditions for (m₁,m₂)-convexity of functions defined by Maclaurin series. The criteria involve the Maclaurin coefficients. Our results yield a class of new inequalities for several special functions such as the Gaussian hypergeometric function and a generalized Bessel function.     

Elliptic boundary value problems with λ-dependent boundary conditions

In this paper second order elliptic boundary value problems on bounded domains Ω⊂Rn with boundary conditions on ∂Ω depending nonlinearly on the spectral parameter are investigated in an operator theoretic framework. For a general class of locally meromorphic functions in the boundary condition a solution operator of the boundary value problem is constructed with the help of a linearization procedure. In the special case of rational Nevanlinna or Riesz-Herglotz functions on the boundary the solution operator is obtained in an explicit form in the product Hilbert space L²(Ω)⊕(L²m(∂Ω)), which is a natural generalization of known results on λ-linear elliptic boundary value problems and λ-rational boundary value problems for ordinary second order differential equations.     

Boundary blow-up elliptic problems with nonlinear gradient terms

By Karamata regular variation theory and perturbation method, we show the exact asymptotical behaviour of solutions near the boundary to nonlinear elliptic problems Δu±q|∇u|=b(x)g(u), u>0 in Ω, u_|∂Ω=+∞, where Ω is a bounded domain with smooth boundary in RN, q?0, g∈C¹[0,∞),g(0)=0, g^′ is regularly varying at infinity with index ρ with ρ>0 and b is nonnegative nontrivial in Ω, which may be vanishing on the boundary.     

Evolution equations with a free boundary condition

In this paper we consider the heat flow of harmonic maps between two compact Riemannian Manifolds M and N (without boundary) with a free boundary condition. That is, the following initial boundary value problem ∂₁,u −Δu = Γ(u)(∇u, ∇u) [tT T_{u u}N, on M × [0, ∞), u(t, x) ∈ Σ, for x ∈ ∂M, t > 0, ∂u/t6n(t, x) ⊥_u T_u(t,x) Σ, for x ∈ ∂M, t > 0, u(o,x) = u_o(x), on M, where Σ is a smooth submanifold without boundary in N and n is a unit normal vector field of M along ∂M. Due to the higher nonlinearity of the boundary condition, the estimate near the boundary poses considerable difficulties, even for the case N = ℝⁿ, in which the nonlinear equation reduces to ∂_tu-Δu = 0. We proved the local existence and the uniqueness of the regular solution by a localized reflection method and the Leray-Schauder fixed point theorem. We then established the energy monotonicity formula and small energy regularity theorem for the regular solutions. These facts are used in this paper to construct various examples to show that the regular solutions may develop singularities in a finite time. A general blow-up theorem is also proven. Moreover, various a priori estimates are discussed to obtain a lower bound of the blow-up time. We also proved a global existence theorem of regular solutions under some geometrical conditions on N and Σ which are weaker than K_N <-0 and Σ is totally geodesic in N.     

Weak Solutions of Nonlinear Elliptic Equations with Prescribed Singular Set

GivenΩany open and bounded subset of $\text{R}$ⁿ,n⩾4, with smooth boundary and givenΣany (n−m)-dimensional compact submanifold ofΩwithout boundary,n>m>2, we prove the existence of weak solutions to the problem[formula]which are singular onΣ, whenpis a realp>m/(m−2), close to this value.     

Vekua Integral Operators on Riemann Surfaces

On an arbitrary (in general, noncompact) Riemann surface R, we study integral operators T and ∏ analogous to the operators introduced by Vekua in his theory of generalized analytic functions. By way of application, we obtain necessary and sufficient conditions for the solvability of the nonhomogeneous Cauchy--Riemann equation $\bar \partial f = F$ in the class of functions f exhibiting Λ₀-behavior in the vicinity of the ideal boundary of R.     

On the existence of a continuous branch of nodal solutions of elliptic equations with convex-concave nonlinearities

We study the existence of nodal solutions of a parametrized family of Dirichlet boundary value problems for elliptic equations with convex-concave nonlinearities. In the main result, we prove the existence of nodal solutions u _λ for λ ∈ (?∞, λ*₀). The critical value λ*₀ >0 is found by a spectral analysis procedure according to Pokhozhaev’s fibering method. We show that the obtained solutions form a continuous branch (in the sense of level lines of the energy functional) with respect to the parameter λ. Moreover, we prove the existence of an interval \(( - \infty ,\tilde \lambda )\) , where \(\tilde \lambda > 0\) , on which this branch consists of solutions with exactly two nodal domains.     

Quantitative unique continuation for the semilinear heat equation in a convex domain

In this paper, we study certain unique continuation properties for solutions of the semilinear heat equation t_∂u−△u=g(u), with the homogeneous Dirichlet boundary condition, over Ω×(0,T_∗). Ω is a bounded, convex open subset of Rd, with a smooth boundary for the subset. The function g:R→R satisfies certain conditions. We establish some observation estimates for (u−v), where u and v are two solutions to the above-mentioned equation. The observation is made over ω×{T}, where ω is any non-empty open subset of Ω, and T is a positive number such that both u and v exist on the interval [0,T]. At least two results can be derived from these estimates: (i) if ‖(u−v)(⋅,T)_‖L²(ω)=δ, then ‖(u−v)(⋅,T)_‖L²(Ω)?Cδα where constants C>0 and α∈(0,1) can be independent of u and v in certain cases; (ii) if two solutions of the above equation hold the same value over ω×{T}, then they coincide over Ω×[0,Tm). Tm indicates the maximum number such that these two solutions exist on [0,Tm).     

The boundary distortion and extremal problems in certain classes of univalent functions

We consider the class S₁(τ), 0<τ<1, of functions f(z)=rz+a₂z²+... that are regular and univalent in the unit disk U and have |f(z)|<1. We obtain sharp estimates for the 1-measure of the sets {θ: |f(e^iθ)|=1}. As a corollary, for the familiar class S we find Kolmogorov-type estimates for the sets {θ: |f(e^iθ)|>M}, M>1, and prove inequalities for the harmonic measure, which are similar to those by Carleman-Milloux and Baernstein. We also consider problems on distortion of fixed systems of boundary arcs in the classes of functions that are regular (or meromorphic) and univalent in the disk or circular annulus. Bibliography: 23 titles. Translated fromZapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 204, 1993, pp. 115–142. Translated by A. Yu. solynin.     

Initial value problems and first boundary problems for a class of quasilinear wave equations

The initial value problems and the first boundary problems for the quasilinear wave equation $$u_{tt} - \left[ {a_0 + na_1 \left( {u_x } \right)^{n - 1} } \right]u_{xx} - a_2 u_{xxtt} = 0$$ are considered, wherea ₀,a ₂ > 0 are constants,a ₁ is an arbitrary real number,n is a natural number. The existence and uniqueness of the classical solutions for the initial value problems and the first boundary problems of the equation (1) are proved by the Galerkin method.     

Existence and multiplicity of solutions to 2mth-order ordinary differential equations

In this paper, the existence and multiplicity of solutions are obtained for the 2mth-order ordinary differential equation two-point boundary value problems u(2(m−i))(t)=f(t,u(t)) for all t∈[0,1] subject to Dirichlet, Neumann, mixed and periodic boundary value conditions, respectively, where f is continuous, ai∈R for all i=1,2,…,m. Since these four boundary value problems have some common properties and they can be transformed into the integral equation of form , we firstly deal with this nonlinear integral equation. By using the strongly monotone operator principle and the critical point theory, we establish some conditions on f which are able to guarantee that the integral equation has a unique solution, at least one nonzero solution, and infinitely many solutions. Furthermore, we apply the abstract results on the integral equation to the above four 2mth-order two-point boundary problems and successfully resolve the existence and multiplicity of their solutions.     

Remark on an infinite semipositone problem with indefinite weight and falling zeros

In this work, we consider the positive solutions to the singular problem $$ \left\{\begin{array}{ll} -\Delta u = am(x)u-f(u) - \dfrac{c}{u^{\alpha}} & {\rm in}\;\Omega,\\ u=0 & {\rm on}\; \partial\Omega, \end{array} \right. $$ where 0?<?α?<?1,a?>?0 and c?>?0 are constants, Ω is a bounded domain with smooth boundary $\partial\Omega$ , Δ is a Laplacian operator, and $f:[0,\infty] \longrightarrow{\mathbb R}$ is a continuous function. The weight functions m(x) satisfies m(x)?∈?C(Ω) and m(x)?>?m ₀?>?0 for x?∈?Ω and also ||m||_?∞??=?l?<?∞. We assume that there exist A?>?0, M?>?0, p?>?1 such that alu???M?≤?f(u)?≤?Au ^p for all u?∈?[0,?∞?). We prove the existence of a positive solution via the method of sub-supersolutions when $m_{0}a>\frac{2\lambda_{1} }{1+\alpha}$ and c is small. Here λ ₁ is the first eigenvalue of operator ??Δ with Dirichlet boundary conditions.     

Regularizing effects for ut + Aϑ(u) = 0 in L1

Various initial-boundary value problems and Cauchy problems can be written in the form $\text{du}\text{dt}\text{+ A?(u) = 0}$, where ?:R→$\text{R}$ is nondecreasing and A is the linear generator of strongly continuous nonexpansive semigroup e^?tA in an L¹ space. For example, if A = ?Δ (subject, perhaps, to suitable boundary conditions) we obtain equations arising in flow in a porous medium or plasma physics (depending on the choice of ?) while if $\text{A =}\text{?}\text{?x}$ acting in L¹($\text{R}$) we have a scalar conservation law. In this paper we show that if M, m > 0 and m?′² ? ν??′' ? M?′², where ν ? {1,?1}, then (roughly speaking), the norm of $\text{t}\text{du}\text{dt}$ may be estimated in terms of the initial data u₀ in L¹. Such estimates give information about the regularity of solutions, asymptotic behaviour, etc., in applications. Side issues, such as the introduction of sufficiently regular approximate problems on which estimates can be made and the assignment of a precise meaning to the operator A?, are also dealt with. These considerations are of independent interest.     

Global structure of positive solutions for superlinear 2mth-boundary value problems

We consider boundary value problems for nonlinear 2mth-order eigenvalue problem $$ \begin{gathered} ( - 1)^m u^{(2m)} (t) = \lambda a(t)f(u(t)),0 < t < 1, \hfill \\ u^{(2i)} (0) = u^{(2i)} (1) = 0,i = 0,1,2,...,m - 1. \hfill \\ \end{gathered} $$ . where a ∈ C([0, 1], [0, ∞)) and a(t ₀) > 0 for some t ₀ ∈ [0, 1], f ∈ C([0, ∞), [0, ∞)) and f(s) > 0 for s > 0, and f ₀ = ∞, where $ \mathop {\lim }\limits_{s \to 0^ + } f(s)/s $ . We investigate the global structure of positive solutions by using Rabinowitz’s global bifurcation theorem.     

On the Riemann Boundary Value Problem for Null Solutions to Iterated Generalized Cauchy–Riemann Operator in Clifford Analysis

In this paper we consider a kind of Riemann boundary value problem (for short RBVP) for null solutions to the iterated generalized Cauchy–Riemann operator and the polynomially generalized Cauchy–Riemann operator, on the sphere of ${\mathbb{R}^{n+1}}$ with Hölder-continuous boundary data. Making full use of the poly-Cauchy type integral operator in Clifford analysis, we give explicit integral expressions of solutions to this kind of boundary value problems over the sphere of ${\mathbb{R}^{n+1}}$ . As special cases solutions of the corresponding boundary value problems for the classical poly-analytic and meta-analytic functions are also derived, respectively.     

On the damped nonlinear evolution equation wtt = σ(w)xx − ywt

Initial boundary value problems for the damped nonlinear wave equation w_tt = σ(w)_xx ? yw_t arise in several areas of applied mathematics and, in particular, in studies of shearing flow in a nonlinear viscoelastic fluid; the problems of global existence and nonexistence of smooth solutions have been extensively studied in the strictly hyperbolic case σ′(δ) ? ε > 0, ?δ?R¹ as well as in the case where σ′(0) > 0 and the initial data are chosen so small that σ′(w) > 0 for as long as a smooth solution w(x, t) exists. In this paper the global nonexistence problem is studied for the cases σ′(0) = 0 and σ′(0) > 0 but σ′(δ) < 0 for ¦δ¦ sufficiently large and growth estimates which are valid on the maximal interval of existence of a sufficiently smooth solution are derived.