Classical solution of a one-dimensional parabolic boundary value problem with nonlinear boundary conditions and moving boundary

We consider a nonlinear parabolic boundary value problem of the Stefan type with one space variable, which generalizes the model of hydride formation under constant conditions. We suggest a grid method for constructing approximations to the unknown boundary and to the concentration distribution. We prove the uniform convergence of the interpolation approximations to a classical solution of the boundary value problem. (The boundary is smooth, and the concentration distribution has the necessary derivatives.) Thus, we prove the theorem on the existence of a solution, and the proof is given in constructive form: the suggested convergent grid method can be used for numerical experiments.     

Three-dimensional periodic boundary layers

The method of successive approximations used by Eichelbrenner and A?kovíc¹ for the study of unsteady three-dimensional boundary layer flow has been extended to analyse the periodic boundary layers in three dimensions. The analysis, which is valid for oscillations of small amplitude, shows some special features such as “steady streaming” flow in the first-order cross-flow similar to the one that has been predicted and observed by Schlichting for two-dimensional periodic boundary layers.     

Nonlinear boundary value problems

In this paper we consider two quasilinear boundary value problems. The first is vector valued and has periodic boundary conditions. The second is scalar valued with nonlinear boundary conditions determined by multivalued maximal monotone maps. Using the theory of maximal monotone operators for reflexive Banach spaces and the Leray-Schauder principle we establish the existence of solutions for both problems.     

A survey on artificial boundary method

The artificial boundary method is one of the most popular and effective numerical methods for solving partial differential equations on unbounded domains, with more than thirty years development. The artificial boundary method has reached maturity in recent years. It has been applied to various problems in scientific and engineering computations, and the theoretical issues such as the convergence and error estimates of the artificial boundary method have been solved gradually. This paper reviews the development and discusses different forms of the artificial boundary method.     

Polarization of vacuum with nontrivial boundary conditions

In the framework of the zeta-regularization approach, we consider the polarization of the scalar field vacuum with nontrivial boundary conditions originating from electrodynamics in the presence of a conducting infinitely thin boundary layer. Boundary conditions of the first type correspond to the case where the field is continuous on the boundary while its derivative has a jump proportional to the boundary value of the field. Boundary conditions of the second type correspond to the case where the field derivative is continuous on the boundary but the field itself has a jump proportional to the field derivative on the boundary. We explicitly obtain the zeta function of the scalar field Laplace operator with the above boundary conditions and calculate all the heat kernel coefficients. We obtain an expression for the energy of the scalar field vacuum fluctuations.     

The boundary element formulation for multiparameter structural shape optimization

A problem of optimal shaping of a free and loaded boundary has been formulated in terms of the boundary element method. A maximal stiffness criterion together with the limitation of volume of a body has been used. The problem has been solved with the application of integral optimality conditions being defined on an optimal boundary. Discretization of a boundary and optimality conditions respectively, with the aid of boundary elements, leads to an iterative procedure, from which one can determine the shape parameters generating the position of the optimal boundary.     

A note on H-surfaces with boundary

In this note, we prove that a constant mean curvature compact embedded surface with planar boundary, which is a graph near the boundary, over the compact planar domain determined by the boundary, is indeed a graph globally.This paper has been partially supported by a DGICYT Grant No. PB94-0796     

Fourth-order problems with nonlinear boundary conditions

We develop a new method of lower and upper solutions for a fourth-order nonlinear boundary value problem where the differential equation has dependence on all lower-order derivatives. Our boundary conditions are nonlinear. We will assume the functions that define the nonlinear boundary conditions are either monotone or nonmonotone. As a result we obtain existence principles which improve recent results in the literature.     

Approximation of boundary values in the boundary element method

Various techniques may be applied to the approximation of the unknown boundary functions involved in the boundary element method (BEM). Several techniques have been examined numerically to find the most efficient. Techniques considered were: Lagrangian polynomials of the zeroth, first and second orders; spline functions; and the novel weighted minimization technique used successfully in the finite difference method (FDM) for arbitrarily irregular meshes. All these approaches have been used in the BEM for the numerical analysis of plates with various boundary conditions.Both coarse and fine grids on the boundary have been assumed. Maximal errors of the deflections of each plate and the bending moments have been found and the effective computer CPU times determined.Analysis of the results showed that, for the same computer time, the greatest accuracy was obtained by the weighted FDM approach. In the case of the Lagrange approximation, higher order polynomials have proved more efficient. The spline technique yielded more accurate results, but with a higher CPU time.Two discretization approaches have been investigated: the least-squares technique and the collocation method. Despite the fact that the simultaneous algebraic equations obtained were not symmetric, the collocation approach has been confirmed as clearly superior to the least-squares technique, because of the amount of computation time used.     

The boundary element method for stochastic potential problems

Stochastic Dirichlet and Neumann boundary value problems and stochastic mixed problems have been formulated. As a result the stochastic singular integral equations have been obtained. A way of solving these equations by means of discretization of a boundary using stochastic boundary elements has been presented, resulting in a set of random algebraic equations. It has been proved that for Dirichlet and Neumann problems probabilistic characteristics (i.e. moments: expected value and correlation function) fulfilled deterministic singular integral equations. A numerical method of evaluation of moments on a boundary and inside a domain has been presented.     

Second-order boundary value problems with integral boundary conditions

In this paper we investigate the existence of positive solutions of nonlocal second-order boundary value problems with integral boundary conditions.     

Non-reflecting boundary condition on ellipsoidal boundary

The modeling of wave propagation problems using finite element methods usually requires the truncation of the computation domain around the scatterer of interest. Absorbing boundary conditions are classically considered in order to avoid spurious reflections. In this paper, we investigate some properties of the Dirichlet to Neumann map posed on a spheroidal boundary in the context of the Helmholtz equation.     

Nano boundary layer equation with nonlinear Navier boundary condition

At the micro and nano scale the standard no slip boundary condition of classical fluid mechanics does not apply and must be replaced by a boundary condition that allows some degree of tangential slip. In this study the classical laminar boundary layer equations are studied using Lie symmetries with the no-slip boundary condition replaced by a nonlinear Navier boundary condition. This boundary condition contains an arbitrary index parameter, denoted by n>0, which appears in the coefficients of the ordinary differential equation to be solved. The case of a boundary layer formed in a convergent channel with a sink, which corresponds to n=1/2, is solved analytically. Another analytical but non-unique solution is found corresponding to the value n=1/3, while other values of n for n>1/2 correspond to the boundary layer formed in the flow past a wedge and are solved numerically. It is found that for fixed slip length the velocity components are reduced in magnitude as n increases, while for fixed n the velocity components are increased in magnitude as the slip length is increased.     

Asymptotic analysis of Neumann periodic optimal boundary control problem

An optimal boundary control problem in a domain with oscillating boundary has been investigated in this paper. The controls are acting periodically on the oscillating boundary. The controls are applied with suitable scaling parameters. One of the major contribution is the representation of the optimal control using the unfolding operator. We then study the limiting analysis (homogenization) and obtain two limit problems according to the scaling parameters. Another notable observation is that the limit optimal control problem has three controls, namely, a distributed control, a boundary control, and an interface control. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Higher order boundary value problems with nonhomogeneous boundary conditions

We study the following nonlinear boundary value problem with nonhomogeneous multi-point boundary condition

     

Diffraction of creeping waves from a point of curvature jump on the boundary of a domain (The point of transition of the convex boundary into the concave boundary)

The problem of diffraction of a creeping wave propagating in a domain near the convex part of the boundary and overrunning a point where the convex boundary transforms to the concave one is studied. The tangent to the boundary is continuous at this point, but the derivative of the tangent has the jump. The Green's function to the right of the point of jump of curvature is a superposition of whispering gallery waves. The Dirichlet, Neumann, and impedance boundary conditions are considered. The formulas for the boundary current and for the diffraction coefficients related to the problem are obtained. Bibliography: 3 titles. Translated fromZapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 250, 1998, pp. 288–299. Translated by N. Ya. Kirpichnikova     

Some singular third-order boundary value problems

In this paper, we consider some singular formally symmetric (self-adjoint) boundary value problems generated by a singular third-order differential expression and separated and coupled boundary conditions. In particular, we consider that the minimal symmetric operator generated by the third-order differential expression has the deficiency indices (3,3). We investigate same spectral properties related with these problems, and we introduce a method to find the resolvent operator.     

Delay nonlinear boundary conditions as limit of reactions concentrating in the boundary

In this work, we are interested in the dynamic behavior of a parabolic problem with nonlinear boundary conditions and delay in the boundary. We construct a reaction–diffusion problem with delay in the interior, where the reaction term is concentrated in a neighborhood of the boundary and this neighborhood shrinks to boundary, as a parameter ? goes to zero. We analyze the limit of the solutions of this concentrated problem and prove that these solutions converge in certain continuous function spaces to the unique solution of the parabolic problem with delay in the boundary. This convergence result allows us to approximate the solution of equations with delay acting on the boundary by solutions of equations with delay acting in the interior and it may contribute to analyze the dynamic behavior of delay equations when the delay is at the boundary.     

Fractional boundary value problems with integral boundary conditions

In this article, we study a type of nonlinear fractional boundary value problem with integral boundary conditions. By constructing an associated Green's function, applying spectral theory and using fixed point theory on cones, we obtain criteria for the existence, multiplicity and nonexistence of positive solutions.