Multipoint problems for degenerate abstract differential equations

Multipoint boundary value problems for degenerate differential-operator equations of arbitrary order are studied. Several conditions for the separability in Banach-valued L _p -spaces are given. Sharp estimates for the resolvent of the corresponding differential operator are obtained. In particular, the sectoriality of this operator is established. As applications, the boundary value problems for degenerate quasielliptic partial differential equations and infinite systems of differential equations on cylindrical domain are studied.     

Singular perturbation degenerate problems occurring in atmospheric dispersion of pollutants

The boundary value problems for the degenerate differential-operator equations with small parameters generated on all boundary are studied. Several conditions for the separability and the fredholmness in Banach-valued L_p-spaces of are given. In applications, maximal regularity of degenerate Cauchy problem for parabolic equation arising in atmospheric dispersion of pollutants studied.     

Coercive boundary value problems for regular degenerate differential-operator equations

This study focuses on nonlocal boundary value problems (BVP) for degenerate elliptic differential-operator equations (DOE), that are defined in Banach-valued function spaces, where boundary conditions contain a degenerate function and a principal part of the equation possess varying coefficients. Several conditions obtained, that guarantee the maximal L_p regularity and Fredholmness. These results are also applied to nonlocal BVP for regular degenerate partial differential equations on cylindrical domain to obtain the algebraic conditions that ensure the same properties.     

Free Boundary Value Problems for Abstract Elliptic Equations and Applications

The free boundary value problems for elliptic differential-operator equations are studied. Several conditions for the uniform maximal regularity with respect to boundary parameters and the Fredholmness in abstract L _p -spaces are given. In application, the nonlocal free boundary problems for finite or infinite systems of elliptic and anisotropic type equations are studied.     

Linear and nonlinear degenerate boundary value problems in Besov spaces

The boundary value problems for linear and nonlinear degenerate differential-operator equations in Banach-valued Besov spaces are studied. Several conditions for the separability of linear elliptic problems are given. Moreover, the positivity and the analytic semigroup properties of associated differential operators are obtained. By using these results, the maximal regularity of degenerate boundary value problems for nonlinear differential-operator equations is derived. As applications, boundary value problems for infinite systems of degenerate equations in Besov spaces are studied.     

On the limiting behaviour of solutions to boundary integral equations associated with time harmonic wave equations for small frequencies

The treatment of boundary value problems for Helmholtz equation and for the time harmonic Maxwell's equations by boundary integral equations leads to integral equations of the second kind which are uniquely solvable for small positive frequencies λ. However, the integral equations obtained in the limiting case λ = 0 which are related to boundary value problems of potential theory in general are not uniquely solvable since the corresponding boundary value problems are not. By first considering in a general setting of a Banach space X the limiting behaviour of solutions ?_λ to the equation ?_λ – K λ ? λ = fλ as λ → 0 where {K_λ: X → X, λ ∈ (0,α)}, α > 0, denotes a family of compact linear operators such that I - K_λ (I identity) is bijective for λ∈(0,α) whilst I - K₀ is not and ‖ K_λ – K₀‖ →, 0, ‖f_λ – f0‖ → 0, λ → 0, and then applying the results to the boundary integral operators, the limiting behaviour of the integral equations is considered. Thus, the results obtained by Mac Camey for the Helmholtz equation are extended to the case of non-connected boundaries and Werner's results on the integral equations for the Maxwell's equations are extended to the case of multiply connected boundaries.     

Inhomogeneous degenerate Sobolev type equations with delay

Under consideration is the first order linear inhomogeneous differential equation in an abstract Banach space with a degenerate operator at the derivative, a relatively p-radial operator at the unknown function, and a continuous delay operator. We obtain conditions of unique solvability of the Cauchy problem and the Showalter problem by means of degenerate semigroup theory methods. These general results are applied to the initial boundary value problems for systems of integrodifferential equations of the type of phase field equations.     

The lower bounds of life span of classical solutions to one‐dimensional initial‐Neumann boundary value problems for general quasilinear wave equations

In this paper, we will study the lower bounds of the life span (the maximal existence time) of solutions to the initial‐boundary value problems with small initial data and zero Neumann boundary data on exterior domain for one‐dimensional general quasilinear wave equations u_tt?u_xx=b(u,Du)u_xx+F(u,Du). Our lower bounds of the life span of solutions in the general case and special case are shorter than that of the initial‐Dirichlet boundary value problem for one‐dimensional general quasilinear wave equations. We clarify that although the lower bounds in this paper are same as that in the case of Robin boundary conditions obtained in the earlier paper, however, the results in this paper are not the trivial generalization of that in the case of Robin boundary conditions because the fundamental Lemmas 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, and 2.7, that is, the priori estimates of solutions to initial‐boundary value problems with Neumann boundary conditions, are established differently, and then the specific estimates in this paper are different from that in the case of Robin boundary conditions. Another motivation for the author to write this paper is to show that the well‐posedness of problem 1.1 is the essential precondition of studying the lower bounds of life span of classical solutions to initial‐boundary value problems for general quasilinear wave equations. The lower bound estimates of life span of classical solutions to initial‐boundary value problems is consistent with the actual physical meaning. Finally, we obtain the sharpness on the lower bound of the life span 1.8 in the general case and 1.10 in the special case. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Solution of two-dimensional boundary value problems corresponding to initial-boundary value problems of diffusion on a right cylinder

We consider boundary value problems for the differential equations Δ₂ u + B u = 0 with operator coefficients B corresponding to initial-boundary value problems for the diffusion equation Δ₃ u − pu = ∂ _t u (p > 0) on a right cylinder with inhomogeneous boundary conditions on the lateral surface of the cylinder with zero boundary conditions on the bases of the cylinder and with zero initial condition. For their solution, we derive specific boundary integral equations in which the space integration is performed only over the lateral surface of the cylinder and the kernels are expressed via the fundamental solution of the two-dimensional heat equation and the Green function of corresponding one-dimensional initial-boundary value problems of diffusion. We prove uniqueness theorems and obtain sufficient existence conditions for such solutions in the class of functions with continuous L ₂-norm.     

Two-point and three-point boundary value problems for n th-order nonlinear differential equations

In this article, we are concerned with existence and uniqueness of solutions of four kinds of two-point boundary value problems for nth-order nonlinear differential equations by “Shooting” method, and studied existence and uniqueness of solutions of a kind of three-point boundary value problems for nth-order nonlinear differential equations by “Matching” method.     

Solvability of elliptic systems with square integrable boundary data

We consider second order elliptic divergence form systems with complex measurable coefficients A that are independent of the transversal coordinate, and prove that the set of A for which the boundary value problem with L ₂ Dirichlet or Neumann data is well posed, is an open set. Furthermore we prove that these boundary value problems are well posed when A is either Hermitean, block or constant. Our methods apply to more general systems of partial differential equations and as an example we prove perturbation results for boundary value problems for differential forms.     

Trace Formulas for Some Singular Differential Operators and Applications

We characterize the convergence of the series ∑ λ^–1_n, where λⁿ are the non‐zero eigenvalues of some boundary value problems for degenerate second order ordinary differential operators and we prove a formula for the above sum when the coefficient of the zero‐order term vanishes. We study these operators both in weighted Hilbert spaces and in spaces of continuous functions. After investigating the boundary behaviour of the eigenfunctions, we give applications to the regularity of the generated semigroups.     

Oblique derivative problems for second order nonlinear equations of mixed type in multiply connected domains

In this paper, the unique solvability of oblique derivative boundary value problems for second order nonlinear equations of mixed (elliptic-hyperbolic) type in multiply connected domains is proved, which mainly is based on the representation of solutions for the above boundary value problem, and the uniqueness and existence of solutions of the above problem for the equation u_xx + sgn y u_yy = 0.     

Non - Classical Mixed Interface Problems for Anisotropic Bodies

The paper deals with the three-dimensional mathematical problems of the elasticity theory of anisotropic piece-wise homogeneous bodies. Non - classical mixed type boundary value problems are studied when on one part (S₁) of the interface the rigid contact conditions (jumps of displacement and stress vectors) are given, while conditions of the non - classical interface Problem H or Problem G are imposed on the remaining part (S₂) of the interface, i. e., in both cases jumps of the normal components of displacement and stress vectors are known on S₂ and, in addition, in the first one (Problem H) the tangent components of the displacement vector and in the second one (Problem G) the tangent components of the stress vector are given from the both sides on S₂. The investigation is carried out by the potential method and the theory of pseudodifferential equations on manifolds with boundary.     

Separable anisotropic elliptic operators and applications

This paper focuses on boundary value problems for anisotropic differential-operator equations of high order with variable coefficients in the half plane. Several conditions are obtained which guarantee the maximal regularity of anisotropic elliptic and parabolic problems in Banach-valued L _p -spaces. Especially, it is shown that this differential operator is R-positive and is a generator of an analytic semigroup. These results are also applied to infinite systems of anisotropic type partial differential equations in the half plane.     

Remarks on an overdetermined boundary value problem

We modify and extend proofs of Serrin’s symmetry result for overdetermined boundary value problems from the Laplace-operator to a general quasilinear operator and remove a strong ellipticity assumption in Philippin (Maximum principles and eigenvalue problems in partial differential equations (Knoxville, TN, 1987), Longman Sci. Tech., Pitman Res. Notes Math. Ser., Harlow, 175, pp. 34–48, 1988) and a growth assumption in Garofalo and Lewis (A symmetry result related to some overdetermined boundary value problems, Am. J. Math. 111, 9–33, 1989) on the diffusion coefficient A, as well as a starshapedness assumption on Ω in Fragalà et al. (Overdetermined boundary value problems with possibly degenerate ellipticity: a geometric approach. Math. Zeitschr. 254, 117–132, 2006).     

Regular boundary value problems for complete second order elliptic differential-operator equations in UMD Banach spaces

We consider coerciveness and Fredholmness of nonlocal boundary value problems for complete second order elliptic differential-operator equations in UMD Banach spaces. In some special cases, the main coefficients of the boundary conditions may be bounded operators and not only complex numbers. Then, we prove an isomorphism, in particular, maximal L _p -regularity, of the problem with a linear parameter in the equation. In both cases, the boundary conditions may also contain unbounded operators in perturbation terms. Finally, application to regular nonlocal boundary value problems for elliptic equations of the second order in non-smooth domains are presented. Equations and boundary conditions may contain differential-integral parts. The spaces of solvability are Sobolev type spaces W _p,q ^2,2. The first author is a member of G.N.A.M.P.A. and the paper fits the 60% research program of G.N.A.M.P.A.-I.N.D.A.M.; The third author was supported by the Israel Ministry of Absorption.     

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.     

Boundary Value Problems for Degenerate Hyperbolic Systems of First Order Equations

In this paper we discuss some boundary value problems for degenerate hyperbolic complex equations of first order in a simply connected domain, in which the boundary value problems include the Riemann-Hilbert problem and the Cauchy problem. We first give the representation of solutions of the boundary value problems for the equations, and then prove the uniqueness and existence of solutions for the problems. In [A.V. Bitsadze (1988). Some Classes of Partial Differential Equations . Gordon and Breach, New York; A.V. Bitsadze and A.N. Nakhushev (1972). Theory of degenerating hyperbolic equations. Dokl. Akad. Nauk, SSSR , 204 , 1289-1291 (Russian); M.H. Protter (1954). The Cauchy problem for a hyperbolic second order equation. Can. J. Math ., 6 , 542-553], the authors discussed some boundary value problems for hyperbolic equations of second order.