A nonexistence theorem for an equation with critical Sobolev exponent in the half space

In this paper we prove the nonexistence of positive solutions of the equation-Δu=u^2*-1 inR ₊ ^N with certain homogeneous mixed boundary conditions. The proof is based on a monotonicity theorem obtained using the moving plane methods and some recent results of Berestycki and Nirenberg (see [BN]). The nonexistence theorem is applied to improve a result of [GP] on the characterization of the critical levels of a functional related to some nonlinear elliptic problem with critical Sobolev exponent and mixed boundary conditions.     

An Initial Boundary-Value Problem in a Half-Strip for the Korteweg–De Vries Equation in Fractional-Order Sobolev Spaces

Abstract

An initial boundary-value problem in a half-strip with one boundary condition for the Korteweg–de Vries equation is considered and results on global well-posedness of this problem are established in Sobolev spaces of various orders, including fractional. Initial and boundary data satisfy natural (or close to natural) conditions, originating from properties of solutions of a corresponding initial-value problem for a linearized KdV equation. An essential part of the study is the investigation of special solutions of a “boundary potential” type for this linearized KdV equation.     

Boundary point lemmas and overdetermined problems

Two elliptic boundary value problems are considered: a problem of mixed type in a cylindrical domain, and a Dirichlet problem in an annular domain. Under some overdetermined conditions on the boundary gradient, symmetry results for domain and solution are proved. The method of proof involves the classical boundary point lemma by Hopf, as well as a suitable adaptation of it that works well at certain corners.     

Discontinuous Oblique Derivative Problem for Second Order Equations of Mixed Type in General Domains

In [L. Bers (1958). Mathematical Aspects of Subsonic and Transonic Gas Dynamics . Wiley, New York; A.V. Bitsadze (1988). Some Classes of Partial Differential Equations . Gordon and Breach, New York; J.M. Rassias (1990). Lecture Notes on Mixed Type Partial Differential Equations. World Scientific, Singapore; H.S. Sun (1992). Tricomi problem for nonlinear equation of mixed type. Sci. in China ( Series A ), 35 , 14-20], the authors proposed and discussed the Tricomi problem of second order equations of mixed type in a special domain, and in [G.C. Wen (1998). Oblique derivative problems for linear mixed equations of second order. Sci. in China ( Series A ), 41 , 346-356], the author discussed the oblique derivative problem of second order equations of mixed type in a special domain. The present article deals with the discontinuous oblique derivative problem for quasilinear second order equations of mixed (elliptic-hyperbolic) type in general domains. Firstly, we give the formulation of the above boundary value problem, and then prove the existence of solutions for the above problem in general domains, in which the complex analytic method is used.     

Increasing smoothness of solutions to a hyperbolic system on the plane with delay in the boundary conditions

Under consideration is a mixed problem in the half-strip Π = {(x, t): 0 < x < 1, t > 0} for a first order homogeneous linear hyperbolic system with delay in t in the boundary conditions. We study the behavior of the Laplace transform of a solution to this problem for the large values of the complex parameter. The boundary conditions are found under which the smoothness of a solution to the corresponding mixed problem increases with t.     

On a Kohn-Vogelius like formulation of free boundary problems

The present paper is concerned with the solution of a Bernoulli type free boundary problem by means of shape optimization. Two state functions are introduced, namely one which satisfies the mixed boundary value problem, whereas the second one satisfies the pure Dirichlet problem. The shape problem under consideration is the minimization of the L ²-distance of the gradients of the state functions. We compute the corresponding shape gradient and Hessian. By the investigation of sufficient second order conditions we prove algebraic ill-posedness of the present formulation. Our theoretical findings are supported by numerical experiments.     

Comparison of Green's functions for a family of boundary value problems for fractional difference equations

ABSTRACT

In this paper, we obtain sign conditions and comparison theorems for Green's functions of a family of boundary value problems for a Riemann-Liouville type delta fractional difference equation. Moreover, we show that as the length of the domain diverges to infinity, each Green's function converges to a uniquely defined Green's function of a singular boundary value problem.     

Reconstruction of the Dirac-Type Integro-Differential Operator From Nodal Data

Abstract

The inverse nodal problem for Dirac type integro-differential operator with the spectral parameter in the boundary conditions is studied. We prove that dense subset of the nodal points determines the coefficients of differential part of operator and gives partial information for integral part of it.     

Finite energy solutions of self‐adjoint elliptic mixed boundary value problems

This paper describes existence, uniqueness and special eigenfunction representations of H¹‐solutions of second order, self‐adjoint, elliptic equations with both interior and boundary source terms. The equations are posed on bounded regions with Dirichlet conditions on part of the boundary and Neumann conditions on the complement. The system is decomposed into separate problems defined on orthogonal subspaces of H¹(Ω). One problem involves the equation with the interior source term and the Neumann data. The other problem just involves the homogeneous equation with Dirichlet data. Spectral representations of the solution operators for each of these problems are found. The solutions are described using bases that are, respectively, eigenfunctions of the differential operator with mixed null boundary conditions, and certain mixed Steklov eigenfunctions. These series converge strongly in H¹(Ω). Necessary and sufficient conditions for the Dirichlet part of the boundary data to have a finite energy extension are described. The solutions for a problem that models a cylindrical capacitor is found explicitly. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Nonsmooth dynamic frictional contact of a thermoviscoelastic body

Abstract

This paper studies a system of two hemivariational inequalities modeling a dynamic thermoviscoelastic contact problem with general nonmonotone and multivalued subdifferential boundary conditions. Thermal effects are included in the Kelvin–Voigt thermoviscoelastic constitutive law and in the boundary conditions, and so in frictional heat generation, which takes place on the boundary and enters the condition for the temperature. The existence of a weak solution to the problem is established using a recent surjectivity result for differential inclusions associated with pseudomonotone operators.     

Fixed Point Theorem of Cone Expansion and Compression of Functional Type

The fixed point theorem of cone expansion and compression of norm type is generalized by replacing the norms with two functionals satisfying certain conditions to produce a fixed point theorem of cone expansion and compression of functional type. We conclude with an application verifying the existence of a positive solution to a discrete second-order conjugate boundary value problem.     

Über eine spezielle Differentialgleichung vom gemischten Typ im ℝ3

To prove the unicity of the classical solution and the existence of a weak solution for differential equations of mixed type in ³, a general method to obtain a-priori estimates is given, and the adjoint boundary conditions for a class of boundary problems are determined. The results obtained are used to prove the unicity and the existence of a weak solution for a special problem given byG. D. Karatoprakliev in [4].     

Existence and regularity of solution of mixed boundary value problem of a Busemann-equation with nonlinear absorb term

The Busemann-equation is a classical equation coming from fluid dynamics. The well-posed problem and regularity of solution of Busemann-equation with nonlinear term are interesting and important. The Busemann-equation is elliptic in y>0 and is degenerate at the line y=0 in R². With a special nonlinear absorb term, we study a nonlinear degenerate elliptic equation with mixed boundary conditions in a piecewise smooth domain. By means of elliptic regularization technique, a delicate prior estimate and compact argument, we show that the solution of mixed boundary value problem of Busemann-equation is smooth in the interior and Lipschitz continuous up to the degenerate boundary on some conditions. The result is better than the result of classical boundary degenerate elliptic equation.     

Existence and regularity of the solution of a mixed boundary value problem for the Keldysh equation with a nonlinear absorption term

The Keldysh equation is a more general form of the classic Tricomi equation from fluid dynamics. Its well-posedness and the regularity of its solution are interesting and important. The Keldysh equation is elliptic in y>0 and is degenerate at the line y=0 in R². Adding a special nonlinear absorption term, we study a nonlinear degenerate elliptic equation with mixed boundary conditions in a piecewise smooth domain—similar to the potential fluid shock reflection problem. By means of an elliptic regularization technique, a delicate a priori estimate and compact argument, we show that the solution of a mixed boundary value problem of the Keldysh equation is smooth in the interior and Lipschitz continuous up to the degenerate boundary under some conditions. We believe that this kind of regularity result for the solution will be rather useful.     

The Existence of Positive Almost Periodic Type Solutions for Some Nonlinear Delay Integral Equations

This paper presents the conditions of existence of positive almost periodic type solutions for some nonlinear delay integral equations, by using a fixed point theorem in the mixed monotone operators （Ma, Y.： On a class of mixed monotone operators and a kind of two-point bounded value problem. Indian J. Math., 41（2）, 211-220 （1999]]. Some known results are operators.     

Boundary value problem for second-order differential operators with integral conditions

In this article, we study a second-order differential operator with mixed nonlocal boundary conditions combined weighting integral boundary condition with another two-point boundary condition. Under certain conditions on the weighting functions and on the coefficients in the boundary conditions, called regular and nonregular cases, we prove that the resolvent decreases with respect to the spectral parameter in L ^p ?(0,?1), but there is no maximal decreasing at infinity for p?>?1. Furthermore, the studied operator generates in L ^p ?(0,?1) an analytic semigroup for p?=?1 in regular case, and an analytic semigroup with singularities for p?>?1 in both cases, and for p?=?1 in the nonregular case only. The obtained results are then used to show the correct solvability of a mixed problem for a parabolic partial differential equation with nonregular boundary conditions.     

Mixed Problem for an Ultraparabolic Equation in Unbounded Domain

We investigate a mixed problem for a nonlinear ultraparabolic equation in a certain domain Q unbounded in the space variables. This equation degenerates on a part of the lateral surface on which boundary conditions are given. We establish conditions for the existence and uniqueness of a solution of the mixed problem for the ultraparabolic equation; these conditions do not depend on the behavior of the solution at infinity. The problem is investigated in generalized Lebesgue spaces.     

TRACE EXPANSIONS FOR THE ZAREMBA PROBLEM

ABSTRACT

We consider a Laplace operator for sections of a vector bundle on a manifold M, with mixed boundary conditions, the so-called Zaremba problem. The boundary consists of three disjoint parts, ?M_D , ?M_N , together with Σ, their common boundary relative to ?M. Dirichlet conditions are imposed along ?M_D and Neumann conditions along ?M_N . It turns out that a condition must be imposed along Σ as well. In order to apply earlier work [Bruening and Seeley, Journal of Functional Analysis 1991, 95, 255–290], we impose Dirichlet conditions along Σ, giving the Friedrichs extension of the operator with the given conditions along ?M_D and ?M_N . We obtain a complete asymptotic expansion of the trace of an appropriate power of the resolvent, and hence also the heat trace, with the usual powers of t. The coefficients are given as integrals over M, over ?M, and over Σ. The logarithmic terms which might be expected are absent in this case; this is the main new result. Similar results are suggested for other conditions along Σ, and for the case of mixed absolute and relative conditions on differential forms. The expansion for these cases requires an extension of the paper cited above.     

On a mixed signorini problem

We consider a semicoercive variational inequality (V) (see def. below) under nonlinear mixed boundary conditions: u≥o on r₁ and u≤o on r₂. Here r₁ and r₂ are the basic components of the boundary ?Ω of a bounded domain Ω ? ?². Problem (V) corresponds to a boundary value problem for the Poisson equation Δu=f in Ω, as well as to a convex minimization problem (M). We study the questions of existence, uniqueness and regularity of the solutions to this problem. One of the tools involved is a penalty method which could also be interpreted as a singular perturbation or Yosida-approximation technique. The paper extends the results of [9] to noncoercive boundary conditions.     

Dual finite element analysis of three-dimensional axisymmetric elliptic problems. Part I

This paper consists of two parts in which we propose two types of pure dual finite element (FE) models of a three-dimensional (3D) axisymmetric elliptic problem with mixed boundary conditions. Using cylindrical coordinates and weighted Sobolev spaces, a dual 3D problem is transformed into a 2D problem and finite element spaces of divergence-free vector functions are constructed with the help of a stream function. In part I of the paper a priori and a posteriori error estimates are derived for the first type of the FE model. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.