On the Laplacian vector fields theory in domains with rectifiable boundary

Given a domain Ω in ?³ with rectifiable boundary, we consider main integral, and some other, theorems for the theory of Laplacian (sometimes called solenoidal and irrotational, or harmonic) vector fields paying a special attention to the problem of decomposing a continuous vector field, with an additional condition, u on the boundary Γof Ω ? ?³ into a sum u = u⁺+u^? were u^± are boundary values of vector fields which are Laplacian in Ω and its complement respectively. Our proofs are based on the intimate relations between Laplacian vector fields theory and quaternionic analysis for the Moisil–Theodorescu operator. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Direct separation of two-dimensional vector fields into irrotational and solenoidal parts

An iterative technique is given for separating a two-dimensional vector into irrotational and solenoidal parts. In contrast to classical methods, the procedure operates directly on the orthogonal scalar components of the vector field, and gives the two separate fields as the result of a single sequence of operations. The manipulations are somewhat similar to a relaxation process. An example of the decomposition of a meteorological wind field is given.     

Trace theorems for three-dimensional, time-dependent solenoidal vector fields and their applications

We study trace theorems for three-dimensional, time-dependent solenoidal vector fields. The interior function spaces we consider are natural for solving unsteady boundary value problems for the Navier-Stokes system and other systems of partial differential equations. We describe the space of restrictions of such vector fields to the boundary of the space-time cylinder and construct extension operators from this space of restrictions defined on the boundary into the interior. Only for two exceptional, but useful, values of the spatial smoothness index, the spaces for which we construct extension operators is narrower than the spaces in which we seek restrictions. The trace spaces are characterized by vector fields having different smoothnesses in directions tangential and normal to the boundary; this is a consequence of the solenoidal nature of the fields. These results are fundamental in the study of inhomogeneous boundary value problems for systems involving solenoidal vector fields. In particular, we use the trace theorems in a study of inhomogeneous boundary value problems for the Navier-Stokes system of viscous incompressible flows.

     

Multilevel methods for mixed finite elements in three dimensions

In this paper we consider second order scalar elliptic boundary value problems posed over three–dimensional domains and their discretization by means of mixed Raviart–Thomas finite elements [18]. This leads to saddle point problems featuring a discrete flux vector field as additional unknown. Following Ewing and Wang [26], the proposed solution procedure is based on splitting the flux into divergence free components and a remainder. It leads to a variational problem involving solenoidal Raviart–Thomas vector fields. A fast iterative solution method for this problem is presented. It exploits the representation of divergence free vector fields as s of the –conforming finite element functions introduced by Nédélec [43]. We show that a nodal multilevel splitting of these finite element spaces gives rise to an optimal preconditioner for the solenoidal variational problem: Duality techniques in quotient spaces and modern algebraic multigrid theory [50, 10, 31] are the main tools for the proof. Received November 4, 1996 / Revised version received February 2, 1998     

Finite difference calculations of buoyant convection in an enclosure: verification of the nonlinear algorithm

Solutions are presented to nonlinear finite difference equations used to represent fire-driven buoyant convection in enclosures. The solutions depend upon the fact that these difference equations permit the decomposition of the discretized velocity field into solenoidal and irrotational components. The irrotational field is shown to satisfy a finite difference analog of Bernoulli's equation when the density is constant. This leads to a three-dimensional time-dependent solution to the difference equations. The solenoidal field is shown to possess steady-state two-dimensional solutions corresponding to a constant non-zero value of the discretized vorticity. The two solutions, together with results presented elsewhere describing finite difference approximations to linear internal waves in enclosures, have been used in the development and testing of the computer-based algorithms used to solve these equations. They have proved particularly useful in assessing the accuracy of finite difference approximations to the equations of inviscid fluid mechanics, as well as in debugging the computer codes implementing these algorithms.     

Reconstruction of the solenoidal part of a three-dimensional vector field by its ray transforms along straight lines parallel to coordinate planes

A numerical solution to a vector field reconstruction problem is proposed. It is assumed that the field is given in a unit sphere. The approximation of the solenoidal part of the vector field is constructed from ray transforms known over all straight lines parallel to one of the coordinate planes. Numerical simulations confirm that the proposed method yields good results of reconstruction of solenoidal vector fields.     

Knotted linear force-free magnetic fields-topological aspects

The problem of computing linear force-free magnetic fields on a knotted multiply-connected domain is considered. The domain is the support of the current distribution, and the linear force-free fieldproblem reduces to finding an eigenfield of a self-adjoint curl operator. In this context, the GKN Theorem is reformulated in terms of symplectic geometry in order to characterize the self-adjoint extensions of the curl operator restricted to solenoidal vector fields. When further restricted to the isotopy invariant boundary conditions, the self-adjoint extensions are parametrized by the Lagrangian subspaces of the symplectic form on the first homology group of the boundary. This paper discusses some of the topological aspects and gives some pointers for the associated finite element discretization. (© 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Hodge–Helmholtz decompositions of weighted Sobolev spaces in irregular exterior domains with inhomogeneous and anisotropic media

We study in detail Hodge–Helmholtz decompositions in nonsmooth exterior domains Ω??^N filled with inhomogeneous and anisotropic media. We show decompositions of alternating differential forms of rank q belonging to the weighted L²‐space L_s^{2, q}(Ω), s∈?, into irrotational and solenoidal q‐forms. These decompositions are essential tools, for example, in electro‐magnetic theory for exterior domains. To the best of our knowledge, these decompositions in exterior domains with nonsmooth boundaries and inhomogeneous and anisotropic media are fully new results. In the Appendix, we translate our results to the classical framework of vector analysis N=3 and q=1, 2. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The explicit forms and zeros of the Bergman kernel function for Hartogs type domains

We define the Cartan–Hartogs domain, which is the Hartogs type domain constructed over the product of bounded Hermitian symmetric domains and compute the explicit form of the Bergman kernel for the Cartan–Hartogs domain using the virtual Bergman kernel. As the main contribution of this paper, we show that the main part of the explicit form of the Bergman kernel is a polynomial whose coefficients are combinations of Stirling numbers of the second kind. Using this observation, as an application, we give an algorithmic procedure to determine the condition that their Bergman kernel functions have zeros.     

Improving the Reconstruction of Vector Fields Using Mixed Finite Element Methods and Optimal Preconditioning

In this article, we study numerically a diagnostic model, based on mass conservation, to recover solenoidal vector fields from experimental data. Based on a reformulation of the mathematical model as a saddle‐point problem, we introduce an iterative preconditioned conjugate gradient algorithm, applied to an associated operator equation of elliptic type, to solve the problem. To obtain a stable algorithm, we use a second‐order mixed finite element approximation for discretization. We show, using synthetic vector fields, that this new approach, yields very accurate solutions at a low computational cost compared to traditional methods with the same order of approximation. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 32: 1137–1154, 2016     

实解析变换下Bergman核函数变换公式及其应用

利用形变理论研究实解析变换下(加权)Bergm an核函数变换公式,并利用这一公式从已知域的Bergm an核函数求得新的域的加权Bergm an核函数.我们的结果推广了经典的在双全纯映照下的Bergm an核函数变换公式.     

旋波媒质中谱域电并矢Green函数的分解

介绍了一种推导无耗、互易和无界旋波媒质中谱域并矢Green函数表达式的新方法·　这种方法以Hemholtz定理以及并矢Diracδ函数的无散和无旋分解为基础,首先将电矢量的并矢Green函数方程分解成无散电矢量的并矢Green函数方程和无旋电矢量的并矢Green函数方程,然后经Fourier变换导出了旋波媒质中谱域电并矢Green函数的无散分解表达式和无旋分解表达式·　用这种方法推导旋波媒质中并矢Green函数就可以避免必须用波场的分解法和并矢Green函数的本征函数展开法·     

Boundedness of imaginary powers of the stokes operator in an infinite layer

In this article we prove the existence of bounded purely imaginary powers of the Stokes operator , which is defined on the space of solenoidal vector fields < q < , where is an infinite layer. It is a consequence of a special representation of the resolvent of the Stokes operator in terms of the Stokes operator on , a composition of a trace and a Poisson operator – a singular Green operator – and a negligible part.     

On the domain invariance of countably condensing vector fields

Using homotopy theory, we give the domain invariance theorem for countably condensing vector fields, where the notion of countably condensing maps is due to Väth. A starting point of this investigation is that there is a symmetric characteristic set for a countably condensing map.     

A numerical study of divergence-free kernel approximations

Approximation properties of divergence-free vector fields by global and local solenoidal bases are studied. A comparison between interpolants generated with radial kernels and multivariate polynomials is presented. Numerical results show higher rates of convergence for derivatives of the vector field being approximated in directions enforced by the divergence operator when a rectangular grid is used. We also compute the growth of Lebesgue constants for uniform and clustered nodes and study the flat limit of divergence-free interpolants based on radial kernels. Numerical results are presented for two- and three-dimensional vector fields.     

Analysis and Geometry on Worm Domains

In this primarily expository article, we study the analysis of the Diederich-Fornæss worm domain in complex Euclidean space. We review its importance as a domain with nontrivial Nebenhülle, and as a counterexample to a number of basic questions in complex geometric analysis. Then we discuss its more recent significance in the theory of partial differential equations: the worm is the first smoothly bounded, pseudoconvex domain to exhibit global non-regularity for the \(\overline{\partial}\)-Neumann problem. We take this opportunity to prove a few new facts. Next, we turn to specific properties of the Bergman kernel for the worm domain. An asymptotic expansion for this kernel is considered, and applications to function theory and analysis on the worm are provided.