Riemann problem and singular integral equations with coefficients generated by piecewise constant functions

We study a Riemann boundary value problem with a shift into the interior of the domain. The problem has piecewise constant coefficients that take two values. We find conditions for the existence and uniqueness of a solution of the inhomogeneous problem and formulas for the number of linearly independent solutions of the homogeneous problem. We consider scalar singular integral operators with a shift and matrix characteristic operators whose coefficients are generated by piecewise constant functions and which have automorphic properties. For these operators, we find invertibility conditions.     

Existence and blow-up of solutions of a pseudoparabolic equation

We obtain sufficient blow-up conditions for the solution of a nonlinear differential problem with given initial and boundary conditions. We prove the solvability of this problem in any finite cylinder under some restrictions on the nonlinear operators.     

Solvability of a nonlocal problem for a loaded parabolic-hyperbolic equation

For a mixed-type equation we study a problem with generalized fractional integrodifferentiation operators in the boundary condition. We prove its unique solvability under inequality-type conditions imposed on the known functions for various orders of fractional integrodifferentiation operators. We prove the existence of a solution to the problem by reducing the latter to a fractional differential equation.     

Inverse problem for Sturm-Liouville operators on hedgehog-type graphs

We study the inverse spectral problem for Sturm-Liouville differential operators on hedgehog-type graphs with a cycle and with standard matching conditions at interior vertices. We prove a uniqueness theorem and obtain a constructive solution for this class of inverse problems.     

A spatial domain decomposition method for parabolic optimal control problems

We present a non-overlapping spatial domain decomposition method for the solution of linear–quadratic parabolic optimal control problems. The spatial domain is decomposed into non-overlapping subdomains. The original parabolic optimal control problem is decomposed into smaller problems posed on space–time cylinder subdomains with auxiliary state and adjoint variables imposed as Dirichlet boundary conditions on the space–time interface boundary. The subdomain problems are coupled through Robin transmission conditions. This leads to a Schur complement equation in which the unknowns are the auxiliary state adjoint variables on the space-time interface boundary. The Schur complement operator is the sum of space–time subdomain Schur complement operators. The application of these subdomain Schur complement operators is equivalent to the solution of an subdomain parabolic optimal control problem. The subdomain Schur complement operators are shown to be invertible and the application of their inverses is equivalent to the solution of a related subdomain parabolic optimal control problem. We introduce a new family of Neumann–Neumann type preconditioners for the Schur complement system including several different coarse grid corrections. We compare the numerical performance of our preconditioners with an alternative approach recently introduced by Benamou.     

Numerical-analytical algorithm to solve the equation of particle transport in plane geometry

We describe a numerical-analytical algorithm to solve the boundary-value problem for the integrodifferential equation of particle transport in a plane homogeneous medium. The general scheme of approximate solution of this problem is based on its reduction to the solution of some integral equation by summator operators of function approximation theory. Solvability conditions are established for the approximate equations and the algorithm errors are estimated. Working formulas are presented for the algorithm implemented in the form of a computer program. The summator operators in this algorithm are the algebraic interpolation operators with nodes at the extremal points of Chebyshev polynomials of first kind.Translated from Vychislitel'naya i Prikladnaya Matematika, No. 62, pp. 69–76, 1987.     

Schur Parameters,Toeplitz Matrices,and Kreĭn Shorted Operators

We establish connections between Schur parameters of the Schur class operator-valued functions, the corresponding simple conservative realizations, lower triangular Toeplitz matrices, and Kreĭn shorted operators. By means of Schur parameters or shorted operators for defect operators of Toeplitz matrices necessary and sufficient conditions for a simple conservative discrete-time system to be controllable/observable and for a completely non-unitary contraction to be completely non-isometric/completely non-co-isometric are obtained. For the Schur problem a characterization of central solution and uniqueness criteria to the solution are given in terms of shorted operators for defect operators of contractive Toeplitz matrices, corresponding to data.     

Solvability of nonlinear boundary-value problems arising in modeling plasma diffusion across a magnetic field and its equilibrium configurations

We study the simplest one-dimensional model of plasma density balance in a tokamak type system, which can be reduced to an initial boundary-value problem for a second-order parabolic equation with implicit degeneration containing nonlocal (integral) operators. The problem of stabilizing nonstationary solutions to stationary ones is reduced to studying the solvability of a nonlinear integro-differential boundary-value problem. We obtain sufficient conditions for the parameters of this boundary-value problem to provide the existence and the uniqueness of a classical stationary solution, and for this solution we obtain the attraction domain by a constructive method.     

An inverse problem for Sturm-Liouville operators on the half-line having Bessel-type singularity in an interior point

We study the inverse problem of recovering Sturm-Liouville operators on the half-line with a Bessel-type singularity inside the interval from the given Weyl function. The corresponding uniqueness theorem is proved, a constructive procedure for the solution of the inverse problem is provided, also necessary and sufficient conditions for the solvability of the inverse problem are obtained.     

On asymptotics of solutions of parabolic equations with nonlocal high-order terms

In the paper, we study the Cauchy problem for second-order differential-difference parabolic equations containing translation operators acting to the high-order derivatives with respect to spatial variables. We construct the integral representation of the solution and investigate its long-term behavior. We prove theorems on asymptotic closeness of the constructed solution and the Cauchy problem solutions for classical parabolic equations; in particular, conditions of the stabilization of the solution are obtained. __________ Translated from Trudy Seminara imeni I. G. Petrovskogo, No. 25, pp. 143–183, 2005.     

The approximate solution of integro‐ differential equations

We consider a class of partial integro‐differential equations with appropriate conditions and its corresponding equation in the field of Mikusiński operators. As is usual in numerical analysis, we construct the corresponding difference equation, determine its solution, analyze its character and treat it as the approximate solution of the considered problem. We also estimate the error of approximation.     

A Multipoint Problem for Pseudodifferential Equations

We investigate the well-posedness of a problem with multipoint conditions with respect to a chosen variable t and periodic conditions with respect to coordinates x ₁,...,x _p for equations unsolved with respect to the leading derivative with respect to t and containing pseudodifferential operators. We establish conditions for the unique solvability of this problem and prove metric assertions related to lower bounds for small denominators appearing in the course of its solution.     

An inverse problem for operators of a triangular structure

An inverse problem for operators of a triangular structure is studied. An algorithm for the solution and necessary and sufficient conditions for the solvability of this problem are obtained, moreover uniqueness is proved. Applications to difference and differential operators are considered.     

Boundary value problem for a first-order partial differential equation with a fractional discretely distributed differentiation operator

We solve a boundary value problem for a first-order partial differential equation in a rectangular domain with a fractional discretely distributed differentiation operator. The fractional differentiation is given by Dzhrbashyan–Nersesyan operators. We construct a representation of the solution and prove existence and uniqueness theorems. The results remain valid for the corresponding equations with Riemann–Liouville and Caputo derivatives. In terms of parameters defining the fractional differential operator, we derive necessary and sufficient conditions for the solvability of the problem.     

A nonlocal problem for degenerate hyperbolic equation

We consider a nonlocal problem for a degenerate equation in a domain bounded by characteristics of this equation. The boundary-value conditions of the problem include linear combination of operators of fractional integro-differentiation in the Riemann–Liouville sense. The uniqueness of solution of the problem under consideration is proved by means of the modified Tricomi method, and existence is reduced to solvability of either singular integral equation with the Cauchy kernel or Fredholm integral equation of second kind.     

The inverse problem for the characteristic functions of several commuting operators

In this paper we derive conditions for an operator valued function to be the characteristic function of several commuting operators in a Hilbert space. We use the connection of this problem to some problems in partial differential equation to get a solution for a class of operator valued functions.     

An inverse problem for Sturm–Liouville differential operators with deviating argument

We consider second-order functional differential operators with a constant delay. Properties of their spectral characteristics are obtained and a nonlinear inverse problem is studied, which consists in recovering the operators from their spectra. We establish the uniqueness and develop a constructive algorithm for solution of the inverse problem.     

Reconstruction of Sturm-Liouville differential operators on A-graphs

We study the inverse problem of spectral analysis for Sturm-Liouville operators on A-graphs. We obtain a constructive procedure for solving the inverse problem of reconstruction of coefficients of differential operators from spectra and prove the uniqueness of the solution.     

Reconstruction of the Dirac Operator From Nodal Data

Inverse nodal problems consist in constructing operators from the given nodes (zeros) of their eigenfunctions. In this work, we deal with the inverse nodal problem of reconstructing the Dirac operator on a finite interval. We prove that a dense subset of nodal points uniquely determine the parameters of the boundary conditions, the mass of a particle and the potential function of the Dirac system. We also provide a constructive procedure for the solution of the inverse nodal problem.     

Convolution solutions of an abstract stochastic Cauchy problem

We study convolution solutions of an abstract stochastic Cauchy problem with the generator of a convolution operator semigroup. In the case of additive noise, we prove the existence and uniqueness of a weak convolution solution; this solution is described by a formula generalizing the classical Cauchy formula in which the solution operators of the homogeneous problem are replaced by the convolution solution operators of the homogeneous problem. For the problem with multiplicative noise, we find a condition under which the weak convolution solution coincides with the soft solution and indicate a sufficient condition for the existence and uniqueness of a weak convolution solution; the latter can be obtained by the successive approximation method.