The Fredholm alternative for parabolic evolution equations with inhomogeneous boundary conditions

We study the Fredholm properties of parabolic evolution equations on R with inhomogeneous boundary values. These problems are transformed into evolution equations with inhomogeneities taking values in certain extrapolation spaces. Assuming that the underlying homogeneous problem is asymptotically hyperbolic, we show the Fredholm alternative for these equations. The results are applied to parabolic partial differential equations.     

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.     

Transport equation with boundary conditions of hysteresis type

This paper is an advanced extension of the work reported in (Nonlinear Anal. 2005; 63 :1467–1473). A transport equation that describes the propagation of a substance in a moving fluid or gas is considered. The equation contains the transient, convection, and diffusion terms. The problem is formulated in a bounded domain provided with an inlet and an outlet for the fluid or gas flow. The crucial point of the problem setting is a hysteresis‐type condition posed on an active part of the boundary. This condition reflects the nondecreasing accumulation with saturation of the transported substance at each point of the active boundary part. We prove the existence and uniqueness of solutions to this problem, study the regularity properties of solutions, and perform numerical simulations that clarify the behavior of the model. Comparing with the results of (Nonlinear Anal. 2005; 63 :1467–1473), the advancement of this work consists in accounting for the motion of the fluid or gas and posing inlet and outlet boundary conditions. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Problems for parabolic equations with variable exponents of nonlinearity and time delay

The initial-boundary value problems for parabolic equations with variable exponents of nonlinearity and time depended delay are considered. Existence and uniqueness of solutions of these problems are proved.     

On a Class of Elliptic-Parabolic Equations on Unbounded Intervals

We study a class of degenerate elliptic second order differential operators acting on some polynomial weighted function spaces on [0,+[. We show that these operators are the generators of C ₀-semigroups of positive operators which, in turn, are the transition semigroups associated with right-continuous normal Markov processes with state space [0,+]. Approximation and qualitative properties of both the semigroups and the Markov processes are investigated as well. Most of the results of the paper depend on a representation of the semigroups we give in terms of powers of particular positive operators of discrete type we introduced and studied in a previous paper.     

Formulation and well-posedness of the Cauchy problem for a diffusion equation with discontinuous degenerating coefficients

The choice of a differential diffusion operator with discontinuous coefficients that corresponds to a finite flow velocity and a finite concentration is substantiated. For the equation with a uniformly elliptic operator and a nonzero diffusion coefficient, conditions are established for the existence and uniqueness of a solution to the corresponding Cauchy problem. For the diffusion equation with degeneration on a half-line, it is proved that the Cauchy problem with an arbitrary initial condition has a unique solution if and only if there is no flux from the degeneration domain to the ellipticity domain of the operator. Under this condition, a sequence of solutions to regularized problems is proved to converge uniformly to the solution of the degenerate problem in L ₁(R) on each interval.     

On the existence of positive solutions of singular nonlinear elliptic equations with Dirichlet boundary conditions

This paper is concerned with the existence of positive solutions of the singular nonlinear elliptic equation with a Dirichlet boundary condition

     

Two positive solutions of a boundary value problem for difference equations

We consider a second order vector boundary value problem for difference equations and establish criteria for the existence of at least two positive solutions by an application of a fixed point theorem in cones.     

Transfer of boundary conditions for difference equations

It is well-known that the idea of transferring boundary conditions offers a universal and, in addition, elementary means how to investigate almost all methods for solving boundary value problems for ordinary differential equations. The aim of this paper is to show that the same approach works also for discrete problems, i.e., for difference equations. Moreover, it will be found out that some results of this kind may be obtained also for some particular two-dimensional problems.     

Some classes of inverse evolution problems for parabolic equations

We consider the problem of simultaneously determining coefficients of a second order nonlinear parabolic equation and a solution to this equation. The unknown coefficients occur in the main part and in the nonlinear summand as well. The overdetermination conditions are conditions of the Dirichlet type on a family of planes of arbitrary dimension. It is demonstrated that the problem in question is solvable locally in time in Hölder spaces. When the unknown functions enter the right-hand side and the equation is linear, the theorem of global unique existence (in time) is established.     

Well-posedness of general nonlocal nonhomogeneous boundary value problems for pseudodifferential equations with partial derivatives

In the article we study the questions of well-posedness of general nonlocal boundary value problems for pseudodifferential equations in the Besov-type limit spaces.     

Some problems of linear differential equations on abstract spaces and unbounded perturbations of linear operator semigroup

This paper is a survey for development of linear distributed parameter system. At first we point out some questions existing in current study of control theory for the L^p linear system with an unbounded control operator and an unbounded observation operator, such as stabilization problem and observer theory that are closely relevant to state feedback operator. After then we survey briefly some results on relevant problems that are related to solvability of linear differential equations in general Banach space and semigroup perturbations. As a principle, we propose a concept of admissible state feedback operator for system (A, B). Finally we give an existence result of admissible state feedback operators, including semigroup generation and the equivalent conditions of admissibility of state feedback operators, for an L^p well-posed system.     

Approximate open boundary conditions for a class of hyperbolic equations

Initial-boundary value problems formulated in spatially unbounded domains can be sometimes reduced to problems in their bounded subdomains by using the so-called open boundary conditions. These conditions are set on the surface separating the subdomain from the rest of the domain. One of the approaches to obtaining such a kind of conditions is based on an approximation of the kernels of the time convolution operators in the relations connecting the exact solution of the original problem and its derivatives on the open boundary. In this case, it is possible to considerably reduce the requirements for system resources required to solve numerically for a wide range of physical and engineering problems. Estimates of the perturbations of the exact solution due to the approximate conditions are obtained for a model problem with one space variable.     

Convergence to equilibrium for linear spatially homogeneous Boltzmann equation with hard and soft potentials: A semigroup approach in L1‐spaces

We investigate the large time behavior of solutions to the spatially homogeneous linear Boltzmann equation from a semigroup viewpoint. Our analysis is performed in some (weighted) L¹‐spaces. We deal with both the cases of hard and soft potentials (with angular cut‐off). For hard potentials, we provide a new proof of the fact that, in weighted L¹‐spaces with exponential or algebraic weights, the solutions converge exponentially fast towards equilibrium. Our approach uses weak‐compactness arguments combined with recent results of the second author on positive semigroups in L¹‐spaces. For soft potentials, in L¹‐spaces, we exploit the convergence to ergodic projection for perturbed substochastic semigroup to show that, for very general initial datum, solutions to the linear Boltzmann equation converges to equilibrium in large time. Moreover, for a large class of initial data, we also prove that the convergence rate is at least algebraic. Notice that, for soft potentials, no exponential rate of convergence is expected because of the absence of spectral gap.     

Time-dependent parabolic problems on non-cylindrical domains with inhomogeneous boundary conditions

We study the relationship between the Dirichlet problem and the Cauchy problem with inhomogeneous boundary conditions for local operators. Our results are applied to non-autonomous parabolic problems on non-cylindrical domains. Received January 10, 2001; accepted April 5, 2001.     

Multiple positive solutions of periodic boundary value problems for second order impulsive differential equations

This paper is devoted to study the existence of multiple positive solutions for the second order periodic boundary value problem with impulse effects. The main results here are the generalization of Jiang [Daqing Jiang, On the existence of positive solutions to second order periodic BVPs, Acta Math. Sci. 18 (1998) 31–35] for ordinary differential equations. Existence is established via the theory of fixed point index in cones.     

Multiple positive solutions of Dirichlet boundary value problems for second order impulsive differential equations

This paper is devoted to study the existence of multiple positive solutions for the second order Dirichlet boundary value problem with impulse effects. The main results here is the generalization of Liu and Li [L. Liu, F.Y. Li, Multiple positive solution of nonlinear two-point boundary value problems, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 203 (1996) 610-625] for ordinary differential equations. Existence is established via the theory of fixed point index in cones.     

Spectral analysis of transport equations with bounce‐back boundary conditions

We investigate the spectral properties of the time‐dependent linear transport equation with bounce‐back boundary conditions. A fine analysis of the spectrum of the streaming operator is given and the explicit expression of the strongly continuous streaming semigroup is derived. Next, making use of a recent result from Sbihi (J. Evol. Equations 2007; 7 :689–711), we prove, via a compactness argument, that the essential spectrum of the transport semigroup and that of the streaming semigroup coincide on all L^p‐spaces with 1<p<∞. Application to the linear Boltzmann equation for granular gases is provided. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Positivity and Stability for a Population Equation with Diffusion on 1

Using positivity, abstract extrapolation spaces, and a generalization of the Jörgens–Vidav-Voigt perturbation theorem for the essential spectral radius of strongly continuous semigroups given in [19], we study the asymptotic behavior of a linear age-dependent population problem with spatial diffusion where the birth and the death rates depend on the spatial variable.     

一类分数阶微分方程积分边值问题正解的分歧性

利用分歧方法和拓扑度理论,研究了一类带参数的分数阶微分方程积分边值问题正解的存在性.根据格林函数的性质,得到了系统正解的存在的若干充分条件.最后,通过数值例子验证了所得结果的有效性.