Elliptic equations on convex domains with nonhomogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions

In this paper, we will study the differentiability on the boundary of solutions of elliptic non-divergence differential equations on convex domains. The results are divided into two cases: (i) at the boundary points where the blow-up of the domain is not the half-space, if the boundary function is differentiable then the solution is differentiable; (ii) at the boundary points where the blow-up of the domain is the half-space, the differentiability of the solution needs an extra Dini condition for the boundary function. Counterexample is given to show that our results are optimal.     

Decay estimates for dissipative wave equations in exterior domains

Consider the initial boundary value problem for the linear dissipative wave equation (□+∂_t)u=0 in an exterior domain . Using the so-called cut-off method together with local energy decay and L² decays in the whole space, we study decay estimates of the solutions. In particular, when N?3, we derive L^p decays with p?1 of the solutions. Next, as an application of the decay estimates for the linear equation, we consider the global solvability problem for the semilinear dissipative wave equations (□+∂_t)u=f(u) with f(u)=|u|^α+1,|u|^αu in an exterior domain.     

Existence of solutions for quasilinear elliptic exterior problem with the concave-convex nonlinearities and the nonlinear boundary conditions

In this paper, we consider the following quasilinear elliptic exterior problem

     

On the decay of solutions to the 2D Neumann exterior problem for the wave equation

We consider the exterior problem in the plane for the wave equation with a Neumann boundary condition and study the asymptotic behavior of the solution for large times. For possible application we are interested to show a decay estimate which does not involve weighted norms of the initial data. In the paper we prove such an estimate, by a combination of the estimate of the local energy decay and decay estimates for the free space solution.     

Energy decay rates for solutions of the wave equations with nonlinear damping in exterior domain

In this paper we study the behaviors of the energy of solutions of the wave equations with localized nonlinear damping in exterior domains.     

Abstract wave equations with generalized Wentzell boundary conditions

We introduce a general framework which allows to verify if abstract wave equations with generalized Wentzell boundary conditions are well-posed, i.e., are governed by a cosine family. As an example we study wave equations for second order differential operators on C[0,1] with non-local Wentzell-type boundary conditions. Moreover, in Appendix A we give a perturbation result for sine and cosine families.     

Global existence of weak solutions for two-dimensional semilinear wave equations with strong damping in an exterior domain

We consider two-dimensional mixed problems in an exterior domain for a semilinear strongly damped wave equation with a power-type nonlinearity |u|^p${\left|u\right|}^p$. If the initial data have a small weighted energy, we shall derive a global existence and energy decay results in the case when the power p$p$ of the nonlinear term satisfies p>6$p>6$.     

Blow-up and global solutions for quasilinear parabolic equations with Neumann boundary conditions

Using the upper and lower solution techniques and Hopf's maximum principle, the sufficient conditions for the existence of blow-up positive solution and global positive solution are obtained for a class of quasilinear parabolic equations subject to Neumann boundary conditions. An upper bound for the ‘blow-up time’, an upper estimate of the ‘blow-up rate’, and an upper estimate of the global solution are also specified.     

Global singularity structure of weak solutions to 3-D semilinear dispersive wave equations with discontinuous initial data

We study the global singularity structure of solutions to 3-D semilinear wave equations with discontinuous initial data. More precisely, using Strichartz’ inequality we show that the solutions stay conormal after nonlinear interaction if the Cauchy data are conormal along a circle.     

Global strong solutions of Navier-Stokes equations with interface boundary in three-dimensional thin domains

In this article, we study the spectrum of the Stokes operator in a 3D two layer domain with interface, obtain the asymptotic estimates on the spectrum of the Stokes operator as thickness ε goes to zero. Based on the spectral decomposition of the Stokes operator, a new average-like operator is introduced and applied to the study of Navier-Stokes equation in the two layer thin domains under interface boundary condition. We prove the global existence of strong solutions to the 3D Navier-Stokes equations when the initial data and external forces are in large sets as the thickness of the domain is small. This article is a continuation of our study on the Stokes operator under Navier friction boundary condition. Due to the viscosity distinction between the two layers, the Stokes operator displays radically different spectral structure from that under Navier friction boundary condition, then causes great difficulty to the analysis.     

A fourth-order method of the convection-diffusion equations with Neumann boundary conditions

In this paper, we have developed a fourth-order compact finite difference scheme for solving the convection-diffusion equation with Neumann boundary conditions. Firstly, we apply the compact finite difference scheme of fourth-order to discrete spatial derivatives at the interior points. Then, we present a new compact finite difference scheme for the boundary points, which is also fourth-order accurate. Finally, we use a Padé approximation method for the resulting linear system of ordinary differential equations. The presented scheme has fifth-order accuracy in the time direction and fourth-order accuracy in the space direction. It is shown through analysis that the scheme is unconditionally stable. Numerical results show that the compact finite difference scheme gives an efficient method for solving the convection-diffusion equations with Neumann boundary conditions.     

Reducibility for wave equations of finitely smooth potential with periodic boundary conditions

In the present paper, the reducibility is derived for the wave equations with finitely smooth and time-quasi-periodic potential subject to periodic boundary conditions. More exactly, the linear wave equation $u_{tt}?u_{xx}+Mu+\epsilon (V_0(\omega t)u_{xx}+V(\omega t,x)u)=0,x\in \mathbb{R}/2\pi \mathbb{Z}$ can be reduced to a linear Hamiltonian system with a constant coefficient operator which is of pure imaginary point spectrum set, where V is finitely smooth in $(t,x)$, quasi-periodic in time t with Diophantine frequency $\omega \in {\mathbb{R}}^n$, and $V_0$ is finitely smooth and quasi-periodic in time t with Diophantine frequency $\omega \in {\mathbb{R}}^n$. Moreover, it is proved that the corresponding wave operator possesses the property of pure point spectra and zero Lyapunov exponent.     

Uniform bound of Sobolev norms of solutions to 3D nonlinear wave equations with null condition

This article concerns the time growth of Sobolev norms of classical solutions to the 3D quasi-linear wave equations with the null condition. Given initial data in H^s×H^s−1$H^s\times H^{s-1}$ with compact supports, the global well-posedness theory has been established independently by Klainerman [13] and Christodoulou [3], respectively, for a relatively large integer s  . However, the highest order Sobolev energy, namely, the H^s$H^s$ energy of solutions may have a logarithmic growth in time. In this paper, we show that the H^s$H^s$ energy of solutions is also uniformly bounded for s?5$s?5$. The proof employs the generalized energy method of Klainerman, enhanced by weighted L²$L^2$ estimates and the ghost weight introduced by Alinhac.     

Global existence of solutions for semilinear damped wave equation in 2-D exterior domain

We consider a mixed problem of a damped wave equation u_tt−Δu+u_t=|u|^p in the two dimensional exterior domain case. Small global in time solutions can be constructed in the case when the power p on the nonlinear term |u|^p satisfies p∗=2<p<+∞. For this purpose we shall deal with a radially symmetric solution in the exterior domain. A new device developed in Ikehata-Matsuyama (Sci. Math. Japon. 55 (2002) 33) plays an effective role.     

Existence and multiplicity of positive solutions of semilinear elliptic equations in unbounded domains

We investigate the existence and the multiplicity of positive solutions for the semilinear elliptic equation −Δu+u=Q(x)|u|^p−2u in exterior domain which is very close to RN. The potential Q(x) tends to positive constant at infinity and may change sign.     

Fast decay of solutions for linear wave equations with dissipation localized near infinity in an exterior domain

Uniform energy and L² decay of solutions for linear wave equations with localized dissipation will be given. In order to derive the L²-decay property of the solution, a useful device whose idea comes from Ikehata-Matsuyama (Sci. Math. Japon. 55 (2002) 33) is used. In fact, we shall show that the L²-norm and the total energy of solutions, respectively, decay like and O(1/t²) as t→+∞ for a kind of the weighted initial data.     

Regularity of solutions of initial-boundary value problems for parabolic equations in domains with conical points

The purpose of this paper is to establish the well-posedness and the regularity of solutions of the initial-boundary value problems for general higher order parabolic equations in infinite cylinders with the bases containing conical points.     

Local wellposedness of nonlinear Maxwell equations with perfectly conducting boundary conditions

In this article we develop the local wellposedness theory for quasilinear Maxwell equations in $H^m$ for all $m\ge 3$ on domains with perfectly conducting boundary conditions. The macroscopic Maxwell equations with instantaneous material laws for the polarization and the magnetization lead to a quasilinear first order hyperbolic system whose wellposedness in $H^3$ is not covered by the available results in this case. We prove the existence and uniqueness of local solutions in $H^m$ with $m\ge 3$ of the corresponding initial boundary value problem if the material laws and the data are accordingly regular and compatible. We further characterize finite time blowup in terms of the Lipschitz norm and we show that the solutions depend continuously on their data. Finally, we establish the finite propagation speed of the solutions.