Boundedness of the solution of the third problem for the Laplace equation

A necessary and sufficient condition for the boundedness of a solution of the third problem for the Laplace equation is given. As an application a similar result is given for the third problem for the Poisson equation on domains with Lipschitz boundary.Supported by GACR, Grant No. 201/00/1515.     

A variational-type method of fundamental solutions for a Cauchy problem of Laplace’s equation

In this paper, we propose a new regularization method based on a finite-dimensional subspace generated from fundamental solutions for solving a Cauchy problem of Laplace’s equation in a simply-connected bounded domain. Based on a global conditional stability for the Cauchy problem of Laplace’s equation, the convergence analysis is given under a suitable choice for a regularization parameter and an a-priori bound assumption to the solution. Numerical experiments are provided to support the analysis and to show the effectiveness of the proposed method from both accuracy and stability.     

Wavelets and regularization of the Cauchy problem for the Laplace equation

In this paper, a Cauchy problem for two-dimensional Laplace equation in the strip 0<x?1 is considered again. This is a classical severely ill-posed problem, i.e., the solution (if it exists) does not depend continuously on the data, a small perturbation in the data can cause a dramatically large error in the solution for 0<x?1. The stability of the solution is restored by using a wavelet regularization method. Moreover, some sharp stable estimates between the exact solution and its approximation in Hr(R)-norm is also provided.     

Uniqueness in an integral geometry problem and an inverse problem for the kinetic equation

In this paper, we discuss the uniqueness in an integral geometry problem along the straight lines in a strongly convex domain. Our problem is related with the problem of finding a Riemannian metric by the distances between all pairs of the boundary points. For the proof, the problem is reduced to an inverse source problem for a kinetic equation and then the uniqueness theorem is proved using the tools of Fourier analysis.     

The Neumann problem for the Laplace equation on general domains

The solution of the weak Neumann problem for the Laplace equation with a distribution as a boundary condition is studied on a general open set G in the Euclidean space. It is shown that the solution of the problem is the sum of a constant and the Newtonian potential corresponding to a distribution with finite energy supported on ∂G. If we look for a solution of the problem in this form we get a bounded linear operator. Under mild assumptions on G a necessary and sufficient condition for the solvability of the problem is given and the solution is constructed. The research was supported by the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Institutional Research Plan No. AV0Z10190503.     

On a generalization of the Neumann problem for the Laplace equation outside cuts in a plane

A boundary value problem for harmonic functions outside cuts in a plane is considered. The jump of the normal derivative is specified on the cuts as well as a linear combination of the normal derivative on one side of the cut and the jump of the unknown function. The problem is studied with three different conditions at infinity, which lead to different results on existence and number of solutions. The integral representation for a solution is obtained in the form of potentials density in which satisfies the uniquely solvable Fredholm integral equation of the 2nd kind. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Regularity for diffuse reflection boundary problem to the stationary linearized Boltzmann equation in a convex domain

We investigate the regularity issue for the diffuse reflection boundary problem to the stationary linearized Boltzmann equation for hard sphere potential, cutoff hard potential, or cutoff Maxwellian molecular gases in a strictly convex bounded domain. We obtain pointwise estimates for first derivatives of the solution provided the boundary temperature is bounded differentiable and the solution is bounded. This result can be understood as a stationary version of the velocity averaging lemma and mixture lemma.     

Determining surface heat flux in the steady state for the Cauchy problem for the Laplace equation

In this paper, we consider the Cauchy problem for the Laplace equation, in a strip where the Cauchy data is given at x = 0 and the flux is sought in the interval 0<x?1. This problem is typical ill-posed: the solution (if it exists) does not depend continuously on the data. We study a modification of the equation, where a fourth-order mixed derivative term is added. Some error stability estimates for the flux are given, which show that the solution of the modified equation is approximate to the solution of the Cauchy problem for the Laplace equation. Furthermore, numerical examples show that the modified method works effectively.     

The temperature-jump problem based on the CES model of the linearized Boltzmann equation

An analytical discrete-ordinates method is used to solve the temperature-jump problem as defined by a synthetic-kernel model of the linearized Boltzmann equation. In particular, the temperature and density perturbations and the temperature-jump coefficient defined by the CES model equation are obtained (essentially) analytically in terms of a modern version of the discrete-ordinates method. The developed algorithms are implemented for general values of the accommodation coefficient to yield numerical results that compare well with solutions derived from more computationally intensive techniques.     

The Robin problem for the Laplace equation in a three-dimensional starlike domain

The internal and external Robin problems for the Laplace equation in bounded starlike domains are addressed. We show how to derive the relevant solutions by using a suitable Fourier series-like method. Numerical results are specifically obtained considering three-dimensional domains whose boundary is defined by a generalization of the so-called “superformula” introduced by Gielis. By using the computer algebra code Mathematica©, truncated series approximations of the solutions are determined. Our findings are in good agreement with the theoretical results on the Fourier series due to Carleson.     

On a nonlocal problem for the Laplace equation in the unit ball with fractional boundary conditions

In this paper, we investigate the correct solvability for the Laplace equation with a nonlocal boundary condition in the unit ball. The considered boundary operator is of fractional order. This problem is a generalization of the well‐known Bitsadze–Samarskii problem. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Long-time asymptotics for the porous medium equation: The spectrum of the linearized operator

We compute the complete spectrum of the displacement Hessian operator, which is obtained from the confined porous medium equation by linearization around its stationary attractor, the Barenblatt profile. On a formal level, the operator is conjugate to the Hessian of the entropy via similarity transformation. We show that the displacement Hessian can be understood as a self-adjoint operator and find that its spectrum is purely discrete. The knowledge of the complete spectrum and the explicit information about the corresponding eigenfunctions give new insights on the convergence and higher order asymptotics of solutions to the porous medium equation towards its attractor. More precisely, the inspection of the eigenfunctions allows to identify symmetries in R^N${\mathbb{R}}^N$ with flows whose rates of convergence are faster than the uniform, translation-governed bound. The present work complements the analogous study of Denzler & McCann for the fast-diffusion equation.     

Kinetic model of the Boltzmann equation with limiting gas flow regimes at low Knudsen numbers

A new model of the Boltzmann kinetic equation is constructed that describes both slow nonisothermal and Navier-Stokes continuum gas flows. The model is used to compute the slow nonisothermal flow past a circular cylinder. It is shown that the force exerted by the gas on the cylinder is affected by thermal stresses.     

Global asymptotics of solutions to the Cauchy problem for the damped wave equation with absorption

We consider the Cauchy problem for the damped wave equation with absorption

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Positive solutions for boundary value problem of nonlinear fractional differential equation

In this paper, we investigate the existence and multiplicity of positive solutions for nonlinear fractional differential equation boundary value problem: