Numerical solutions with a priori error bounds for coupled self-adjoint time dependent partial differential systems

This paper is concerned with the construction of accurate continuous numerical solutions for partial self-adjoint differential systems of the type (P(t) u_t)_t = Q(t)u_xx, u(0, t) = u(d, t) = 0, u(x, 0) = f(x), u_t(x, 0) = g(x), 0 ≤ x ≤ d, t >- 0, where P(t), Q(t) are positive definite oR^r×r-valued functions such that P′(t) and Q′(t) are simultaneously semidefinite (positive or negative) for all t ≥ 0. First, an exact theoretical series solution of the problem is obtained using a separation of variables technique. After appropriate truncation strategy and the numerical solution of certain matrix differential initial value problems the following question is addressed. Given T > 0 and an admissible error ϵ > 0 how to construct a continuous numerical solution whose error with respect to the exact series solution is smaller than ϵ, uniformly in D(T) = {(x, t); 0 ≤ x ≤ d, 0 ≤ t ≤ T}. Uniqueness of solutions is also studied.     

The weak maximum principle for a class of strongly coupled elliptic differential systems

A classical counterexample due to E. De Giorgi, shows that the weak maximum principle does not remain true for general linear elliptic differential systems. Since then, there were some efforts to establish the weak maximum principle for special elliptic differential systems, but the existing works are addressing only the cases of weakly coupled systems, or almost-diagonal systems, or even some systems coupling in various lower order terms. In this paper, by contrast, we present maximum modulus estimates for weak solutions to some coupled elliptic differential systems with different principal parts, under some mild assumptions. The systems under consideration are strongly coupled in the second order terms and other lower order terms, without restrictions on the size of ratios of the different principal part coefficients, or on the number of equations and space variables.     

Global bounds of solutions for a strongly coupled system of reaction-diffusion equations

Boundedness results for a strongly coupled system of reaction-diffusion equations on spatially bounded region are proved.     

Pointwise a priori bounds for a strongly coupled system of reaction–diffusion equations with a balance law

We consider a reaction–diffusion system with a full matrix of diffusion coefficients satisfying a balance law on a bounded domain with no-flux boundary conditions. We demonstrate that global solutions exist for polynomial reaction terms provided some conditions on the diffusion coefficients are satisfied. The proof makes use of comparison results and Solonnikov's estimates concerning linear parabolic equations in Banach spaces. © 1998 B. G. Teubner Stuttgart—John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Mixed problems for the time-dependent telegraph equation: Continuous numerical solutions with a priori error bounds

This paper deals with the construction of continuous numerical solutions of mixed problems described by the time-dependent telegraph equation u_tt + c(t)u_t + b(t)u = a(t)u_xx, 0 < x < d, t > 0. Here a(t), b(t), and c(t) are positive functions with appropiate additional alternative hypotheses. First, using the separation of variables technique a theoretical series solution is obtained. Then, after truncation using one-step matrix methods and interpolating functions, a continuous numerical solution with a prefixed accuracy in a bounded subdomain is constructed.     

A priori bounds in the cauchy problem for coupled elliptic systems

By means of the logarithmic convexity of a suitable functional, an a priori inequality is developed for the sum of the squares of the solutions of the following improperly posed Cauchy problem. Consider the coupled elliptic system Lu = aν+f,Lν= bu+g, where L is a uniformly elliptic differential operator, a,b,f and g are bounded integrable functions with |b(x)|≧b₀>0 and ν satisfies a stabilizing condition, and where upper bounds for the error in measurement of the Cauchy data on the initial surface are prescribed. From the a priori estimate uniqueness, stability, and pointwise bounds for the solutions u and n are simultaneously deduced. The bounds are improvable by the Ritz technique. Moreover, the method presented here can be extended to the nonlinear system Lu = f(x, ν), Lν =g(x,u)provided g is a suitable form     

A PRIORI BOUNDS FOR PERIODIC SOLUTIONS OF A KIND OF THIRD-ORDER DELAY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION

By means of continuation theorem of the coincidence degree theory, sufficient conditions are obtained for the existence of periodic solutions of a kind of third-order neutral delay functional differential equation with deviating arguments.     

Optimal a priori error bounds for the Rayleigh-Ritz method

We derive error bounds for the Rayleigh-Ritz method for the approximation to extremal eigenpairs of a symmetric matrix. The bounds are expressed in terms of the eigenvalues of the matrix and the angle between the subspace and the eigenvector. We also present a sharp bound.

     

Global existence for a class of strongly coupled parabolic systems

A class of strongly coupled parabolic systems is investigated. Sufficient conditions on the structure of the systems are found to assure that weak solutions are bounded and that they are Hölder continuous. Together, these results give the global existence of solutions. The theory is then applied to the general Shigesada–Kawasaki–Teramoto model in population dynamics.     

Round-off error for retarded ordinary differential equations:A priori bounds and estimates

Summary Consider the numerical solution of a retarded ordinary differential equation (RODE) by some standard algorithms. For a linear RODE, we estimate the accumulated round-off error as a linear combination of the preceding local round-off errors, and we bound the accumulated round-off error. For a non-linear RODE, we obtain by linearization similar estimates and bounds for the dominant part of the accumulated round-off error.Presented at SIAM National Meeting, June, 1971, Seattle, Washington.     

A posteriori and constructive a priori error bounds for finite element solutions of the Stokes equations

We describe a method to estimate the guaranteed error bounds of the finite element solutions for the Stokes problem in mathematically rigorous sense. We show that an a posteriori error can be computed by using the numerical estimates of a constant related to the so-called inf-sup condition for the continuous problem. Also a method to derive the constructive a priori error bounds are considered. Some numerical examples which confirm us the expected rate of convergence are presented.     

Radial-type complete solutions for a class of partial differential equations

We give some fundamental solutions of a class of iterated elliptic equations including Laplace equation and its iterates.