Boundary value problem of a third-order mixed type differential-difference equation

In this paper, the existence and uniqueness of the solution for the boundary value problem of a third order mixed differential-difference equation is given by using Schauder's fixed point theorem, and an approximate solution is given by using the Picard's iterative methods.     

Existence of a stationary solution for the modified Ward–King tumor growth model

This paper studies existence of a stationary solution to a tumor growth model proposed by Ward and King in 1997 and 1998, with biologically reasonable modifications. Mathematical formulation of this problem is a two-point free boundary problem of a system of ordinary differential equations, one of which is singular at boundary points. By using the Schauder fixed point theorem we prove existence of a solution for this problem.     

Existence and uniqueness for an equation of mixed type in a rectangle

A boundary value problem is considered for an equation of mixed type in a rectangle. An energy method is used to prove uniqueness for appropriate boundary conditions. Similar considerations for the adjoint problem allow one to prove the existence of a generalized solution to the problem. It is also shown that the energy method leads naturally to a finite element method. The method is described for a special case and convergence is shown for the resulting numerical procedure.     

On a Neumann boundary value problem for the Painlevé II equation in two-ion electro-diffusion

A two-point Neumann boundary value problem for a two-ion electro-diffusion model reducible to the Painlevé II equation is investigated. The problem is unconventional in that the model equation involves yet-to-be-determined boundary values of the solution. In prior work by Thompson, the existence of a solution was established subject to an inequality on the physical parameters. Here, a two-dimensional shooting method is used to show that this restriction may be removed. A practical algorithm for the solution of the boundary value problem is presented in an appendix.     

A non‐linear and non‐local boundary condition for a diffusion equation in petroleum engineering

This article deals with a boundary value problem for Laplace equation with a non‐linear and non‐local boundary condition. This problem comes from petroleum engineering and is used to obtain an estimation of well productivity. The non‐linear and non‐local boundary condition is written on the well boundary. On the outer reservoir boundaries, we have both Dirichlet and Neumann conditions. In this paper, we prove the existence and uniqueness of a solution to this problem. The existence is proved by Schauder theorem and the uniqueness is obtained under more restricted conditions, when the involved operator is a contraction. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Initial boundary value problem for the evolution system of MHD type describing geophysical flow in three‐dimensional domains

The initial boundary value problem for the evolution system describing geophysical flow in three‐dimensional domains was considered. The existence and uniqueness of global strong solution to the evolution system were proved under assumption on smallness of data. Moreover, solvable compatibility conditions of initial data and boundary values which guarantee the existence and uniqueness of global strong solution were discussed. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A strong solution of a high-order mixed type partial differential equation with integral conditions

In this article, we study a mixed problem with integral boundary conditions for a high-order partial differential equation of mixed type. We prove the existence and uniqueness of a strong solution. The proof is based on energy inequality and on the density of the range of the operator generated by the considered problem.     

The first initial boundary value problem for a compound type equation in a three-dimensional multiply connected region

The method of boundary integral equations is used for solving the first initial boundary value problem for a compound type equation in a three-dimensional multiply connected region. The problem is reduced to a uniquely solvable integral equation. The solution of the problem is obtained in the form of dynamic potentials whose density satisfies this integral equation. Thus the existence theorem is proved. Moreover, the uniqueness of the solution is also studied. All the results are valid for both interior and exterior regions provided that the corresponding conditions at infinity are taken into account. Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 68, No. 2, pp. 249–265, August, 2000.     

Inverse problem for an equation of parabolic-hyperbolic type with a nonlocal boundary condition

For an equation of the parabolic-hyperbolic type, we consider an inverse problem with a nonlocal condition relating solution derivatives that belong to different types of the equation in question. We justify a uniqueness criterion and prove the existence of a solution of the problem by the spectral analysis method. We prove the stability of the solution with respect to the nonlocal boundary condition.     

Initial boundary value problem for a semilinear parabolic equation with absorption and nonlinear nonlocal boundary condition<Emphasis Type="Italic">*</Emphasis>

We consider an initial boundary value problem for a semilinear parabolic equation with absorption and nonlinear nonlocal Neumann boundary condition. We prove a comparison principle and the existence of a local solution and study the problem of uniqueness and nonuniqueness.     

On a problem with three variants of shift conditions for mixed type equation

For mixed type equation we study a problem where shift conditions are given in inner characteristics, on degeneration line, and on the boundary of elliptic domain. With the help of the maximum principle we prove the uniqueness of a solution to the problem, and with the help of the method of integral equations we prove the existence of a solution to the problem.     

Study of classical solution of a one-dimensional mixed problem for one class of fifth-order semilinear equations of the Korteweg-de Vries-Burgers type

As is well known, many problems of mathematical physics are reduced to one- and multidimensional initial and initial-boundary value problems for, generally speaking, strongly nonlinear pseudoparabolic equations. The existence (local and global) and uniqueness of a classical solution to a one-dimensional mixed problem with homogeneous Riquier-type boundary conditions are analyzed for a class of fifth-order semilinear pseudoparabolic equations of the Korteweg-de Vries-Burgers type. For the classical solution of the mixed problem, a uniqueness theorem is proved using the Gronwall-Bellman inequality, a local existence theorem is proved by combining the generalized contraction mapping principle with the Schauder fixed point principle, and a global existence theorem is proved by applying the method of a priori estimates.     

On a boundary value problem with shift for an equation of mixed type in an unbounded domain

We study the unique solvability of a problem with shift for an equation of mixed type in an unbounded domain. We prove the uniqueness theorem under inequality-type constraints for known functions for various orders of the fractional differentiation operators in the boundary condition. The existence of a solution is proved by reduction to a Fredholm equation of the second kind, whose unconditional solvability follows from the uniqueness of the solution of the problem.     

On the existence and uniqueness of a generalized solution of the mixed problem for the wave equation with the second and third boundary conditions

We prove the uniqueness of a generalized solution of an initial-boundary value problem for the wave equation with boundary conditions of the third and second kind. In addition, we find a closed-form expression for the analytic solution of that problem with zero initial data. The result plays an important role in the investigation of the boundary control problem. We show how to use the obtained solution for the investigation of the boundary control problem in the case of subcritical time intervals for which the solution of the boundary control problem, if it exists at all, is unique. We obtain necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of a unique solution in a class admitting the existence of finite energy.     

Convergence of coercive approximations for a model of gradient type in poroplasticity

We study the existence theory to the quasi‐static initial‐boundary‐value problem of poroplasticity. In this article the classical quasi‐static Biot model is considered for soil consolidation coupled with a nonlinear system of differential equations. This work, for the poroplasticity model of monotone‐gradient type, presents a convergence result of the coercive approximation to the solution of the original noncoercive problem. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Existence of solutions to BVP for linear differential-functional equations of elliptic type

We consider a homogeneous boundary value problem for a linear partial differential-functional equation of elliptic type. We prove the existence of a unique solution to such problem in a Sobolev space.     

Positive solutions of four-point boundary value problems for higher-order p-Laplacian operator

In this paper, we study the existence of positive solutions for the nonlinear four-point singular boundary value problem for higher-order with p-Laplacian operator. By using the fixed-point index theory, the existence of positive solution and many positive solutions for nonlinear singular boundary value problem with p-Laplacian operator are obtained.     

Fixed point theorem of Leggett-Williams type and its application

We establish a norm-type cone expansion and compression fixed point theorem for completely continuous operators. Our theorem is then applied to prove the existence of positive solution of second order three-point boundary value problem.     

A shape optimization approach for a class of free boundary problems of Bernoulli type

We are interested in an optimal shape design formulation for a class of free boundary problems of Bernoulli type. We show the existence of the optimal solution of this problem by proving continuity of the solution of the state problem with respect to the domain. The main tools in establishing such a continuity are a result concerning uniform continuity of the trace operator with respect to the domain and a recent result on the uniform Poincaré inequality for variable domains.     

Multidimensional transonic shocks and free boundary problems for nonlinear equations of mixed type

We establish the existence and stability of multidimensional transonic shocks for the Euler equations for steady potential compressible fluids. The Euler equations, consisting of the conservation law of mass and the Bernoulli law for the velocity, can be written as a second-order, nonlinear equation of mixed elliptic-hyperbolic type for the velocity potential. The transonic shock problem can be formulated into the following free boundary problem: The free boundary is the location of the transonic shock which divides the two regions of smooth flow, and the equation is hyperbolic in the upstream region where the smooth perturbed flow is supersonic. We develop a nonlinear approach to deal with such a free boundary problem in order to solve the transonic shock problem. Our results indicate that there exists a unique solution of the free boundary problem such that the equation is always elliptic in the downstream region and the free boundary is smooth, provided that the hyperbolic phase is close to a uniform flow. We prove that the free boundary is stable under the steady perturbation of the hyperbolic phase. We also establish the existence and stability of multidimensional transonic shocks near spherical or circular transonic shocks.