The optimal exponentially-fitted Numerov method for solving two-point boundary value problems

Second order boundary value problems are solved by means of exponentially-fitted Numerov methods. These methods, which depend on a parameter, can be constructed following a six-step flow chart of Ixaru and Vanden Berghe [L.Gr. Ixaru, G. Vanden Berghe, Exponential Fitting, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 2004]. Special attention is paid to the expression of the error term of such methods. An algorithm concerning the choice of the best suited method and its parameter is discussed. Several numerical examples are given to sustain the theory.     

Multiple solutions of some fourth-order boundary value problems

For some fourth-order boundary value problems, several new existence theorems on multiple positive, negative and sign-changing solutions are obtained. The critical point theory and the supersolution and subsolution method are employed to discuss this problem.     

Exponential B-spline collocation method for self-adjoint singularly perturbed boundary value problems

We present an exponential B-spline collocation method for self-adjoint singularly perturbed boundary value problem. The convergence analysis is given and the method is shown to have second order uniform convergence. Numerical experiments are conducted to demonstrate the efficiency of the method.     

Exponentially fitted shape functions for advection-dominated flow problems in two dimensions

We sketch out the basic properties of three novel exponentially fitted shape functions that generalize to two-dimensional triangular elements the one-dimensional functions used in the well-known Scharfetter-Gummel method. This scheme is widely employed in the finite element approximation of the drift-diffusion equations arising in semiconductor device modelling.     

Discrete non-linear inequalities and applications to boundary value problems

In this paper, we generalize some existing discrete Gronwall-Bellman-Ou-Iang-type inequalities to more general situations. These are in turn applied to study the boundedness, uniqueness, and continuous dependence of solutions of certain discrete boundary value problem for difference equations.     

Discontinuous first-order functional boundary value problems

In this paper we prove a new existence result for functional boundary value problems with first-order functional differential equations under weak conditions on the nonlinear part and monotonicity (but not continuity) with respect to the functional variable. Discontinuities with respect to the unknown are allowed to occur over general classes of time-dependent sets which are assumed to satisfy a kind of unviability or solubility condition.     

Matrix representations of fourth-order boundary value problems with coupled or mixed boundary conditions

An equivalence between a class of regular self-adjoint fourth-order boundary value problems with coupled or mixed boundary conditions and a certain class of matrix problems is investigated. Such an equivalence was previously known only in the second-order case and fourth-order case with separated boundary conditions.     

Moving boundary value problems for the wave equation

We study certain boundary value problems for the one-dimensional wave equation posed in a time-dependent domain. The approach we propose is based on a general transform method for solving boundary value problems for integrable nonlinear PDE in two variables, that has been applied extensively to the study of linear parabolic and elliptic equations. Here we analyse the wave equation as a simple illustrative example to discuss the particular features of this method in the context of linear hyperbolic PDEs, which have not been studied before in this framework.     

Solutions of periodic boundary value problems for second-order nonlinear differential equations via variational methods

By introducing a variational framework for a class of second order nonlinear differential equations with non-separated periodic boundary value conditions, some results on the existence of non-trivial, positive and negative solutions of the problems are obtained. Some results by Atici-Guseinov, Graef-Kong, etc. obtained by topological degree methods are extended. The resonant case of the problems where the nonlinearities are unbounded and satisfy Ahmad-Lazer-Paul type conditions is also considered.     

The existence of approximate solutions to mixed boundary value problems

Approximate solutions, similar to the type used in the Complex Variable Boundary Element Method, are shown to exist for two dimensional mixed boundary value potential problems on multiply connected domains. These approximate solutions can be used numerically to obtain least squares solutions or solutions which interpolate given boundary conditions. Areas of application include fluid flow around obstacles and heat flow in a domain with insulated boundary segments. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 15: 191–199, 1999     

Weakly nonlinear discrete multipoint boundary value problems

In this paper we study nonlinear, discrete, multipoint boundary value problems of the form

x(t+1)=A(t)x(t)+?f(t,x(t))     

Existence of solutions to first-order periodic boundary value problems

This article investigates the existence of solutions to boundary value problems (BVPs) involving systems of first-order ordinary differential equations and two-point, periodic boundary conditions. The methods involve novel differential inequalities and fixed-point theory to yield new theorems guaranteeing the existence of at least one solution.     

On first-order discrete boundary value problems

This article analyzes a nonlinear system of first-order difference equations with periodic and non-periodic boundary conditions. Some sufficient conditions are presented under which: potential solutions to the equations will satisfy certain a priori bounds; and the equations will admit at least one solution. The methods involve new dynamic inequalities and use of Brouwer degree theory. The new results are compared with those featuring in the theory of solutions to boundary value problems for differential equations.     

Uniqueness of positive solutions for quasilinear boundary value problems

Sufficient conditions for the uniqueness of positive solutions of boundary value problems for quasilinear differential equations of the type

(|u′|^m−2u′)′ + f(t,u,u′)=0, m 2

are established. These problems arise, for example, in the study of the m-Laplace equation in annular regions.     

Towards computability of elliptic boundary value problems in variational formulation

We present computable versions of the Fréchet–Riesz Representation Theorem and the Lax–Milgram Theorem. The classical versions of these theorems play important roles in various problems of mathematical analysis, including boundary value problems of elliptic equations. We demonstrate how their computable versions yield computable solutions of the Neumann and Dirichlet boundary value problems for a simple non-symmetric elliptic differential equation in the one-dimensional case. For the discussion of these elementary boundary value problems, we also provide a computable version of the Theorem of Schauder, which shows that the adjoint of a computably compact operator on Hilbert spaces is computably compact again.     

The setting of boundary conditions for boundary value problems of hyperbolic-elliptic coupled systems

This paper is devoted to the study of the proper setting of the boundary conditions for the boundary value problems of the hyperbolic-elliptic coupled systems of first order. The wellposedness of the corresponding boundary value problems is also established. The Lopatinski conditions for the boundary value problems of the elliptic systems is then extended to the case for hyperbolic-elliptic coupled systems. The result in this paper can be applied to the Euler system in fluid dynamics, especially to give wellposed boundary value problems describing subsonic flow.