Determination of the Unknown Boundary Conditions in a Two-phase Stefan Problem

A two-phase Stefan problem with the heat flux boundary conditions, including an unknown function f, is considered. The existence, uniqueness, and continuous dependence upon the initial data of the solution (f, s, u_1, u_2) are proved.     

The Asymptotics of the Heat Semigroup for a General Bounded Domain with Mixed Boundary Conditions

Abstract Small-time asymptotics of the trace of the heat semigroup where {μ _ν } are the eigenvalues of the negative Laplacian in the (x ¹, x ²)-plane, is studied for a general bunded domain Ω with a smooth boundary ∂Ω, where a finite number of Dirichlet, Neumann and Robin boundary conditions, on the piecewise smooth parts Γ _i (i = 1, ..., n) of ∂Ω such that , are considered. Some geometrical properties associated with Ω are determined.     

Heat Content Asymptotics for Riemannian Manifolds with Zaremba Boundary Conditions

The existence of a full asymptotic expansion for the heat content asymptotics of an operator of Laplace type with classical Zaremba boundary conditions on a smooth manifold is established. The first three coefficients in this asymptotic expansion are determined in terms of geometric invariants; partial information is obtained about the fourth coefficient.      

On the Well-Posedness of Determination of Two Coefficients in a Fractional Integrodifferential Equation

The authors study an inverse problem for a fractional integrodifferential equation, which aims to determine simultaneously two time varying coefficients, a kernel function and a source function, from the additional integral overdetermination condition. By using the fixed point theorem in suitable Sobolev space, the global existence and uniqueness results of this inverse problem are obtained.     

Asymptotic Expansions of the Heat Kernel of the Laplacian for General Annular Bounded Domains with Robin Boundary Conditions：Further Results

The asymptotic expansions of the trace of the heat kernel θ(t)=∑^∞v=1^exp(-tλv) for small positive t,where {λv} are the eigenvalues of the negative Laplacian -△n=-∑^ni=1(D/Dx^1)^2 in R^2(n=2 or 3),are studied for a general annular bounded domain Ω with a smooth inner boundary DΩ1 and a smooth outer boundary DΩ2,where a finite number of piecewise smooth Robin boundary conditions(D/Dnj γh)Ф=0 on the components Гj(j= 1,...,m) of (DΩ1 and on the components Гj (j=k 1,…,m) of of DΩ2 are considered such that DΩl=U^kj=lГj and DΩ2= U^m=k 1Гj and where the coefficients γj(j=1,...,m) are piecewise smooth positive functions. Some applications of θ(t) for an ideal gas enclosed in the general annular bounded domain Ω are given. Further results are also obtained.     

边界条件含有特征参数的Sturm-Liouville算子的唯一性定理

建立了一类Sturm-Liouville问题的唯一性定理.对于固定的n∈Z,证明了该Sturm-Liouville问题的第n个特征值λ_n（q,a）关于a是严格单调的.对不同系数的a_k,如果能够测得第n个特征值的谱集合{λ_n（q,a_k）}_k=1^+∞,则谱集合{λ_n（q,a_k）}_k=1^+∞能够唯一确定[0,π]上的势函数q（x）.     

Three-Dimensional Boundary Value Problems of Elastothermodiffusion with Mixed Boundary Conditions

We investigate the basic boundary value problems of the connected theory of elastothermodiffusion for three-dimensional domains bounded by several closed surfaces when the same boundary conditions are fulfilled on every separate boundary surface, but these conditions differ on different groups of surfaces. Using the results of papers [1–8], we prove theorems on the existence and uniqueness of the classical solutions of these problems.     

边界条件含特征参数的Sturm-Liouville问题的特征值比率

给出修正Prfer变换的几何意义以及相关性质,并利用上述性质讨论Sturm-Liouville问题-(py′)′+gy=λωy,x∈[0,1],参数边界条件为y(0)=0与((py′)(1))/(y(1))=aλ+b,得到了当a>0,q≥0的特征值比率上界,这把Ashbaugh等人的结果推广到边界条件含参数的情形.     

Inverse Obstacle Problem for the Non-Stationary Wave Equation with an Unknown Background

We consider boundary measurements for the wave equation on a bounded domain M ? ?² or on a compact Riemannian surface, and introduce a method to locate a discontinuity in the wave speed. Assuming that the wave speed consist of an inclusion in a known smooth background, the method can determine the distance from any boundary point to the inclusion. In the case of a known constant background wave speed, the method reconstructs a set contained in the convex hull of the inclusion and containing the inclusion. Even if the background wave speed is unknown, the method can reconstruct the distance from each boundary point to the inclusion assuming that the Riemannian metric tensor determined by the wave speed gives simple geometry in M. The method is based on reconstruction of volumes of domains of influence by solving a sequence of linear equations. For τ ∈C(?M) the domain of influence M(τ) is the set of those points on the manifold from which the distance to some boundary point x is less than τ(x).     

Heat Content Asymptotics with Inhomogeneous Neumann and Dirichlet Boundary Conditions

Let M be a compact manifold with smooth boundary. We establish the existence of an asymptotic expansion for the heat content asymptotics of M with inhomogeneous Neumann and Dirichlet boundary conditions. We prove all the coefficients are locally determined and determine the first several terms in the asymptotic expansion.     

Inverse Scattering for the Problem with Impedance-type Boundary

This paper deals with the inverse scattering problems for the Helmholtz equation with impedance boundary condition. It aims at reconstructing the unknown impedance coefficient from the knowledge of scattered wave fields. We generalize the concept of classic solution (CS) to optimal solution (OS) by a nonlinear optimization problem. Then, based on potential theory, we establish an inversion procedure to get the approximation of OS which is defined as the regularized solution (RS) in this paper. The convergence result for RS is proven from which one can get OS and CS stably and efficiently.     

The Asymptotics of the Two-Dimensional Wave Equation for a General Multi-Connected Vibrating Membrane with Piecewise Smooth Robin Boundary Conditions

The asymptotic expansion for small |t| of the trace of the wave kernel ∧↑μ(t) =∑v=1^∞exp(-it μv^1/2), where i= √-1 and {μv}v=1^∞ are the eigenvalues of the negative Laplacian -△=-∑β=1^2(δ/δx^β)^2 in the (x^1, x^2)-plane, is studied for a multi-connected vibrating membrane Ω in R^2 surrounded by simply connected bounded domains Ωj with smooth boundaries δΩj(j=1,...,n), where a finite number of piecewise smooth Robin boundary conditions on the piecewise smooth components Гi(i=1 κj-1,...,κj) of the boundaries δΩj are considered, such that δΩj=∪i=1 κj-1^κj Гi and κ0=0. The basic problem is to extract information on the geometry of Ω using the wave equation approach. Some geometric quantities of Ω (e.g. the area of Ω, the total lengths of its boundary, the curvature of its boundary, the number of the holes of Ω, etc.) are determined from the asymptotic expansion of the trace of the wave kernel ∧↑μ(t) for small |t|.     

Short-time Asymptotics of the Heat Kernel on Bounded Domain with Piecewise Smooth Boundary Conditions and Its Applications to an Ideal Gas

The asymptotic expansion of the heat kernel Θ(t)=sum from ∞to j=1 exp(-tλ_j) where {λ_j}_(j=1)~∞are the eigen-values of the negative Laplacian -Δ_n=-sum from n to k=1((?))~2 in R~n(n=2 or 3) is studied for short-time t for a generalbounded domain Ωwith a smooth boundary (?)Ω.In this paper,we consider the case of a finite number of theDirichlet conditions φ=0 on Γ_i (i=1,...,J) and the Neumann conditions (?)=0 on Γ_i (i=J 1,...,k) andthe Robin conditions ((?) γ_i)φ=0 on Γ_i (i=k 1,...,m) where γ_i are piecewise smooth positive impedancefunctions,such that (?)Ωconsists of a finite number of piecewise smooth components Γ_i(i=1,...,m) where(?)Ω=(?)Γ_i.We construct the required asymptotics in the form of a power series over t.The senior coefficients inthis series are specified as functionals of the geometric shape of the domain Ω.This result is applied to calculatethe one-particle partition function of a“special ideal gas”,i.e.,the set of non-interacting particles set up in abox with Dirichlet,Neumann and Robin boundary conditions for the appropriate wave function.Calculationof the thermodynamic quantities for the ideal gas such as the internal energy,pressure and specific heat revealsthat these quantities alone are incapable of distinguishing between two different shapes of the domain.Thisconclusion seems to be intuitively clear because it is based on a limited information given by a one-particlepartition function;nevertheless,its formal theoretical motivation is of some interest.     

A Note on the Stefan-Boltzmann Problem for Heat Transfer in a Fin

A fin is traditionally thought of as an extension of a surface to facilitate the transfer of heat away from a larger body to which it is attached. In this paper, the authors study some mathematical properties of a nonlinear heat transfer model for a fin and its relation to an associated linear model. Specifically, they prove that the solution exists and is unique, and they determine bounds for the temperature. Further, they prove the monotonicity of the temperature distribution, and they obtain an estimate for the maximal difference between the temperatures as determined by the nonlinear and linear models.     

具有特征参数多项式边界条件的Sturm-Liouville 方程的逆结点问题

逆结点问题是通过特征函数的零点重构算子. 本文主要讨论具有特征参数多项式边界条件的 Sturm-Liouville 方程的逆结点问题. 20世纪50年代以后,人们发现在许多工程领域, Sturm-Liouville 问题的谱参数不仅出现在方程中, 而且也出现在边界条件中,因此带参数边界条件的逆结点问题对数学物理方面的研究有重要意义. 本文讨论区间 $[0,1]$ 上边界条件为参数多项式的 Sturm-Liouville 方程的逆结点问题, 并证明在 $[0,b]$ \big($ b\in \big(\frac{1}{2},1\big]$\big) 上结点的稠密子集可唯一确定 $[0,1]$ 上的势函数和边界条件中多项式的未知系数.     

Stable Determination of Polyhedral Interfaces from Boundary Data for the Helmholtz Equation

We study an inverse boundary value problem for the Helmholtz equation using the Dirichlet-to-Neumann map. We consider piecewise constant wave speeds on an unknown tetrahedral partition and prove a Lipschitz stability estimate in terms of the Hausdorff distance between partitions.     

Piecewise-analytic interfaces with weakly singular points of arbitrary order always scatter

It is proved that an inhomogeneous medium whose boundary contains a weakly singular point of arbitrary order scatters every incoming wave. Similarly, a compactly supported source term with weakly singular points on the boundary always radiates acoustic waves. These results imply the absence of non-scattering energies and non-radiating sources in a domain whose boundary is piecewise analytic but not infinitely smooth. Local uniqueness results with a single far-field pattern are obtained for inverse source and inverse medium scattering problems. Our arguments provide a rather weak condition on scattering interfaces and refractive index functions to guarantee the scattering phenomena that the scattered fields cannot vanish identically.     

Recovering of Damping Coefficients for a System of Coupled Wave Equations with Neumann Boundary Conditions: Uniqueness and Stability

The authors study the inverse problem of recovering damping coefficients for two coupled hyperbolic PDEs with Neumann boundary conditions by means of an additional measurement of Dirichlet boundary traces of the two solutions on a suitable, explicit subportion Γ1 of the boundary Γ, and over a computable time interval T > 0. Under sharp conditions on Γ0 = ΓnΓ1, T > 0, the uniqueness and stability of the damping coefficients are established. The proof uses critically the Carleman estimate due to Lasiecka et al. in 2000, together with a convenient tactical route “post-Carleman estimates” suggested by Isakov in 2006.     

Inverse Problems for Multidimensional Heat Equations by Measurements at a Single Point on the Boundary

In this article we recover a coefficient in a multidimensional inverse problem for a heat equation. We show that a sequence of measurements taken at the same point on the boundary but at different times is enough to determine the coefficient uniquely. We provide an identifiability algorithm for both Dirichlet and Neumann lateral boundary conditions and we examine the smoothness of the recovered coefficient.