L ∞-Estimates for nonlinear elliptic Neumann boundary value problems

In this paper we prove the L ^∞-boundedness of solutions of the quasilinear elliptic equation

Strongly nonlinear elliptic boundary value problems in Musielak–Orlicz spaces

Monatshefte für Mathematik - In this paper we prove an existence result of solutions for some strongly nonlinear elliptic problems with lower order term and $$L^1$$ -data in...     

Symmetric positive solutions for nonlinear boundary value problems with ϕ-Laplacian operator

This paper proves the existence, multiplicity, and nonexistence of symmetric positive solutions to nonlinear boundary value problems with Laplacian operator. We improve and generalize some relative results. Our analysis mainly relies on the fixed point theorem of cone expansion and compression of norm type.     

Sample solutions of stochastic boundary value problems ∗

We prove existence theorems for nonlinear stochastic Sturm-Liouville problems which improve results from [4]. In the simplest case this is done by means of a known result about measurable selections of multivalued maps and a new fixed point theorem for stochastic nonlinear operators which is more realistic than existing ones     

Classical solutions of many-dimensional elliptic–parabolic free boundary problems

We consider a free boundary problem modeling fluid flow in a partially saturated porous media. In that context an unknown function represents the pressure and satisfies an elliptic equation in the saturated domain and a quasilinear parabolic equation in the unsaturated domain. The principal part of this work is the investigation of the smoothness properties of an unknown (free) boundary between domains of ellipticity and parabolicity.      

Asymptotic behavior of solutions for initial–boundary value problems for strongly damped nonlinear wave equations

We study initial–boundary value problems for strongly damped nonlinear wave equations. By using improved integral estimates, it is proven that the solutions of the problems decay to zero exponentially as time t$t$ approaches infinity, under a very simple and general assumption regarding the nonlinear term.     

Existence and uniqueness of positive solutions to?m-point boundary value problem for?nonlinear fractional differential equation

In this paper, we consider the following nonlinear fractional m-point boundary value problem where $D_{0+}^{\alpha}$ is the standard Riemann-Liouville fractional derivative. By the properties of the Green function, the lower and upper solution method and fixed-point theorem in partially ordered sets, some new existence and uniqueness of positive solutions to the above boundary value problem are established. As applications, examples are presented to illustrate the main results.     

Construction of polynomial solutions to some boundary value problems for Poisson’s equation

A polynomial solution of the inhomogeneous Dirichlet problem for Poisson’s equation with a polynomial right-hand side is found. An explicit representation of the harmonic functions in the Almansi formula is used. The solvability of a generalized third boundary value problem for Poisson’s equation is studied in the case when the value of a polynomial in normal derivatives is given on the boundary. A polynomial solution of the third boundary value problem for Poisson’s equation with polynomial data is found.     

Initial boundary value problems for the nonlinear Schrödinger equation

A new spectral method for solving initial boundary value problems for linear and integrable nonlinear partial differential equations in two independent variables is applied to the nonlinear Schrödinger equation and to its linearized version in the domain {x≥l(t), t≥0}. We show that there exist two cases: (a) if l″(t)<0, then the solution of the linear or nonlinear equations can be obtained by solving the respective scalar or matrix Riemann-Hilbert problem, which is defined on a time-dependent contour; (b) if l″(t)>0, then the Riemann-Hilbert problem is replaced by a respective scalar or matrix $\bar \partial $ problem on a time-independent domain. In both cases, the solution is expressed in a spectrally decomposed form.     

A posteriori finite element error estimators for indefinite elliptic boundary value problems ∗

A general construction technique is presented for a posteriori error estimators of finite element solutions of elliptic boundary value problems that satisfy a Gång inequality. The estimators are obtained by an element–by–element solution of ‘weak residual’ with or without considering element boundary residuals. There is no order restriction on the finite element spaces used for the approximate solution or the error estimation; that is, the design of the estimators is applicable in connection with either one of the h–p–, or hp– formulations of the finite element method. Under suitable assumptions it is shown that the estimators are bounded by constant multiples of the true error in a suitable norm. Some numerical results are given to demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency of the approach.     

Nonhomogeneous boundary value problems for some nonlinear equations with singular ?-Laplacian

Using Leray-Schauder degree theory we obtain various existence results for the quasilinear equation problems

(?(u^′)^)′=f(t,u,u^′)     

The existence of multiple positive solutions for a?class of?semipositone Dirichlet boundary value problems

In this paper, we consider the existence of multiple positive solutions for the following singular semipositone Dirichlet boundary value problem: $$\left\{\begin{array}{l}-x''(t)=p(t)f(t, x) +q(t),\quad t\in(0,1),\\[4pt]x(0) =0,\qquad x(1) = 0,\end{array}\right.$$ where p:(0,1)??[0,+??) and f:[0,1]×[0,+??)??[0,+??) are continuous, q:(0,1)??(???,+??) is Lebesgue integrable. Under certain local conditions and superlinear or sublinear conditions on f, by using the fixed point theorem, some sufficient conditions for the existence of multiple positive solutions are established for the case in which the nonlinearity is allowed to be sign-changing.     

Life-span of classical solutions to one dimensional initial–boundary value problems for general quasilinear wave equations

This paper is devoted to studying the initial–boundary value problem for one dimensional general quasilinear wave equations $u_{tt}?u_{xx}=b(u,Du)u_{xx}+2a_0(u,Du)u_{tx}+F(u,Du)$ on exterior domain. We obtain the sharp lower bound of the life-span of classical solutions to the initial–boundary value problem with small initial data and zero boundary data for one dimensional general quasilinear wave equations.     

How good are projection methods for convex feasibility problems?

We consider simple projection methods for solving convex feasibility problems. Both successive and sequential methods are considered, and heuristics to improve these are suggested. Unfortunately, particularly given the large literature which might make one think otherwise, numerical tests indicate that in general none of the variants considered are especially effective or competitive with more sophisticated alternatives. Electronic Supplementary Material The online version of this article () contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. This work was supported by the EPSRC grant GR/S42170.     

On Sturm–Liouville boundary value problems for second-order nonlinear functional finite difference equations

Motivated by the interesting paper [I. Karaca, Discrete third-order three-point boundary value problem, J. Comput. Appl. Math. 205 (2007) 458–468], this paper is concerned with a class of boundary value problems for second-order functional difference equations. Sufficient conditions for the existence of at least one solution of a Sturm–Liouville boundary value problem for second-order nonlinear functional difference equations are established. We allow f to be at most linear, superlinear or sublinear in obtained results.     

Positive solutions for Neumann elliptic problems involving critical Hardy–Sobolev exponent with boundary singularities

In this paper we consider the existence of positive solution for some semilinear elliptic equations with Neumann boundary condition involving a critical Hardy–Sobolev exponent and Hardy terms with boundary singularities. Using mountain pass lemma without (PS) condition and the strong maximum principle, we get the existence of a positive solution.