Boundary value problems of discrete generalized Emden-Fowler equation

By using the critical point theory, some sufficient conditions for the existence of the solutions to the boundary value problems of a discrete generalized Emden-Fowler equation are obtained. In a special case, a sharp condition is obtained for the existence of the boundary value problems of the above equation. For a linear case, by the discrete variational theory, a necessary and sufficient condition for the existence, uniqueness and multiplicity of the solutions is also established.     

Boundary integral operators and boundary value problems for Laplace’s equation

In this paper, we define boundary single and double layer potentials for Laplace’s equation in certain bounded domains with d-Ahlfors regular boundary, considerably more general than Lipschitz domains. We show that these layer potentials are invertible as mappings between certain Besov spaces and thus obtain layer potential solutions to the regularity, Neumann, and Dirichlet problems with boundary data in these spaces.     

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.     

Initial-boundary value problems in a half-strip for two-dimensional Zakharov–Kuznetsov equation

Initial-boundary value problems in a half-strip with different types of boundary conditions for two-dimensional Zakharov–Kuznetsov equation are considered. Results on global existence, uniqueness and long-time decay of weak and regular solutions are established.     

Boundary value problem for a generalized Cauchy–Riemann equation with singular coefficients

For a generalized Cauchy–Riemann system whose coefficients admit higher-order singularities on a segment, we obtain an integral representation of the general solution and study a boundary value problem combining the properties of the linear conjugation problem and the Riemann–Hilbert problem in function theory.     

On initial boundary value problems for variants of the Hunter–Saxton equation

The Hunter?CSaxton equation serves as a mathematical model for orientation waves in a nematic liquid crystal. The present paper discusses a modified variant of this equation, coming up in the study of critical points for the speed of orientation waves, as well as a two-component extension. We establish well-posedness and blow-up results for some initial boundary value problems for the modified Hunter?CSaxton equation and the two-component Hunter?CSaxton system.     

Mixed boundary value problems for concentric cylinders—an algebraic operator formulation

Unitary operators are introduced which act on the Fourier transforms of the boundary values on concentric cylinders of a harmonic function in E ₃. The boundary values on the concentric cylinders are determined from given mixed boundary conditions on the same cylinders, and the solution for them is expressed explicitly and simply through the use of these unitary operators plus certain other self adjoint positive operators. The boundary values on the cylinders then determine the harmonic function everywhere in E ₃.     

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.     

An iterative approach for cone complementarity problems for nonsmooth dynamics

Aiming at a fast and robust simulation of large multibody systems with contacts and friction, this work presents a novel method for solving large cone complementarity problems by means of a fixed-point iteration. The method is an extension of the Gauss-Seidel and Gauss-Jacobi method with overrelaxation for symmetric convex linear complementarity problems. The method is proved to be convergent under fairly standard assumptions and is shown by our tests to scale well up to 500,000 contact points and more than two millions of unknowns.     

Approximate solutions of the Kuramoto–Sivashinsky equation for periodic boundary value problems and chaos

An approach to find approximate solutions of the Kuramoto–Sivashinsky (KS) equation for boundary value problems (BVP) is developed. Attention is focused to periodic boundary value problems. This approach is used to find the approximate solutions for stress-free and rigid boundary conditions. In the first case, it is shown that the spatial pattern of the solutions fluctuates chaotically for small times. But it becomes asymptotically regular. The time-averaged solutions are also regular. In contrast, the solution for rigid boundary conditions exhibit robust chaos.     

Difference scheme for an initial–boundary value problem for a singularly perturbed transport equation

An initial–boundary value problem for a singularly perturbed transport equation with a perturbation parameter ε multiplying the spatial derivative is considered on the set ? = G ∪ S, where ? = D? × [0 ≤ t ≤ T], D? = {0 ≤ x ≤ d}, S = S ^l ∪ S, and S ^l and S₀ are the lateral and lower boundaries. The parameter ε takes arbitrary values from the half-open interval (0,1]. In contrast to the well-known problem for the regular transport equation, for small values of ε, this problem involves a boundary layer of width O(ε) appearing in the neighborhood of S ^l ; in the layer, the solution of the problem varies by a finite value. For this singularly perturbed problem, the solution of a standard difference scheme on a uniform grid does not converge ε-uniformly in the maximum norm. Convergence occurs only if h=dN^-1 ? ε and N₀^-1 ? 1, where N and N₀ are the numbers of grid intervals in x and t, respectively, and h is the mesh size in x. The solution of the considered problem is decomposed into the sum of regular and singular components. With the behavior of the singular component taken into account, a special difference scheme is constructed on a Shishkin mesh, i.e., on a mesh that is piecewise uniform in x and uniform in t. On such a grid, a monotone difference scheme for the initial–boundary value problem for the singularly perturbed transport equation converges ε-uniformly in the maximum norm at an ?(N^?1 + N₀^?1) rate.     

Boundary interface for the Allen–Cahn equation

We consider the Allen–Cahn equation

Mesh independent superlinear convergence of an inner–outer iterative method for semilinear elliptic interface problems

We propose the damped inexact Newton method, coupled with preconditioned inner iterations, to solve the finite element discretization of a class of nonlinear elliptic interface problems. The linearized equations are solved by a preconditioned conjugate gradient method. Both the inner and outer iterations exhibit mesh independent superlinear convergence.     

On boundary value problems for the ϕ-Laplacian

For the φ-Laplacian, we consider a boundary value problem with functional boundary conditions. The Dirichlet problem is a special case of this problem.