A uniqueness theorem for two-point boundary value problems

We prove a uniqueness theorem for solutions of two-point boundary value problems, which says that when the nonlinearity is sublinear and Lipschitzian, and one of the boundary values is fixed, then for sufficiently large values of the other boundary value there is a unique solution of the problem. The proof is based on the Banach's fixed-point theorem, and the argument used to show that the relevant operator is a contraction makes use of a generalization of the Riemann-Lebesgue lemma     

Homotopy analysis method applied to electrohydrodynamic flow

In this paper, we consider the nonlinear boundary value problem (BVP) for the electrohydrodynamic flow of a fluid in an ion drag configuration in a circular cylindrical conduit. We present analytical solutions based on the homotopy analysis method (HAM) for various values of the relevant parameters and discuss the convergence of these solutions. We also compare our results with numerical solutions. The results provide another example of a highly nonlinear problem in which HAM is the only known analytical method that yields convergent solutions for all values of the relevant parameters.     

Existence of Three Weak Solutions for a Class of Quasi-Linear Elliptic Operators with a Mixed Boundary Value Problem Containing $p(\cdot )$-Laplacian in a Variable Exponent Sobolev Space

In this paper, we consider a mixed boundary value problem to a class of nonlinear operators containing $p(\cdot )$-Laplacian. More precisely, we are concerned with the problem with the Dirichlet condition on a part of the boundary and the Steklov boundary condition on an another part of the boundary. We show the existence of at least three weak solutions under some hypotheses on given functions and the values of parameters.     

A method of solving a nonlinear boundary value problem with a parameter for a loaded differential equation

A nonlinear loaded differential equation with a parameter on a finite interval is studied. The interval is partitioned by the load points, at which the values of the solution to the equation are set as additional parameters. A nonlinear boundary value problem for the considered equation is reduced to a nonlinear multipoint boundary value problem for the system of nonlinear ordinary differential equations with parameters. For fixed parameters, we obtain the Cauchy problems for ordinary differential equations on the subintervals. Substituting the values of the solutions to these problems into the boundary condition and continuity conditions at the partition points, we compose a system of nonlinear algebraic equations in parameters. A method of solving the boundary value problem with a parameter is proposed. The method is based on finding the solution to the system of nonlinear algebraic equations composed.     

A global bifurcation phenomenon for second order singular boundary value problems

We establish an existence result of unbounded continuum of solutions from the trivial branch for a second order singular boundary value problem. As an application, we prove several existence and multiplicity results of positive solutions for certain singular boundary value problems.     

含一阶导数的二阶微分方程组m点边值问题正解的存在性

讨论了二阶带一阶导数的微分方程组m点边值问题正解的存在性,利用一个新的不动点定理,得到上述问题具有一个正解的充分条件.     

Soliton solutions of an integrable boundary problem on the half-line for the discrete toda chain

We write formulas for soliton solutions of the discrete Toda chain and pose the integrable boundary value problem for this chain. We find conditions for the parameters (discrete spectrum points, transmission coefficients, and the corresponding factors) whereby solutions of the integrable boundary value problem are selected from all soliton solutions. As a result, we construct two hierarchies of soliton solutions of the specified problem with even and odd soliton numbers and find an explicit form of the conditions for the parameters. __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 148, No. 3, pp. 387–397, September, 2006.     

含一阶导数的二阶微分方程组多点边值问题正解的存在性

讨论了一类含一阶导数的二阶常微分方程组多点边值问题正解的存在性.利用一个新的不动点定理,得到上述问题具有一个正解的充分条件.     

EXISTENCE OF POSITIVE SOLUTIONS TO A SINGULAR THIRD-ORDER THREE-POINT BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEM

In this paper, we study a singular third-order three-point boundary value problem. By using a fixed-point theorem of cone expansion-compression type, we establish results on the existence of at least one, at least two, and $n$ positive solutions to the boundary value problem. Finally we give an example.     

EXISTENCE OF AT LEAST THREE POSITIVE SOLUTIONS TO MULTI-POINT BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEM WITH p-LAPLACIAN OPERATOR

In this paper,we consider a multi-point boundary value problem. We obtain suffcient conditions ensuring the existence of at least three positive solutions to the boundary value problem.     

Mixed boundary value problems with a shift for a pair of metaanalytic and analytic functions

In this article, we reconsider the mixed boundary value problem on the unit circle for a pair of metaanalytic and analytic functions as in Du and Wang (2008) [9]. By adopting appropriate transformations, we convert the problem into two independent boundary value problems for analytic functions. We then obtain expressions of solution and condition of solvability for the mixed boundary value problem. The forms of the solutions and the condition of solvability here are rather dissimilar to those in Du and Wang (2008) [9]. But the equivalence is established at the end of this article.     

On the similarity solutions of magnetohydrodynamic flows of power-law fluids over a stretching sheet

A rigorous mathematical analysis is given for a magnetohydrodynamics boundary layer problem, which arises in the two-dimensional steady laminar boundary layer flow for an incompressible electrically conducting power-law fluid along a stretching flat sheet in the presence of an exterior magnetic field orthogonal to the flow. In the self-similar case, the problem is transformed into a third-order nonlinear ordinary differential equation with certain boundary conditions, which is proved to be equivalent to a singular initial value problem for an integro-differential equation of first order. With the aid of the singular initial value problem, the uniqueness and existence results for (generalized) normal solutions are established and some properties of these solutions are explored.     

Singular integrals with generalized Cauchy kernels for the velocity field in boundary value problems of filtration in an anisotropic inhomogeneous porous layer

We study two-dimensional stationary and nonstationary boundary value problems of fluid filtration in an anisotropic inhomogeneous porous layer whose conductivity is modeled by a not necessarily symmetric tensor. For the velocity field, we introduce generalized singular Cauchy and Cauchy type integrals whose kernels are expressed via the leading solutions of the main equations and have a hydrodynamic interpretation. We obtain the limit values of a Cauchy type generalized integral (Sokhotskii-Plemelj generalized formulas). This permits one to develop a method for solving boundary value problems for the filtration velocity field. The idea of the method and its efficiency are illustrated for the boundary value problem of filtration in adjacent layers of distinct conductivities and the problem of the evolution of liquid interface.     

EXISTENCE THEOREM ABOUT MULTIPLE POSITIVE SOLUTIONS TO p-LAPLACIAN BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEM

In this paper,we apply a fixed point theorem to verify the existence of multiple positive solutions to a p-Laplacian boundary value problem.Sufficient conditions are established which guarantee the existence of multiple positive solutions to the problem.     

Analytic and Experimental Studies of the Errors in Numerical Methods for the Valuation of Options

The value of a European option satisfies the Black-Scholes equation with appropriately specified final and boundary conditions.We transform the problem to an initial boundary value problem in dimensionless form.There are two parameters in the coefficients of the resulting linear parabolic partial differential equation.For a range of values of these parameters,the solution of the problem has a boundary or an initial layer.The initial function has a discontinuity in the first-order derivative,which leads to the appearance of an interior layer.We construct analytically the asymptotic solution of the equation in a finite domain.Based on the asymptotic solution we can determine the size of the artificial boundary such that the required solution in a finite domain in x and at the final time is not affected by the boundary.Also,we study computationally the behaviour in the maximum norm of the errors in numerical solutions in cases such that one of the parameters varies from finite (or pretty large) to small values,while the other parameter is fixed and takes either finite (or pretty large) or small values. Crank-Nicolson explicit and implicit schemes using centered or upwind approximations to the derivative are studied.We present numerical computations,which determine experimentally the parameter-uniform rates of convergence.We note that this rate is rather weak,due probably to mixed sources of error such as initial and boundary layers and the discontinuity in the derivative of the solution.     

Existence and nonexistence results for a singular boundary value problem arising in the theory of epitaxial growth

The existence of stationary radial solutions to a partial differential equation arising in the theory of epitaxial growth is studied. It turns out that the existence or not of such solutions depends on the size of a parameter that plays the role of the velocity at which mass is introduced into the system. For small values of this parameter, we prove the existence of solutions to this boundary value problem. For large values of the same parameter, we prove the nonexistence of solutions. We also provide rigorous bounds for the values of this parameter, which separate existence from nonexistence. The proofs come as a combination of several differential inequalities and the method of upper and lower functions applied to an associated two‐point boundary value problem. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

具有逐项分数阶导数的微分方程边值问题解的存在性

研究了一类具有逐项分数阶导数的微分方程边值问题.对参数的各种取值情况进行了全面的分析,运用Banach压缩映射原理和Schauder不动点定理,得到并证明了边值问题解的存在性定理.最后,给出了两个例子来证明结论有效.     

Convective heat transfer in a conducting fluid over a permeable stretching surface with suction and internal heat generation/absorption

We consider a convective flow in a porous medium of an incompressible viscous conducting fluid impinging on a permeable stretching surface with suction, and internal heat generation/absorption. Using a similarity transformation the governing equations of the problem are reduced to a coupled third-order nonlinear ordinary differential equations. We first examine a number of special cases for which we may obtain exact solutions. We then obtain analytical solutions (by the Homotopy Analysis Method) and numerical solutions (by a boundary value problem solver), in order to further study the behavior of the nonlinear differential equations, for various values of the physical parameters. Our numerical solutions are shown to agree with the available results in the literature. We then employ the numerical results to bring out the effects of the suction parameter, heat source/sink parameter, stretching parameter, porosity parameter, the Prandtl number and the free convection parameter on the flow and heat transfer characteristics. In the absence of suction and free convection, our findings are in agreement with the corresponding numerical results of Attia [H.A. Attia, On the effectiveness of porosity on stagnation point flow towards a stretching surface with heat generation, Comput. Mater. Sci. 38 (2007) 741-745].     

EXISTENCE OF SOLUTIONS TO A THIRD-ORDER THREE-POINT BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEM

In this paper,we study the existence of solutions to a third-order three-point boundary value problem.By imposing certain restrictions on the nonlinear term,we prove the existence of at least one solution to the boundary value problem by the method of lower and upper solutions.We are interested in the construction of lower and upper solutions.     

TRIPLE SYMMETRIC POSITIVE SOLUTIONS TO NONLINEAR BVP WITH INTEGRAL BOUNDARY VALUE CONDITIONS

In the paper,we consider a nonlinear boundary value problem with integral boundary value conditions.By a generalization of the Leggett-Williams fixed-point theorem,we provide sufficient conditions for the existence of at least three positive solutions to the problem.An example is introduced to demonstrate our result.