Dirichlet problem for a class of linear second order elliptic partial differential equations with discontinuous coefficients

Summary I give a sufficient condition in order that a Dirichlet problem is solvable in H ² (Ω) for a class of linear second order elliptic partial differential equations. Such a class includes some particular cases for which the result is known.

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Sunto Si prova una condizione sufficiente affinchè un problema di Dirichlet sia risolubile in H ² (Ω) per una classe di equazioni differenziali alle derivate parziali lineari ellittiche del secondo ordine. Tale classe comprende alcuni casi particolari per i quali il risultato è noto.

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The present work was written while the author was a member of the ? Centro di Matematica e Fisica Teorica del C.N.R. ? at the University of Genova, directed by professorJ. Cecconi.

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Entrata in Redazione il 25 febbraio 1971.     

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