The harmonic dirichlet problem for a cracked domain with jump conditions on cracks

The harmonic problem in a cracked domain is studied in R ^m , m?>?2. The boundary of the domain is assumed to be nonsmooth, while cracks are smooth. The Dirichlet condition is specified on the boundary of the domain. Jumps of the unknown function and its normal derivative are specified on the cracks. Uniqueness and solvability results are obtained. The problem is reduced to the uniquely solvable integral equation, its solution is given explicitely in the form of a series. The estimates of the solution of the problem depending on the boundary data are obtained.     

The Third Problem for the Laplace Equation with a Boundary Condition from L p

The third problem for the Laplace equation is studied on an open set with Lipschitz boundary. The boundary condition is in L_p and it is fulfilled in the sense of the nontangential limit. The existence and the uniqueness of a solution is proved and the solution is expressed in the form of a single layer potential. For domains with C¹ boundary the explicit solution of the problem is calculated.     

On the solution of Maxwell's equations in polygonal domains

This paper is concerned with the structure of the singular and regular parts of the solution of time‐harmonic Maxwell's equations in polygonal plane domains and their effective numerical treatment. The asymptotic behaviour of the solution near corner points of the domain is studied by means of discrete Fourier transformation and it is proved that the solution of the boundary value problem does not belong locally to H² when the boundary of the domain has non‐acute angles. A splitting of the solution into a regular part belonging to the space H², and an explicitly described singular part is presented. For the numerical treatment of the boundary value problem, we propose a finite element discretization which combines local mesh grading and the singular field methods and derive a priori error estimates that show optimal convergence as known for the classical finite element method for problems with regular solutions. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Finite Element Methods for the Stokes System in Three-Dimensional Exterior Domains

The article treats the question of how to numerically solve the Dirichlet problem for the Stokes system in the exterior of a three-dimensional bounded Lipschitz domain. In a first step, the solution of this problem is approximated by functions solving the Stokes system in a truncated domain and satisfying a suitable artificial boundary condition on the outer boundary of this truncated domain. In a second step, this new problem is approximately solved in finite element spaces related to a graded mesh as introduced by Goldstein [Math. Comp., 36, 387–404 (1981)]. The difference between this finite element approximation and the exact solution of the exterior Stokes problem is estimated in the norm of suitable unweighted L²-Sobolev spaces. These estimates are analogous to corresponding results which are known for the Poisson equation. © 1997 by B.G. Teubner Stuttgart-John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

On representation of the solution of the Neumann problem in a domain with peak by the harmonic simple layer potential

The problem of finding a solution of the Neumann problem for the Laplacian in the form of a simple layer potential Vρ with unknown density ρ is known to be reducible to a boundary integral equation of the second kind to be solved for density. The Neumann problem is examined in a bounded n-dimensional domain Ω⁺ (n > 2) with a cusp of an outward isolated peak either on its boundary or in its complement Ω⁻ = R ⁿ \Ω⁺. Let Γ be the common boundary of the domains Ω^±, Tr(Γ) be the space of traces on Γ of functions with finite Dirichlet integral over R ⁿ , and Tr(Γ)* be the dual space to Tr(Γ). We show that the solution of the Neumann problem for a domain Ω⁻ with a cusp of an inward peak may be represented as Vρ⁻, where ρ⁻ ∈ Tr(Γ)* is uniquely determined for all Ψ⁻ ∈ Tr(Γ)*. If Ω⁺ is a domain with an inward peak and if Ψ⁺ ∈ Tr(Γ)*, Ψ⁺ ⊥ 1, then the solution of the Neumann problem for Ω⁺ has the representation u ⁺ = Vρ⁺ for some ρ⁺ ∈ Tr(Γ)* which is unique up to an additive constant ρ₀, ρ₀ = V ⁻¹(1). These results do not hold for domains with outward peak.     

Adaptive FE–BE coupling for strongly nonlinear transmission problems with Coulomb friction

We analyze an adaptive finite element/boundary element procedure for scalar elastoplastic interface problems involving friction, where a nonlinear uniformly monotone operator such as the p-Laplacian is coupled to the linear Laplace equation on the exterior domain. The problem is reduced to a boundary/domain variational inequality, a discretized saddle point formulation of which is then solved using the Uzawa algorithm and adaptive mesh refinements based on a gradient recovery scheme. The Galerkin approximations are shown to converge to the unique solution of the variational problem in a suitable product of L ^p - and L ²-Sobolev spaces.     

Stationary solution of the Navier-Stokes equations in a 2d bounded domain for incompressible flow with discontinuous density

We consider the boundary value problem for the stationary Navier-Stokes equations describing an inhomogeneous incompressible fluid in a two dimensional bounded domain. We show the existence of a weak solution with boundary values for the density prescribed in L^￥L^{\infty}.     

On the covergence of solutions of parabolic equations with rapidly oscillating coefficients in perforated domains

The behavior of the solution of a boundary value problem for a parabolic equation with rapidly oscillating coefficientsɛ ⁻¹ x,ɛ ^−2k t), (k⋝0) in a perforated domain for ε→0 is studied. Some estimates of the deviation of the solution and energy for the original boundary value problem from the solution and energy of the corresponding homogenized problem are found. In this investigation methods developed by Oleinik, Zhikov, Kozlov, Bensoussan, Lions, Papanikolaou, Cioranescu, and Paulin are used. Bibliography: 15 titles. Translated from Trudy Seminara imeni I. G. Petrovskogo, No. 17, pp. 27–50, 1994.     

LARGE TIME BEHAVIOR OF SOLUTIONS TO SOME DEGENERATE PARABOLIC EQUATIONS

The purpose of this paper is to study the limit in L ¹(Ω), as t → ∞, of solutions of initial-boundary-value problems of the form u_t ? Δw = 0 and u ∈ β(w) in a bounded domain Ω with general boundary conditions ?w/?η + γ(w) ? 0. We prove that a solution stabilizes by converging as t → ∞ to a solution of the associated stationary problem. On the other hand, since in general these solutions are not unique, we characterize the true value of the limit and comment the results on the related concrete situations like the Stefan problem and the filtration equation.     

Variational Problems in Domains with Cusp-Points and the Finite Element Method

A variational problem in a two-dimensional domain with cusp-points corresponding to a linear elliptic boundary value problem is formulated and the unique existence of its solution is proved. The corresponding finite element method using triangular finite C ⁰-elements with polynomials of the first degree is analyzed and both the convergence (under the assumptions sufficient for the existence of the exact solution) and the maximal rate of convergence 𝒪(h) are proved.     

A generalization of the fundamental theorem of spherical harmonic theory

We consider a boundary-value problem of the first kind for a self-adjoint differential operator with constant coefficients on a domain in ℝⁿ bounded by an ellipsoid; boundary conditions are defined by an arbitrary polynomial of degree N. It is proved that the solution of the problem is again a polynomial of degree ≤N. __________ Translated from Sovremennaya Matematika. Fundamental'nye Napravleniya (Contemporary Mathematics. Fundamental Directions), Vol. 25, Theory of Functions, 2007.     

Oseen and Stokes asymptotics for the problem on stationary motion of two immiscible liquids

The main result is an asymptotic formula for a solution to the conjugation problem for the Navier-Stokes equations describing the slow motion of two immiscible liquids such that one of them occupies a bounded domain Ω₁ ⊂ ℝ³, whereas the other occupies the exterior domain Ω₂=ℝ⁴∖Ω. Such a formula was obtained for a solution to the exterior problem with sticking conditions on the boundary in the works of Fischer, Hsiao, and Wendland. The result obtained is applied to the proof of the solvability of a free-boundary problem describing a uniform drop in an infinite liquid. Bibliography: 10 titles. Translated fromProblemy Matematicheskogo Analiza, No. 16. 1997, pp. 208–238.     

An effective direct solution method for certain boundary element equations in 3D

The boundary element method for the Dirichlet problem in a three-dimensional rotational domain leads to a system of linear equations with a full dense matrix having a special block structure. A direct solution method for such systems is presented, which requires O(N^3/2 ln N) arithmetical operations only, using a Fast Fourier Transformation (FFT), where N denotes the number of unknowns on the boundary surface.     

Staggered Taylor–Hood and Fortin elements for Stokes equations of pressure boundary conditions in Lipschitz domain

The purpose of this paper is to develop a general theory on how the inf-sup stable and convergent elements of the velocity Dirichlet boundary (VDB)-Stokes problem with no-slip VDB are still inf-sup stable and convergent for the pressure Dirichlet boundary (PDB)-Stokes problem with PDB in Lipschitz domain. The PDB-Stokes problem in a Lipschitz domain usually only has a singular velocity solution which does not belong to (H¹(Ω))², sharply in contrast to the VDB-Stokes problem whose velocity solution still belongs to (H¹(Ω))², and unexpectedly, some well-known inf-sup stable and convergent VDB-Stokes elements may or may no longer correctly converge. It turns out that the inf-sup condition of the PDB-Stokes problem in Lipschitz domain relies on an unusual variational problem and requires adequate degrees of freedom on the domain boundary. In this paper we propose two families of staggered elements: staggered Taylor–Hood elements with ℓ ≥ 1 (continuous in both velocity and pressure) and staggered Fortin elements with m ≥ 1 (continuous in velocity and discontinuous in pressure) on triangles, for solving the PDB-Stokes problem in Lipschitz domain. We show that the two families are inf-sup stable and are correctly convergent for the non-H¹ singular velocity. Numerical results illustrate the proposed elements and the theoretical results.     

Generalized boundary values of the solutions of semilinear elliptic equations from weighted functional spaces

In weighted C-spaces, we establish the solvability of a boundary-value problem for a semilinear elliptic equation of order 2m in a bounded domain with generalized functions given on its boundary, strong power singularities at some points of the boundary, and finite orders of singularities on the entire boundary. The behavior of the solution near the boundary of the domain is analyzed.     

On the Well-Posedness of a Two-Point Boundary-Value Problem for a System with Pseudodifferential Operators

We investigate the problem of the well-posedness of a boundary-value problem for a system of pseudodifferential equations of arbitrary order with nonlocal conditions. The equation and boundary conditions contain pseudodifferential operators whose symbols are defined and continuous in a certain domain H ⊂ ℝ _σ ^m . A criterion for the existence and uniqueness of solutions and for the continuous dependence of the solution on the boundary function is established. __________ Published in Ukrains'kyi Matematychnyi Zhurnal, Vol. 57, No. 8, pp. 1131 – 1136, August, 2005.     

Construction of Solutions and L^1-error Estimates of Viscous Methods for Scalar Conservation Laws with Boundary

This paper is concerned with an initial boundary value problem for strictly convex conservation laws whose weak entropy solution is in the piecewise smooth solution class consisting of finitely many discontinuities. By the structure of the weak entropy solution of the corresponding initial value problem and the boundary entropy condition developed by Bardos-Leroux Nedelec, we give a construction method to the weak entropy solution of the initial boundary value problem. Compared with the initial value problem, the weak entropy solution of the initial boundary value problem includes the following new interaction type： an expansion wave collides with the boundary and the boundary reflects a new shock wave which is tangent to the boundary. According to the structure and some global estimates of the weak entropy solution, we derive the global L^1-error estimate for viscous methods to this initial boundary value problem by using the matching travelling wave solutions method. If the inviscid solution includes the interaction that an expansion wave collides with the boundary and the boundary reflects a new shock wave which is tangent to the boundary, or the inviscid solution includes some shock wave which is tangent to the boundary, then the error of the viscosity solution to the inviscid solution is bounded by O（ε^1/2） in L^1-norm; otherwise, as in the initial value problem, the L^1-error bound is O（ε｜ In ε｜）.     

Numerical solution of the nonlinear seepage problem in a domain with an unknown boundary

A finite-element algorithm is developed for the problem of headless steady nonlinear seepage (boundary-value problem for a nonlinear elliptic equation in a domain with an unknown boundary) in a multicomponent medium with a piecewise-linear boundary. Numerical solution results are reported for a number of problems. The effects of the form of the nonlinearity on the characteristics of the seepage process are considered.Translated from Vychislitel'naya i Prikladnaya Matematika, No. 61, pp. 83–90, 1987.     

Two Positive Solutions of a Quasilinear Elliptic Dirichlet Problem

For a class of second order quasilinear elliptic equations we establish the existence of two non–negative weak solutions of the Dirichlet problem on a bounded domain, Ω. Solutions of the boundary value problem are critical points of C ¹–functional on H₀¹(W){H_0^1(\Omega)}. One solution is a local minimum and the other is of mountain pass type.     

A strongly degenerate system involving an equation of parabolic type and an equation of elliptic type

Abstract

We show the existence of weak solutions in an elliptic region in the self-similar plane to the two-dimensional Riemann problem for the pressure-gradient system of the compressible Euler system. The two-dimensional Riemann problem we study is the interaction of two forward rarefaction waves, which are adjacent to a common vacuum that occupies a sectorial domain of 90 degrees. We assume the origin is on the boundary of the domain. In addition, the domain is open, bounded, and simply connected with a piecewise C ^2,α boundary. We resolve the difficulty that arises from the fact that the origin is on the boundary of the domain.