On a nonlinear wave equation with boundary damping

This paper is concerned with the existence and decay of solutions of the mixed problem for the nonlinear wave equation with boundary conditions Here, Ω is an open bounded set of with boundary Γ of class C²; Γ is constituted of two disjoint closed parts Γ₀ and Γ₁ both with positive measure; the functions μ(t), f(s), g(s) satisfy the conditions μ(t) ≥ μ₀ > 0, f(s) ≥ 0, g(s) ≥ 0 for t ≥ 0, s ≥ 0 and h(x,s) is a real function where x ∈ Γ₁, ν(x) is the unit outward normal vector at x ∈ Γ₁ and α, β are non‐negative real constants. Assuming that h(x,s) is strongly monotone in s for each x ∈ Γ₁, it is proved the global existence of solutions for the previous mixed problem. For that, it is used in the Galerkin method with a special basis, the compactness approach, the Strauss approximation for real functions and the trace theorem for nonsmooth functions. The exponential decay of the energy is derived by two methods: by using a Lyapunov functional and by Nakao's method. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A problem of determining a special spatial part of 3D memory kernel in an integro‐differential hyperbolic equation

The inverse problem of determining 2D spatial part of integral member kernel in integro‐differential wave equation is considered. It is supposed that the unknown function is a trigonometric polynomial with respect to the spatial variable y with coefficients continuous with respect to the variable x. Herein, the direct problem is represented by the initial‐boundary value problem for the half‐space x>0 with the zero initial Cauchy data and Neumann boundary condition as Dirac delta function concentrated on the boundary of the domain . Local existence and uniqueness theorem for the solution to the inverse problem is obtained.     

A nonhomogeneous boundary value problem for the Kuramoto–Sivashinsky equation in a quarter plane

We study the initial boundary value problem for the one‐dimensional Kuramoto–Sivashinsky equation posed in a half line with nonhomogeneous boundary conditions. Through the analysis of the boundary integral operator, and applying the known results of the Cauchy problem of the Kuramoto–Sivashinsky equation posed on the whole line , the initial boundary value problem of the Kuramoto–Sivashinsky equation is shown to be globally well‐posed in Sobolev space for any s >?2. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Existence and uniqueness of solutions of sequential nonlinear fractional difference equations with three‐point fractional sum boundary conditions

In this paper, we consider a discrete fractional boundary value problem of the form: where 0 < α,β≤1, 1 < α + β≤2, λ and ρ are constants, γ > 0, , is a continuous function, and E_βx(t) = x(t + β ? 1). The existence and uniqueness of solutions are proved by using Banach's fixed point theorem. An illustrative example is also presented. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Stability estimates for the inverse boundary value problem by partial Cauchy data

We study the inverse conductivity problem with partial data in dimension n ≥ 3. We derive stability estimates for this inverse problem if the conductivity has regularity for 0 < σ < 1. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Well‐posedness and approximation of solutions of linear divergence‐form elliptic problems on exterior regions

This paper describes well‐posedness, spectral representations, and approximations of solutions of uniformly elliptic, second‐order, divergence form elliptic boundary value problems on exterior regions U in when N ≥ 3. Inhomogeneous Dirichlet, Neumann, and Robin boundary conditions are treated. These problems are first shown to be well‐posed in the space E¹(U) of finite‐energy functions on U using variational methods. Spectral representations of these solutions involving Steklov eigenfunctions and solutions subject to zero Dirichlet boundary conditions are described. Some approximation results for the A‐harmonic components are obtained. Positivity and comparison results for these solutions are given. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Global existence and blow‐up solution for doubly degenerate parabolic system with nonlocal sources and inner absorptions

This paper deals with the following doubly degenerate parabolic system with null Dirichlet boundary conditions in a smooth bounded domain Ω ? R^N, where m, n ≥ 1, p, q ≥ 2, r₁, r₂, s₁, s₂ ≥ 1, α, β < 0. Under appropriate hypotheses, we prove that the solution either exists globally or blows up in finite time. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Simultaneous reconstruction of the source term and the surface heat transfer coefficient

We study the problem of identifying unknown source terms in an inverse parabolic problem, when the overspecified (measured) data are given in form of Dirichlet boundary condition u(0,t) = h(t) and , where is an arbitrarily prescribed subregion. The main goal here is to show that the gradient of cost functional can be expressed via the solutions of the direct and corresponding adjoint problems. We prove Hölder continuity of the cost functional and derive the Lipschitz constant in the explicit form via the given data. On the basis of the obtained results, we propose a monotone iteration process. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Monogenic functions in the biharmonic boundary value problem

We consider a commutative algebra over the field of complex numbers with a basis {e₁,e₂} satisfying the conditions , . Let D be a bounded domain in the Cartesian plane xOy and D_ζ={xe₁+ye₂:(x,y)∈D}. Components of every monogenic function Φ(xe₁+ye₂) = U₁(x,y)e₁+U₂(x,y)ie₁+U₃(x,y)e₂+U₄(x,y)ie₂ having the classic derivative in D_ζ are biharmonic functions in D, that is, Δ²U_j(x,y) = 0 for j = 1,2,3,4. We consider a Schwarz‐type boundary value problem for monogenic functions in a simply connected domain D_ζ. This problem is associated with the following biharmonic problem: to find a biharmonic function V(x,y) in the domain D when boundary values of its partial derivatives ?V/?x, ?V/?y are given on the boundary ?D. Using a hypercomplex analog of the Cauchy‐type integral, we reduce the mentioned Schwarz‐type boundary value problem to a system of integral equations on the real axes and establish sufficient conditions under which this system has the Fredholm property. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Global existence and nonexistence of solutions for the nonlinear pseudo‐parabolic equation with a memory term

In this paper, we study the initial boundary value problem of nonlinear pseudo‐parabolic equation with a memory term with initial conditions and Dirichlet boundary conditions. By the combination of the Galerkin method and Potential well theory, the existence of global solutions is derived. Moreover, not only the finite time blow up of solutions with the negative initial energy (E(0) < 0) but also the finite time blow up results with the nonnegative initial energy (0≤E(0) < d_k) are obtained by using Concavity method and Potential well theory. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Extinction and decay estimates of solutions for a polytropic filtration equation with the nonlocal source and interior absorption

This paper deals with the extinction properties of solutions for the homogeneous Dirichlet boundary value problem with the nonlocal source and interior absorption where m,λ,k,q > 0, 0 < m(p ? 1) < 1, r ≤ 1, and . By using L^p‐integral norm estimate method, we obtain the sufficient conditions of extinction solutions. Moreover, we also give the precise decay estimates of the extinction solutions. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

On the ‐boundedness of solution operator families of the generalized Stokes resolvent problem in an infinite layer

In this paper, we prove the ‐boundedness of solution operator families of the generalized Stokes resolvent problem in an infinite layer with resolvent parameter , where , and our boundary conditions are nonhomogeneous Neumann on upper boundary and Dirichlet on lower boundary. We want to emphasize that we can choose 0 < ? < π ∕ 2 and γ₀ > 0 arbitrarily, although usual parabolic theorem tells us that we must choose a large γ₀ > 0 for given 0 < ? < π ∕ 2. We also prove the maximal L_p ? L_q regularity theorem of the nonstationary Stokes problem as an application of the ‐boundedness. The key of our approach is to apply several technical lemmas to the exact solution formulas of a resolvent problem. The formulas are obtained through the solutions of the ODEs, in the Fourier space, driven by the partial Fourier transform with respect to tangential space variable . Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Multiplicity of positive solutions to boundary blow‐up problem with variable exponent and sign‐changing weights

In this paper, we consider the elliptic boundary blow‐up problem where Ω is a bounded smooth domain of are positive continuous functions supported in disjoint subdomains Ω₊,Ω_? of Ω, respectively, a ₊ vanishes on the boundary of satisfies p (x )≥1 in Ω,p (x ) > 1 on ? Ω and , and ε is a parameter. We show that there exists ε ^?>0 such that no positive solutions exist when ε > ε ^?, while a minimal positive solution u _ε exists for every ε ∈(0,ε ^?). Under the additional hypotheses that is a smooth N ? 1‐dimensional manifold and that a ₊,a _? have a convenient decay near Γ, we show that a second positive solution v _ε exists for every ε ∈(0,ε ^?) if , where N ^?=(N + 2)/(N ? 2) if N > 2 and if N = 2. Our results extend that of Jorge Garcá‐Melián in 2011, where the case that p > 1 is a constant and a ₊>0 on ? Ω is considered. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Global existence and optimal decay rates of solutions to conservation laws with diffusion‐type terms

We consider the Cauchy problem on nonlinear scalar conservation laws with a diffusion‐type source term. Based on a low‐frequency and high‐frequency decomposition, Green's function method and the classical energy method, we not only obtain L² time‐decay estimates but also establish the global existence of solutions to Cauchy problem when the initial data u₀(x) satisfies the smallness condition on , but not on . Furthermore, by taking a time‐frequency decomposition, we obtain the optimal decay estimates of solutions. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Boundedness and compactness characterizations of Cauchy integral commutators on Morrey spaces

Let C_Γ be the Cauchy integral operator on a Lipschitz curve Γ. In this article, the authors show that the commutator [b,C_Γ] is bounded (resp, compact) on the Morrey space for any (or some) p ∈ (1,∞) and λ ∈ (0,1) if and only if (resp, ). As an application, a factorization of the classical Hardy space in terms of C_Γ and its adjoint operator is obtained.     

A singularly perturbed Dirichlet problem for the Laplace operator in a periodically perforated domain. A functional analytic approach

Let Ω be a sufficiently regular bounded connected open subset of such that 0 ∈ Ω and that is connected. Then we take q₁₁, … ,q_nn ∈ ]0,+ ∞ [and . If ε is a small positive number, then we define the periodically perforated domain , where {e₁, … ,e_n} is the canonical basis of . For ε small and positive, we introduce a particular Dirichlet problem for the Laplace operator in the set . Namely, we consider a Dirichlet condition on the boundary of the set p + εΩ, together with a periodicity condition. Then we show real analytic continuation properties of the solution and of the corresponding energy integral as functionals of the pair of ε and of the Dirichlet datum on p + ε?Ω, around a degenerate pair with ε = 0. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Screen‐type boundary value problems for polymetaharmonic equations

In this paper, we consider the three‐dimensional Riquier‐type and Dirichlet‐type screen boundary value problems for the polymetaharmonic equation with real wave numbers k₁ and k₂. We investigate these problems by means of the potential method and the theory of pseudodifferential equations, prove the existence and uniqueness of solutions in Sobolev–Slobodetski spaces, and on the basis of asymptotic analysis, we establish the best Hölder smoothness results for solutions. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Dirichlet problem for a nonlinear generalized Darcy–Forchheimer–Brinkman system in Lipschitz domains

The purpose of this paper is to show existence of a solution of the Dirichlet problem for a nonlinear generalized Darcy–Forchheimer–Brinkman system in a bounded Lipschitz domain in , with small boundary datum in L²‐based Sobolev spaces. A useful intermediary result is the well‐posedness of the Poisson problem for a generalized Brinkman system in a bounded Lipschitz domain in , with Dirichlet boundary condition and data in L²‐based Sobolev spaces. We obtain this well‐posedness result by showing that the matrix type operator associated with the Poisson problem is an isomorphism. Then, we combine the well‐posedness result from the linear case with a fixed point theorem in order to show the existence of a solution of the Dirichlet problem for the nonlinear generalized Darcy–Forchheimer–Brinkman system. Some applications are also included. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Global well‐posedness of classical solutions to 3D compressible magnetohydrodynamic equations with large potential force

We consider the Cauchy problem of isentropic compressible magnetohydrodynamic equations with large potential force in . When the initial data (ρ₀,u₀,H₀) is of small energy, we investigate the global well‐posedness of classical solutions where the flow density is allowed to contain vacuum states.     

Global solutions to Keller‐Segel‐Navier‐Stokes equations with a class of large initial data in critical Besov spaces

In this article, we consider the Cauchy problem to Keller‐Segel equations coupled to the incompressible Navier‐Stokes equations. Using the Fourier frequency localization and the Bony paraproduct decomposition, let u_F:=e^tΔu₀; we prove that there exist 2 positive constants σ₀ and C₀ such that if the gravitational potential and the initial data (u₀,n₀,c₀) satisfy for some p,q with and , then the global solutions can be established in critical Besov spaces.