Riemann-Hilbert and Poincaré problems with discontinuous boundary conditions for some model systems of partial differential equations

We study the solvability of the Riemann-Hilbert and Poincaré problems for systems of Cauchy-Riemann and Bitsadze equations in Sobolev spaces. For a generalized system of Cauchy-Riemann equations, we pose a boundary value problem and prove its unique solvability in the Sobolev space W ₂¹ (D). By supplementing the Riemann-Hilbert boundary conditions with some new conditions, we obtain a statement of the Poincaré problem with discontinuous boundary conditions for a system of second-order Bitsadze equations; we also prove the unique solvability of this problem in Sobolev spaces.     

On a nonlocal generalization of the biharmonic Dirichlet problem

We consider a mixed problem with the Dirichlet boundary conditions and integral conditions for the biharmonic equation. We prove the existence and uniqueness of a generalized solution in the weighted Sobolev space W ₂². We show that the problem can be viewed as a generalization of the Dirichlet problem.     

Generalized Stokes resolvent equations in an infinite layer with mixed boundary conditions

In this paper we prove unique solvability of the generalized Stokes resolvent equations in an infinite layer Ω₀ = ℝ^{n –1} × (–1, 1), n ≥ 2, in L^q ‐Sobolev spaces, 1 < q < ∞, with slip boundary condition of on the “upper boundary” ∂Ω⁺₀ = ℝ^{n –1} × {1} and non‐slip boundary condition on the “lower boundary” ∂Ω^–₀ = ℝ^{n –1} × {–1}. The solution operator to the Stokes system will be expressed with the aid of the solution operators of the Laplace resolvent equation and a Mikhlin multiplier operator acting on the boundary. The present result is the first step to establish an L^q ‐theory for the free boundary value problem studied by Beale [9] and Sylvester [22] in L ²‐spaces. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Strongly elliptic second-order systems with boundary conditions on a nonclosed Lipschitz surface

We consider boundary value problems and transmission problems for strongly elliptic second-order systems with boundary conditions on a compact nonclosed Lipschitz surface S with Lipschitz boundary. The main goal is to find conditions for the unique solvability of these problems in the spaces H ^s , the simplest L ₂-spaces of the Sobolev type, with the use of potential type operators on S. We also discuss, first, the regularity of solutions in somewhat more general Bessel potential spaces and Besov spaces and, second, the spectral properties of problems with spectral parameter in the transmission conditions on S, including the asymptotics of the eigenvalues.     

An elliptic boundary problem in a half–space

The spectral theory for general non–selfadjoint elliptic boundary problems involving a discontinuous weight function has been well developed under certain restrictions concerning the weight function. In the course of extending the results so far established to a more general weight function, there arises the problem of establishing, in an L_p Sobolev space setting, the existence of and a priori estimates for solutions for a boundary problem for the half–space ?ⁿ₊ involving a weight function which vanishes at the boundary x_n = 0. In this paper we resolve this problem.     

The generalized solution of ill-posed boundary problem

In this paper, we define a kind of new Sobolev spaces, the relative Sobolev spaces Wk,p0(Ω,∑). Then an elliptic partial differential equation of the second order with an ill-posed boundary is discussed. By utilizing the ideal of the generalized inverse of an operator, we introduce the generalized solution of the ill-posed boundary problem. Eventually, the connection between the generalized inverse and the generalized solution is studied. In this way, the non-instability of the minimal normal least square solution of the ill-posed boundary problem is avoided.     

On boundary controllability of one-dimensional vibrating systems by W,p-controls for p ∈ [2, ∞]

This paper is concerned with boundary control of one-dimensional vibrating media whose motion is governed by a wave equation with a 2n-order spatial self-adjoint and positive-definite linear differential operator with respect to 2n boundary conditions. Control is applied to one of the boundary conditions and the control function is allowed to vary in the Sobolev space W, ^p for p∈[2, ∞] With the aid of Banach space theory of trigonometric moment problems, necessary and sufficient conditions for null-controllability are derived and applied to vibrating strings and Euler beams. For vibrating strings also, null-controllability by L^p-controls on the boundary is shown by a direct method which makes use of d'Alembert's solution formula for the wave equation.     

Mixed problems in a Lipschitz domain for strongly elliptic second-order systems

We consider mixed problems for strongly elliptic second-order systems in a bounded domain with Lipschitz boundary in the space ℝ ⁿ . For such problems, equivalent equations on the boundary in the simplest L ₂-spaces H ^s of Sobolev type are derived, which permits one to represent the solutions via surface potentials. We prove a result on the regularity of solutions in the slightly more general spaces H _p ^s of Bessel potentials and Besov spaces B _p ^s . Problems with spectral parameter in the system or in the condition on a part of the boundary are considered, and the spectral properties of the corresponding operators, including the eigenvalue asymptotics, are discussed.     

On the stability of the index of unbounded nonlocal operators in Sobolev spaces

Unbounded operators corresponding to nonlocal elliptic problems on a bounded region G ⊂ ℝ² are considered. The domain of these operators consists of functions in the Sobolev space W ₂ ^m (G) that are generalized solutions of the corresponding elliptic equation of order 2m with the right-hand side in L ₂(G) and satisfy homogeneous nonlocal boundary conditions. It is known that such unbounded operators have the Fredholm property. It is proved that lower order terms in the differential equation do not affect the index of the operator. Conditions under which nonlocal perturbations on the boundary do not change the index are also formulated. Published in Russian in Trudy Matematicheskogo Instituta imeni V.A. Steklova, 2006, Vol. 255, pp. 116–135.     

Reproducing kernels of generalized Sobolev spaces via a Green function approach with distributional operators

In this paper we introduce a generalized Sobolev space by defining a semi-inner product formulated in terms of a vector distributional operator P consisting of finitely or countably many distributional operators P _n , which are defined on the dual space of the Schwartz space. The types of operators we consider include not only differential operators, but also more general distributional operators such as pseudo-differential operators. We deduce that a certain appropriate full-space Green function G with respect to L := P ^*T P now becomes a conditionally positive function. In order to support this claim we ensure that the distributional adjoint operator P ^* of P is well-defined in the distributional sense. Under sufficient conditions, the native space (reproducing-kernel Hilbert space) associated with the Green function G can be embedded into or even be equivalent to a generalized Sobolev space. As an application, we take linear combinations of translates of the Green function with possibly added polynomial terms and construct a multivariate minimum-norm interpolant s _f,X to data values sampled from an unknown generalized Sobolev function f at data sites located in some set X ì \mathbbR^d{X \subset \mathbb{R}^d}. We provide several examples, such as Matérn kernels or Gaussian kernels, that illustrate how many reproducing-kernel Hilbert spaces of well-known reproducing kernels are equivalent to a generalized Sobolev space. These examples further illustrate how we can rescale the Sobolev spaces by the vector distributional operator P. Introducing the notion of scale as part of the definition of a generalized Sobolev space may help us to choose the “best” kernel function for kernel-based approximation methods.     

Solvability of the mixed initial boundary-value problem for a parabolic equation with a nonlocal condition of first kind

The spectral method is applied to solve the mixed initial boundary-value problem for a parabolic equation with nonhomogeneous boundary conditions, one of which is nonlocal. We prove existence and uniqueness of the generalized solution of this problem in the Sobolev class W ₂ ^1,0 and represent it as a biorthogonal series. We also consider optimal control by the right-hand side of the equation, which is constructed as a biorthogonal series in the root functions of the spectral problem.Translated from Nelineinaya Dinamika i Upravlenie, No. 2, pp. 209–220, 2002.     

Partial Fourier approximation of the Lamé equations in axisymmetric domains

In this paper, we study the partial Fourier method for treating the Lamé equations in three‐dimensional axisymmetric domains subjected to non‐axisymmetric loads. We consider the mixed boundary value problem of the linear theory of elasticity with the displacement û , the body force f̂ ϵ (L₂)³ and homogeneous Dirichlet and Neumann boundary conditions. The partial Fourier decomposition reduces, without any error, the three‐dimensional boundary value problem to an infinite sequence of two‐dimensional boundary value problems, whose solutions û _n (n = 0, 1, 2,…) are the Fourier coefficients of û . This process of dimension reduction is described, and appropriate function spaces are given to characterize the reduced problems in two dimensions. The trace properties of these spaces on the rotational axis and some properties of the Fourier coefficients û _n are proved, which are important for further numerical treatment, e.g. by the finite‐element method. Moreover, generalized completeness relations are described for the variational equation, the stresses and the strains. The properties of the resulting system of two‐dimensional problems are characterized. Particularly, a priori estimates of the Fourier coefficients û _n and of the error of the partial Fourier approximation are given. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Generalized solutions and generalized eigenfunctions of boundary-value problems on a geometric graph

We consider generalized solutions to boundary-value problems for elliptic equations on an arbitrary geometric graph and their corresponding eigenfunctions. We construct analogs of Sobolev spaces that are dense in L ₂. We obtain conditions for the Fredholm solvability of boundary-value problems of various types, describe their spectral properties and conditions for the expansion in generalized eigenfunctions. The results presented here are fundamental in studying boundary control problems of oscillations of multiplex jointed structures consisting of strings or rods, as well as in studying the cell metabolism.     

Solvability of some overdetermined elliptic system in a domain with corners π/n

In the paper we prove the existence and uniqueness of solutions of the overdetermined elliptic system where b, ω are given functions, in a domain Ω C R³ with corners π/n, n = 2, 3, … The proof is divided on two steps, we construct a solution for the Laplace equation in a dihedral angle π/n, using the method of reflection and we get an estimate in the norms of the Sobolev spaces in some neighbourhood of the edge. In the dihedral angle system (A) reduces to the Dirichlet and Neumann problems for the Laplace equation. In the next step we prove the existence of solutions in the Sobolev spaces W_p^l(Ω) using the existence of generalized solutions of (A).     

A Mixed Boundary Value Problem for Polyanalytic Function of Order n in the Sobolev Space Wn,p (D)

We discuss the construction of a polyanalytic function Φ of order n on a simple bounded domain D. The function satisfies n prescribed generalized Riemann-Hilbert boundary conditions on the boundary ?D and n generalized jump conditions on a simple closed smooth contour γ contained in D. The boundary conditions are transformed into n classical Riemann-Hilbert problems and the n jump conditions into n Riemann problems of conjugation for some 2n holomorphic functions. These transformed problems are solved using the standard methods from the literature.     

On mappings in the Orlicz–Sobolev classes on Riemannian manifolds

We study the problems of the continuous and homeomorphic extension to the boundary of lower Q-homeomorphisms between domains on Riemannian manifolds and formulate the corresponding consequences for homeomorphisms with finite distortion in the Orlicz–Sobolev classes W_loc^1,j W_{loc}^{1,\varphi } under a condition of the Calderon type for the function φ and, in particular, in the Sobolev classes W_loc^1,p W_{loc}^{1,p} for p > n − 1.     

Elastodynamical Scattering by N Parallel Half-Planes in IR3

Linear boundary value problems of elasticity describe the propagation of time- harmonic waves outside of N parallel half-plane shaped cracks in the Euclidian 3-space. Equivalent systems involving 6N Wiener-Hopf equations are obtained for first, second and third kind conditions simultaneously. To find explicit solutions, complex-valued matrix functions with nonrational entries, are to be factorized in a generalized manner. This is done for two double-knife screen crack problems in Part II. Problems for waves in acoustics, hydro-and electrodynamics with an analogous geometry for rigid walls, or perfectly conducting metallic sheets, are contained in the problems formulated above: In Part II, for pure Dirichlet-, or Neumann conditions, the corresponding (reduced) Wiener-Hopf operator is seen to be invertible by an operator Neumann series for all distances (≠ 0) between the N half-planes Σm.     

Fold completeness of a system of root vectors of a system of unbounded polynomial operator pencils in Banach spaces. II. Application

This paper is a continuation of the author’s paper in 2009,where the abstract theory of fold completeness in Banach spaces has been presented.Using obtained there abstract results,we consider now very general boundary value problems for ODEs and PDEs which polynomially depend on the spectral parameter in both the equation and the boundary conditions.Moreover,equations and boundary conditions may contain abstract operators as well.So,we deal,generally,with integro-differential equations,functional-differential equations,nonlocal boundary conditions,multipoint boundary conditions,integro-differential boundary conditions.We prove n-fold completeness of a system of root functions of considered problems in the corresponding direct sum of Sobolev spaces in the Banach Lq-framework,in contrast to previously known results in the Hilbert L 2-framework.Some concrete mechanical problems are also presented.     

Problemi discontinui e di trasmissione per due equazioni ellittiche di ordine diverso a coefficienti variabili relativi ad angoli consecutivi

Summary In this paper we continue our investigations (see[5]) devoted to transmission problems in consecutive angles, for elliptic operators. In[5] the above mentioned boundary value problems in the case of homogeneous constant coefficient operators and within the Sobolev weight spaces W _s1,s2 ^r were investigated. This work is concerned with the problem for general operators, within the Sobolev weight spaces W _s1,s2 ^r and W _s1,s2 ^*r . Existence theorems and stability theorems for nullity, deficiency, index have been proved.

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Analysis of finite element methods for second order boundary value problems using mesh dependent norms

This paper presents a new approach to the analysis of finite element methods based onC ⁰-finite elements for the approximate solution of 2nd order boundary value problems in which error estimates are derived directly in terms of two mesh dependent norms that are closely ralated to theL ₂ norm and to the 2nd order Sobolev norm, respectively, and in which there is no assumption of quasi-uniformity on the mesh family. This is in contrast to the usual analysis in which error estimates are first derived in the 1st order Sobolev norm and subsequently are derived in theL ₂ norm and in the 2nd order Sobolev norm — the 2nd order Sobolev norm estimates being obtained under the assumption that the functions in the underlying approximating subspaces lie in the 2nd order Sobolev space and that the mesh family is quasi-uniform.