The mesa problem for Neumann boundary value problem

In this paper, we study the singular limit of the Porous Medium equation u_t=Δu^m+g(x,u), as m→∞, in a bounded domain with Neumann boundary condition.     

Lu Qi-Keng's problem on some complex ellipsoids

In this note, we give an improvement on the Bergman kernel for the domain . As an application, we describe how the zeroes of the kernel depend on the defining parameters p,m,n. We also consider the domain .     

The classification problem for von Neumann factors

We prove that it is not possible to classify separable von Neumann factors of types II₁, II_∞ or IIIλ, 0?λ?1, up to isomorphism by a Borel measurable assignment of “countable structures” as invariants. In particular the isomorphism relation of type II₁ factors is not smooth. We also prove that the isomorphism relation for von Neumann II₁ factors is analytic, but is not Borel.     

The multidirectional Neumann problem in ℝ4

The Neumann problem as formulated in Lipschitz domains with L^p boundary data is solved for harmonic functions in any compact polyhedral domain of ℝ⁴ that has a connected 3-manifold boundary. Energy estimates on the boundary are derived from new polyhedral Rellich formulas together with a Whitney type decomposition of the polyhedron into similar Lipschitz domains. The classical layer potentials are thereby shown to be semi-Fredholm. To settle the onto question a method of continuity is devised that uses the classical 3-manifold theory of E. E. Moise in order to untwist the polyhedral boundary into a Lipschitz boundary. It is shown that this untwisting can be extended to include the interior of the domain in local neighborhoods of the boundary. In this way the flattening arguments of B. E. J. Dahlberg and C. E. Kenig for the H¹_at Neumann problem can be extended to polyhedral domains in ℝ⁴. A compact polyhedral domain in ℝ⁶ of M. L. Curtis and E. C. Zeeman, based on a construction of M. H. A. Newman, shows that the untwisting and flattening techniques used here are unavailable in general for higher dimensional boundary value problems in polyhedra.     

Exterior nonlinear Neumann problem

We consider the solvability of the Neumann problem for equation (1.1) in exterior domains in both cases: subcritical and critical. We establish the existence of least energy solutions. In the subcritical case the coefficient b(x) is allowed to have a potential well whose steepness is controlled by a parameter λ > 0. We show that least energy solutions exhibit a tendency to concentrate to a solution of a nonlinear problem with mixed boundary value conditions.     

The Neumann problem for the Laplace equation on general domains

The solution of the weak Neumann problem for the Laplace equation with a distribution as a boundary condition is studied on a general open set G in the Euclidean space. It is shown that the solution of the problem is the sum of a constant and the Newtonian potential corresponding to a distribution with finite energy supported on ∂G. If we look for a solution of the problem in this form we get a bounded linear operator. Under mild assumptions on G a necessary and sufficient condition for the solvability of the problem is given and the solution is constructed. The research was supported by the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Institutional Research Plan No. AV0Z10190503.     

The first nonzero eigenvalue of Neumann problem on Riemannian manifolds

In this article, the author obtained some comparison theorems of the first nonzero Neumann eigenvalue on domains in nonpositively curved Riemannian manifolds. The author first gives a generalized Szegö-Weinberger theorem (Theorem 1). Then the first nonzero Neumann eigenvalues for geodesic balls on nonpositively curved Riemannian manifolds are compared (Theorem 2). Based on these results, a “monotonicity principle” for the Neumann eigenvalues is derived. Then the author proves a stability theorem of maximality of the first nonzero Neumann eigenvalue of a geodesic ball among those of all domains with the same volume.     

The Neumann problem for some degenerate elliptic equations

In the paper we study the equation L _u = f, where L is a degenerate elliptic operator, with Neumann boundary condition in a bounded open set μ. We prove existence and uniqueness of solutions in the space H(μ) for the Neumann problem.     

The Neumann problem for the planar Stokes system

The Neumann problem for the Stokes system is studied on bounded and unbounded domains with Ljapunov boundary (i.e. of class ${{\mathcal C}^{1,\alpha }}$ ) in the plane. We construct a solution of this problem in the form of appropriate potentials and reduce the problem to an integral equation systems on the boundary of the domain. We determine a necessary and sufficient condition for the solvability of the problem. Then we study the direct integral equation method and prove that a solution of the corresponding integral equation can be obtained by the successive approximation.     

The Neumann problem for nonlocal nonlinear diffusion equations

We study nonlocal diffusion models of the form

The geometric Neumann problem for the Liouville equation

Let Ω denote the upper half-plane ${\mathbb{R}_+^2}$ or the upper half-disk ${D_{\varepsilon}^+\subset \mathbb{R}_+^2}$ of center 0 and radius ${\varepsilon}$ . In this paper we classify the solutions ${v\in\;C^2(\overline{\Omega}\setminus\{0\})}$ to the Neumann problem $$\left\{\begin{array}{lll}{\Delta v+2 Ke^v=0\quad {\rm in}\,\Omega\subseteq \mathbb{R}^2_+=\{(s, t)\in \mathbb{R}^2: t >0 \},}\\ {\frac{\partial v}{\partial t}=c_1e^{v/2}\quad\quad\quad{\rm on}\,\partial\Omega\cap\{s >0 \},}\\ {\frac{\partial v}{\partial t}=c_2e^{v/2}\quad\quad\quad{\rm on}\,\partial\Omega\cap\{s <0 \},}\end{array}\right.$$ where ${K, c_1, c_2 \in \mathbb{R}}$ , with the finite energy condition ${\int_{\Omega} e^v < \infty}$ As a result, we classify the conformal Riemannian metrics of constant curvature and finite area on a half-plane that have a finite number of boundary singularities, not assumed a priori to be conical, and constant geodesic curvature along each boundary arc.     

On a problem of Neumann

A conjecture widely attributed to Neumann is that all finite non-desarguesian projective planes contain a Fano subplane. In this note, we show that any finite projective plane of even order which admits an orthogonal polarity contains many Fano subplanes. The number of planes of order less than $n$ previously known to contain a Fano subplane was $O(logn)$, whereas the number of planes of order less than $n$ that our theorem applies to is not bounded above by any polynomial in $n$.     

The Neumann problem,cylindrical outlets and Sobolev spaces

The Neumann problem is crucial in mathematical physics. Nevertheless, as far as cylindrical domains are concerned there is still the open question how to construct solutions to data in usual Sobolev spaces since the standard Kondratiev theory does not apply. In this paper that unsatisfactory gap is filled and moreover, data with polynomial asymptotic behaviour are considered. As interesting special case we find solutions with bounded Dirichlet integral. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The Neumann problem and Helmholtz decomposition in convex domains

We show that the Neumann problem for Laplace's equation in a convex domain Ω with boundary data in Lp(∂Ω) is uniquely solvable for 1<p<∞. As a consequence, we obtain the Helmholtz decomposition of vector fields in Lp(Ω,Rd).     

A note on the C. Neumann problem

We prove that the C. Neumann problem in the case where the potential matrixA has multiple eigenvalues is completely integrable by means of the moment map and the confocal quadric.     

The Neumann boundary problem for a nonlocal Cahn-Hilliard equation

We study the existence, uniqueness and continuous dependence on initial data of the solution to a nonlocal Cahn-Hilliard equation on a bounded domain. The equation generates a gradient flow for a free energy functional with nonlocal interaction. Also we apply a nonlinear Poincaré inequality to show the existence of an absorbing set in each constant mass affine space.