Analytical substrate flux approximation for the Monod boundary value problem

We present an analytical approximation for the diffusive flux of a substrate into a reactive layer, in which the substrate is degraded according to Monod kinetics. This problem is described by a nonlinear two-point boundary value problem. The approximation is derived based on a Homotopy Analysis Method idea and verified computationally, by comparison against a numerical solution of the problem. The analytical approximation is easy to evaluate and depends only on model parameters.     

Two-point boundary value problems by the extended Adomian decomposition method

In this paper, we present an efficient numerical algorithm for solving two-point linear and nonlinear boundary value problems, which is based on the Adomian decomposition method (ADM), namely, the extended ADM (EADM). The proposed method is examined by comparing the results with other methods. Numerical results show that the proposed method is much more efficient and accurate than other methods with less computational work.     

A parallel version of the preconditioned conjugate gradient method for boundary element equations

The parallel version of precondition techniques is developed for matrices arising from the Galerkin boundary element method for two-dimensional domains with Dirichlet boundary conditions. Results were obtained for implementations on a transputer network as well as on an nCUBE-2 parallel computer showing that iterative solution methods are very well suited for a MIMD computer. A comparison of numerical results for iterative and direct solution methods is presented and underlines the superiority of iterative methods for large systems.     

A BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD FOR A NONLINEAR BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEM IN STEADY-STATE HEAT TRANSFER IN DIMENSION THREE

In this paper, a new method of boundary reduction is proposed, which reduces thesteady-state heat transfer equation with radiation. Moreover, a boundary element method is pre-sented for its solution and the error estimates of the numerical approximations are given.     

Existence of a positive solution of a fourth-order boundary value problem

In this paper, the existence of a positive solution of the boundary value problem of the following fourth-order nonlinear differential equation:

is discussed.     

Three solutions for a mixed boundary value problem involving the one-dimensional p-Laplacian

This paper deals with two mixed nonlinear boundary value problems depending on a parameter λ. For each of them we prove the existence of at least three generalized solutions when λ lies in an exactly determined open interval. Usefulness of this information on the interval is then emphasized by means of some consequences. Our main tool is a very recent three critical points theorem stated in [Topol. Methods Nonlinear Anal. 22 (2003) 93-104].     

Solving boundary value problems of ordinary differential equations with non-separated boundary conditions

This paper focuses on solving the two point boundary value problem, in which boundary conditions are systems of nonlinear equations. The shooting method was used together with a combination of Newton’s method and Broyden’s method, to update the initial values of the differential equations. The experiments showed that the proposed method performed well, in the sense that the overall amount of work was less than that of the Newton Shooting method.     

About a numerical method of successive interpolations for two-point boundary value problems with deviating argument

A new numerical method for two-point boundary value problems with deviating argument is obtained. The method uses the fixed point technique, the trapezoidal quadrature rule, and a Birkhoff interpolation procedure. The convergence of the method is proved without smoothness conditions, the kernel function being only Lipschitzian in each argument. The interpolation procedure is used only on the points where the argument is modified. A stopping criterion of the algorithm is obtained and the accuracy of the method is illustrated on four numerical examples of pantograph type.     

Iterative method for solving a nonlinear boundary value problem

In this paper, a boundary value problem for a nonlinear second-order ordinary differential equation is studied. By means of the maximum principle we established the existence and the uniqueness of a solution of the problem. Then for finding the solution an iterative method is proposed. It is proved that this method converges much faster than the Picar successive approximations and in a particular case it gives two-sided monotone approximations to the exact solution of the problem. Finally, some illustrative examples are considered to confirm the efficiency of the method.     

Successively iterative method of nonlinear Neumann boundary value problems

Two successively iterative sequences are constructed for computing solutions of the nonlinear Neumann boundary value problems with time singularity. The sequences start off with some constants. Main tool is the fixed point theorem of increasing operator on the order interval. By considering convergence of the sequences, we prove the existence of nontrivial sign-changing solutions.     

On the optimization of the initial boundary value problem for a conservation law

In the present note, the theory of shift differentiability for the Cauchy problem is extended to the case of an initial boundary value problem for a conservation law. This result allows to exhibit an Euler-Lagrange equation to be satisfied by the extrema of integral functionals defined on the solutions of initial boundary value problems of this kind.     

Mixed boundary value problem for some pairs of metaanalytic function and analytic function

In this article, some mixed boundary value problems (BVPs) on the unit circumference for some pairs of a metaanalytic function and an analytic function are discussed. Using the relationship between metaanalytic function and polyanalytic function, the expression of solution and the condition of solvability for the problem are obtained by reducing the problem to an equivalent system of a Haseman BVP for analytic function and a Hilbert BVP for analytic function. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

一类四阶差分方程多点边值问题的正解

为解决多点支撑弹性梁的正解的存在性问题,运用锥上不动点指数理论,研究一类含参四阶差分方程多点边值问题.获得了当参数在一定范围内取值时正解的存在性结果,得到了正解存在的充分条件.     

A comparison between the variational iteration method and the successive approximations method

In this paper we investigate and compare the variational iteration method and the successive approximations method for solving a class of nonlinear differential equations. We prove that these two methods are equivalent for solving these types of equations.     

On a first boundary value problem for hyperbolic equations in the plane

In the paper we study a boundary value problem for a hyperbolic equation with two independent variables; this problem is a generalization of the well-known Darboux problem. Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 65, No. 2, pp. 294–306, February, 1999.     

On fourth-order boundary value problem with singular data

We consider a simply supported beam with restoring and external forces given as a sum of a continuous function and a Dirac delta distribution. We present sufficient conditions on these data in order to guarantee a unique positive or negative solution, respectively.     

Approximation of the bifurcation function for elliptic boundary value problems

The bifurcation function for an elliptic boundary value problem is a vector field B(ω) on R ^d whose zeros are in a one‐to‐one correspondence with the solutions of the boundary value problem. Finite element approximations of the boundary value problem are shown to give rise to an approximate bifurcation function B^h(ω), which is also a vector field on R ^d. Estimates of the difference B(ω) − B^h(ω) are derived, and methods for computing B^h(ω) are discussed. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 16: 194–213, 2000     

On the hilbert boundary value problem for holomorphic function in sobolev spaces

The holomorphic solution φ of the Hilbert boundary value problem Re (a + ib) φ = g on γ in a disk D bounded by the simple closed curve γ has been solved in the space of Hölder-continuously differentiable functions C₁, C_1,α (D) by many authors. Under the assumptionthat g belongs to the Slobodecky space W_s,p (γ), s = 1 ? 1/p,1 < p < ∞ it is shown here that the problem has a uniquesolution in the Sobolev space W_1,p: (D). An a-priori estimate for the norm of in W_{1 p}(D)is given.     

On a fractional boundary value problem with a perturbation term

In this paper, the authors study a nonlinear fractional boundary value problem of order $\al$ with $2<\al<3$. The associated Green''s function is derived as a series of functions. Criteria for the existence and uniqueness of positive solutions are then established based on it.