On boundary uniqueness theorems for a linear elliptic equation with constant coefficients

For the solutions of an elliptic equation with constant coefficients, we prove uniqueness theorems that generalize the classical boundary uniqueness theorems for analytic functions.     

Reflection principles for linear elliptic second order partial differential equations with constant coefflcients

Summary Reflection principles, analogous to the classicalSchwarz reflection principle for harmonic functions, are obtained for solutions of linear elliptic second order partial differential equations with constant coefficients. The boundary conditions employed are supposed to be satisfied in a limiting sense only, and do not require (a priori) the existence of derivatives on the boundary. To Mauro Picone on his 70^th birth day. This research was supported in part by the United States Air Force under Contract N^o. AF(600)-573 — monitored by the Office of Scientific Research, Air Research and Development Command. The work of this author was sponsored by the Office of Ordnance Research, U.S. Army, under the Contract DA-36-034-ORD-1486.     

On the stability of the linear differential equation of higher order with constant coefficients

We obtain a result on stability of the linear differential equation of higher order with constant coefficients in Aoki-Rassias sense. As a consequence we obtain the Hyers-Ulam stability of the above mentioned equation. A connection with dynamical sytems perturbation is established.     

On uniqueness sets for an elliptic equation with constant coefficients

For the solutions of the elliptic equation

On the limit polynomial for a solution of an elliptic equation of the fourth order with constant coefficients

We show that a solution of the Dirichlet problem for an elliptic equation of the fourth order with constant coefficients, whose right-hand side is periodic in all variables except one and exponentially decreases, converges at infinity to a certain polynomial of the first degree in the nonperiodic variable. Coefficients of this polynomial are determined. Institute of Mathematics, Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Kiev. Translated from Ukrainskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 50, No. 3, pp. 437–444, March, 1998.     

Dirichlet problem for a class of linear second order elliptic partial differential equations with discontinuous coefficients

Summary I give a sufficient condition in order that a Dirichlet problem is solvable in H ² (Ω) for a class of linear second order elliptic partial differential equations. Such a class includes some particular cases for which the result is known.

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Sunto Si prova una condizione sufficiente affinchè un problema di Dirichlet sia risolubile in H ² (Ω) per una classe di equazioni differenziali alle derivate parziali lineari ellittiche del secondo ordine. Tale classe comprende alcuni casi particolari per i quali il risultato è noto.

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The present work was written while the author was a member of the ? Centro di Matematica e Fisica Teorica del C.N.R. ? at the University of Genova, directed by professorJ. Cecconi.

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Entrata in Redazione il 25 febbraio 1971.     

Finding the coefficients of a linear elliptic equation

We study the inverse problems of finding the coefficients of a linear elliptic equation for various boundary conditions in a prescribed rectangle. The existence, uniqueness, and stability theorems are proved for solutions to the inverse problems for the particular statements under study in the paper. An iterative method is employed to construct a regularization algorithm for solving the inverse problems.     

Some superconvergence results of high-degree finite element method for a second order elliptic equation with variable coefficients

In this paper, some superconvergence results of high-degree finite element method are obtained for solving a second order elliptic equation with variable coefficients on the inner locally symmetric mesh with respect to a point x ₀ for triangular meshes. By using of the weak estimates and local symmetric technique, we obtain improved discretization errors of O(h ^p+1 |ln h|²) and O(h ^p+2 |ln h|²) when p (≥ 3) is odd and p (≥ 4) is even, respectively. Meanwhile, the results show that the combination of the weak estimates and local symmetric technique is also effective for superconvergence analysis of the second order elliptic equation with variable coefficients.     

Uniqueness for diffusions with piecewise constant coefficients

Summary LetL be a second-order partial differential operator inR ^d. LetR ^d be the finite union of disjoint polyhedra. Suppose that the diffusion matrix is everywhere non singular and constant on each polyhedron, and that the drift coefficient is bounded and measurable. We show that the martingale problem associated withL is well-posed.The research of this author was partly supported by NSF Grant DMS 8500581     

Besov regularity for second order elliptic boundary value problems with variable coefficients

This paper is concerned with some theoretical foundations for adaptive numerical methods for elliptic boundary value problems. The approximation order that can be achieved by such an adaptive method is determined by certain Besov regularity of the weak solution. We study Besov regularity for second order elliptic problems in bounded domains in ℝ ^d . The investigations are based on intermediate Schauder estimates and on some potential theoretic framework. Moreover, we use characterizations of Besov spaces by wavelet expansions. This work has been supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Da 360/1-1)     

Exact finite difference scheme for linear differential equation with constant coefficients

An exact finite difference equation for the n-th order linear differential equation with real, constant coefficients is constructed. The exact finite difference scheme is expressed differently but equivalent to that given by Potts [3].