Tricomi problem for strongly degenerate equations of parabolic-hyperbolic type

A new integral representation of solutions of a Tricomi problem for a strongly degenerate system of equations of parabolic-hyperbolic type is constructed. Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 66, No. 3, pp.385–392, September, 1999.     

Riemann-Hilbert problem for first order complex equations of mixed type with degenerate curve

This paper considers the Riemann-Hilbert problem for linear mixed（elliptichyperbolic） complex equations of first order with degenerate curve in a simply connected domain. We first give the representation theorem and uniqueness of solutions for such boundary value problem. Then by using the methods of successive iteration and parameter extension, the existence of solutions for this problem is proved.     

The Tricomi problem for second order linear equations of mixed type with parabolic degeneracy

In Bers, 1958, Mathematical Aspects of Subsonic and Transonic Gas Dynamics (New York: Wiley); Bitsadze, 1988, Some Classes of Partial Differential Equations (New York: Gordon and Breach); Rassias, 1990, Lecture Notes on Mixed Type Partial Differential Equations (Singapore: World Scientific); Salakhitdinov and Islomov, 1987, The Tricomi problem for the general linear equation of mixed type with a nonsmooth line of degeneracy. Soviet Math. Dokl., 34, 133–136; Smirnov, 1978, Equations of Mixed type (Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society), the authors posed and discussed the Tricomi problem of second order equations of mixed type with parabolic degeneracy, which possesses important application to gas dynamics. The present article deals with the Tricomi problem for general second order equations of mixed type with parabolic degeneracy. Firstly the formulation of the problem for the equations is given, next the representations and estimates of solutions for the above problem are obtained, finally the existence of solutions for the problem is proved by the successive iteration and the method of parameter extension. In this article, we use the complex method, namely the complex functions in the elliptic domain and the hyperbolic complex functions in hyperbolic domain are used (see Wen, 2002, Linear and Quasilinear Equations of Hyperbolic and Mixed Types (London: Taylor and Francis)).     

Oblique derivative problems for second order nonlinear equations of mixed type with degenerate hyperbolic curve

The present paper deals with oblique derivative problems for second order nonlinear equations of mixed type with degenerate hyperbolic curve, which include the Tricomi problem as a special case. Firstly the formulation of the problems for the equations is given, next the representation and estimates of solutions for the above problems are obtained, finally the existence of solutions for the problems is proved by the successive iteration of solutions of the equations and the fixed-point principle. In this paper, we use the complex analytic method, namely the new partial derivative notations, elliptic complex functions in the elliptic domain and hyperbolic complex functions in the hyperbolic domain are introduced, such that the second order equations of mixed type with degenerate curve are reduced to the first order mixed complex equations with singular coefficients, and then the advantage of complex analytic method can be applied.     

The mixed problem for degenerate elliptic equations of second order

The present paper deals with the mixed boundary value problem for elliptic equations with degenerate rank 0. We first give the formulation of the problem and estimates of solutions of the problem, and then prove the existence of solutions of the above problem for elliptic equations by the above estimates and the method of parameter extension. We use the complex method, namely first discuss the corresponding problem for degenerate elliptic complex equations of first order, afterwards discuss the above problem for degenerate elliptic equations of second order.     

Oblique derivative problem for general Chaplygin-Rassias equations

The present paper deals with the oblique derivative problem for general second order equations of mixed (elliptic-hyperbolic) type with the nonsmooth parabolic degenerate line K_1(y)u_(xx) |K_2(x)|u_(yy) a(x,y)u_x b(x, y)u_y c(x,y)u=-d(x,y) in any plane domain D with the boundary D=Γ∪L_1∪L_2∪L_3∪L_4, whereΓ(■{y>0})∈C_μ~2 (0<μ<1) is a curve with the end points z=-1,1. L_1, L_2, L_3, L_4 are four characteristics with the slopes -H_2(x)/H_1(y), H_2(x)/H_1(y),-H_2(x)/H_1(y), H_2(x)/H_1(y)(H_1(y)=|k_1(y)|~(1/2), H_2(x)=|K_2(x)|~(1/2) in {y<0}) passing through the points z=x iy=-1,0,0,1 respectively. And the boundary condition possesses the form 1/2 u/v=1/H(x,y)Re[λuz]=r(z), z∈Γ∪L_1∪L_4, Im[λ(z)uz]|_(z=z_l)=b_l, l=1,2, u(-1)=b_0, u(1)=b_3, in which z_1, z_2 are the intersection points of L_1, L_2, L_3, L_4 respectively. The above equations can be called the general Chaplygin-Rassias equations, which include the Chaplygin-Rassias equations K_1(y)(M_2(x)u_x)_x M_1(x)(K_2(y)u_y)_y r(x,y)u=f(x,y), in D as their special case. The above boundary value problem includes the Tricomi problem of the Chaplygin equation: K(y)u_(xx) u_(yy)=0 with the boundary condition u(z)=φ(z) onΓ∪L_1∪L_4 as a special case. Firstly some estimates and the existence of solutions of the corresponding boundary value problems for the degenerate elliptic and hyperbolic equations of second order are discussed. Secondly, the solvability of the Tricomi problem, the oblique derivative problem and Frankl problem for the general Chaplygin- Rassias equations are proved. The used method in this paper is different from those in other papers, because the new notations W(z)=W(x iy)=u_z=[H_1(y)u_x-iH_2(x)u_y]/2 in the elliptic domain and W(z)=W(x jy)=u_z=[H_1(y)u_x-jH_2(x)u_y]/2 in the hyperbolic domain are introduced for the first time, such that the second order equations of mixed type can be reduced to the mixed complex equations of first order with singular coefficients. And thirdly, the advantage of complex analytic method is used, otherwise the complex analytic method cannot be applied.     

Boundary value problems for first-order mixed complex equations with degenerate curve

This article deals with some boundary value problems for quasilinear mixed (elliptic-hyperbolic) complex equations of first order with degenerate hyperbolic curve in a simply connected domain. First, we give the representation theorem and prove the uniqueness of solutions for the above boundary value problems. Then using the method of successive iteration, the existence of solutions for the above problems is proved.     

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.     

Oblique derivative problems for linear mixed equations of second order

Oblique derivative boundary value problems for the linear mixed (elliptic-hyperbolic) equation of the second order, i.e. the generalized Lavrent’ev-Bitsadze equation with weak conditions are discussed. The representation of solutions for the above boundary value problem is given, the uniqueness and existence of solutions of the above problem are proved, and a priori estimates of the solutions of the above problem are obtained. Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.     

An existence result for a class of second order evolution equations of mixed type

We give an existence and uniqueness result for a linear abstract evolution equation of second order with some coefficient in front of the second temporal derivative which may degenerate to zero and change sign.     

On the mixed problem for hyperbolic partial differential-functional equations of the first order

We consider the mixed problem for the hyperbolic partial differential-functional equation of the first order where is a function defined by z _(x,y)(t, s) = z(x + t, y + s), (t, s) [–, 0] × [0, h]. Using the method of bicharacteristics and the method of successive approximations for a certain integral-functional system we prove, under suitable assumptions, a theorem of the local existence of generalized solutions of this problem.     

Oblique derivative problems for second order nonlinear equations of mixed type in multiply connected domains

In this paper, the unique solvability of oblique derivative boundary value problems for second order nonlinear equations of mixed (elliptic-hyperbolic) type in multiply connected domains is proved, which mainly is based on the representation of solutions for the above boundary value problem, and the uniqueness and existence of solutions of the above problem for the equation u_xx + sgn y u_yy = 0.     

Quasilinear degenerate parabolic equations of Kirchhoff type

We investigate the evolution problem where H is a Hilbert space, A is a self‐adjoint linear non‐negative operator on H with domain D(A), and is a continuous function. We prove that if , and , then there exists at least one global solution, which is unique if either m never vanishes, or m is locally Lipschitz continuous. Moreover, we prove that if for all , then this problem is well posed in H. On the contrary, if for some it happens that for all , then this problem has no solution if with β small enough. We apply these results to degenerate parabolic PDEs with non‐local non‐linearities. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The Exterior Tricomi Problem for Generalized Mixed Equations with Parabolic Degeneracy

This paper deals with the exterior Tricomi problem for generalized mixed equations with parabolic degeneracy. Firstly the representation of solutions of the problem for the equations is given, and then the uniqueness and existence of solutions are proved by a new method.     

Well-posedness and stability for a mixed order system arising in thin film equations with surfactant

The objective of the present work is to provide a well-posedness result for a capillary driven thin film equation with insoluble surfactant. The resulting parabolic system of evolution equations is not only strongly coupled and degenerated, but also of mixed orders. To the best of our knowledge the only well-posedness result for a capillary driven thin film with surfactant is provided in [4] by the same author, where a severe smallness condition on the surfactant concentration is assumed to prove the result. Thus, in spite of an intensive analytical study of thin film equations with surfactant during the last decade, a proper well-posedness result is still missing in the literature. It is the aim of the present paper to fill this gap. Furthermore, we apply a recently established result on asymptotic stability in interpolation spaces [15] to prove that the flat equilibrium of our system is asymptotically stable.     

Jacobi rational approximation and spectral method for differential equations of degenerate type

We introduce an orthogonal system on the half line, induced by Jacobi polynomials. Some results on the Jacobi rational approximation are established, which play important roles in designing and analyzing the Jacobi rational spectral method for various differential equations, with the coefficients degenerating at certain points and growing up at infinity. The Jacobi rational spectral method is proposed for a model problem appearing frequently in finance. Its convergence is proved. Numerical results demonstrate the efficiency of this new approach.

     

Dirichlet problem for properly elliptic equations of fourth order in the exterior of an ellipse

The present paper considers the Dirichlet problem for properly elliptic equations of fourth order in the exterior of an ellipse. No restrictions on the multiplicities of the roots of the characteristic polynomial are assumed.     

A note on initial value problem for the generalized Tricomi equation in a mixed-type domain

In this paper, we study the well-posedness of initial value problem for n-dimensional gener-alized Tricomi equation in the mixed-type domain {(t,x):t∈[1,+∞),x∈Rn} with the initial data given on the line t=1 in Hadamard's sense. By taking partial Fourier transformation, we obtain the explicit expression of the solution in terms of two integral operators and further establish the global estimate of such a solution for a class of initial data and source term. Finally, we establish the global solution in time direction for a semilinear problem used the estimate.     

On the Cauchy problem for second order strictly hyperbolic equations with non–regular coefficients

In this paper we shall consider some necessary and sufficient conditions for well–posedness of second order hyperbolic equations with non–regular coefficients with respect to time. We will derive some optimal regularities for well–posedness from the intensity of singularity to the coefficients by WKB representation of the solution and some counter examples which are constructed by using ideas of Floquet theory.