On nonnegative solutions of elliptic and parabolic equations

A theorem on the nonexistence of a nonnegative nontrivial generalized solution inR ⁿ is proved for general quasilinear second-order degenerate elliptic equations. Analogous results are obtained for a large class of systems of partial differential equations, second-order parabolic and inverse parabolic equations, which are nonlinear and may be degenerate.Translated from Trudy Seminara imeni I. G. Petrovskogo, No. 16, pp. 114–136, 1992.     

Almost periodic and almost automorphic solutions to semilinear parabolic boundary differential equations

In this paper, we study the existence and uniqueness of almost periodic and almost automorphic solutions to the semilinear parabolic boundary differential equations

where AA_m|kerL generates a hyperbolic analytic semigroup on a Banach space X. The functions h and are defined on some intermediate subspaces X_β,0<β<1, and take values in X and in a boundary space ∂X respectively.     

Bounds for the fundamental solutions of elliptic and parabolic equations

It is shown that any elloptic or parabolic operator in nondivergence form with measurable coefficients has a global fundamental solution verifying certain pointwise bounds.     

Nontrivial solutions to boundary value problems for semilinear strongly degenerate elliptic differential equations

In this paper we study boundary value problems for semilinear equations involving strongly degenerate elliptic differential operators. Via a Pohozaev??s type identity we show that if the nonlinear term grows faster than some power function then the boundary value problem has no nontrivial solution. Otherwise when the nonlinear term grows slower than the same power function, by establishing embedding theorems for weighted Sobolev spaces associated with the strongly degenerate elliptic equations, then applying the theory of critical values in Banach spaces, we prove that the problem has a nontrivial solution, or even infinite number of solutions provided that the nonlinear term is an odd function.     

Quasilinear parabolic and elliptic equations with nonlinear boundary conditions

This paper is concerned with a class of quasilinear parabolic and elliptic equations in a bounded domain with both Dirichlet and nonlinear Neumann boundary conditions. The equation under consideration may be degenerate or singular depending on the property of the diffusion coefficient. The consideration of the class of equations is motivated by some heat-transfer problems where the heat capacity and thermal conductivity are both temperature dependent. The aim of the paper is to show the existence and uniqueness of a global time-dependent solution of the parabolic problem, existence of maximal and minimal steady-state solutions of the elliptic problem, including conditions for the uniqueness of a solution, and the asymptotic behavior of the time-dependent solution in relation to the steady-state solutions. Applications are given to some heat-transfer problems and an extended logistic reaction–diffusion equation.     

Accurate spectral solutions for the parabolic and elliptic partial differential equations by the ultraspherical tau method

We present a double ultraspherical spectral methods that allow the efficient approximate solution for the parabolic partial differential equations in a square subject to the most general inhomogeneous mixed boundary conditions. The differential equations with their boundary and initial conditions are reduced to systems of ordinary differential equations for the time-dependent expansion coefficients. These systems are greatly simplified by using tensor matrix algebra, and are solved by using the step-by-step method. Numerical applications of how to use these methods are described. Numerical results obtained compare favorably with those of the analytical solutions. Accurate double ultraspherical spectral approximations for Poisson's and Helmholtz's equations are also noted. Numerical experiments show that spectral approximation based on Chebyshev polynomials of the first kind is not always better than others based on ultraspherical polynomials.     

Long time behavior of solutions to semilinear parabolic equations involving strongly degenerate elliptic differential operators

In this paper we consider initial boundary value problem for semilinear parabolic equations involving strongly degenerate elliptic differential operators. Depending on the concrete types of nonlinearity we establish the existence of compact connected global attractors of semigroups generated by the problem under consideration.