Obtaining upper bounds of heat kernels from lower bounds

We show that a near‐diagonal lower bound of the heat kernel of a Dirichlet form on a metric measure space with a regular measure implies an on‐diagonal upper bound. If in addition the Dirichlet form is local and regular, then we obtain a full off‐diagonal upper bound of the heat kernel provided the Dirichlet heat kernel on any ball satisfies a near‐diagonal lower estimate. This reveals a new phenomenon in the relationship between the lower and upper bounds of the heat kernel. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Boundary integral solution of the two-dimensional heat equation

Here we consider initial boundary value problems for the heat equation by using the heat potential representation for the solution. Depending on the choice of the representation we are led to a solution of the various boundary integral equations. We discuss the solvability of these equations in anisotropic Sobolev spaces. It turns out that the double-layer heat potential D and its spatial adjoint D′ have smoothing properties similar to the single-layer heat operator. This yields compactness of the operators D and D′. In addition, for any constant c ≠ 0, cI + D′ and cI + D′ are isomorphisms. Based on the coercivity of the single-layer heat operator and the above compactness we establish the coerciveness of the hypersingular heat operator. Moreover, we show an equivalence between the weak solution and the various boundary integral solutions. As a further application we describe a coupling procedure for an exterior initial boundary value problem for the non-homogeneous heat equation.     

The inverse coefficient problem of heat conduction for an isotropic body

We discuss a method for determining the complex of thermophysical characteristics of isotropic materials based on the solution of the two-dimensional nonstationary heat conduction problem for a layer subject to a narrow-band heating by a heat flow. We take account of the finite speed of thermal action of an annular heater.Translated fromMatematicheskie Metody i Fiziko-Mekhanicheskie Polya, Issue 33, 1991, pp. 4–9.     

Homogenization of a non‐linear degenerate parabolic problem in a highly heterogeneous periodic medium

We consider the homogenization of a time‐dependent heat transfer problem in a highly heterogeneous periodic medium made of two connected components having comparable heat capacities and conductivities, separated by a third material with thickness of the same order ε as the basic periodicity cell but having a much lower conductivity such that the resulting interstitial heat flow is scaled by a factor λ tending to zero with a rate λ=λ(ε). The heat flux vectors a_j, j=1,2,3 are non‐linear, monotone functions of the temperature gradient. The heat capacities c_j(x) are positive, but may vanish at some subsets such that the problem can be degenerate (parabolic–elliptic). We show that the critical value of the problem is δ=lim_ε→0ε^p/λ and identify the homogenized problem depending on whether δ is zero, strictly positive finite or infinite. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

On the solution of heat conduction problems for thermosensitive bodies heated by convective heat exchange

We propose a method of solving heat conduction problems for thermosensitive bodies, in particular for a hollow cylinder from whose surfaces a convective heat exchange with the external environment occurs.Translated fromMatematicheskie Metody i Fiziko-Mekhanicheskie Polya, Issue 28, 1988, pp. 83–86.     

The elastoplastic stressed state of a half-plane under local nonstationary heating

We solve the thermoplastic problem for a semi-infinite plate under local nonstationary heating by heat sources. The physical equations are taken to be the relations of the nonisothermic theory of plastic flow associated with the Mises fluidity condition. The solution of the problem is constructed by the method of integral equations and the self-correcting method of sequential loading, where time is taken as the loading parameter. We carry out numerical computations of the stresses in the case of heating a plate with heat output by normal-circular heat sources. We study the problem of optimization of heating regimes in order to introduce favorable residual compressive stresses (from the point of view of hardness) in a given region of a half-plane. Two figures.Translated fromMatematicheskie Metody i Fiziko-Mekhanicheskie Polya, Issue 27, 1988, pp. 29–34.     

A complete analogue of Hardy’s theorem on SL2(ℝ) and characterization of the heat kernel

A theorem of Hardy characterizes the Gauss kernel (heat kernel of the Laplacian) on ℝ from estimates on the function and its Fourier transform. In this article we establisha full group version of the theorem for SL₂(ℝ) which can accommodate functions with arbitraryK-types. We also consider the ‘heat equation’ of the Casimir operator, which plays the role of the Laplacian for the group. We show that despite the structural difference of the Casimir with the Laplacian on ℝⁿ or the Laplace—Beltrami operator on the Riemannian symmetric spaces, it is possible to have a heat kernel. This heat kernel for the full group can also be characterized by Hardy-like estimates.     

Semiclassical Wormholes with a Smooth Throat

We propose a procedure for calculating heat kernel coefficients and use it to derive the expression for any heat kernel coefficient B _i for an arbitrary profile of the throat. We give an explicit form of these coefficients up to B ₃. We study domains of possible existence of wormholes for different values of the throat length-to-radius ratio and a nonminimal coupling constant.     

Optimal design of temperature regimes of reflecting systems

We solve the variational problem of determining the power of additional three-dimensional and surface heat sources to guarantee the minimization of the displacement field at the end of a finite circular cylinder on which a stationary heat flow is prescribed. Four figures. Bibliography: 5 titles.Translated fromMatematicheskie Metody i Fiziko-Mekhanicheskie Polya, Issue 30, 1989, pp. 73–77.     

On the variation of a metric and its application

Some of the variation formulas of a metric were derived in the literatures by using the local coordinates system, In this paper, We give the first and the second variation formulas of the Riemannian curvature tensor, Ricci curvature tensor and scalar curvature of a metric by using the moving frame method. We establish a relation between the variation of the volume of a metric and that of a submanifold. We find that the latter is a consequence of the former. Finally we give an application of these formulas to the variations of heat invariants. We prove that a conformally flat metric g is a critical point of the third heat invariant functional for a compact 4-dimensional manifold M, then （M, g） is either scalar flat or a space form.     

Weak solutions to a time-dependent heat equation with nonlocal radiation boundary condition and arbitrary <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-summable right-hand side

We consider a model for transient conductive-radiative heat transfer in grey materials. Since the domain contains an enclosed cavity, nonlocal radiation boundary conditions for the conductive heat-flux are taken into account. We generalize known existence and uniqueness results to the practically relevant case of lower integrable heat-sources, and of nonsmooth interfaces. We obtain energy estimates that involve only the L ^p norm of the heat sources for exponents p close to one. Such estimates are important for the investigation of models in which the heat equation is coupled to Maxwell’s equations or to the Navier-Stokes equations (dissipative heating), with many applications such as crystal growth.     

On the affine heat equation for non-convex curves

In this paper, we extend to the non-convex case the affine invariant geometric heat equation studied by Sapiro and Tannenbaum for convex plane curves. We prove that a smooth embedded plane curve will converge to a point when evolving according to this flow. This result extends the analogy between the affine heat equation and the well-known Euclidean geometric heat equation.

     

Determination of the coefficient of heat output in the inverse problem for the heat equation

To determine the variable coefficient of heat output in a boundary condition of third kind we propose applying a representation of the solution of the one-sided heat conduction problem obtained by the symbolic operator method. We consider the cases of the one- and two-dimensional inverse problems.Translated fromMatematicheskie Metody i Fiziko-Mekhanicheskie Polya, Issue 33, 1991, pp. 9–13.     

Mathematical modeling and the study of the heat exchange process in color kinescopes

We propose a mathematical model for computing the heat exchange in a masked color kinescope taking account of the specific geometry of its shell and the actual three-dimensional character of the heat emission in the mask. We study the temperature field in the mask and determine the size of the integral degree of blackness in the cone coating that guarantees a stable operation of the kinescope. Three figures. Bibliography: 7 titles.Translated fromMatematicheskie Metody i Fiziko-Mekhanicheskie Polya, Issue 30, 1989, pp. 57–63.     

Numerical modeling of processes of heat and mass transfer in a capillary-porous material

We propose a method of solving a nonlinear heat and mass transfer boundary-value problem for a conductive drying process in a capillary-porous material. We study the effect of the characteristics of the material and the magnitude of the heat flux on the time change in temperature, bulk moisture saturation, and air density.Translated fromMatematichni Metodi ta Fiziko-Mekhanichni Polya, Vol. 40, No. 4, 1997, pp. 149–154.     

Cowling-price theorem and characterization of heat kernel on symmetric spaces

We extend the uncertainty principle, the Cowling-Price theorem, on noncompact Riemannian symmetric spacesX. We establish a characterization of the heat kernel of the Laplace-Beltrami operator onX from integral estimates of the Cowling-Price type.     

On the heat flow equation of surfaces of constant mean curvature in higher dimensions

In this paper, we consider the heat flow for the Hsystem with constant mean curvature in higher dimensions. We give sufficient conditions on the initial data such that the heat flow develops finite time singularity. We also provide a new set of initial data to guarantee the existence of global regular solution to the heat flow, that converges to zero in W 1,n with the decay rate t 2/(2-n) as time goes to infinity.     

The stationary problem of thermoelasticity for a plate with a heated slit

We consider the stationary heat conduction and thermoelasticity problem for a plate that whose lateral surfaces are thermally insulated and which has a slit on whose edges a constant temperature is maintained. The heat conduction problem is solved using a modified logarithmic single-layer potential by reducing it to integral equations.Translated fromMatematicheskie Melody i Fiziko-Mekhanicheskie Polya, Issue 31, 1990, pp. 50–54.     

A fundamental solution of the equations of thermoelastic bending of orthotropic plates

We construct a fundamental solution of the equations of thermoelastic bending of orthotropic plates under symmetric heat transfer and a linear heart distribution over the thickness. On the lateral surfaces convective heat transfer with a surrounding medium occurs in accordance with Newton's law. The effect of the orthotropy parameters and heat transfer on the magnitude of the bending moment and torque is studied numerically. Two figures. Bibliography: 4 titles. Translated fromTeoreticheskaya i Prikladnaya Mekhanika, No. 28, 1998, pp. 87–92.     

The thermally stressed state of the glass shell of a kinescope under heating by electromagnetic radiation

We give the results of theoretical and experimental studies of the temperature and stresses in the glass shell of a kinescope under heat treatment using electromagnetic radiation. We propose a combined regime for thermal treatment.Translated fromMatematicheskie Metody i Fiziko-Mekhanicheskie Polya, Issue 33, 1991, pp. 31–35.