On the solvability of a boundary value problem for a quasilinear equation of mixed type with two degeneration lines

The article investigates the existence of a generalized solution to one boundary value problem for an equation of mixed type with two lines of degeneration in the weighted space of S.L. Sobolev. In proving the existence of a generalized solution, the spaces of functions U(Ω) and V (Ω) are introduced, the spaces H1(Ω) and H 1 * (Ω) are defined as the completion of these spaces of functions, respectively, with respect to the weighted norms, including the functions K(y) and N(x). Using an auxiliary boundary value problem for a first order partial differential equation, Kondrashov’s theorem on the compactness of the embedding of W 2 1 (Ω) in L2(Ω) and Vishik’s lemma, the existence of a solution to the boundary value problem is proved.

Correctness conditions for high-order differential equations with unbounded coefficients

We give some sufficient conditions for the existence and uniqueness of the solution of a higher-order linear differential equation with unbounded coefficients in the Hilbert space. We obtain some estimates for the weighted norms of the solution and its derivatives. Using these estimates, we show the conditions for the compactness of some integral operators associated with the resolvent.

On the ultradifferentiable normalization

We show the theory of the formal ultradifferentiable normalization. The tools utilized here are KAM methods and Contraction Mapping Principle in the Banach space fixed with weighted norms.

On the uniqueness of mild solutions for the parabolic-elliptic Keller-Segel system in the critical $ L^{p} $-space$ ^\dagger $

<abstract><p>We are concerned with the uniqueness of mild solutions in the critical Lebesgue space $ L^{\frac{n}{2}}(\mathbb{R}^{n}) $ for the parabolic-elliptic Keller-Segel system, $ n\geq4 $. For that, we prove the bicontinuity of the bilinear term of the mild formulation in the critical weak-$ L^{\frac{n}{2}} $ space, without using Kato time-weighted norms, time-spatial mixed Lebesgue norms (i.e., $ L^{q}((0, T);L^{p}) $-norms with $ q\neq\infty $), and any other auxiliary norms. Our proofs are based on Yamazaki's estimate, duality and Hölder's inequality, as well as an adapted Meyer-type argument. Since they are different from those of Kozono, Sugiyama and Yahagi [J. Diff. Eq. 253 (2012)] and it is not clear whether mild solutions are weak solutions in the critical $ C([0, T);L^{\frac{n}{2}}) $, our results complement theirs in a twofold way. Moreover, the bilinear estimate together heat semigroup estimates yield a well-posedness result whose dependence with respect to the decay rate $ \gamma $ of the chemoattractant is also analyzed.</p></abstract>

The Fourier extension operator of distributions in Sobolev spaces of the sphere and the Helmholtz equation

The purpose of this paper is to characterize the entire solutions of the homogeneous Helmholtz equation (solutions in ℝ d ) arising from the Fourier extension operator of distributions in Sobolev spaces of the sphere $H^\alpha (\mathbb {S}^{d-1}),$ with α ∈ ℝ. We present two characterizations. The first one is written in terms of certain L2-weighted norms involving real powers of the spherical Laplacian. The second one is in the spirit of the classical description of the Herglotz wave functions given by P. Hartman and C. Wilcox. For α > 0 this characterization involves a multivariable square function evaluated in a vector of entire solutions of the Helmholtz equation, while for α < 0 it is written in terms of an spherical integral operator acting as a fractional integration operator. Finally, we also characterize all the solutions that are the Fourier extension operator of distributions in the sphere.

Stable mixed finite elements for linear elasticity with thin inclusions

We consider mechanics of composite materials in which thin inclusions are modeled by lower-dimensional manifolds. By successively applying the dimensional reduction to junctions and intersections within the material, a geometry of hierarchically connected manifolds is formed which we refer to as mixed-dimensional. The governing equations with respect to linear elasticity are then defined on this mixed-dimensional geometry. The resulting system of partial differential equations is also referred to as mixed-dimensional, since functions defined on domains of multiple dimensionalities are considered in a fully coupled manner. With the use of a semi-discrete differential operator, we obtain the variational formulation of this system in terms of both displacements and stresses. The system is then analyzed and shown to be well-posed with respect to appropriately weighted norms. Numerical discretization schemes are proposed using well-known mixed finite elements in all dimensions. The schemes conserve linear momentum locally while relaxing the symmetry condition on the stress tensor. Stability and convergence are shown using a priori error estimates and confirmed numerically.

A parameter-robust iterative method for Stokes–Darcy problems retaining local mass conservation

We consider a coupled model of free-flow and porous medium flow, governed by stationary Stokes and Darcy flow, respectively. The coupling between the two systems is enforced by introducing a single variable representing the normal flux across the interface. The problem is reduced to a system concerning only the interface flux variable, which is shown to be well-posed in appropriately weighted norms. An iterative solution scheme is then proposed to solve the reduced problem such that mass is conserved at each iteration. By introducing a preconditioner based on the weighted norms from the analysis, the performance of the iterative scheme is shown to be robust with respect to material and discretization parameters. By construction, the scheme is applicable to a wide range of locally conservative discretization schemes and we consider explicit examples in the framework of Mixed Finite Element methods. Finally, the theoretical results are confirmed with the use of numerical experiments.

Mixed methods for degenerate elliptic problems and application to fractional Laplacian

We analyze the approximation by mixed finite element methods of solutions of equations of the form div [[EQUATION]] , where the coefficient a=a(x) can degenerate going to zero or infinity. First, we extend the classic error analysis to this case provided that the coefficient $a$ belongs to the Muckenhoupt class [[EQUATION]] . The analysis developed applies to general mixed finite element spaces satisfying the standard commutative diagram property, whenever some stability and interpolation error estimates are valid in weighted norms. Next, we consider in detail the case of Raviart-Thomas spaces of arbitrary order, obtaining optimal order error estimates for simplicial elements in any dimension and for convex quadrilateral elements in the two dimensional case, in both cases under a regularity assumption on the family of meshes. For the lowest order case we show that the regularity assumprtion can be removed and prove anisotropic error estimates which are of interest in problems with boundary layers. Finally we apply the results to a problem arising in the solution of the fractional Laplace equation.

The problem of determining the one-dimensional kernel of viscoelasticity equation with a source of explosive type

The integro-differential system of viscoelasticity equations with a source of explosive type is considered. It is assumed that the coefficients of the equations depend only on one spatial variable. The problem of determining the kernel included in the integral terms of the equations is studied. The solution of the problem is reduced to one inverse problem for scalar hyperbolic equations. This inverse problem is replaced by an equivalent system of integral equations for unknown functions. The principle of constricted mapping in the space of continuous functions with weighted norms to the latter is applied. The theorem of global unique solvability is proved and the stability estimate of solution to the inverse problem is obtained.