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Viscous-Inviscid Interactions in a Boundary-Layer Flow Induced by a Vortex Array
2014
In this paper we investigate the asymptotic validity of boundary layer theory. For a flow induced by a periodic row of point-vortices, we compare Prandtl's solution to Navier-Stokes solutions at different $Re$ numbers. We show how Prandtl's solution develops a finite time separation singularity. On the other hand Navier-Stokes solution is characterized by the presence of two kinds of viscous-inviscid interactions between the boundary layer and the outer flow. These interactions can be detected by the analysis of the enstrophy and of the pressure gradient on the wall. Moreover we apply the complex singularity tracking method to Prandtl and Navier-Stokes solutions and analyze the previous int…
Identification of small inhomogeneities: Asymptotic factorization
2007
We consider the boundary value problem of calculating the electrostatic potential for a homogeneous conductor containing finitely many small insulating inclusions. We give a new proof of the asymptotic expansion of the electrostatic potential in terms of the background potential, the location of the inhomogeneities and their geometry, as the size of the inhomogeneities tends to zero. Such asymptotic expansions have already been used to design direct (i.e. noniterative) reconstruction algorithms for the determination of the location of the small inclusions from electrostatic measurements on the boundary, e.g. MUSIC-type methods. Our derivation of the asymptotic formulas is based on integral …
On the Fučík spectrum of the p-Laplacian with no-flux boundary condition
2023
In this paper, we study the quasilinear elliptic problem \begin{align*} \begin{aligned} -\Delta_{p} u&= a\l(u^+\r)^{p-1}-b\l(u^-\r)^{p-1} \quad && \text{in } \Omega,\\ u & = \text{constant} &&\text{on } \partial\Omega,\\ 0&=\int_{\partial \Omega}\left|\nabla u\right|^{p-2}\nabla u\cdot \nu \,\diff \sigma,&& \end{aligned} \end{align*} where the operator is the $p$-Laplacian and the boundary condition is of type no-flux. In particular, we consider the Fu\v{c}\'{\i}k spectrum of the $p$-Laplacian with no-flux boundary condition which is defined as the set $\fucik$ of all pairs $(a,b)\in\R^2$ such that the problem above has a nontrivial solution. It turns out…
Multiple solutions for a discrete boundary value problem involving the p-Laplacian.
2008
Multiple solutions for a discrete boundary value problem involving the p-Laplacian are established. Our approach is based on critical point theory.
Finite element analysis of varitional crimes for a quasilinear elliptic problem in 3D
2000
We examine a finite element approximation of a quasilinear boundary value elliptic problem in a three-dimensional bounded convex domain with a smooth boundary. The domain is approximated by a polyhedron and a numerical integration is taken into account. We apply linear tetrahedral finite elements and prove the convergence of approximate solutions on polyhedral domains in the $W^1_2$ -norm to the true solution without any additional regularity assumptions.
Uniqueness of solutions for some elliptic equations with a quadratic gradient term
2008
We study a comparison principle and uniqueness of positive solutions for the homogeneous Dirichlet boundary value problem associated to quasi-linear elliptic equations with lower order terms. A model example is given by −Δu + λ |∇u| 2 u r = f (x) ,λ , r >0. The main feature of these equations consists in having a quadratic gradient term in which singularities are allowed. The arguments employed here also work to deal with equations having lack of ellipticity or some dependence on u in the right hand side. Furthermore, they could be applied to obtain uniqueness results for nonlinear equations having the p-Laplacian operator as the principal part. Our results improve those already known, even…
On regularity up to the boundary of solutions to a system of degenerate nonlinear elliptic fourth-order equations
2008
Under some hypotheses on weighted functions, using the interior regularity results established in (Kovalevsky, A. and Nicolosi, F., 2005, Existence and regularity of solutions to a system of degenerate nonlinear fourth-order equations. Nonlinear Analysis, 61, 281–307) and estimating the oscillation of solutions near the boundary of Ω, we establish results on regularity up to the boundary of a solutions of the system (1.1).
The 1-Harmonic Flow with Values into $\mathbb S^{1}$
2013
We introduce a notion of solution for the $1$-harmonic flow, i.e., the formal gradient flow of the total variation functional with respect to the $L^2$-distance, from a domain of $\mathbb R^m$ into a geodesically convex subset of an $N$-sphere. For such a notion, under homogeneous Neumann boundary conditions, we prove both existence and uniqueness of solutions when the target space is a semicircle and the existence of solutions when the target space is a circle and the initial datum has no jumps of an “angle” larger than $\pi$. Earlier results in [J. W. Barrett, X. Feng, and A. Prohl, SIAM J. Math. Anal., 40 (2008), pp. 1471--1498] and [X. Feng, Calc. Var. Partial Differential Equations, 37…
Shooting methods for 1D steady-state free boundary problems
1993
AbstractIn this note, we present two numerical methods based on shooting methods to solve steady-state diffusion-absorption models.
Efficient boundary integral-resonant mode expansion method implementation for full-wave analysis of passive devices based on circular waveguides with…
2013
In this study, the efficient full-wave analysis of passive devices composed of circular and arbitrarily-shaped waveguides is considered. For this purpose, the well-known boundary integral-resonant mode expansion (BI RME) method has been properly extended. Circular waveguides are used for resonant mode expansion, whereas the arbitrary contour is defined by any combination of straight, circular and elliptical segments, thus allowing the exact representation of the most widely used geometries. The proposed algorithm extends previous implementations of the BI RME method based on circular waveguides by considering circular and elliptical arcs for defining arbitrary geometries. Similarly, it allo…