Search results for "partial differential equation"

A generalized porous medium equation related to some singular quasilinear problems

2014

Abstract In this paper we study the existence and nonexistence of solutions for a Dirichlet boundary value problem whose model is { − ∑ m = 1 ∞ a m Δ u m = f in  Ω u = 0 on  ∂ Ω , where Ω is a bounded domain of R N , a m is a sequence of nonnegative real numbers, and f is in L q ( Ω ) , q > N 2 .

Adaptation based on interpolation errors for high order mesh refinement methods applied to conservation laws

2012

Adaptive mesh refinement is nowadays a widely used tool in the numerical solution of hyperbolic partial differential equations. The algorithm is based on the numerical approximation of the solution of the equations on a hierarchical set of meshes with different resolutions. Among the different parts that compose an adaptive mesh refinement algorithm, the decision of which level of resolution is adequate for each part of the domain, i.e., the design of a refinement criterion, is crucial for the performance of the algorithm. In this work we analyze a refinement strategy based on interpolation errors, as a building block of a high order adaptive mesh refinement algorithm. We show that this tec…

Existence of two positive solutions for anisotropic nonlinear elliptic equations

2021

This paper deals with the existence of nontrivial solutions for a class of nonlinear elliptic equations driven by an anisotropic Laplacian operator. In particular, the existence of two nontrivial solutions is obtained, adapting a two critical point results to a suitable functional framework that involves the anisotropic Sobolev spaces.

New solvability conditions for the Neumann problem for ordinary singular differential equations

2000

Uniform, Sobolev extension and quasiconformal circle domains

1991

This paper contributes to the theory of uniform domains and Sobolev extension domains. We present new features of these domains and exhibit numerous relations among them. We examine two types of Sobolev extension domains, demonstrate their equivalence for bounded domains and generalize known sufficient geometric conditions for them. We observe that in the plane essentially all of these domains possess the trait that there is a quasiconformal self-homeomorphism of the extended plane which maps a given domain conformally onto a circle domain. We establish a geometric condition enjoyed by these plane domains which characterizes them among all quasicircle domains having no large and no small bo…

An Itô Formula for rough partial differential equations and some applications

2020

AbstractWe investigate existence, uniqueness and regularity for solutions of rough parabolic equations of the form $\partial _{t}u-A_{t}u-f=(\dot X_{t}(x) \cdot \nabla + \dot Y_{t}(x))u$ ∂ t u − A t u − f = ( X ̇ t ( x ) ⋅ ∇ + Y ̇ t ( x ) ) u on $[0,T]\times \mathbb {R}^{d}.$ [ 0 , T ] × ℝ d . To do so, we introduce a concept of “differential rough driver”, which comes with a counterpart of the usual controlled paths spaces in rough paths theory, built on the Sobolev spaces Wk,p. We also define a natural notion of geometricity in this context, and show how it relates to a product formula for controlled paths. In the case of transport noise (i.e. when Y = 0), we use this framework to prove a…

Statistics of nonlinear stochastic dynamical systems under Lévy noises by a convolution quadrature approach

2010

This paper describes a novel numerical approach to find the statistics of the non-stationary response of scalar non-linear systems excited by L\'evy white noises. The proposed numerical procedure relies on the introduction of an integral transform of Wiener-Hopf type into the equation governing the characteristic function. Once this equation is rewritten as partial integro-differential equation, it is then solved by applying the method of convolution quadrature originally proposed by Lubich, here extended to deal with this particular integral transform. The proposed approach is relevant for two reasons: 1) Statistics of systems with several different drift terms can be handled in an efficie…

Stochastic resonance and noise delayed extinction in a model of two competing species

2003

We study the role of the noise in the dynamics of two competing species. We consider generalized Lotka-Volterra equations in the presence of a multiplicative noise, which models the interaction between the species and the environment. The interaction parameter between the species is a random process which obeys a stochastic differential equation with a generalized bistable potential in the presence of a periodic driving term, which accounts for the environment temperature variation. We find noise-induced periodic oscillations of the species concentrations and stochastic resonance phenomenon. We find also a nonmonotonic behavior of the mean extinction time of one of the two competing species…

Quantum graphs with mixed dynamics: the transport/diffusion case

2013

We introduce a class of partial differential equations on metric graphs associated with mixed evolution: on some edges we consider diffusion processes, on other ones transport phenomena. This yields a system of equations with possibly nonlocal couplings at the boundary. We provide sufficient conditions for these to be governed by a contractive semigroup on a Hilbert space naturally associated with the system. We show that our setting is also adequate to discuss specific systems of diffusion equations with boundary delays.

A quantum particle in a box with moving walls

2013

We analyze the non-relativistic problem of a quantum particle that bounces back and forth between two moving walls. We recast this problem into the equivalent one of a quantum particle in a fixed box whose dynamics is governed by an appropriate time-dependent Schroedinger operator.