This report developes a technique for approximating the solution to a Cauchy problem for a class of second order elliptic partial differential equations in N independent variables. The method is based upon the determination of an a priori bound for an arbitrary u(alpha) at a point P in terms of the values of the u(alpha) and their gradients on the Cauchy surface, and of a functional of the elliptic operator applied to the u(alpha). (Author).
An analysis is presented which deals with a technique for approximating the solution to a Cauchy problem for a geneal second-order elliptic patil differential equation defined in an N-dimensional region D. The method is based upon the determination of an a priori bound for the value of an arbitrary function u at a point P in D in terms of the values of u and its gradient on the cauchy surface andA FUNCTIONAL OF THE ELLIPTIC OPERATOR APPLIED TO U. (Author).
This book is concerned with certain classes of nonlinear problems for elliptic systems of partial differential equations: boundary-value problems with free boundaries. The first part has to do with the general theory of boundary-value problems for analytic functions and its applications to hydrodynamics. The second presents the theory of quasiconformal mappings, along with the theory of boundary-value problems for elliptic systems of equations and applications of it to problems in the mechanics of continuous media with free boundaries: problems in subsonic gas dynamics, filtration theory, and problems in elastico-plasticity.
The book is an attempt to bring together various topics in partial differential equations related to the Cauchy problem for solutions of an elliptic equation. Ever since Hadamard, the Cauchy problem for solutions of elliptic equations has been known to be ill-posed. It is conditionally stable, just as is the case for even the simplest problems of analytic continuation of functions given on a subset of the boundary. (Such problems of analytic continuation served as a paradigm for the treatment here.) The study of the Cauchy problem is carried out in three directions: determining the degree of instability, which is connected with sharp theorems on approximation by solutions of an elliptic equation; finding solvability conditions, which is based on the development of Hilbert space methods in the Cauchy problem; and reconstructing solutions via their Cauchy data, which requires efficient ways of approximation. A wide range of topics is touched upon, among them are function spaces on compact sets, boundedness theorems for pseudodifferential operators in nonlocal spaces, nonlinear capacity and removable singularities, fundamental solutions, capacitary criteria for approximation by solutions of elliptic equations, and weak boundary values of the solutions. The theory applies as well to the Cauchy problem for solution of overdetermined elliptic systems.
The book is devoted to boundary value problems for general partial differential equations. Efficient methods of resolution of boundary value problems for elliptic equations, based on the theory of analytic functions and having great theoretical and practical importance are developed.A new approach to the investigation of electromagnetic fields is sketched, permitting laws of propagation of electromagnetic energy at a great distance, is outlined and asymptotic formulae for solutions of Maxwell's equation is obtained. These equations are also applied to the efficient resolution of problems.The book is based mostly on the investigation of the author, a considerable part of which being published for the first time.
The book is an attempt to bring together various topics in partial differential equations related to the Cauchy problem for solutions of an elliptic equation. Ever since Hadamard, the Cauchy problem for solutions of elliptic equations has been known to be ill-posed.
The theory of boundary value problems for elliptic systems of partial differential equations has many applications in mathematics and the physical sciences. The aim of this book is to "algebraize" the index theory by means of pseudo-differential operators and new methods in the spectral theory of matrix polynomials. This latter theory provides important tools that will enable the student to work efficiently with the principal symbols of the elliptic and boundary operators on the boundary. Because many new methods and results are introduced and used throughout the book, all the theorems are proved in detail, and the methods are well illustrated through numerous examples and exercises. This book is ideal for use in graduate level courses on partial differential equations, elliptic systems, pseudo-differential operators, and matrix analysis.
A method is presented for obtaining explicit upper and lower pointwise bounds for the solution of rather general interior boundary value problems. The differential equations associated with these problems are of the elliptic type in certain sections while both linear and non-linear parabolic equations are the subject of investigation in other sections. The bounds which are obtained are in terms of the integrals of the squares of known functions and hence, in the linear case, improvement is possible using the Rayleigh-Ritz technique.
This book presents a unified approach to studying the stability of both elliptic Cauchy problems and selected inverse problems. Based on elementary Carleman inequalities, it establishes three-ball inequalities, which are the key to deriving logarithmic stability estimates for elliptic Cauchy problems and are also useful in proving stability estimates for certain elliptic inverse problems. The book presents three inverse problems, the first of which consists in determining the surface impedance of an obstacle from the far field pattern. The second problem investigates the detection of corrosion by electric measurement, while the third concerns the determination of an attenuation coefficient from internal data, which is motivated by a problem encountered in biomedical imaging.
