We investigate the existence of solutions of the Dirichlet problem for the differential inclusion $0\in \Delta x\left(y\right)+{\partial }_{x}G(y,x\left(y\right))$ for a.e. y ∈ Ω, which is a generalized Euler-Lagrange equation for the functional $J\left(x\right)={\int }_{\Omega }1/2\left|\nabla x\right(y\left)\right|²-G(y,x(y\left)\right)dy$. We develop a duality theory and formulate the variational principle for this problem. As a consequence of duality, we derive the variational principle for minimizing sequences of J. We consider the case when G is subquadratic at infinity.

This paper provides an equivalent characterization of the discrete maximum principle for Galerkin solutions of general linear elliptic problems. The characterization is formulated in terms of the discrete Green’s function and the elliptic projection of the boundary data. This general concept is applied to the analysis of the discrete maximum principle for the higher-order finite elements in one-dimension and to the lowest-order finite elements on simplices of arbitrary dimension. The paper surveys...

The process of gas exhalations in the lower layer of the atmosphere and the problem of distribution of new sources of exhalations in a hilly terrain are studied. Among other, the following assumptions are introduced: (1) the terrain is a hilly one, (2) the exhalations enter a chemical reaction with the atmosphere, (3) the process is stationary, (4) the vector of wind velocity satisfies the continuity equation. The mathematical formulation of the problem then is a mixed boundary value problem for...

We propose, on a model case, a new approach to classical results obtained by V. A. Kondrat'ev (1967), P. Grisvard (1972), (1985), H. Blum and R. Rannacher (1980), V. G. Maz'ya (1980), (1984), (1992), S. Nicaise (1994a), (1994b), (1994c), M. Dauge (1988), (1990), (1993a), (1993b), A. Tami (2016), and others, describing the singularities of solutions of an elliptic problem on a polygonal domain of the plane that may appear near a corner. It provides a more precise description of how the solutions...

. The determination of costant of (1.5) is given when existence and uniqueness hold. If $p=2$, whatever the index, a method for computation of costant is developed.

We will consider the following problem$$-\Delta u-\lambda \frac{u}{{\left|x\right|}^2}={\left|\nabla u\right|}^p+cf,u\>0\text{in}\Omega ,$$where $\Omega \subset {ℝ}^N$ is a domain such that $0\in \Omega$, $N\ge 3$, $c\>0$ and $\lambda \>0$. The main objective of this note is to study the precise threshold $p_{+}=p_{+}\left(\lambda \right)$ for which there is novery weak supersolutionif $p\ge p_{+}\left(\lambda \right)$. The optimality of $p_{+}\left(\lambda \right)$ is also proved by showing the solvability of the Dirichlet problem when $1\le p\<p_{+}\left(\lambda \right)$, for $c\>0$ small enough and $f\ge 0$ under some hypotheses that we will prescribe.

In this paper, we are concerned with the asymptotically linear elliptic problem -Δu + λ0u = f(u), u ∈ H01(Ω) in an exterior domain Ω = RnO (N ≥ 3) with O a smooth bounded and star-shaped open set, and limt→+∞ f(t)/t = l, 0 < l < +∞. Using a precise deformation lemma and algebraic topology argument, we prove under our assumptions that the problem possesses at least one positive solution.

The convergence of the finite element solution for the second order elliptic problem in the $n$-dimensional bounded domain $(n\ge 2)$ with the Newton boundary condition is analysed. The simplicial isoparametric elements are used. The error estimates in both the $H^1$ and $L_2$ norms are obtained.

In the present work we introduce a new family of cell-centered Finite Volume schemes for anisotropic and heterogeneous diffusion operators inspired by the MPFA L method. A very general framework for the convergence study of finite volume methods is provided and then used to establish the convergence of the new method. Fairly general meshes are covered and a computable sufficient criterion for coercivity is provided. In order to guarantee consistency in the presence of heterogeneous diffusivity,...