Extending recent work for the linear Poisson problem for the Laplacian in the framework of Sobolev-Besov spaces on Lipschitz domains by Jerison and Kenig [16], Fabes, Mendez and Mitrea [9], and Mitrea and Taylor [30], here we take up the task of developing a similar sharp theory for semilinear problems of the type Δu - N(x,u) = F(x), equipped with Dirichlet and Neumann boundary conditions.

We characterize all subsets $M$ of ${ℝ}^n\times {ℝ}^{+}$ such that $$\underset{X\in {ℝ}^n\times {ℝ}^{+}}{sup}u\left(X\right)=\underset{X\in M}{sup}u\left(X\right)$$ for every bounded parabolic function $u$ on ${ℝ}^n\times {ℝ}^{+}$. The closely related problem of representing functions as sums of Weierstrass kernels corresponding to points of $M$ is also considered. The results provide a parabolic counterpart to results for classical harmonic functions in a ball, see References. As a by-product the question of representability of probability continuous distributions as sums of multiples of normal distributions is investigated.

Let $\alpha >0$, $\lambda ={\left(2\alpha \right)}^{-1/2}$, $S^{n-1}$ be the $(n-1)$-dimensional unit sphere, $\sigma$ be the surface measure on $S^{n-1}$ and $h\left(x\right)={\int }_{S^{n-1}}{e}^{\lambda \langle x,y\rangle }d\sigma \left(y\right)$. We characterize all subsets $M$ of ${ℝ}^n$ such that $$\underset{x\in {ℝ}^n}{inf}\frac{u\left(x\right)}{h\left(x\right)}=\underset{x\in M}{inf}\frac{u\left(x\right)}{h\left(x\right)}$$ for every positive solution $u$ of the Helmholtz equation on ${ℝ}^n$. A closely related problem of representing functions of $L_1\left(S^{n-1}\right)$ as sums of blocks of the form $e^{\lambda \langle x_k,.\rangle }/h\left(x_k\right)$ corresponding to points of $M$ is also considered. The results provide a counterpart to results for classical harmonic functions in a ball, and for parabolic functions on a slab, see References.

For open sets with a piecewise smooth boundary it is shown that a solution of the Dirichlet problem for the Laplace equation can be expressed in the form of the sum of the single layer potential and the double layer potential with the same density, where this density is given by a concrete series.

For fairly general open sets it is shown that we can express a solution of the Neumann problem for the Laplace equation in the form of a single layer potential of a signed measure which is given by a concrete series. If the open set is simply connected and bounded then the solution of the Dirichlet problem is the double layer potential with a density given by a similar series.

For open sets with a piecewise smooth boundary it is shown that we can express a solution of the Robin problem for the Laplace equation in the form of a single layer potential of a signed measure which is given by a concrete series.

Mathematics Subject Classification: 26A33, 31B10In the present paper a New Iterative Method [1] has been employed to find solutions of linear and non-linear fractional diffusion-wave equations. Illustrative examples are solved to demonstrate the efficiency of the method.* This work has partially been supported by the grant F. No. 31-82/2005(SR) from the University Grants Commission, N. Delhi, India.

Let $\omega :(0,\infty )\to (0,\infty )$ be a gauge function satisfying certain mid regularity conditions. A (signed) finite Borel measure $\mu \in {ℝ}^n$ is called $\omega$-Zygmund if there exists a positive constant $C$ such that $|\mu \left(Q_{+}\right)-\mu \left(Q_{-}\right)|\le C\omega \left(\ell \left(Q_{+}\right)\right)\left|Q_{+}\right|$ for any pair $Q_{+},Q_{-}\subset {ℝ}^n$ of adjacent cubes of the same size. Similarly, $\mu$ is called an $\omega$- symmetric measure if there exists a positive constant $C$ such that $|\mu \left(Q_{+}\right)/\mu \left(Q_{-}\right)-1|\le C\omega \left(\ell \left(Q_{+}\right)\right)$ for any pair $Q_{+},Q_{-}\subset {ℝ}^n$ of adjacent cubes of the same size, $\ell \left(Q_{+}\right)=\ell \left(Q_{-}\right)\<1$. We characterize Zygmund and symmetric measures in terms of their harmonic extensions. Also, we show that the quadratic condition...