Related papers: Applic. Analysis, 81, N4, (2002), 929-937

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Let $\ell_j:=-\frac{d^2}{dx^2}+k^2q_j(x),$ $k=const>0, j=1,2,$ $0<c_0\leq q_j(x)\leq c_1,$ %$q\in BV([0,1])$, $q$ has finitely many discontinuity points $x_m\in [0,1],$ and is real-analytic on the intervals $[x_m,x_{m+1}]$ between these…

We provide in this article a new proof of the uniqueness of the flow solution to ordinary differential equations with $BV$ vector-fields that have divergence in $L^\infty$ (or in $L^1$) and that are nearly incompressible (see the text for…

We are concerned with solutions to the nonlinear heat equation $u_t=\Delta u+|u|^{p-1}u$, $x\in \mathbb{R}^N$, that are defined for all positive and negative time. If the exponent $p$ is greater or equal to the Joseph-Lundgren exponent…

We prove that if $u_1,u_2 : (0,\infty) \times \R^d \to (0,\infty)$ are sufficiently well-behaved solutions to certain heat inequalities on $\R^d$ then the function $u: (0,\infty) \times \R^d \to (0,\infty)$ given by $u^{1/p}=u_1^{1/p_1} *…

A one-phase Stefan problem for a semi-infinite material is investigated for special functional forms of the thermal conductivity and specific heat depending on the temperature of the phase-change material. Using the similarity…

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The paper is concerned with a scalar conservation law with discontinuous gradient-dependent flux. Namely, the flux is described by two different functions $f(u)$ or $g(u)$, when the gradient $u_x$ of the solution is positive or negative,…

We consider solutions of the one-dimensional equation $-u'' +(Q+ \lambda V) u = 0$ where $Q: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ is locally integrable, $V : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ is integrable with supp$(V) \subset [0,1]$, and $\lambda \in…

The present article studies solutions to the compressible Navier-Stokes equations for ideal gases in one dimension when thermal conductivity is present but very weak, while viscosity is positive and constant. The main novelty is the…

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We prove existence and uniqueness of a solution to the Cauchy problem corresponding to the equation \begin{equation*} \begin{cases} \partial_t u_{\varepsilon,\delta} +\mathrm{div} {\mathfrak f}_{\varepsilon,\delta}({\bf x},…

In this paper we study the existence and uniqueness of a solution and propose an iterative method for solving a beam problem which is described by the fully fourth order equation $$u^{(4)}(x)=f(x,u(x),u'(x),u'''(x),u'''(x)), \quad 0 < x <…

We consider the determination of a conductivity function in a two-dimensional domain from the Cauchy data of the solutions of the conductivity equation on the boundary. We prove uniqueness results for this inverse problem, posed by…

We establish the uniqueness of positive radial solutions of $$\begin{cases} \Delta u +f(u)=0,\quad x\in A \\ u(x) =0 \quad x\in \partial A \end{cases} $$ where $A:=A_{a,b}=\{ x\in {\mathbb R}^n : a<|x|<b \}$, $0<a<b\le\infty$. We assume…

We construct a theory of existence, uniqueness and regularity of solutions for the fractional heat equation $\partial_t u +(-\Delta)^s u=0$, $0<s<1$, posed in the whole space $\mathbb{R}^N$ with data in a class of locally bounded Radon…