A Formulation of the Porous Medium Equation with Time-Dependent Porosity: A Priori Estimates and Regularity Results

We consider a generalized form of the porous medium equation where the porosity ϕis a function of time t: ϕ=ϕ(x,t): ∂(ϕS)∂t−∇⋅(k(S)∇S)=Q(S).In many works, the porosity ϕis either assumed to be independent of (or to depend very little of) the time variable t. In this work, we want to study the case where it does depend on t(and xas well). For this purpose, we make a change of unknown function V=ϕSin order to obtain a saturation-like (advection-diffusion) equation. A priori estimates and regularity results are established for the new equation based in part on what is known from the saturation equation, when ϕis independent of the time t. These results are then extended to the full saturation equation with time-dependent porosity ϕ=ϕ(x,t). In this analysis, we make explicitly the dependence of the various constants in the estimates on the porosity ϕby the introduced transport vector w, through the change of unknown function. Also we do not assume zero-flux boundary, but we carry the analysis for the case Q≡0.

A PRIORI ESTIMATES TO THE MAXIMUM MODULUS OF GENERALIZED SOLUTIONS OF A CLASS OF QUASILINEAR ELLIPTIC EQUATIONS WITH ANISOTROPIC GROWTH CONDITIONS

In this paper we give a priori estimates for the maximum modulus of generalizedsolulions of the quasilinear elliplic equations irith anisotropic growth condition.

A Priori Error Analysis for NCVEM Discretization of Elliptic Optimal Control Problem

In this paper, we propose the nonconforming virtual element method (NCVEM) discretization for the pointwise control constraint optimal control problem governed by elliptic equations. Based on the NCVEM approximation of state equation and the variational discretization of control variables, we construct a virtual element discrete scheme. For the state, adjoint state and control variable, we obtain the corresponding prior estimate in H1 and L2 norms. Finally, some numerical experiments are carried out to support the theoretical results.

Pointwise A Priori Estimates for Solutions to Some p-Laplacian Equations

In this article,we apply blow-up analysis to study pointwise a priori estimates for some p-Laplacian equations based on Liouville type theorems.With newly developed analysis techniques,we first extend the classical results of interior gradient estimates for the harmonic function to that for the p-harmonic function,i.e.,the solution ofΔpu=0,x∈Ω.We then obtain singularity and decay estimates of the sign-changing solution of Lane-Emden-Fowler type p-Laplacian equation-Δp^(u)=|u|^(λ-1)u,x∈Ω,which are then extended to the equation with general right hand term f(x,u)with certain asymptotic properties.In addition,point wise estimates for higher order derivatives of the solution to Lane-Emden type p-Laplacian equation,in a case of p=2,are also discussed.

A Priori and A Posteriori Error Estimates of Streamline Diffusion Finite Element Method for Optimal Control Problem Governed by Convection Dominated Diffusion Equation

In this paper,we investigate a streamline diffusion finite element approxi- mation scheme for the constrained optimal control problem governed by linear con- vection dominated diffusion equations.We prove the existence and uniqueness of the discretized scheme.Then a priori and a posteriori error estimates are derived for the state,the co-state and the control.Three numerical examples are presented to illustrate our theoretical results.

DECAY ESTIMATES OF PLANAR STATIONARY WAVES FOR DAMED WAVE EQUATIONS WITH NONLINEAR CONVECTION IN MULTI-DIMENSIONAL HALF SPACE

This paper is concerned with the initial-boundary value problem for damped wave equations with a nonlinear convection term in the multi-dimensional half space R n ＋ ： u tt u ＋ u t ＋ divf （u） = 0, t 〉 0, x = （x 1 , x ′ ） ∈ R n ＋ ：= R ＋ × R n 1 , u（0, x） = u 0 （x） → u ＋ , as x 1 → ＋ ∞ , u t （0, x） = u 1 （x）, u（t, 0, x ′ ） = u b , x ′ = （x 2 , x 3 , ··· , x n ） ∈ R n 1 . （I） For the non-degenerate case f ′ 1 （u ＋ ） 〈 0, it was shown in [10] that the above initialboundary value problem （I） admits a unique global solution u（t, x） which converges to the corresponding planar stationary wave φ（x 1 ） uniformly in x 1 ∈ R ＋ as time tends to infinity provided that the initial perturbation and/or the strength of the stationary wave are sufficiently small. And in [10] Ueda, Nakamura, and Kawashima proved the algebraic decay estimates of the tangential derivatives of the solution u（t, x） for t → ＋ ∞ by using the space-time weighted energy method initiated by Kawashima and Matsumura [5] and improved by Nishihkawa [7]. Moreover, by using the same weighted energy method, an additional algebraic convergence rate in the normal direction was obtained by assuming that the initial perturbation decays algebraically. We note, however, that the analysis in [10] relies heavily on the assumption that f ′ （u） 〈 0. The main purpose of this paper isdevoted to discussing the case of f ′ 1 （u b ） ≥ 0 and we show that similar results still hold for such a case. Our analysis is based on some delicate energy estimates.

Adaptive Finite Element Method Based on Optimal Error Estimates for Linear Elliptic Problems on Nonconvex Polygonal Domains

The subject of this work is to propose adaptive finite element methods based on an optimal maximum norm error control estimate.Using estimators of the local regularity of the unknown exact solution derived from computed approximate solutions,the proposed procedures are analyzed in detail for a non-trivial class of corner problems and shown to be efficient in the sense that they generate the correct type of refinement and lead to the desired control under consideration.

A PRIORI ESTIMATE FOR LOWER SOLUTIONS OF ACLASS QUASILINEAR ELLIPTIC EQUATIONS

A new priori estimate of lower- solution is made for the following quasilinear elliptic equation : integral(G) {del v . A (x, u, del u) + vB (x, u, del u)} dx = 0, For All v is an element of (W) over circle(p)(1) (G). The result presented in this paper enriches and extends the corresponding result of Gilbarg-Trudinger.

A PRIORI ESTIMATE FOR MAXIMUM MODULUS OF GENERALIZED SOLUTIONS OF QUASI-LINEAR ELLIPTIC EQUATIONS

Let G he a hounded domain in E Consider the following quasi-linear elliptic equationAlthough the houndedness of generalized solutions of the equation is proved for very general structural conditions, it does not supply a priori estimate for maximum modulus of solutions. In this paper an estimate to the maximum modulus is made firstly for a special case of quasi-linear elliptic equations, i.e. the A and B satisfy the following structural conditions

GLOBAL BLOWUP AND BLOWUP RATE ESTIMATES OF SOLUTIONS FOR A CLASS OF NONLINEAR NON-LOCAL REACTION-DIFFUSION PROBLEMS

In this paper, the global blowup properties of solutions for a class of nonlinear non-local reaction-diffusion problems are investigated by the methods of the prior estimates. Moreover, the blowup rate estimate of the solution is given.

ADAPTIVE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD BASED ON OPTIMAL ERROR ESTIMATES FOR LINEAR ELLIPTIC PROBLEMS ON CONCAVE CORNER DOMAINS

An adaptive finite element procedure designed for specific computational goals is presented,using mesh refinement strategies based on optimal or nearly optimal a priori error estimates for the finite element method and using estimators of the local regularity of the unknown exact solution derived from computed approximate solutions.The proposed procedure is analyzed in detail for a non-trivial class of corner problems and shown to be efficient in the sense that the method can generate the correct type of refinements and lead to the desired control under consideration.

A PRIORI ERROR ESTIMATES FOR OBSTACLE OPTIMAL CONTROL PROBLEM,WHERE THE OBSTACLE IS THE CONTROLITSELF

In this paper we deal with the convergence analysis of the finite element method for an elliptic penalized unilateral obstacle optimal control problem where the control and the obstacle coincide.Error estimates are established for both state and control variables.We apply a fixed point type iteration method to solve the discretized problem.To corroborate our error estimations and the eficiency of our algorithms,the convergence results and numerical experiments are illustrated by concrete examples.

A Priori Error Estimates for Spectral Galerkin Approximations of Integral State-Constrained Fractional Optimal Control Problems

The fractional optimal control problem leads to significantly increased computational complexity compared to the corresponding classical integer-order optimal control problem,due to the global properties of fractional differential operators.In this paper,we focus on an optimal control problem governed by fractional differential equations with an integral constraint on the state variable.By the proposed first-order optimality condition consisting of a Lagrange multiplier,we design a spectral Galerkin discrete scheme with weighted orthogonal Jacobi polynomials to approximate the resulting state and adjoint state equations.Furthermore,a priori error estimates for state,adjoint state and control variables are discussed in details.Illustrative numerical tests are given to demonstrate the validity and applicability of our proposed approximations and theoretical results.

The A Priori and A Posteriori Error Estimates for Modified Interior Transmission Eigenvalue Problem in Inverse Scattering

In this paper,we discuss the conforming finite element method for a modified interior transmission eigenvalues problem.We present a complete theoretical analysis for the method,including the a priori and a posteriori error estimates.The theoretical analysis is conducted under the assumption of low regularity on the solution.We prove the reliability and efficiency of the a posteriori error estimators for eigenfunctions up to higher order terms,and we also analyze the reliability of estimators for eigenvalues.Finally,we report numerical experiments to show that our posteriori error estimator is effective and the approximations can reach the optimal convergence order.The numerical results also indicate that the conforming finite element eigenvalues approximate the exact ones from below,and there exists a monotonic relationship between the conforming finite element eigenvalues and the refractive index through numerical experiments.

Virtual Element Discretization of Optimal Control Problem Governed by Brinkman Equations

In this paper, we discuss virtual element method (VEM) approximation of optimal control problem governed by Brinkman equations with control constraints. Based on the polynomial projections and variational discretization of the control variable, we build up the virtual element discrete scheme of the optimal control problem and derive the discrete first order optimality system. A priori error estimates for the state, adjoint state and control variables in L2 and H1 norm are derived. The theoretical findings are illustrated by the numerical experiments.

COMPRESSIBLE NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS WITH DENSITY-DEPENDENT VISCOSITY,VACUUM AND GRAVITATIONAL FORCE IN THE CASE OF GENERAL PRESSURE

This is a continuation of the article（Comm.Partial Differential Equations 26（2001）965）.In this article,the authors consider the one-dimensional compressible isentropic Navier-Stokes equations with gravitational force,fixed boundary condition,a general pressure and the density-dependent viscosity coefficient when the viscous gas connects to vacuum state with a jump in density.Precisely,the viscosity coefficient μ is proportional to ρ^θ and 0〈θ〈1/2,where ρ is the density,and the pressure P=P（ρ）is a general pressure.The global existence and the uniqueness of weak solution are proved.

GLOBAL ASYMPTOTICS TOWARD THE REREFACTION WAVES FOR A PARABOLIC-ELLIPTIC SYSTEM RELATED TO THE CAMASSA-HOLM SHALLOW WATER EQUATION

This article is concerned with the global existence and large time behavior of solutions to the Cauchy problem for a parabolic-elliptic system related to the Camassa-Holm shallow water equation {ut＋（u^2/2）x＋px=εuxx, t〉0,x∈R, -αPxx＋P=f（u）＋α/2ux^2-1/2u^2, t〉0,x∈R, （E） with the initial data u（0,x）=u0（x）→u±, as x→±∞ （I） Here, u_ 〈 u＋ are two constants and f（u） is a sufficiently smooth function satisfying f＂ （u） 〉 0 for all u under consideration. Main aim of this article is to study the relation between solutions to the above Cauchy problem and those to the Riemann problem of the following nonlinear conservation law It is well known that if u_ 〈 u＋, the above Riemann problem admits a unique global entropy solution u^R（x/t） u^R（x/t）={u_,（f′）^-1（x/t）,u＋, x≤f′（u_）t, f′（u_）t≤x≤f′（u＋）t, x≥f′（u＋）t. Let U（t, x） be the smooth approximation of the rarefaction wave profile constructed similar to that of [21, 22, 23], we show that if u0（x） - U（0,x） ∈ H^1（R） and u_ 〈 u＋, the above Cauchy problem （E） and （I） admits a unique global classical solution u（t, x） which tends to the rarefaction wave u^R（x/t） as → ＋∞ in the maximum norm. The proof is given by an elementary energy method.

UNIQUENESS OF THE INVERSE TRANSMISSION SCATTERING WITH A CONDUCTIVE BOUNDARY CONDITION

This paper considers the inverse acoustic wave scattering by a bounded penetrable obstacle with a conductive boundary condition.We will show that the penetrable scatterer can be uniquely determined by its far-field pattern of the scattered field for all incident plane waves at a fixed wave number.In the first part of this paper,adequate preparations for the main uniqueness result are made.We establish the mixed reciprocity relation between the far-field pattern corresponding to point sources and the scattered field corresponding to plane waves.Then the well-posedness of a modified interior transmission problem is deeply investigated by the variational method.Finally,the a priori estimates of solutions to the general transmission problem with boundary data in L^(p)(δΩ)(1<p<2)are proven by the boundary integral equation method.In the second part of this paper,we give a novel proof on the uniqueness of the inverse conductive scattering problem.

EXISTENCE OF GLOBAL SMOOTH SOLUTION TO INITIAL BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEM FOR A VISCOELASTIC MODEL WITH RELAXATION

This paper is concerned with the initial boundary value problem for a viscoelastic model with relaxation. Under the only assumption that the C^0-norm of the initial data is small, without smallness hypothesis for the C^1-norm, the existence of the global smooth solution to the corresponding initial boundary value problem is proved. The analysis is based on some a priori estimates obtained by the 'maximum principle' of first-order quasilinear hyperbolic system.

REMARK ON THE BLOW-UP CRITERION OF STRONG SOLUTIONS TO THE NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS IN MULTIPLIER SPACES

In this note, we prove that Xr （0 〈 r 〈 1） norm of the vorticity controls the blow-up phenomena of strong solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations in R3.