LOCAL REGULARITY RESULT FOR SOLUTIONS OF OBSTACLE PROBLEMS

This paper gives the local regularity result for solutions to obstacle problems of A-harmonic equation divA(x, ξu(x)) = 0, |A.(x,ξ)|≈|?|p-1, when 1 < p < n and the obstacle function (?)≥0.

LOCAL REGULARITY RESULT IN OBSTACLE PROBLEMS

We obtain a local regularity result for solutions to kφ,θ-obstacle problem of A-harmonic equation divA（x, u（x）, ↓△u（x）） = 0, where .A ： Ω ×R × Rn → Rn is aCarath^odory function satisfying some coercivity and growth conditions with the naturalexponent 1 〈 p 〈 n, the obstacle function φ≥ 0, and the boundary data θ ∈ W1mp（Ω）.

THE HLDER CONTINUITY FOR THE GRADIENT OF SOLUTIONS TO ONE-SIDED OBSTACLE PROBLEMS

The Hǒlder continuity is proved for the gradient of the solution Jo the one-sided obstacle problem of the following variational inequality in the case 1<p<2

Regularity of solutions of obstacle problems

In this paper,we improved the regularity results of obstacle problems,in which the smooth conditions of the coefficients aij(x) are released from C1() to L∞(Ω).

Monotone Additive Schwarz Algorithms for Solving Two-Side Obstacle Problems

Additive Schwarz algorithms for solving the discrete problems of twrvside obstacle problems are proposed. The monotone convergence of the algorithms is established for M-matrix and the h-independent convergence rate is proved for S-matrix. The so-called finite step convergence for coincident components is discussed for nondegenerate discreted problems.

Residual-type a posteriori error estimate for parabolic obstacle problems

In this paper, a posteriori error estimates were derived for piecewise linear finite element approximations to parabolic obstacle problems. The instrumental ingredient was introduced as a new interpolation operator which has optimal approximation properties and preserves positivity. With the help of the interpolation operator the upper and lower bounds were obtained.

OBSTACLE PROBLEMS ON RCD(K,N)METRIC MEASURE SPACES

In this paper,we solve the obstacle problems on metric measure spaces with generalized Ricci lower bounds.We show the existence and Lipschitz continuity of the solutions,and then we establish some regularities of the free boundaries.

Numerical Solution of Obstacle Problems by B-Spline Functions

In this study, we use B-spline functions to solve the linear and nonlinear special systems of differential equations associated with the category of obstacle, unilateral, and contact problems. The problem can easily convert to an optimal control problem. Then a convergent approximate solution is constructed such that the exact boundary conditions are satisfied. The numerical examples and computational results illustrate and guarantee a higher accuracy for this technique.

Combining Geographic Information Systems for Transportation and Mixed Integer Linear Programming in Facility Location-Allocation Problems

In this study, we aimed to assess the solution quality for location-allocation problems from facilities generated by the software TransCAD&reg;?, a Geographic Information System for Transportation (GIS-T). Such facilities were obtained after using two routines together: Facility Location and Transportation Problem, when compared with optimal solutions from exact mathematical models, based on Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP), developed externally for the GIS. The models were applied to three simulations: the first one proposes opening factories and customer allocation in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil;the second involves a wholesaler and a study of location and allocation of distribution centres for retail customers;and the third one involves the location of day-care centers and allocation of demand (0 - 3 years old children). The results showed that when considering facility capacity, the MILP optimising model presents results up to 37% better than the GIS and proposes different locations to open new facilities.

DIRICHLET PROBLEM FOR THE IMPLICIT OBSTACLE PROBLEMS

Abstract In this paper the implicit obstacle problem of fully nonlinear second order elliptic equations associated with impulsive control problem are investigated.The comparion principle for viscosity solutions is proved,the existence and uniqueness results are disscussed.

Optimal obstacle control problem

In the paper we discuss some properties of the state operators of the optimal obstacle control problem for elliptic variational inequality.Existence,uniqueness and regularity of the optimal control,problem are established.In addition,the approximation of the optimal obstacle problem is also studied.

Optimal investment with transaction costs based on exponential utility function:a parabolic double obstacle problem

This paper concerns optimal investment problem with proportional transaction costs and finite time horizon based on exponential utility function. Using a partial differential equation approach, we reveal that the problem is equivalent to a parabolic double obstacle problem involving two free boundaries that correspond to the optimal buying and selling policies. Numerical examples are obtained by the binomial method.

Regularity of obstacle optimal control problem

In this paper, by investigating an optimal control problem which is equivalent to original problem, the regularity of an obstacle optimal control problem was treated. Furthermore, based on some properties of operator T for the variational inequality problem, the existence and uniqueness of the original problem were proved.

The Capacitated Location-Allocation Problem in the Presence of <i>k</i>Connections

We consider a capacitated location-allocation problem in the presence of k connections on the horizontal line barrier. The objective is to locate a set of new facilities among a set of existing facilities and to allocate an optimal number of existing facilities to each new facility in order to satisfy their demands such that the summation of the weighted rectilinear barrier distances from new facilities to existing facilities is minimized. The proposed problem is designed as a mixed-integer nonlinear programming model. To show the efficiency of the model, a numerical example is provided. It is worth noting that the global optimal solution is obtained.

A Cubic Spline Method for Solving a Unilateral Obstacle Problem

This paper, we develop a numerical method for solving a unilateral obstacle problem by using the cubic spline collocation method and the generalized Newton method. This method converges quadratically if a relation-ship between the penalty parameter and the discretization parameter h is satisfied. An error estimate between the penalty solution and the discret penalty solution is provided. To validate the theoretical results, some numerical tests on one dimensional obstacle problem are presented.

Entropy Unilateral Solution for Some Noncoercive Nonlinear Parabolic Problems Via a Sequence of Penalized Equations

We give an existence result of the obstacle parabolic equations3b（x,u） div（a（x,t,u, Vu））＋div（（x,t,u））=f in QT, 3twhere b（x,u） is bounded function ot u, the term atva,x,r,u, v u）） is a Letay type operator and the function is a nonlinear lower order and satisfy only the growth condition. The second term belongs to L1 （QT）. The proof of an existence solution is based on the penalization methods.

Hessian算子的Obstacle问题

本文证明了有Obstacle的Hessian方程的Dirichlet问题之W^(2,∞)解的存在性。

Regularity for solutions to anisotropic obstacle problems

For Ω a bounded subset of R n,n 2,ψ any function in Ω with values in R∪{±∞}andθ∈W1,(q i)(Ω),let K(q i)ψ,θ(Ω)={v∈W1,(q i)(Ω):vψ,a.e.and v-θ∈W1,(q i)0(Ω}.This paper deals with solutions to K(q i)ψ,θ-obstacle problems for the A-harmonic equation-divA(x,u(x),u(x))=-divf(x)as well as the integral functional I(u;Ω)=Ωf(x,u(x),u(x))dx.Local regularity and local boundedness results are obtained under some coercive and controllable growth conditions on the operator A and some growth conditions on the integrand f.

RBSDE's with jumps and the related obstacle problems for integral-partial differential equations

The author proves, when the noise is driven by a Brownian motion and an independent Poisson random measure, the one-dimensional reflected backward stochastic differential equation with a stopping time terminal has a unique solution. And in a Markovian framework, the solution can provide a probabilistic interpretation for the obstacle problem for the integral-partial differential equation.

ERROR REDUCTION IN ADAPTIVE FINITE ELEMENT APPROXIMATIONS OF ELLIPTIC OBSTACLE PROBLEMS

We consider an adaptive finite element method （AFEM） for obstacle problems associated with linear second order elliptic boundary value problems and prove a reduction in the energy norm of the discretization error which leads to R-linear convergence. This result is shown to hold up to a consistency error due to the extension of the discrete multipliers （point functionals） to H^-1 and a possible mismatch between the continuous and discrete coincidence and noncoincidence sets. The AFEM is based on a residual-type error estimator consisting of element and edge residuals. The a posteriori error analysis reveals that the significant difference to the unconstrained case lies in the fact that these residuals only have to be taken into account within the discrete noncoincidence set. The proof of the error reduction property uses the reliability and the discrete local efficiency of the estimator as well as a perturbed Galerkin orthogonality. Numerical results are given illustrating the performance of the AFEM.