Existence of a unique solution to a quasilinear elliptic equation
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2011-03-29
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Denny, Diane
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Elsevier
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to prove the existence of a unique classical solution u(x) to the quasilinear elliptic equation −∇ · (a(u)∇u) + v · ∇u = f , where u(x0) = u0 at x0 ∈ Ω and where n · ∇u = g on the boundary ∂Ω. We prove that if the functions a, f , v, g satisfy certain conditions, then a unique classical solution u(x) exists. Applications include stationary heat/diffusion problems with convection and with a source/sink, where the value of the solution is known at a spatial location x0 ∈ Ω, and where n · ∇u is known on the boundary.
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existence, uniqueness, quasilinear, elliptic
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Denny, D., 2011. Existence of a unique solution to a quasilinear elliptic equation. Journal of mathematical analysis and applications, 380(2), pp.653-668.