Questions tagged [laplace-equation]
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On the convergence of the spectral decomposition of a harmonic function
Let $(M,g)$ be a smooth compact Riemannian manifold of dimension $n\geq 2$ with a smooth boundary. Denote by $0<\lambda_1\leq \lambda_2\leq\ldots$ the Dirichlet eigenvalues of $-\Delta_g$ on $(M,g)$...
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explicit solution for Laplace equation on punctured cylinder
I need an explicit formula for the rotationally invariant solution of $\Delta u=0$ in cylindrical coordinate $(r,\theta,z)$ for a domain like $D=[0,2]\times [0,2\pi]\times [-2,2] - [0,1]\times [0,2\pi]...
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Elliptic equations in semi-infinite strips
Let $\Omega$ be a bounded domain in $\mathbb R^n$ with smooth boundary. Let $g=(g_{jk})_{j,k=0}^n$ be a Riemannian metric on $\mathbb R^+\times \Omega$ with smooth bounded components. Is there a good ...
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A question on the maximum principle of second order elliptic equations
Let $Lu=a^{ij}u_{ij} + b^i u_i$ be an elliptic operator of second order in a bounded domain $\Omega$. Assume that $a^{ij}$ is uniformly elliptic. Then it's well known that the following maximum ...
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Harmonic function over a square with linear Neumann boundary conditions
For a rectangle with height 1 and length 2, here is the unique numerical solution
(showing contours of the equipotential from 0, defined by the bottom, to 0.54, the numerically-calculated maximum)
to ...
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$W^{1,p}-$regularity on the boundary for solution of Laplace equation with Robin boundary condition
I came across with the attached paper and here is the part that I try to understand.
If the non-tangential maximal function of $\nabla u$, i.e $(\nabla u)^*$, belongs in $L^p(\partial \Omega)$, then ...
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Neumann problem on a convex domain
Let $\Omega$ be a convex open bounded subset of $\mathbb R^n$ and let $u$ be the solution of
$$
\begin{cases}
∆ u=1\quad\text{in $\Omega$,}
\\
\frac{\partial u}{\partial \nu}=\frac{\vert \Omega\vert_n}...
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Gradient estimate of the eigenfunction of Laplacian on hyperbolic space
I am trying to understand the asymptotic behaviors of the gradient of the eigenfunction function of the Laplace-Beltrami operator on the hyperbolic plane $\mathbb{H}^2$. Specifically, my focus lies on ...
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Are eigenfunctions of the Dirichlet problem for the Laplace equation uniformly bounded?
Let $Q\subset \mathbb R^n$ be a bounded domain with boundary $\partial Q\in C^\infty$ and $\varphi_1,\varphi_2,\ldots$ are eigenfunctions of the Dirichlet problem for the Laplace equation in $Q$ ...
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Regularity of Laplace equation on non-convex polyhedral domain
This might be a known problem, but I could not find a precise answer.
I have the following Laplace equation
\begin{equation}
\begin{cases}
-\Delta u = f & x \in \Omega;\\
\quad\: u = g & x \in ...
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Expansion of prolate spheroidal harmonics
For two coordinate frames $O'$ and $O''$ both offset along the $z$-axis by $\pm R$ respectively, with corresponding offset spherical coordinates $r'$, $\theta'$, $r''$ and $\theta''$, and with prolate ...
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heat kernel for powers of some degenerate elliptic operators
Let $\Omega$ be a bounded open domain in $R^{n}$ with smooth boundary and $X=(X_{1},X_{2},\cdots,X_{m})$ be a system of real smooth vector fields defined on $\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^{n}$. If $X$ ...
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Basic doubt in a free boundary problem for the Laplacian
I am studying the following article : http://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/docs/00/12/87/60/PDF/fbpLaplacian.pdf
In this article the authors considers $K \subset \{ x \in R^n ; x_1 = 0 \}$ a smooth, ...
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How to calculate the weights for Discrete Laplacian Operator?
I am following this paper step by step and want to build an isotropic Laplacian kernel. As shown in the following figure, I can understand until using Taylor to expand the 2D discrete Laplacian ...
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Estimate value of harmonic function in the annulus
Let $D = B_{2r}(0)\backslash \overline{B}_r(0)$. Assume $Lu = 0$ in $D$ where $L$ is a uniform elliptic operator with constant coefficients
$$
Lu = \sum_{i,j} a_{ij}u_{x_i}u_{x_j}, \qquad \lambda |\xi|...
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Green's third identity potential massive object
Consider a massive object occupying a volume $U$ with boundary $\partial U$. Let the gravitational potential inside be $V_{in}$ and outside $V_{out}$
Normally the gravitational field of a massive ...