Let $u$ an harmonique function on $\Omega=(a,b)\times (0,+\infty)$ and boundary conditions : $\displaystyle u(a,y)=u(b,y)=0,\quad\forall y\geq 0$ $\displaystyle u(x,0)=0,\,\lim_{y\to +\infty} u(x,y)=0 \quad \forall x\in (a,b)$ Can we conclude that $\quad u=0$ on $\Omega$ ? My adempt Let $$\Omega_{R}=(a,b)\times (0,R),\forall R>0$$By IBP, i show that $$\int_{\Omega_R}u\Delta u=\int_a^{b}u(x,R)\frac{du}{dy}(x,R)dx-\int_{\Omega_R}|\nabla u|^2 $$ Thus $$\forall R>0,\quad \int_{\Omega_R}|\nabla u|^2=\int_a^bu(x,R)\frac{du}{dy}(x,R)dx$$ I need help to cointinuous ( For example to show $\int_{\Omega}|\nabla u|^2=0$) **edit Continuing the initial reasoning,** $\Big(\int_{\Omega_R}|\nabla u|^2\Big)^2=\Big(\int_0^{\pi}u(x,R)\frac{du}{dy}(x,R)dx\Big)^2\\ \leq \int_0^{\pi}u(x,R)^2dx\int_0^{\pi}\Big(\frac{du}{dy}(x,R)\Big)^2dx ,\mbox{by Cauchy–Schwarz inequality }\\$ $\leq \int_0^{\pi}u(x,R)^2dx \int_0^{\pi}|\nabla u|^2(x,R)dx \\$ $= \int_0^{\pi}u(x,R)^2dx\int_{]0,\pi[\times\{R\}}|\nabla u|^2 \\$ $\leq \int_0^{\pi}u(x,R)^2dx \int_{\Omega_R}|\nabla u|^2,\mbox{because} ]0,\pi[\times\{R\}\subset\Omega_R$ Then $$\int_{\Omega_R}|\nabla u|^2\leq \int_0^{\pi}u(x,R)^2.$$ I can only conclude if $\displaystyle ||u(.,R)||_{L^2]0,\pi[}\to^{R\to\infty} 0$