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Comparison theorems for elliptic and parabolic operators in variational form
Dissertation (MSc (Applied Mathematics))--University of Pretoria, 2020.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/78842 Comparison theorems for elliptic and parabolic operators in variational form Anguelov, Roumen nduduzomajozi@gmail.com Majozi, Nduduzo Khayelihle UCTD Dissertation (MSc (Applied Mathematics))--University of Pretoria, 2020. Order properties are normally derived from maximum principles associated with an operator, say $P$, in classical formulation. This result is often formulated as a comparison theorem for solutions of linear elliptic PDEs as it derives order in the solution space from the order in the space of data. The solutions of the classical formulation in variational form are called weak solutions. The variational formulation and the associated concept of weak solution is widely used in the theory, applications and numerical analysis of elliptic and parabolic PDEs. In practice, often the variational formulation is used in order to accommodate generalized/ weak solutions and also to prepare for the use of numerical schemes such as finite element methods. The space of weak solutions as well as space of data are Sobolev spaces, which are wider than the respective spaces of solutions and data in the classical formulation. This dissertation proves inverse monotonicity, or equivalently comparison theorems, for this much more general formulation of the operators and respective equations. More precisely, we prove results regarding order/comparison for the solutions of the variational problem through the concept of inverse monotone operators, which put them in a more general framework. We specifically discuss the case of a single equation and the case of systems of PDEs for both elliptic and parabolic equations. DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Mathematics and Applied Mathematics MSc (Applied Mathematics) Unrestricted 2021-02-25T13:26:29Z 2021-02-25T13:26:29Z 2021 2020 Dissertation * A2021 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/78842 en © 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Comparison theorems for elliptic and parabolic operators in variational form |
| title | Comparison theorems for elliptic and parabolic operators in variational form |
| title_full | Comparison theorems for elliptic and parabolic operators in variational form |
| title_fullStr | Comparison theorems for elliptic and parabolic operators in variational form |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison theorems for elliptic and parabolic operators in variational form |
| title_short | Comparison theorems for elliptic and parabolic operators in variational form |
| title_sort | comparison theorems for elliptic and parabolic operators in variational form |
| topic | UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/78842 |