A New Type of Generalized Solution of the Dirichlet Problem for the Heat Equation

Jaroslav Lukeš
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Jaroslav Lukeš: Karlovy university, Matematicko-fyzikálni fakulta

A chapter in Nonlinear Evolution Equations and Potential Theory, 1975, pp 117-123 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Let as consider in the Euclidean space R n harmonic functions as continuous solutions of the Laplace differential equation Δf = 0. Given a bounded open set U R n and a continuous function f on the boundary U* of U, we understand by the solution of the Dirichlet problem for f a continuous function F on the closure Ū of U which is harmonic in U and coincides with f on U*. A set U is termed regular if there exists a solution of the Dirichlet problem, for any continuous function f on U* and, besides that, it is non-negative if f is. Of course, not every open bounded set in R n is regular. There exist continuous functions on such sets for which, we cannot solve the Dirichlet problem. Nevertheless, we can assign to those functions something like a solution in a reasonable way. If we denote for a continuous function f on U* by H f U . the infimum of all superharmonic functions on U whose limes inferior is at every boundary point z greater or equal to f(z), then H f U is a harmonic function on U and it is called a generalized solution of the Dirichlet problem for f obtained by the Perron method. Briefly, we shall call H f U the Perron solution of f. A point zed is called a regular boundary point of U if for any continuous function f on U*. The remaining points of U are termed irregular.

Keywords: Harmonic Function; Dirichlet Problem; Heat Equation; Radon Measure; Harmonic Space (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1975
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-4425-4_9

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