On the existence and 'blow-up' of solutions to a two-dimensional nonlinear boundary-value problem arising in corrosion modelling

Otared Kavian, Michael Vogelius

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Abstract

Let Ω be a bounded C2, αa domain in ℝ2. We prove that the boundary-value problem Δv = 0 in Ω, ∂v/∂n = λsinh(v) on ∂Ω, has infinitely many (classical) solutions for any given λ > 0. These solutions are constructed by means of a variational principle. We also investigate the limiting behaviour as λ → 0+; indeed, we prove that each of our solutions, as λ → 0+, after passing to a subsequence, develops a finite number of singularities located on ∂Ω.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)119-149
Number of pages31
JournalRoyal Society of Edinburgh - Proceedings A
Volume133
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2003

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Mathematics

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