A Variational Approach to Boundary Value Problems for a Class of Nonlinear Systems of Mixed Type
Author(s) -
Hans-Peter Gittel
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
zeitschrift für analysis und ihre anwendungen
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.567
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1661-4534
pISSN - 0232-2064
DOI - 10.4171/zaa/640
Subject(s) - class (philosophy) , nonlinear system , boundary value problem , mathematics , value (mathematics) , type (biology) , mathematical analysis , computer science , physics , artificial intelligence , geology , statistics , paleontology , quantum mechanics
Transonic small disturbance theory in two dimensions leads to a nonlinear first-order system of mixed type. For such systems corresponding variational problems are formulated. These minimum problems are studied on closed sets of admissible functions satisfying certain boundedness constraints and entropy conditions. Existence theorems can be proved though the functionals need not be convex and the given sets are not compact. Furthermore, some properties of minimizers are derived.
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