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Lesson 21: Elliptic Problems, part II

14 Maio 2019, 10:30 Hugo Tavares

Lax-Milgram's theorem and its application to the existence and uniqueness of weak solutions for a general second order elliptic operator in divergence form (the case of homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions). 


Lesson 20: Elliptic Problems, part II

10 Maio 2019, 12:00 Hugo Tavares

Conclusion of the proof of the Dirichlet's principle.  
The notion of weak solution for L=-Delta u+u: non homogenous Dirichlet boundary conditions; Neumann boundary conditions.Motivations for the need of generalizing Riesz's theorem. 



Lesson 19: Elliptic Problems, part I

7 Maio 2019, 10:30 Hugo Tavares

Variational Formulation of Elliptic Problems:  
-definition of second order elliptic operator in divergence and non-divergence form.  
- brief commants about several definitions of solution: classical, strong, distributional solutions.  
The notion of weak solution in the particular case Lu=-Delta u + u:  
- homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions; the Dirichlet's principle. 


Lesson 18: Sobolev Spaces, part V

3 Maio 2019, 12:00 Hugo Tavares

The extension theorem: ideas about the proof in the general case using a partition of the unity. Consequences: density results and Sobolev embeddings for W^{1,p}(Omega) with Omega a C^1-domain. 
The trace operator. Green's identity in H^1.


Lesson 17: Sobolev Spaces, part IV

30 Abril 2019, 10:30 Hugo Tavares

Poincaré's inequality: proof and consequences (equivalent norm in H^1_0(Omega)). 
Characterization of H^{-1}(Omega), the dual space of H^1_0(Omega). 
Statement of the extension theorem for W^{1,p}(Omega), with Omega a C^1 domain. Proof when Omega is a cube.