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On Second Order Elliptic Equations with a Small Parameter
Communications in Partial Differential Equations
  • Mark Freidlin
  • Wenqing Hu, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

The Neumann problem with a small parameter (Formula presented.) is considered in this paper. The operators L0 and L1 are self-adjoint second order operators. We assume that L0 has a non-negative characteristic form and L1 is strictly elliptic. The reflection is with respect to inward co-normal unit vector γε(x). The behavior of lim ε↓0 uε(x) is effectively described via the solution of an ordinary differential equation on a tree. We calculate the differential operators inside the edges of this tree and the gluing condition at the root. Our approach is based on an analysis of the corresponding diffusion processes.

Department(s)
Mathematics and Statistics
Keywords and Phrases
  • Averaging principle,
  • Diffusion processes on a graph,
  • Equations with non-negative characteristic form,
  • Second order equations with a small parameter
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2013 Taylor & Francis, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
10-1-2013
Publication Date
01 Oct 2013
Citation Information
Mark Freidlin and Wenqing Hu. "On Second Order Elliptic Equations with a Small Parameter" Communications in Partial Differential Equations Vol. 38 Iss. 10 (2013) p. 1712 - 1736 ISSN: 0360-5302
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/wenqing-hu/8/