Existence of maximal and minimal weak solutions and finite difference approximations for elliptic systems with nonlinear boundary conditions

We establish the existence of maximal and minimal weak solutions between ordered pairs of weak sub- and super-solutions for a coupled system of elliptic equations with quasimonotone nonlinearities on the boundary. We also formulate a finite difference method to approximate the solutions and est...

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Main Authors: Shalmali Bandyopadhyay, Thomas Lewis, Nsoki Mavinga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Texas State University 2025-04-01
Series:Electronic Journal of Differential Equations
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Online Access:http://ejde.math.txstate.edu/Volumes/2025/43/abstr.html
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Summary:We establish the existence of maximal and minimal weak solutions between ordered pairs of weak sub- and super-solutions for a coupled system of elliptic equations with quasimonotone nonlinearities on the boundary. We also formulate a finite difference method to approximate the solutions and establish the existence of maximal and minimal approximations between ordered pairs of discrete sub- and super-solutions. Monotone iterations are formulated for constructing the maximal and minimal solutions when the nonlinearity is monotone. Numerical simulations are used to explore existence, nonexistence, uniqueness and non-uniqueness properties of positive solutions. When the nonlinearities do not satisfy the monotonicity condition, we prove the existence of weak maximal and minimal solutions using Zorn’s lemma and a version of Kato’s inequality up to the boundary.
ISSN:1072-6691