Special Session 96: Recent Trends in Navier-Stokes Equations, Euler Equations, and Related Problems

$\\boldsymbol L^p$-theory for the operator $\\mathbf{curl}(\\alpha \\mathbf{curl}\\cdot)$ and applications
Cherif Amrouche
Universite de Pau et des Pays de l`Adour
France
Co-Author(s):    Lisa Santo
Abstract:
In this work, we develop an $L^p$-theory for the existence of weak and strong solutions to the elliptic problem $$-\text{div\,}(a\nabla u)=f,$$ in a bounded open domain of $\mathbb R^N$, under Dirichlet or Neumann boundary conditions, and under suitable assumptions on the data and on the regularity of the domain boundary. We also develop an $\boldsymbol L^p$-theory for the existence of weak and strong solutions to the vector-valued problem defined in a bounded open multiply connectde domain of $\mathbb R^3$, $$\mathbf{curl}(\alpha \mathbf{curl} \boldsymbol h)=\boldsymbol f,$$ considering both perfectly permeable and perfectly conducting boundary conditions, and different assumptions on $\boldsymbol f$ and on the regularity of $\partial\Omega$. As an application, we study a coupled electromagnetic induction heating problem, obtaining improved regularity results for the solutions compared to those available in the existing literature.