Hindawi Publishing Corporation Journal of Applied Mathematics and Stochastic Analysis Volume 2009, Article ID 975601, 13 pages doi:10.1155/2009/975601 Research Article A Boundary Value Problem with Multivariables Integral Type Condition for Parabolic Equations A. L. Marhoune1 and F. Lakhal2 1 Laboratory Equations Différentielles, Departement of Mathematics, University Mentouri Constantine, Constantine 25017, Algeria 2 Department of Mathematics, Science University of 08 Mai 45, P.O. Box 401, Guelma 24000, Algeria Correspondence should be addressed to A. L. Marhoune, ahmed marhoune@hotmail.com Received 27 January 2009; Revised 14 May 2009; Accepted 13 October 2009 Recommended by Sergiu Aizicovici We study a boundary value problem with multivariables integral type condition for a class of parabolic equations. We prove the existence, uniqueness, and continuous dependence of the solution upon the data in the functional wieghted Sobolev spaces. Results are obtained by using a functional analysis method based on two-sided a priori estimates and on the density of the range of the linear operator generated by the considered problem. Copyright q 2009 A. L. Marhoune and F. Lakhal. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. 1. Introduction Certain problems of modern physics and technology can be effectively described in terms of nonlocal problems with integral conditions for partial differential equations. These nonlocal conditions arise mainly when the data on the boundary cannot be measured directly. Motivated by this, we consider in the rectangular domain Ω 0, 1 × 0, T , the following nonclassical boundary value problem of finding a solution ux, t such that Lu ∂2 u ∂u − at 2 fx, t, ∂t ∂x 1.1 where the function at and its derivative are bounded on the interval 0, T : 0 < c0 ≤ at ≤ c1 , 0 < c2 ≤ dat ≤ c3, dt 1.2 2 Journal of Applied Mathematics and Stochastic Analysis lu ux, 0 ϕx, x ∈ 0, 1, u0, t u β, t u γ, t u1, t, α 1.3 t ∈ 0, T , 1.4 γ 1 ux, tdx 2 ux, tdx ux, tdx 0, 0 β 1.5 δ α 1 − δ γ − β, t ∈ 0, T . 0 < α < β < γ < δ < 1, Here, we assume that the known function ϕ satisfies the conditions given in 1.4 and 1.5, that is, ϕ0 ϕ β ϕ γ ϕ1, α γ 1 ϕxdx 2 ϕxdx ϕxdx 0. 0 β 1.6 δ When considering the classical solution of the problem 1.1–1.5, along with 1.5, there should be the fulfilled conditions: a0 ϕ 0 ϕ β − ϕ γ − ϕ 1 f1, 0 f γ, 0 − f β, 0 − f0, 0, α α γ 1 γ 1 ϕ xdx 2 a0 0 ϕ xdx β ϕ xdx δ fx, 0dx 2 0 fx, 0dx β fx, 0dx. δ 1.7 Mathematical modelling of different phenomena leads to problems with nonlocal or integral boundary conditions. Such a condition occurs in the case when one measures an averaged value of some parameter inside the domain. This amounts to the specification of the energy or mass contained in a portion of the conductor or porous medium as a function of time. This problems arise in plasma physics, heat conduction, biology and demography, as well as modelling of technological process, see, for example, 1–5. Boundary-value problems for parabolic equations with integral boundary condition are investigated by Batten 6, Bouziani and Benouar 7, Cannon 8, 9, Cannon, Perez Esteva and van der Hoek 10, Ionkin 11, Kamynin 12, Shi and Shillor 13, Shi 4, Marhoune and Bouzit 14, Marhoune and Hameida 15, Yurchuk 16, and many references therein. The problem with onevariable resp., two-variable boundary integral type condition is studied in 5 and by Marhoune and Latrous 17 resp., in Marhoune 2. Mention that in the cited paper 16, the author proved the existence, uniqueness, and continuous dependence of a stronge solution in weighted Sobolev spaces to the problem ∂u ∂ ∂u ax, t fx, t, ∂t ∂x ∂x 1.8 Journal of Applied Mathematics and Stochastic Analysis 3 under the following conditions: ux, 0 0, 0 ≤ x ≤ 1, u0, t 0, 0 < t ≤ T, 1 ux, tdx 0. 1.9 0 This last integral condition in the form 1 ux, tdx mt, 1.10 0 < t ≤ T, 0 arises, for example, in biochemistry in which m is a constant, and in this case is known as the conservation of protein 18. Further, in 5, the author studied a similar problem with the weak integral condition α ux, tdx 0, 1.11 0 < α < 1. 0 The same problem with the new integral condition α ux, tdx 0 1 ux, tdx 0, α β 1, 1.12 β was investigated in 2. The present paper is an extension in the same direction. By constructing a suitable multiplicator, we will try to establish existence and uniqueness of solution of problem 1.1–1.5. Note that the multivariables integral type condition 1.5 is considerably much weaker and better than that used in 2. In fact, some physical problems have motivated specialists to consider nonlocal integral condition 1.5, which tells us the integral total effect of the solution u over several independent portions 0, α, β, γ, and δ, 1 of interval I 0, 1 at certain time t that give this effect over the entire or part of this interval. We associate with 1.1–1.5 the operator L L, l, defined from E into F, where E is the Banach space of functions u ∈ L2 Ω, satisfying 1.4 and 1.5, with the finite norm ⎤ ⎡ 1 2 2 2 px px ∂u 2 ⎣ ∂u ∂ u ⎦dxdt sup u2E ∂t ∂x2 ∂x dx Ω 3 0≤t≤T 0 2 sup 0≤t≤T α 0 |u|2 dx sup 0≤t≤T γ β |u|2 dx sup 0≤t≤T 1 δ |u|2 dx, 1.13 4 Journal of Applied Mathematics and Stochastic Analysis and F is the Hilbert space of vector-valued functions F f, ϕ obtained by completion of the space L2 Ω × W22 0, 1 with respect to the norm F2F 2 f, ϕF px 2 f dxdt Ω 3 1 α γ 1 2 2 2 px dϕ 2 ϕ dx ϕ dx ϕ dx, dx dx 2 0 0 β δ 1.14 where ⎧ 2 ⎪ ⎪ ⎪x , ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎨ γ − β 2, px 2 2 ⎪ ⎪ γ −x x−β , ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎩1 − x2 , x ∈ 0, α, x ∈ α, β ∪ γ, δ , x ∈ β, γ , 1.15 x ∈ δ, 1. Using the energy inequalities method proposed in 16, we establish two-sided a priori estimates. Then, we prove that the operator L is a linear homeomorphism between the spaces E and F. 2. Two-Sided A Priori Estimates Theorem 2.1. For any function u ∈ E, one has the a priori estimate 2.1 Lu2F ≤ c4 u2E , where the constant c4 is independent of u. In fact, c4 2 max1, c12 . Proof. Using 1.1 and initial condition 1.3, we obtain ⎡ ⎤ 2 ∂2 u 2 px px ∂u ⎦ ⎣ c12 |Lu|2 dxdt ≤ 2 dxdt, ∂t 2 3 3 ∂x Ω Ω 1 1 px dϕ 2 px ∂u 2 dx dx ≤ sup ∂x dx, 0 2 0≤t≤T 0 2 γ β 2 ϕ dx ≤ sup 0≤t≤T γ β 2 |u| dx, 1 δ α 2 ϕ dx ≤ sup 0 0≤t≤T 2 ϕ dx ≤ sup 0≤t≤T Combining the inequalities in 2.2, we obtain 2.1 for u ∈ E. 1 δ α 0 |u|2 dx. |u|2 dx, 2.2 Journal of Applied Mathematics and Stochastic Analysis 5 Theorem 2.2. For any function u ∈ E, one has the a priori estimate u2E ≤ c5 Lu2F , 2.3 expcT max49, 2c1 , min 13/32, c0 , c02 /2 2.4 with the constant c5 and c is such that cc0 ≥ c3 . 2.5 Before proving this theorem, we need the following lemma. Lemma 2.3 see 19. For u ∈ E, one has 2 b b b 2 ∂u ∂uξ, t dξ dx ≤ 4 x − a2 dx, ∂t ∂t a x a b b x 2 ∂uξ, t 2 2 ∂u dξ dx ≤ 4 b − x dx. ∂t ∂t a a a 2.6 Proof of Theorem 2.2. Define ⎧ α ∂uξ, t ⎪ 2 ∂u ⎪ 2x dξ, x ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ∂t ∂t ⎪ x ⎪ ⎪ 2 ∂u ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ γ −β , ⎪ ⎪ ∂t ⎪ ⎪ ⎨ 2 ∂u x ∂uξ, t 2 ∂u x−β 2 γ −x dξ γ −x Mu ∂t ∂t ∂t ⎪ β ⎪ γ ⎪ ⎪ ∂uξ, t ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ 2 x − β dξ, ⎪ ⎪ ∂t ⎪ x ⎪ ⎪ x ⎪ ∂u ∂uξ, t ⎪ ⎪ 21 − x dξ, ⎩1 − x2 ∂t ∂t δ x ∈ 0, α, x ∈ α, β ∪ γ, δ , 2.7 x ∈ β, γ , x ∈ δ, 1. We consider for u ∈ E the quadratic formula τ1 Re exp−ctLuMu dxdt, 0 0 2.8 6 Journal of Applied Mathematics and Stochastic Analysis with the constant c satisfying 2.5, obtained by multiplying 1.1 by exp−ctMu, by integrating over Ωτ , where Ωτ 0, 1 × 0, τ, with 0 ≤ τ ≤ T , and by taking the real part. Integrating by parts in 2.8 by report to x with the use of boundary conditions 1.4 and 1.5, we obtain τ1 exp−ctLuMudxdt Re 0 0 τα 2 α ∂u ∂uξ, t 2 dξ dxdt px exp−ct dxdt exp−ct ∂t ∂t 0 0 0 x τ1 0 0 ⎡ ⎤ x ∂uξ, t 2 γ ∂uξ, t 2 dξ dξ ⎦dxdt exp−ct⎣ β ∂t ∂t β x τγ τ1 0 δ 2 Re τ1 x ∂uξ, t 2 ∂u ∂2 u dξ dxdt Re dxdt exp−ct exp−ctpxa ∂t ∂x ∂x∂t δ τα exp−ctau 0 2 Re 0 τ1 exp−ctau 0 δ 0 ∂u dxdt 4 Re ∂t 0 τγ exp−ctau 0 β ∂u dxdt ∂t ∂u dxdt. ∂t 2.9 On the other hand, by using the elementary inequalities we get τ1 Re exp−ctLuMudxdt 0 ≥ 0 τ1 0 τ1 2 ∂u ∂u ∂2 u dxdt px exp−ct dxdt Re exp−ctpxa ∂t ∂x ∂x∂t 0 0 0 2 Re τα 0 2 Re ∂u exp−ctau dxdt 4 Re ∂t 0 τ1 exp−ctau 0 δ ∂u dxdt. ∂t τγ exp−ctau 0 β ∂u dxdt ∂t 2.10 Journal of Applied Mathematics and Stochastic Analysis 7 Again, integrating by parts the second, third, fourth, and fifth terms of the right-hand side of the inequality 2.10 by report to t and taking into account the initial condition 1.3 and 2.5 gives τ1 exp−ctpxa Re 0 0 ∂u ∂2 u dxdt ≥ ∂x ∂x∂t 1 ∂ux, τ 2 exp−cτ dx pxaτ 2 ∂x 0 1 2 − τα Re exp−ctau 0 0 ∂u dxdt ≥ ∂t τγ Re 0 ∂u exp−ctau dxdt ≥ ∂t β τ1 Re exp−ctau 0 δ ∂u dxdt ≥ ∂t 1 dlu 2 dx, pxa0 dx 0 α α γ γ 1 1 exp−cτ aτ|ux, τ|2 dx − 2 0 exp−cτ aτ|ux, τ|2 dx − 2 β exp−cτ aτ|ux, τ|2 dx − 2 δ a0 |lu|2 dx; 0 2 a0 |lu|2 dx, β 2 a0 |lu|2 dx. 2 δ 2.11 Using 2.11 in 2.10, we get τ1 Re 0 exp−ctLuMudxdt 0 γ a0|lu| dx 2 a0|lu|2 dx 2 0 1 a0|lu|2 dx δ ≥ α 1 2 β 1 dlu 2 dx pxa0 dx 0 τ1 0 1 2 2 ∂u px exp−ct dxdt ∂t 0 1 α ∂ux, τ 2 exp−cτpxaτ dx exp−cτaτ|ux, τ|2 dx ∂x 0 0 γ 1 2 2 exp−cτaτ|ux, τ| dx exp−cτaτ|ux, τ|2 dx. β δ 2.12 8 Journal of Applied Mathematics and Stochastic Analysis By using the ε-inequalities on the first integral in the left-hand side of 2.12 and Lemma 2.3, we obtain 15 32 τ1 0 2 ∂u ∂ux, τ 2 1 1 dx px exp−ct dxdt exp−cτpxaτ ∂t 2 0 ∂x 0 α γ 2 exp−cτaτ|ux, τ| dx 2 exp−cτaτ|ux, τ|2 dx 0 β 1 exp−cτaτ|ux, τ|2 dx 2.13 δ τ1 ≤ 16 px exp−ct|Lu|2 dxdt 0 α 0 1 a0|lu| dx 2 0 2 1 γ 1 dlu 2 2 pxa0 dx 2 a0|lu| dx a0|lu|2 dx. dx 0 β δ Now, from 1.1, we have c02 6 ∂2 u 2 px exp−ct 2 dxdt ∂x 0 τ1 0 ≤ τ1 0 px exp−ct|Lu|2 dxdt 3 0 τ1 0 2 ∂u px exp−ct dxdt. ∂t 0 3 2.14 Combining inequalities 2.13 and 2.14, we get exp−cT τ1 1 α px ∂u 2 px ∂ux, τ 2 2 ∂t dxdt c0 ∂x dx c0 |ux, τ| dx 0 0 3 0 2 0 ⎞ γ 1 2 τ1 ∂2 u 2 c px 2c0 |ux, τ|2 dx c0 |ux, τ|2 dx 0 dxdt⎠ 6 0 0 3 ∂x2 β δ 13 32 1 α γ 1 px px dlu 2 2 2 2 2 ≤ 49 |Lu| dxdt c1 dx dx c1 |lu| dx 2c1 |lu| dx c1 |lu| dx. 0 2 0 β δ Ω 3 2.15 As the right-hand side of 2.15 is independent of τ, by replacing the left-hand side by its upper bound with respect to τ in the interval 0, T , we obtain the desired inequality. Journal of Applied Mathematics and Stochastic Analysis 9 3. Solvability of the Problem From estimates 2.1 and 2.3, it follows that the operator L : E → F is continuous and its range is closed in F. Therefore, the inverse operator L−1 exists and is continuous from the closed subspace RL onto E, which means that L is an homeomorphism from E onto RL. To obtain the uniqueness of solution, it remains to show that RL F. The proof is based on the following lemma. Lemma 3.1. Let D0 L {u ∈ E : lu 0}. 3.1 If for u ∈ D0 L and some w ∈ L2 Ω, one has Ω qxLuwdxdt 0, 3.2 where ⎧ ⎪ x, ⎪ ⎪ ⎨ qx γ − β, ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎩ 1 − x, x ∈ 0, α, x ∈ α, δ, 3.3 x ∈ δ, 1, then w 0. Proof. From 3.2 we have Ω qx ∂u wdxdt ∂t Ω qxat ∂2 u wdxdt. ∂x2 3.4 Now, for given wx, t, we introduce the function α ⎧ wξ, t ⎪ ⎪ dξ, x ∈ 0, α, wx, t − ⎪ ⎪ ξ ⎪ x ⎪ ⎪ ⎨ x ∈ α, δ, vx, t wx, t, ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ x ⎪ ⎪ wξ, t ⎪ ⎪ ⎩wx, t − dξ, x ∈ δ, 1. ξ δ 3.5 10 Journal of Applied Mathematics and Stochastic Analysis Integrating by parts with respect to ξ, we obtain α ⎧ ⎪ ⎪ vξ, tdξ, xv ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ x ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ γ − β v, ⎪ ⎨ γ qxw ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ γ − β v vξ, tdξ, ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ β ⎪ ⎪ x ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎩1 − xv vξ, tdξ, x ∈ 0, α, x ∈ α, β ∪ γ, δ , 3.6 x ∈ β, γ , x ∈ δ, 1, δ which implies that α γ 1 vξ, tdξ 2 vξ, tdξ vξ, tdξ 0. 0 β 3.7 δ Then, from 3.4, we obtain − ∂u Nvdxdt Ω ∂t Ω 3.8 Atuvdxdt, where Nv qxv, ∂ ∂u Atu − qxat . ∂x ∂x 3.9 ∗ −1 and I−1 If we introduce the smoothing operators with respect to t 16, I−1 ε I ε∂/∂t ε , then these operators provide the solutions of the respective problems: ε dgε t gε t gt, dt gε tt0 0, 3.10 dgε∗ t gε∗ t gt, dt gε∗ ttT 0, 3.11 −ε and also have the following properties: for any g ∈ L2 0, T , the functions gε I−1 ε g and ∗ 1 ∗ −1 g are in W 0, T such that g t 0 and g t 0. Morever, I commutes gε∗ I−1 ε ε ε tT 2 T T ε t0 with ∂/∂t, so 0 |gε − g|2 dt → 0 and 0 |gε∗ − g|2 dt → 0 for ε → 0. t Putting u 0 expcτvε∗ x, τdτ in 3.8, where the constant c satisfies cc0 − c3 − εc32 /c0 ≥ 0, and using 3.11, we obtain − Ω expctvε∗ Nvdxdt ∂u Atu exp−ct dxdt − ε ∂t Ω Ω Atu ∂vε∗ dxdt. ∂t 3.12 Journal of Applied Mathematics and Stochastic Analysis 11 Integrating by parts each term in the right-hand side of 3.12 and taking the real parts yield 1 ∂ux, T 2 dx aT qx exp−cT ∂t 0 dat ∂u 2 qx exp−ct cat − ∂x dxdt; dt Ω ∂u ∂vε∗ dat ∂vε∗ dxdt Re ε qx dxdt Re −ε Atu ∂t ∂x ∂x Ω Ω dt ∂u 2 Re Atu exp−ct dxdt ∂t Ω ε Ω at expctqx ∂vε∗ ∂x 3.13 3.14 dxdt. Using ε-inequalities, we obtain 2 ∂u εc2 ∂vε∗ Re −ε Atu dxdt ≥ − 3 qx exp−ct dxdt. ∂t 2c0 Ω ∂x Ω 3.15 Combining 3.13 and 3.15, we get εc32 ∂u 2 ∗ dxdt ≤ 0. Re expctvε Nvdxdt ≤ − qx exp−ct cc0 − c3 − c0 ∂x Ω Ω 3.16 From 3.16, we deduce that Re expctvε∗ Nvdxdt ≤ 0. 3.17 Ω Then, for ε → 0, we obtain Re Ω expctvNvdxdt Ω qx expct|v|2 dxdt ≤ 0. 3.18 We conclude that v 0, hence w 0, which ends the proof of the the lemma. Theorem 3.2. The range RL of L coincides with F. Proof. Since F is a Hilbert space, we have RL F if and only if the relation px Lufdxdt Ω 3 1 px dlu dϕ dx dx dx 0 2 α 0 luϕdx γ luϕdx β for arbitrary u ∈ E and f, ϕ ∈ F, implies that f 0 and ϕ 0. 1 δ luϕdx 0, 3.19 12 Journal of Applied Mathematics and Stochastic Analysis Putting u ∈ D0 L in 3.19, we conclude from Lemma 3.1 that θf 0, where ⎧ ⎪ xf, x ∈ 0, α, ⎪ ⎪ ⎨ θf γ − β f, x ∈ α, δ, ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎩ 1 − xf, x ∈ δ, 1, 3.20 then f 0. Taking u ∈ E in 3.19 yields 1 px dlu dϕ dx dx dx 0 2 α 0 luϕdx γ β luϕdx 1 luϕdx 0. 3.21 δ The range of the operator l is everywhere dense in Hilbert space with the norm 1 1/2 α γ 1 2 2 2 px dϕ 2 ϕ dx ϕ dx ϕ dx , dx dx 0 2 0 β δ 3.22 hence, ϕ 0. 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