Abstract
We consider the fundamental solution Ga of the operator -Δa=-1/a(x)div(a(x)▽·) on a bounded smooth domain Ω⊂Rn (n≥2), associated to the Dirichlet boundary condition, where a is a positive smooth function on Ω. In this short Note, we give a precise description of the function Ga(x,y). In particular, we define in a unique way its continuous part Ha(x,y) and we prove that the corresponding Robin's function Ra(x)=Ha(x,x) belongs to C∞(Ω), although Ha∉C1(Ω×Ω) in general.
| Translated title of the contribution | Expansion of the Green's function for divergence form operators |
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| Original language | French |
| Pages (from-to) | 891-896 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Comptes Rendus Mathematique |
| Volume | 348 |
| Issue number | 15-16 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |