Generalized quasilinearization for quasilinear parabolic equations with nonlinearities of DC type (Q5942343)

The authors consider an initial-boundary value problem for a class of quasilinear parabolic equations whose lower-order nonlinearity is of d.c. function type (difference of two convex functions) with respect to the dependent variable. Combining the method of quasilinearization with the well-known method of upper and lower solutions together with the monotone iterative technique, it is possible to benefit from both these methods. This unification, known as the generalized quasilinearization method, provides a tool to construct concurrently upper and lower bounding sequences that converge monotonically and quadratically to the solution of the problems under consideration.