A boundary value problem for parabolic operators with degeneration of type \(A_ 2\) (Q1087734)

The authors study existence, uniqueness and regularity of weak solutions to the initial boundary value problem for the equation \[ - \sum^{m}_{i=1}\partial /\partial x_ i(\sum^{m}_{j=1}a_{ij}(x,t)\partial u/\partial x_ j+d_ i(x,t)u- f_ i(x,t))+ \] \[ +\sum^{m}_{i=1}b_ i(x,t)\partial u/\partial x_ i+c(x,t)u-f_ 0(x,t)+\partial (\omega_ 0(x)u)/\partial t=0. \] It is assumed that \(\omega_ 0(x)>0\) and that \[ \lambda \omega_ 1(x)\psi (t)| \xi |^ 2\leq \sum^{m}_{i,j=1}a_{ij}(x,t)\xi_ i\xi_ j\leq \lambda^{-1}\omega_ 1(x)\psi (t)| \xi |^ 2 \] for \(\xi \in {\mathbb{R}}^ m\) with \(\lambda\in (0,1]\), \(\psi\) and \(\omega_ 1\) positive and \(\omega_ 1\) of type \(A_ 2\). (It is not possible to give the whole list of assumptions here.) Arguments used by \textit{F. Nicolosi} [Ann. Mat. Pura Appl., IV. Ser. 125, 135-155 (1980; Zbl 0452.35065)] are adapted.