Green's formulas and bilinear conservation laws (Q1091589)

Let L and M be two linear differential operators of dimensions \(t\times g\) respectively \(t\times h\) and let \(L^*\) be the adjoint of L. One proves that a Green formula \[ (Lu,Mv)=\sum^{m}_{i=1}\partial_ iJ^ i[u,v] \] (where (Lu,Mv) and \(J^ i[u,v]\) are bilinear forms in u and v, u,v being regular vector functions) holds iff \(L^*M=0\). Different examples are shown.