The Laplacian with generalized Wentzell boundary conditions. (Q4431983)

The elliptic equation \(\lambda u-\Delta u=h\) with \(\Re \lambda >0\) and \(h\in H^1(Q)\) is considered in the domain \(Q\subset \mathbb R^N\), with the generalized Wentzell boundary condition \(\Delta u + b\, \partial_n u + cu=0\) on \(\partial Q\), \(b, c\) are smooth nonnegative functions on \(\partial Q\), \(\partial_n\) is the differentiation in the direction of the outer normal to \(\partial Q\). The main result is: Let \(Q\) be a bounded \(C^2\)-domain, \(b, c\in C^1(\partial Q)\) with \(b>0\) and \(c\geq 0\). Then the operator \(A=\Delta\) defined on \[ D(A)=\{u\in H^1(Q) : \Delta u\in H^1(Q), \;\partial_n u\in L_2(\partial Q), \;\Delta u + b\, \partial_n u + cu=0 \text{ on } \partial Q\} \] generates an analytic semigroup on \(H^1(Q)\). For the entire collection see [Zbl 1018.00011].