On fourth-order elliptic boundary value problems

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In this paper the following nonlinear fourth-order elliptic boundary value problem is investigated: \[ \Delta(a(x)\Delta u)=f(x,u,\Delta u),\quad x\in\Omega, \] \[ \alpha_1(x){\partial u\over\partial\nu}+\beta_1(x)u=h_1(x),\quad \alpha_2(x) {\partial(a\Delta u)\over\partial\nu}+ \beta_2(x)(a\Delta u)u=h_2(x),\quad x\in\partial\Omega, \] where \(\Omega\) is a smooth bounded domain in \(\mathbb{R}^n\) with boundary \(\partial\Omega\), \(\Delta\) is the Laplace operator in \(\Omega\) and \(\partial/\partial\nu\) is the outward normal derivative on \(\partial\Omega\). The further assumptions are that \(a(x)\) is a positive \(C^1\)-function on \(\bar\Omega=\Omega\cup\partial\Omega\), \(f(x,u,v)\) is a \(C^\alpha\)-function of its arguments and for each \(i=1,2\) the coefficients \(\alpha_i\), \(\beta_i\) and \(h_i\) are \(C^{1+\alpha}\)-functions on \(\partial\Omega\) with either \(\alpha_i=0\), \(\beta_i=1\) (Dirichlet condition) or \(\alpha_i>0\), \(\beta_i\geq 0\) (Neumann and Robin condition). A particular case of this equation appears in studying the static deflection of an elastic bending beam. Existence and uniqueness of the solutions are discussed. The existence of the solutions is proved by the method of upper and lower solutions without any monotone nondecreasing or nonincreasing property of the nonlinear function. Sufficient conditions for the uniqueness of the solutions are given.




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