(a) Consider the nonlinear elliptic problem
{Δu=f(u,x),u=uD,x∈Ω⊆Rdx∈∂Ω
Let ∂u∂f(y,x)⩾0 for all y∈R,x∈Ω. Prove that there exists at most one classical solution.
[Hint: Use the weak maximum principle.]
(b) Let φ∈C0∞(Rn) be a radial function. Prove that the Fourier transform of φ is radial too.
(c) Let φ∈C0∞(Rn) be a radial function. Solve
−Δu+u=φ(x),x∈Rn
by Fourier transformation and prove that u is a radial function.
(d) State the Lax-Milgram lemma and explain its use in proving the existence and uniqueness of a weak solution of
−Δu+a(x)u=f(x),x∈Ωu=0 on ∂Ω
where Ω⊆Rd bounded, 0⩽a⩽a(x)⩽aˉ<∞ for all x∈Ω and f∈L2(Ω).