MATS424 Viscosity Theory (5–9 cr)

Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English, Finnish
Responsible organisation:
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Curriculum periods:
2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024

Description

Definition of a viscosity solution, comparison principle and uniqueness, existence of a solution, regularity results.

Learning outcomes

Student


  • knows the definition of the viscosity solution
  • recognizes to which partial differential equations the theory applies 
  • knows central existence, uniqueness, and regularity results and techniques and can apply these in the example problems

Description of prerequisites

MATS230 Partial differential equations

Recommended prerequisites

Study materials

Lecture notes

Literature

  • Evans: Partial differential equations
  • Koike: Beginners guide to the theory of viscosity solutions
  • Caffarelli, Cabre: Fully nonlinear elliptic equations

Completion methods

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