Optimizing the principal eigenvalue of the Laplacian in a sphere with interior traps

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 53, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages 1394-1409

  Cheviakov, A F ^a   Ward, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capacitance; Discrete energy; Matched asymptotic expansions; Mean first passage time; Neumann Green's function; Splitting probability

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE ENERGY; MATCHED ASYMPTOTIC EXPANSION; MEAN FIRST PASSAGE TIME; NEUMANN GREEN'S FUNCTION; SPLITTING PROBABILITY;

CAPACITANCE; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; EXPANSION; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; LAPLACE TRANSFORMS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; SPHERES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 77958045526     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2010.02.025     Document Type: Article

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