ALBERT

Description: Let u ε be the solution of the Poisson equation in a domain periodically perforated along a manifold γ=Ω∩{x 1 =0}, with a nonlinear Robin type boundary condition on the perforations (the flux here being O(ε −κ )σ(x,u ε )), and with a Dirichlet condition on ∂Ω. Ω is a domain of R n with n≥3, the small parameter ε, that we shall make to go to zero, denotes the period, and the size of each cavity is O(ε α ) with α≥1. The function σ involving the nonlinear process is a C 1 (Ω ¯ ×R) function and the parameter κ∈R. Depending on the values of α and κ, the effective equations on γ are obtained; we provide a critical relation between both parameters which implies a different average of the process on γ ranging from linear to nonlinear. For each fixed κ a critical size of the cavities which depends on n is found. As ε→0, we show the convergence of u ε in the weak topology of H 1 and construct correctors which provide estimates for convergence rates of solutions. All this allows us to derive convergence for the eigenelements of the associated spectral problems in the case of σ a linear function. Content Type Journal Article Pages 289-322 DOI 10.3233/ASY-2012-1116 Authors D. Gómez, Departamento de Matemáticas, Estadística y Computación, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain E. Pérez, Departamento de Matemática Aplicada y Ciencias de la Computación, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain T.A. Shaposhnikova, Department of Differential Equations, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia Journal Asymptotic Analysis Online ISSN 1875-8576 Print ISSN 0921-7134 Journal Volume Volume 80 Journal Issue Volume 80, Number 3-4 / 2012