A quaternionic treatment of the inhomogeneous div-rot system

F. Colombo, M. E. Luna-Elizarrarás, I. Sabadini, M. Shapiro, D. C. Struppa

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Abstract

In this paper we study the inhomogeneous div-rot system (div f = g0, rot f = g) where the datum (g0, g) consists of a continuous scalar and a continuous vector field, respectively. We embed the system in its appropriate quaternionic setting, and by using the right inverse of the Moisil-Teodorescu operator, we provide a necessary and sufficient condition for the solvability of the system and we describe its general solution. As a byproduct we obtain an explicit integral expression for the right inverse for the operators div and rot. Finally, we show how the same problem could have been studied using algebraic analysis, and we use this different approach to obtain some additional results.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)37-48
Number of pages12
JournalMoscow Mathematical Journal
Volume12
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012

Keywords

  • Algebraic analysis
  • Cohomology vanishing
  • Div-rot system
  • Right inverse operator

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