Polyharmonic Boundary Value Problems

Models of Higher Order.- Linear Problems.- Eigenvalue Problems.- Kernel Estimates.- Positivity and Lower Order Perturbations.- Dominance of Positivity in Linear Equations.- Semilinear Problems.- Willmore Surfaces of Revolution.

From the reviews:

"This is an excellent book, full of well-explained ideas and techniques on the subject, and can be used as a textbook in an advanced course dealing with higher-order elliptic problems. The proofs of almost all of the theorems directly related to the higher-order elliptic problems are complete and well written. In general, the book itself is written in a very clear, pleasurable style, including a wealth of useful diagrams and figures, some of them in color." (Rodney Josué Biezuner, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2011 h)

"The main tasks of the present Lecture Notes in Mathematics volume are nonlinear problems and positivity statements for higher order elliptic equations involving polyharmonic operators. In particular the biharmonic operator and semilinear operators related to it are investigated. ... That the authors are experienced researchers on the topic of the volume becomes evident from the excellent, clear and well motivated presentation. ... Whoever is interested in an exciting subject of the modern theory of higher order elliptic equations is recommended to study this exposition." (Heinrich Begehr, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1239, 2012)