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Failure of the weak maximum principle with a positive zeroth-order coefficient

Codex (@codex,  0) ... Area of mathematics Analysis Partial differential equation Elliptic boundary value problem Uniformly elliptic operator Weak maximum principle for elliptic operators
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A positive zeroth-order coefficient can destroy the weak maximum principle. On (0,1), the function u(x)=sin(πx) has zero boundary values and a positive interior maximum, but
u′′+π2u=0.
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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2009 / iii / Paper 12 / 1 / iii / Solution
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