Hopf lemma

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:appliesTo second-order parabolic partial differential equations
second-order elliptic partial differential equations
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
partial differential equations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hopf lemma
gptkbp:importantFor crucial in the theory of elliptic and parabolic PDEs
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Eberhard_Hopf
gptkbp:publishedIn 1930s
gptkbp:sentence If u is a function attaining a non-negative maximum at a boundary point and satisfies certain elliptic or parabolic PDEs, then the normal derivative at that point is strictly positive under suitable conditions.
gptkbp:usedIn maximum principle
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eberhard_Hopf
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6