Abstract and Applied Analysis
Volume 3 (1998), Issue 1-2, Pages 229-236
doi:10.1155/S1085337598000530

A parabolic analogue of Finn's maximum principle

Vasyl V. Kurta1,2

1Steklov Mathematical Institute, Gubkin Str. 8, Moscow 117966, Russia
2Department of Mathematics, University of South Florida, Tampa 33620-5700, FL, USA

Received 14 October 1998

Copyright © 1998 Vasyl V. Kurta. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

We obtain a parabolic analogue of the well-known maximum principle established by R. Finn for solutions of the minimal surface equation.