IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics · 1988 · 55 citations · 0 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringPhysicsHeat TransferThermodynamicsTransport PhenomenaBoundary-value ProblemsHeat ConductionSecond Law Of ThermodynamicsThermistorsUpper Bound Computation
With a suitable transformation an upper bound for the temperature is given in the thermistor problem when the electrical conductivity is bounded. Using a fixed-point argument the new formulation leads to the proof of a theorem that at least one solution exists.