Journal of Applied Mathematics and Stochastic Analysis 
Volume 4 (1991), Issue 2, Pages 147-160
doi:10.1155/S1048953391000114

On the parabolic potentials in degenerate-type heat equation

Igor Malyshev

Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, San Jose State University, San Jose 95192, CA, USA

Received 1 August 1990; Revised 1 February 1991

Abstract

Using distributions theory technique we introduce parabolic potentials for the heat equation with one time-dependent coefficient (not everywhere positive and continuous) at the highest space-derivative, discuss their properties, and apply obtained results to three illustrative problems. Presented technique allows to deal with some equation of the degenerate/mixed type.