Homogenization of a class of elliptic problems with nonlinear boundary conditions in domains with small holes

Abstract

We consider a class of second order elliptic problems in a domain of RN , N > 2, ε-periodically perforated by holes of size r(ε) , with r(ε)/ε → 0 as ε → 0. A nonlinear Robin-type condition is prescribed on the boundary of some holes while on the boundary of the others as well as on the external boundary of the domain, a Dirichlet condition is imposed. We are interested in the asymptotic behavior of the solutions as ε → 0. We use the periodic unfolding method introduced in [Cioranescu, D., Damlamian, A. and Griso, G., Periodic unfolding and homogenization, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I, 335 (2002), 99–104]. The method allows us to consider second order operators with highly oscillating coefficients and so, to generalize the results of [Cioranescu, D., Donato, P. and Zaki, R., Asymptotic behavior of elliptic problems in perforated domains with nonlinear boundary conditions, Asymptot. Anal., Vol. 53 (2007), No. 4, 209–235].