Discrete and continuous formulations of partial differential operators are unified by a time scale formulation of partial differential operators. Results include an Euler-Lagrange equation for double integral variational problems on time scales and a Picone identity which implies a Sturm-Picone comparison theorem for second-order elliptic PDEs on time scales. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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Department of Differential Equations, Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, University of Sofia, SofiaDepartment of Differential Equations, Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, University of Sofia, Sofia