Extension Theory Via Boundary Triplets for Infinite-Dimensional Implicit Port-Hamiltonian Systems

Authors

Hannes Gernandt, Friedrich M. Philipp, Till Preuster, Manuel Schaller

Abstract

The solution of constrained linear partial-differential equations can be described via parametric representations of linear relations. To study these representations, we provide a novel definition of boundary triplets for linear relations in range representations where the associated boundary map is defined on the domain of the parameterizing operators rather than the relation itself. This allows us to characterize all boundary conditions such that the underlying dynamics is represented by a self-adjoint, skew-adjoint or maximally dissipative relation. The theoretical results are applied to a class of implicit port-Hamiltonian systems on one-dimensional spatial domains. More precisely, we explicitly construct a boundary triplet which solely depends on the coefficient matrices of the involved matrix differential operators and we derive the associated Lagrangian subspace. We exemplify our approach by means of the Dzektser equation, the biharmonic wave equation, and an elastic rod with non-local elasticity condition.

Keywords

37k06, boundary triplets, extension theory, linear relations, port-hamiltonian systems, 47b25, 47a06

Citation

• Journal: Integral Equations and Operator Theory
• Year: 2026
• Volume: 98
• Issue: 2
• Pages:
• Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
• DOI: 10.1007/s00020-026-02841-1

BibTeX

@article{Gernandt_2026,
  title={{Extension Theory Via Boundary Triplets for Infinite-Dimensional Implicit Port-Hamiltonian Systems}},
  volume={98},
  ISSN={1420-8989},
  DOI={10.1007/s00020-026-02841-1},
  number={2},
  journal={Integral Equations and Operator Theory},
  publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC},
  author={Gernandt, Hannes and Philipp, Friedrich M. and Preuster, Till and Schaller, Manuel},
  year={2026}
}

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