Florida Institute of Technology
High Tech with a Human Touch
KOVATS, Jay
Associate Professor
Department of Mathematical Sciences, College of Science
Personal Overview
For Spring 2012:
MTH 1000 Precalculus MWF 9-9:50am
MTH 3102 Introduction to Linear Algebra, MWF 11-11:50am,
MTH 4990 Undergraduate Research
Office Hours: MWF 10-11am, noon -1pm (and by appointment)
Educational Background
Ph.D. University of Minnesota 1997
Current Research
Dr. Kovats' research interests include nonlinear elliptic/parabolic partial differential equations, and diffusion processes.
Selected Publications
J. Kovats. The Minmax Principle and W^{2,p} Regularity for Solutions of the Simplest Isaacs Equations. Proceedings of the AMS. 2012 (140) pp. 2803-2815
J. Kovats. Value Functions and the Dirichlet Problem for Isaacs Equation in a Smooth Domain.Transactions of the AMS, 2009 (361) pp. 4045-4076
J. Kovats. Stopped Markov Processes and Applications to the Dirichlet Problem in a Smooth Domain. Markov Processes and Related Fields . December 2009
J. Kovats. Differentiability Properties of Solutions of Nondegenerate Isaacs Equations, Proceedings of the World Congress of Nonlinear Analysts 2008, Nonlinear Analysis: Theory Methods and Applications, May 2009
J. Kovats. On the Regularity of Viscosity Solutions of Fully Nonlinear Elliptic Equations, Proceedings of the World Congress of Nonlinear Analysts, Nonlinear Analysis, 2005, Vol. 63, pp. 1341-1350
J. Kovats. A 3-Curves Theorem for Viscosity Subsolutions of Parabolic Equations, Proceedings of the AMS, 2003, Vol. 131 (5), pp. 1509-1514
J. Kovats. Fully Nonlinear Elliptic Equations and the Dini Condition, Communications in PDE, 1997, Vol. 22 (11-12), pp. 1911-1927.