Analytic regularity for a fourth-order singularly perturbed boundary balue problem with two small parameters
We consider a fourth order singularly perturbed boundary value problem with two small parameters, in one dimension, under the assumption of analytic input data. We show that the solution may be decomposed into a smooth part, two different width boundary layers, and a negligible remainder. We provide estimates for arbitrary order derivatives of each term of the decomposition, which are explicit in the differentiation order and the singular perturbation parameters, and are needed for proving the convergence of high order numerical methods, such as the $p/hp$ versions of the Finite Element Method. We also provide classical differentiability results, which show that the solution will be analytic, if the data are analytic, but negative powers of the singular perturbation parameter(s) show up once we start differentiating.