The Quenching Set of a MEMS Capacitor in Two-Dimensional Geometries

The formation of finite time singularities in a nonlinear parabolic fourth order partial differential equation (PDE) is investigated for a variety of two-dimensional geometries. The PDE is a variant of a canonical model for Micro–Electro Mechanical systems (MEMS). The singularities are observed to form at specific points in the domain and correspond to solutions whose values remain finite but whose derivatives diverge as the finite time singularity is approached. This phenomenon is known as quenching. An asymptotic analysis reveals that the quenching set can be predicted by simple geometric considerations suggesting that the phenomenon described is generic to higher order parabolic equations which exhibit finite time singularity.     

Multiple solutions to singular fourth order elliptic equations on compact manifolds

Using the method of Nehari manifolds, we prove the existence of at least two distinct weak solutions to elliptic equation of four order with singularities and with critical Sobolev growth.     

Asymptotic symmetry and local behavior of solutions of higher order conformally invariant equations with isolated singularities

We prove sharp blow up rates of solutions of higher order conformally invariant equations in a bounded domain with an isolated singularity, and show the asymptotic radial symmetry of the solutions near the singularity. This is an extension of the celebrated theorem of Caffarelli-Gidas-Spruck for the second order Yamabe equation with isolated singularities to higher order equations. Our approach uses blow up analysis for local integral equations, and is unified for all critical elliptic equations of order smaller than the dimension. We also prove the existence of Fowler solutions to the global equations, and establish a sup ? inf type Harnack inequality of Schoen for integral equations.     

Tronquée solutions of the painlevé II equation

We study special solutions of the Painlevé II (PII) equation called tronquée solutions, i.e., those having no poles along one or more critical rays in the complex plane. They are parameterized by special monodromy data of the Lax pair equations. The manifold of the monodromy data for a general solution is a twodimensional complex manifold with one- and zero-dimensional singularities, which arise because there is no global parameterization of the manifold. We show that these and only these singularities (together with zeros of the parameterization) are related to the tronquée solutions of the PII equation. As an illustration, we consider the known Hastings-McLeod and Ablowitz-Segur solutions and some other solutions to show that they belong to the class of tronquée solutions and correspond to one or another type of singularity of the monodromy data.     

On the Relation between Linear Difference and Differential Equations with Polynomial Coefficients

This paper represents the third part of a contribution to the “dictionary” of homogeneous linear differential equations with polynomial coefficients on one hand and corresponding difference equations on the other. In the first part (cf. [4]) we studied the case that the differential equation (D) has at most regular singularities at O and at ∞, and arbitrary singularities in the rest of the complex plane. We constructed fundamental systems of solutions of a corresponding difference equation (A), using integral transforms of microsolutions of (D) at its singular points in ?. In the second part ([5]) we considered differential equations having at most a regular singularity at O and an irregular one at O. We used integral transforms of asymptotically flat solutions of (D) to define it fundamental system of solutions of (Δ), holomorphic in a right half plane, and integral transforms of sections of the sheaf of solutions of (D) modulo solutions with moderate growth as t → 0 in some sector, to define a fundamental system of (Δ), holomorphic in a left half plane. In this final part we combine the techniques and results of the preceding papers to deal with the general case.     

Sparse Deep Neural Network for Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations

More competent learning models are demanded for data processing due to increasingly greater amounts of data available in applications. Data that we encounter often have certain embedded sparsity structures. That is, if they are represented in an appropriate basis, their energies can concentrate on a small number of basis functions. This paper is devoted to a numerical study of adaptive approximation of solutions of nonlinear partial differential equations whose solutions may have singularities, by deep neural networks (DNNs) with a sparse regularization with multiple parameters. Noting that DNNs have an intrinsic multi-scale structure which is favorable for adaptive representation of functions, by employing a penalty with multiple parameters, we develop DNNs with a multi-scale sparse regularization (SDNN) for effectively representing functions having certain singularities. We then apply the proposed SDNN to numerical solutions of the Burgers equation and the Schrödinger equation. Numerical examples confirm that solutions generated by the proposed SDNN are sparse and accurate.     

The heat equation and reflected Brownian motion in time-dependent domains.: II. Singularities of solutions

We study the space-time Brownian motion and the heat equation in non-cylindrical domains. The paper is mostly devoted to singularities of the heat equation near rough points of the boundary. Two types of singularities are identified—heat atoms and heat singularities. A number of explicit geometric conditions are given for the existence of singularities. Other properties of the heat equation solutions are analyzed as well.     

EXTENSION OF SOLUTIONS TO RIEMANN BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS AND ITS APPLICATION

In this paper,solutions of Riemann boundary value problems with nodes are extended to the case where they may have singularties of high order at the nodes.Moreover, further extension is discussed when the free term of the problem involved also possesses singularities at the nodes.As an application,certain singular integral equation is discussed.     

Higher-Order Differential Equations Having a Singularity in an Interior Point

Ordinary differential equations of an arbitrary order having a non-integrable singularity inside the interval are considered under additional matching conditions for solutions at the singular point. We construct special fundamental systems of solutions for this class of differential equations, study their asymptotical, analytical and structural properties and the behavior of the corresponding Stokes multipliers. These fundamental systems of solutions are used in spectral analysis of differential operators with singularities.     

Reflection of transversal progressing waves for semilinear strictly hyperbolic systems

We discuss the reflection of weak singularities of solutions to semilinear hyperbolic systems by using the method of energy estimates in the space of conormal distributions, and consequently obtain the general results on the reflection of weak singularities of the solution to a high order semilinear strictly hyperbolic equation. Research partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China     

Delta-waves for Semilinear Hyperbolic Cauchy Problems

This paper deals with the propagation of strong singularities for constant coefficient semilinear hyperbolic equations and systems. Limits of regularized solutions are computed as the initial data converge to derivatives of Dirac measures on lower dimensional submanifolds. A general method is given which applies whenever the fundamental solution to the principal part is an integrable measure. Particular cases are semilinear first order systems in one space variable and the semilinear Klein-Gordon equation in at most three space variables.     

On (2+1)-dimensional hydrodynamic type systems possessing a pseudopotential with movable singularities

We consider a class of hydrodynamic type systems that have three independent and N ? 2 dependent variables and possess a pseudopotential. It turns out that systems having a pseudopotential with movable singularities can be described by some functional equation. We find all solutions of this equation, which permits constructing interesting examples of integrable systems of hydrodynamic type for arbitrary N.     

Invariant solutions as internal singularities of nonlinear differential equations and their use for qualitative analysis of implicit and numerical solutions

Lie group analysis of nonlinear differential equations reveals existence of singularities provided by invariant solutions and invisible from the form of the equation in question. We call them internal singularities in contrast with external singularities manifested by the form of the equation. It is illustrated by way of examples that internal singularities are useful for analyzing a behaviour of solutions of nonlinear differential equations near external singularities.     

Infinite energy solutions of the surface quasi-geostrophic equation

We study the formation of singularities of a 1D non-linear and non-local equation. We show that this equation provides solutions of the surface quasi-geostrophic equation with infinite energy. The existence of self-similar solutions and the blow-up for classical solutions are shown.     

Existence of positive solutions to a boundary value problem for a delayed singular high order fractional differential equation with sign-changing nonlinearity

In this paper, we discuss the existence of positive solutions to the boundary value problem for a high order fractional differential equation with delay and singularities including changing sign nonlinearity. By using the properties of the Green function, Guo-krasnosel"skii fixed point theorem, Leray-Schauder"s nonlinear alternative theorem, some existence results of positive solutions are obtained, respectively.     

实轴上的特征奇异积分方程

该文首先得到了实轴上的特征奇异积分方程的可解性理论.由此,得到了实轴上解具一阶奇异性的特征奇异积分方程的可解性理论,纠正了文献[8]中的错误.     

A Lipschitz metric for the Hunter–Saxton equation

We analyze stability of conservative solutions of the Cauchy problem on the line for the (integrated) Hunter–Saxton (HS) equation. Generically, the solutions of the HS equation develop singularities with steep gradients while preserving continuity of the solution itself. In order to obtain uniqueness, one is required to augment the equation itself by a measure that represents the associated energy, and the breakdown of the solution is associated with a complicated interplay where the measure becomes singular. The main result in this article is the construction of a Lipschitz metric that compares two solutions of the HS equation with the respective initial data. The Lipschitz metric is based on the use of the Wasserstein metric.     

Finite time singularities in a 1D model of the quasi-geostrophic equation

In this paper we study 1D equations with nonlocal flux. These models have resemblance of the 2D quasi-geostrophic equation. We show the existence of singularities in finite time and construct explicit solutions to the equations where the singularities formed are shocks. For the critical viscosity case we show formation of singularities and global existence of solutions for small initial data.     

Dispersive blow-up for solutions of the Zakharov-Kuznetsov equation

The main purpose here is the study of dispersive blow-up for solutions of the Zakharov-Kuznetsov equation. Dispersive blow-up refers to point singularities due to the focusing of short or long waves. We will construct initial data such that solutions of the linear problem present this kind of singularities. Then we show that the corresponding solutions of the nonlinear problem present dispersive blow-up inherited from the linear component part of the equation. Similar results are obtained for the generalized Zakharov-Kuznetsov equation.     

EXISTENCE AND UNIQUENESS FOR HEIGHT STRUCTURED HIERARCHICAL POPULATION MODELS

ABSTRACT. We consider a nonlinear height-structured McKendrick forest model with vital rates of a tree depending on its height and the total leaf area above it, represented as a weighted integral over all higher trees. We consider two types of the weighing factor, corresponding to foliage being concentrated on top of a tree, respectively distributed continuously along the trunk. We prove local existence of continuous solutions for continuous initial conditions and derive a sharp condition on the coefficients ensuring the existence of global in time, continuous solutions for arbitrary continuous data. In the case where this condition is not fulfilled, we illustrate how singularities can emerge out of continuous initial conditions by relating our model to Burgers' equation. The analysis uses a coordinate transform which brings the model into a particularly simple form, reducing the first order partial differential equation to a family of coupled ordinary differential equations for population density and height as functions of characteristic variables.