Multidimensional nonlinear wave equations with multivalued solutions

We present the theory of breaking waves in nonlinear systems whose dynamics and spatial structure are described by multidimensional nonlinear hyperbolic wave equations. We obtain a general relation between systems of first-order quasilinear equations and nonlinear hyperbolic equations of higher orders, which, in particular, describe electromagnetic waves in a medium with nonlinear polarization of an arbitrary form. We use this approach to construct exact multivalued solutions of such equations and to study their spatial structure and dynamics. The results are generalized to a wide class of multidimensional equations such as d’Alembert equations, nonlinear Klein-Gordon equations, and nonlinear telegraph equations.     

Recursion operators,conservation laws,and integrability conditions for difference equations

We attempt to propose an algebraic approach to the theory of integrable difference equations. We define the concept of a recursion operator for difference equations and show that it generates an infinite sequence of symmetries and canonical conservation laws for a difference equation. As in the case of partial differential equations, these canonical densities can serve as integrability conditions for difference equations. We obtain the recursion operators for the Viallet equation and all the Adler-Bobenko-Suris equations.     

Normal forms for rational difference equations with applications to the global periodicity problem

We propose a classification and derive the associated normal forms for rational difference equations with complex coefficients. As an application, we study the global periodicity problem for second-order rational difference equations with complex coefficients. We find new necessary conditions as well as some new examples of globally periodic equations.     

Linearization of third-order ordinary differential equations by point and contact transformations

We present here the solution of the problem on linearization of third-order ordinary differential equations by means of point and contact transformations. We provide, in explicit forms, the necessary and sufficient conditions for linearization, the equations for determining the linearizing point and contact transformations as well as the coefficients of the resulting linear equations.     

First and second order linear dynamic equations on time scales

We consider first and second order linear dynamic equations on a time scale. Such equations contain as special cases differential equations, difference equationsq— difference equations, and others. Important properties of the exponential function for a time scale are presented, and we use them to derive solutions of first and second order linear dyamic equations with constant coefficients. Wronskians are used to study equations with non—constant coefficients. We consider the reduction of order method as well as the method of variation of constants for the nonhomogeneous case. Finally, we use the exponential function to present solutions of the Euler—Cauchy dynamic equation on a time scale.     

Stability of solutions to differential equations with several variable delays. II

We consider a class of scalar linear differential equations with several variable delays and constant coefficients. We treat coefficients and maximum admissible values of delays as parameters that define a family of equations from the class under consideration. We study domains in the parameter space, where fundamental solutions of all equations of the family are uniformly or exponentially stable and have a fixed sign. We establish explicit necessary and sufficient conditions for the stability and sign-definiteness of the equations family.     

Derivation and classification of Vlasov-type and magnetohydrodynamics equations: Lagrange identity and Godunov’s form

We describe the derivation of the Vlasov-Maxwell equations from the Lagrangian of classical electrodynamics, from which magnetohydrodynamic-type equations are in turn derived. We consider both the relativistic and nonrelativistic cases: with zero temperature as the exact consequence of the Vlasov-Maxwell equations and with nonzero temperature as a zeroth-order approximation of the Maxwell-Chapman-Enskog method. We obtain the Lagrangian identities and their generalizations for these cases and compare them.     

A self-dual variational approach to stochastic partial differential equations

Unlike many of their deterministic counterparts, stochastic partial differential equations are not amenable to the methods of calculus of variations à la Euler–Lagrange. In this paper, we show how self-dual variational calculus leads to variational solutions of various stochastic partial differential equations driven by monotone vector fields. We construct solutions as minima of suitable non-negative and self-dual energy functionals on Itô spaces of stochastic processes. We show how a stochastic version of Bolza's duality leads to solutions for equations with additive noise. We then use a Hamiltonian formulation to construct solutions for non-linear equations with non-additive noise such as the stochastic Navier–Stokes equations in dimension two.     

The Theory of Linear G-Difference Equations

We introduce the notion of difference equations defined on a structured set. The symmetry group of the structure determines the set of difference operators. All main notions in the theory of difference equations are introduced as invariants of the action of the symmetry group. Linear equations are modules over the skew group algebra, solutions are morphisms relating a given equation to other equations, symmetries of an equation are module endomorphisms, and conserved structures are invariants in the tensor algebra of the given equation.We show that the equations and their solutions can be described through representations of the isotropy group of the symmetry group of the underlying set. We relate our notion of difference equation and solutions to systems of classical difference equations and their solutions and show that out notions include these as a special case.     

Outcomes of a service teaching module on ODEs for physics students

This paper reports on the first part of a multiphase research project that seeks to identify and address the difficulties encountered by physics students when studying differential equations. Differential equations are used extensively by undergraduate physics students, particularly in the advanced modules of their degree. It is, therefore, necessary that students develop conceptual understanding of differential equations in addition to procedural skills. We have investigated the difficulties encountered by third-year students at Dublin City University in an introductory differential equations module. We developed a survey to identify these difficulties and administered it to students who had recently completed the module. We found that students’ mathematical ability in relation to procedural competence is an issue in their study of differential equations, but not as severe an issue as their conceptual understanding. Mathematical competence alone is insufficient if we expect our students to be able to recognize the need for differential equations in a physical context and to be able to set up, solve and interpret the solutions of such equations. We discuss the implications of these results for the next stages of the research project.     

On One Class of Systems of Differential Equations and on Retarded Equations

We establish a connection between solutions to a broad class of large systems of ordinary differential equations and solutions to retarded differential equations. We prove that solving the Cauchy problem for systems of ordinary differential equations reduces to solving the initial value problem for a retarded differential equation as the number of equations increases unboundedly. In particular, the class of systems under consideration contains a system of differential equations which arises in modeling of multiphase synthesis.     

可行逐步二次规划方法解非线性方程组

We transform the system of nonlinear equations into a nonlinear programming problem, which is attacked by feasible sequential quadratic programming(FSQP) method.We do not employ standard least square approach.We divide the equations into two groups. One group, which contains the equations with zero residual,is treated as equality constraints. The square of other equations is regarded as objective function. Two groups are updated in every step.Therefore, the subproblem is updated at every step, which avoids the difficulty that it is required to lie in feasible region for FSQP.     

Recent Progress in the $L_p$ Theory for Elliptic and Parabolic Equations with Discontinuous Coefficients

In this paper, we review some results over the last 10-15 years on elliptic and parabolic equations with discontinuous coefficients. We begin with an approach given by N. V. Krylov to parabolic equations in the whole space with $\rm{VMO}_x$ coefficients. We then discuss some subsequent development including elliptic and parabolic equations with coefficients which are allowed to be merely measurable in one or two space directions, weighted $L_p$estimates with Muckenhoupt ($A_p$) weights, non-local elliptic and parabolic equations, as well as fully nonlinear elliptic and parabolic equations.     

A note on Chudnovsky?s Fuchsian equations

We show that four exceptional Fuchsian equations, each determined by the four parabolic singularities, known as the Chudnovsky equations, are transformed into each other by algebraic transformations. We describe equivalence of these equations and their counterparts on tori. The latters are the Fuchsian equations on elliptic curves and their equivalence is characterized by transcendental transformations which are represented explicitly in terms of elliptic and theta functions.     

Method of limiting equations for the stability analysis of equations with infinite delay in the Carathéodory conditions: II

We consider systems of nonautonomous nonlinear differential equations with the infinite delay. We study the stability properties and the limiting equations whose right-hand sides are defined as the limit points of some sequence in the introduced function space. By using the method of limiting equations, we obtain new sufficient conditions for the asymptotic stability of the zero solution of the considered class of equations.     

Smoothing evolution equations and boundary control theory

We establish a relationship between the local smoothing properties of evolution equations and boundary control theory. This relationship extends to hyperbolic equations, as well as equations of the Schrödinger type.     

Criteria for fourth-order ordinary differential equations to be linearizable by contact transformations

Solution of linearization problem of fourth-order ordinary differential equations via contact transformations is presented in the paper. We show that all fourth-order ordinary differential equations that are linearizable by contact transformations are contained in the class of equations which is at most quadratic in the third-order derivative. We provide the linearization test and describe the procedure for obtaining the linearizing transformations as well as the linearized equation. Moreover, we obtain the general form of ordinary differential equations of order greater than four linearizable via contact transformations.     

连串反应中控制火焰的耦合GKS-CGL方程组解的极限行为

本文考虑连串反应中控制火焰的耦合广义Kuramoto Sivashinsky-Ginzburg Landau(GKS-CGL)方程组的周期初值问题,主要研究其解在系数g→0和δ→0时的极限行为.首先,采用Galerkin方法,通过构造一系列精细的先验估计,得到GKS-CGL方程组周期初值问题整体光滑解的存在唯一性.其次,利用一致有界估计证得GKS-CGL方程组极限解收敛,并给出解的收敛率估计.     

Impulsive nonlocal differential equations through differential equations on time scales

We propose a non-standard approach to impulsive differential equations in Banach spaces by embedding this type of problems into differential (dynamic) problems on time scales. We give an existence result for dynamic equations and, as a consequence, we obtain an existence result for impulsive differential equations.