Envelope soliton resonances and broer-kaup-type non-madelung fluids

We derive an extended nonlinear dispersion for envelope soliton equations and also find generalized equations of the nonlinear Schr?dinger (NLS) type associated with this dispersion. We show that space dilatations imply hyperbolic rotation of the pair of dual equations, the NLS and resonant NLS (RNLS) equations. For the RNLS equation, in addition to the Madelung fluid representation, we find an alternative non-Madelung fluid system in the form of a Broer-Kaup system. Using the bilinear form for the RNLS equation, we construct the soliton resonances for the Broer-Kaup system and find the corresponding integrals of motion and existence conditions for the soliton resonance and also a geometric interpretation in terms of a pseudo-Riemannian surface of constant curvature. This approach can be extended to construct a resonance version and the corresponding Broer-Kaup-type representation for any envelope soliton equation. As an example, we derive a new modified Broer-Kaup system from the modified NLS equation.     

Modulation theory solution for nonlinearly resonant,fifth‐order Korteweg–de Vries,nonclassical, traveling dispersive shock waves

A new class of resonant dispersive shock waves was recently identified as solutions of the Kawahara equation— a Korteweg–de Vries (KdV) type nonlinear wave equation with third‐ and fifth‐order spatial derivatives— in the regime of nonconvex, linear dispersion. Linear resonance resulting from the third‐ and fifth‐order terms in the Kawahara equation was identified as the key ingredient for nonclassical dispersive shock wave solutions. Here, nonlinear wave (Whitham) modulation theory is used to construct approximate nonclassical traveling dispersive shock wave (TDSW) solutions of the fifth‐ order KdV equation without the third derivative term, hence without any linear resonance. A self‐similar, simple wave modulation solution of the fifth order, weakly nonlinear KdV–Whitham equations is obtained that matches a constant to a heteroclinic traveling wave via a partial dispersive shock wave so that the TDSW is interpreted as a nonlinear resonance. The modulation solution is compared with full numerical solutions, exhibiting excellent agreement. The TDSW is shown to be modulationally stable in the presence of sufficiently small third‐order dispersion. The Kawahara–Whitham modulation equations transition from hyperbolic to elliptic type for sufficiently large third‐order dispersion, which provides a possible route for the TDSW to exhibit modulational instability.     

Fractional variational integrators for fractional Euler–Lagrange equations with holonomic constraints

In this paper, the fractional variational integrators developed by Wang and Xiao (2012) [28] are extended to the fractional Euler–Lagrange (E–L) equations with holonomic constraints. The corresponding fractional discrete E–L equations are derived, and their local convergence is discussed. Some fractional variational integrators are presented. The suggested methods are shown to be efficient by some numerical examples.     

A Hamiltonian formulation of causal variational principles

Causal variational principles, which are the analytic core of the physical theory of causal fermion systems, are found to have an underlying Hamiltonian structure, giving a formulation of the dynamics in terms of physical fields in space-time. After generalizing causal variational principles to a class of lower semi-continuous Lagrangians on a smooth, possibly non-compact manifold, the corresponding Euler–Lagrange equations are derived. In the first part, it is shown under additional smoothness assumptions that the space of solutions of the Euler–Lagrange equations has the structure of a symplectic Fréchet manifold. The symplectic form is constructed as a surface layer integral which is shown to be invariant under the time evolution. In the second part, the results and methods are extended to the non-smooth setting. The physical fields correspond to variations of the universal measure described infinitesimally by one-jets. Evaluating the Euler–Lagrange equations weakly, we derive linearized field equations for these jets. In the final part, our constructions and results are illustrated in a detailed example on \(\mathbb {R}^{1,1} \times S^1\) where a local minimizer is given by a measure supported on a two-dimensional lattice.     

The Cauchy–Neumann problem for a multi‐dimensional isentropic hydrodynamic model for semiconductors

We investigate a multi‐dimensional isentropic hydrodynamic (Euler–Poisson) model for semiconductors, where the energy equation is replaced by the pressure–density relation p(n) . We establish the global existence of smooth solutions for the Cauchy–Neumann problem with small perturbed initial data and homogeneous Neumann boundary conditions. We show that, as t→+∞, the solutions converge to the non‐constant stationary solutions of the corresponding drift–diffusion equations. Moreover, we also investigate the existence and uniqueness of the stationary solutions for the corresponding drift–diffusion equations. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Solitary Waves and N‐Particle Algorithms for a Class of Euler–Poincaré Equations

We study a class of partial differential equations (PDEs) in the family of the so‐called Euler–Poincaré differential systems, with the aim of developing a foundation for numerical algorithms of their solutions. This requires particular attention to the mathematical properties of this system when the associated class of elliptic operators possesses nonsmooth kernels. By casting the system in its Lagrangian (or characteristics) form, we first formulate a particle system algorithm in free space with homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions for the evolving fields. We next examine the deformation of the system when nonhomogeneous “constant stream” boundary conditions are assumed. We show how this simple change at the boundary deeply affects the nature of the evolution, from hyperbolic‐like to dispersive with a nontrivial dispersion relation, and examine the potentially regularizing properties of singular kernels offered by this deformation. From the particle algorithm viewpoint, kernel singularities affect the existence and uniqueness of solutions to the corresponding ordinary differential equations systems. We illustrate this with the case when the operator kernel assumes a conical shape over the spatial variables, and examine in detail two‐particle dynamics under the resulting lack of Lipschitz continuity. Curiously, we find that for the conically shaped kernels the motion of the related two‐dimensional waves can become completely integrable under appropriate initial data. This reduction projects the two‐dimensional system to the one‐dimensional completely integrable Shallow‐Water equation [1], while retaining the full dependence on two spatial dimensions for the single channel solutions. Finally, by comparing with an operator‐splitting pseudospectral method we illustrate the performance of the particle algorithms with respect to their Eulerian counterpart for this class of nonsmooth kernels.     

Adiabatic Limit for Hyperbolic Ginzburg–Landau Equations

We study the adiabatic limit in hyperbolic Ginzburg–Landau equations which are Euler–Lagrange equations for the Abelian Higgs model. Solutions of Ginzburg–Landau equations in this limit converge to geodesics on the moduli space of static solutions in the metric determined by the kinetic energy of the system. According to heuristic adiabatic principle, every solution of Ginzburg–Landau equations with sufficiently small kinetic energy can be obtained as a perturbation of some geodesic. A rigorous proof of this result was proposed recently by Palvelev.     

Two-dimensional wave propagation in a generalized elastic solid

The object of the present study is to investigate the propagation of two-dimensional waves in a weakly nonlinear and weakly dispersive elastic solid. The reductive perturbation method is directly applied to a Lagrangian whose Euler–Lagrange equations give the field equations for a quadratically nonlinear elastic medium with higher order gradients. In the long-wave approximation, it is shown that the long-time behavior of the two transverse waves is governed by the two coupled modified Kadomtsev–Petviashvili (CMKP) equations. Depending on the choice of the direction of perpendicular dynamics, various forms of the CMKP equations are obtained. Some special solutions are also presented for a simplified form of the CMKP equations.     

Boundary control problems for quasilinear systems of hyperbolic equations

For quasilinear systems of hyperbolic equations, the nonclassical boundary value problem of controlling solutions with the help of boundary conditions is considered. Previously, this problem was extensively studied in the case of the simplest hyperbolic equations, namely, the scalar wave equation and certain linear systems. The corresponding problem formulations and numerical solution algorithms are extended to nonlinear (quasilinear and conservative) systems of hyperbolic equations. Some numerical (grid-characteristic) methods are considered that were previously used to solve the above problems. They include explicit and implicit conservative difference schemes on compact stencils that are linearizations of Godunov’s method. The numerical algorithms and methods are tested as applied to well-known linear examples.     

Exponential decay in time of solutions of the viscous quantum hydrodynamic equations

The long-time asymptotics of solutions of the viscous quantum hydrodynamic model in one space dimension is studied. This model consists of continuity equations for the particle density and the current density, coupled to the Poisson equation for the electrostatic potential. The equations are a dispersive and viscous regularization of the Euler equations. It is shown that the solutions converge exponentially fast to the (unique) thermal equilibrium state as the time tends to infinity. For the proof, we employ the entropy dissipation method, applied for the first time to a third-order differential equation.     

Applications of F-expansion to periodic wave solutions for a new Hamiltonian amplitude equation

We present an extended F-expansion method for finding periodic wave solutions of nonlinear evolution equations in mathematical physics, which can be thought of as a concentration of extended Jacobi elliptic function expansion method proposed more recently. By using the F-expansion, without calculating Jacobi elliptic functions, we obtain simultaneously many periodic wave solutions expressed by various Jacobi elliptic functions for the new Hamiltonian amplitude equation introduced by Wadati et al. When the modulus m approaches to 1 and 0, then the hyperbolic function solutions (including the solitary wave solutions) and trigonometric function solutions are also given respectively. As the parameter ε goes to zero, the new Hamiltonian amplitude equation becomes the well-known nonlinear Schrödinger equation (NLS), and at least there are 37 kinds of solutions of NLS can be derived from the solutions of the new Hamiltonian amplitude equation.     

Necessary condition for eigensolutions of the 1-Laplace operator by means of inner variations

Eigenfunctions of the $p$ -Laplace operator for $p>1$ are defined to be critical points of an associated variational problem or, equivalently, to be solutions of the corresponding Euler–Lagrange equation. In the highly degenerated limit case of the 1-Laplace operator eigenfunctions can also be defined to be critical points of the corresponding variational problem if critical points are understood on the basis of the weak slope. However, the associated Euler–Lagrange equation has many solutions that are not critical points and, thus, it cannot be used for an equivalent definition. The present paper provides a new necessary condition for eigenfunctions of the 1-Laplace operator by means of inner variations of the associated variational problem and it is shown that this condition rules out certain solutions of the Euler–Lagrange equation that are not eigenfunctions.     

Explicit and approximate solutions of second‐order evolution differential equations in Hilbert space

The explicit closed‐form solutions for a second‐order differential equation with a constant self‐adjoint positive definite operator coefficient A (the hyperbolic case) and for the abstract Euler–Poisson–Darboux equation in a Hilbert space are presented. On the basis of these representations, we propose approximate solutions and give error estimates. The accuracy of the approximation automatically depends on the smoothness of the initial data. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 15: 111–131, 1999     

An extension of the Noether theorem: Accompanying equations possessing conservation laws

It is shown that the Noether theorem can be extended for some equations associated (accompanying) with Euler–Lagrange equation. Each symmetry of Lagrangian yields a class of accompanying equations possessing conservation law (first integral).The generalization is done for canonical Hamiltonian equations as well.     

A Lie symmetry analysis and explicit solutions of the two‐dimensional ∞‐Polylaplacian

In this work, we consider the Lie point symmetry analysis of a strongly nonlinear partial differential equation of third order, the ∞‐Polylaplacian, in two spatial dimensions. This equation is a higher order generalization of the ∞‐Laplacian, also known as Aronsson's equation, and arises as the analog of the Euler–Lagrange equations of a second‐order variational principle in L^∞. We obtain its full symmetry group, one‐dimensional Lie subalgebras and the corresponding symmetry reductions to ordinary differential equations. Finally, we use the Lie symmetries to construct new invariant ∞‐Polyharmonic functions.     

Cauchy problems with modified conditions for the Euler–Poisson–Darboux equations in the hyperbolic space

In this note, we give the solutions of the Cauchy problems for the Euler–Poisson–Darboux equations (EPD) with modified conditions in the hyperbolic space with application to the wave equation.     

Zero-viscosity-capillarity limit to the planar rarefaction wave for the 2D compressible Navier–Stokes–Korteweg equations

We shall consider the two-dimensional (2D) isentropic Navier–Stokes–Korteweg equations which are used to model compressible fluids with internal capillarity. Formally, the 2D isentropic Navier–Stokes–Korteweg equations converge, as the viscosity and the capillarity vanish, to the corresponding 2D inviscid Euler equations, and we do justify this for the case that the corresponding 2D inviscid Euler equations admit a planar rarefaction wave solution. More precisely, it is proved that there exists a family of smooth solutions for the 2D isentropic compressible Navier–Stokes–Korteweg equations converging to the planar rarefaction wave solution with arbitrary strength for the 2D Euler equations. A uniform convergence rate is obtained in terms of the viscosity coefficient and the capillarity away from the initial time. The key ingredients of our proof are the re-scaling technique and energy estimate, in which we also introduce the hyperbolic wave to recover the physical viscosities and capillarity of the inviscid rarefaction wave profile.     

Relaxation approximation of the Euler equations

The aim of this paper is to show how solutions to the one-dimensional compressible Euler equations can be approximated by solutions to an enlarged hyperbolic system with a strong relaxation term. The enlarged hyperbolic system is linearly degenerate and is therefore suitable to build an efficient approximate Riemann solver. From a theoretical point of view, the convergence of solutions to the enlarged system towards solutions to the Euler equations is proved for local in time smooth solutions. We also show that arbitrarily large shock waves for the Euler equations admit smooth shock profiles for the enlarged relaxation system. In the end, we illustrate these results of convergence by proposing a numerical procedure to solve the enlarged hyperbolic system. We test it on various cases.     

Multidimensional quasilinear first-order equations and multivalued solutions of the elliptic and hyperbolic equations

We discuss an extension of the theory of multidimensional second-order equations of the elliptic and hyperbolic types related to multidimensional quasilinear autonomous first-order partial differential equations. Calculating the general integrals of these equations allows constructing exact solutions in the form of implicit functions. We establish a connection with hydrodynamic equations. We calculate the number of free functional parameters of the constructed solutions. We especially construct and analyze implicit solutions of the Laplace and d’Alembert equations in a coordinate space of arbitrary finite dimension. In particular, we construct generalized Penrose–Rindler solutions of the d’Alembert equation in 3+1 dimensions.