Controllability and stabilization of programmed motions of reversible mechanical and electromechanical systems

Problems of controllability and methods of stabilizing programmed motions of a large class of mechanical and electromechanical systems which are reversible with respect to the control are considered. Criteria of the controllability and stabilizability of reversible systems are obtained. Programmed motions and algorithms of programmed control are designed in analytical form and algorithms of programmed motions for non-linear reversible systems are synthesized.     

On the structure of additive systems of integers

A sum-and-distance system is a collection of finite sets of integers such that the sums and differences formed by taking one element from each set generate a prescribed arithmetic progression. Such systems, with two component sets, arise naturally in the study of matrices with symmetry properties and consecutive integer entries. Sum systems are an analogous concept where only sums of elements are considered. We establish a bijection between sum systems and sum-and-distance systems of corresponding size, and show that sum systems are equivalent to principal reversible cuboids, which are tensors with integer entries and a symmetry of ‘reversible square’ type. We prove a structure theorem for principal reversible cuboids, which gives rise to an explicit construction formula for all sum systems in terms of joint ordered factorisations of their component set cardinalities.

     

Global feedback stabilization of multi-input bilinear systems

This paper mainly investigates the problem of stabilization of homogeneous bilinear systems with multiple inputs. Explicit state feedback laws are given to stabilize the bilinear systems. Meanwhile, an estimate of the convergence speed is obtained under the given feedback laws. Besides, sufficient conditions, which are easy to be verified, are presented for the stabilization of the bilinear systems.     

Stability of switched systems with time delay

In this paper, we study the qualitative properties of linear and nonlinear delay switched systems which have stable and unstable subsystems. First, we prove some inequalities which lead to the switching laws that guarantee: (a) the global exponential stability to linear switched delay systems with stable and unstable subsystems; (b) the local exponential stability of nonlinear switched delay systems with stable and unstable subsystems. In addition, these switching laws indicate that if the total activation time ratio among the stable subsystems, unstable subsystems and time delay is larger than a certain number, the switched systems are exponentially stable for any switching signals under these laws. Some examples are given to illustrate the main results.     

Slow decay of Gibbs measures with heavy tails

We consider Glauber dynamics reversible with respect to Gibbs measures with heavy tails in the case when spins are unbounded. The interactions are bounded and of finite range. The self-potential enters into two classes of measures, κ-concave probability measures and sub-exponential laws, for which it is known that no exponential decay can occur. Using coercive inequalities we prove that, for κ-concave probability measures, the associated infinite volume semi-group decays to equilibrium polynomially and stretched exponentially for sub-exponential laws. This improves and extends previous results by Bobkov and Zegarlinski.     

Zeroth-order conservation laws of two-dimensional shallow water equations with variable bottom topography

We classify zeroth-order conservation laws of systems from the class of two-dimensional shallow water equations with variable bottom topography using an optimized version of the method of furcate splitting. The classification is carried out up to equivalence generated by the equivalence group of this class. We find additional point equivalences between some of the listed cases of extensions of the space of zeroth-order conservation laws, which are inequivalent up to transformations from the equivalence group. Hamiltonian structures of systems of shallow water equations are used for relating the classification of zeroth-order conservation laws of these systems to the classification of their Lie symmetries. We also construct generating sets of such conservation laws under action of Lie symmetries.     

Quadratic stabilization of a class of switched nonlinear systems via single Lyapunov function

This paper is concerned with the problem of globally quadratic stabilization for a class of switched cascade systems. The system under consideration is composed of two subsystems: a linear switched part and a nonlinear part, which are also switched systems. The feedback control law and the switching law are designed respectively when the first part is stabilized under some switching law and when both parts can be stabilized under some switching laws. We construct the single Lyapunov functions and design the switching laws based on the structure characteristics of the switched system. Also, the designed switching laws are of hysteresis switching form in order to avoid sliding models.     

Existence and uniqueness of entropy solutions to the Riemann problem for hyperbolic systems of two nonlinear conservation laws

This paper contains a proof of the existence and uniqueness of solutions to the Riemann problem for systems of two hyperbolic conservation laws in one space variable. Our main assumptions are that the system is strictly hyperbolic and genuinely nonlinear. We also require that the system satisfy standard conditions on the second Fréchet derivatives, and one other hypothesis, which we have called the half-plane condition. This hypothesis replaces other, more restrictive hypotheses required by previous authors. The methods and results of this paper are designed to be applicable to systems of conservation laws which are not strictly hyperbolic.     

On the Variational Approach to Systems of Quasilinear Conservation Laws

The paper contains results concerning the development of a new approach to the proof of existence theorems for generalized solutions to systems of quasilinear conservation laws. This approach is based on reducing the search for a generalized solution to analyzing extremal properties of a certain set of functionals and is referred to as a variational approach. The definition of a generalized solution can be naturally reformulated in terms of the existence of critical points for a set of functionals, which is convenient within the approach proposed. The variational representation of generalized solutions, which was earlier known for Hopf-type equations, is generalized to systems of quasilinear conservation laws. The extremal properties of the functionals corresponding to systems of conservation laws are described within the variational approach, and a strategy for proving the existence theorem is outlined. In conclusion, it is shown that the variational approach can be generalized to the two-dimensional case.     

Conservation laws for nonlinear telegraph equations

A complete conservation law classification is given for nonlinear telegraph (NLT) systems with respect to multipliers that are functions of independent and dependent variables. It turns out that a very large class of NLT systems admits four nontrivial local conservation laws. The results of this work are summarized in tables which display all multipliers, fluxes and densities for the corresponding conservation laws. A physical example is considered for possible applications.     

Initial Conditions and the ‘Open Systems’ Argument against Laws of Nature

This article attacks ‘open systems’ arguments that because constant conjunctions are not generally observed in the real world of open systems we should be highly skeptical that universal laws exist. This work differs from other critiques of open system arguments against laws of nature by not focusing on laws themselves, but rather on the inference from open systems. We argue that open system arguments fail for two related reasons: 1) because they cannot account for the ‘systems’ central to their argument (nor the implied systems labeled ‘exogenous factors’ in relation to the system of interest) and 2) they are nomocentric, fixated on laws while ignoring initial and antecedent conditions that are able to account for systems and exogenous factors within a fundamentalist framework.     

Construction of Approximate Entropy Measure-Valued Solutions for Hyperbolic Systems of Conservation Laws

Entropy solutions have been widely accepted as the suitable solution framework for systems of conservation laws in several space dimensions. However, recent results in De Lellis and Székelyhidi Jr (Ann Math 170(3):1417–1436, 2009) and Chiodaroli et al. (2013) have demonstrated that entropy solutions may not be unique. In this paper, we present numerical evidence that state-of-the-art numerical schemes need not converge to an entropy solution of systems of conservation laws as the mesh is refined. Combining these two facts, we argue that entropy solutions may not be suitable as a solution framework for systems of conservation laws, particularly in several space dimensions. We advocate entropy measure-valued solutions, first proposed by DiPerna, as the appropriate solution paradigm for systems of conservation laws. To this end, we present a detailed numerical procedure which constructs stable approximations to entropy measure-valued solutions, and provide sufficient conditions that guarantee that these approximations converge to an entropy measure-valued solution as the mesh is refined, thus providing a viable numerical framework for systems of conservation laws in several space dimensions. A large number of numerical experiments that illustrate the proposed paradigm are presented and are utilized to examine several interesting properties of the computed entropy measure-valued solutions.     

Conservation Laws and Potential Symmetries of Linear Parabolic Equations

We carry out an extensive investigation of conservation laws and potential symmetries for the class of linear (1+1)-dimensional second-order parabolic equations. The group classification of this class is revised by employing admissible transformations, the notion of normalized classes of differential equations and the adjoint variational principle. All possible potential conservation laws are described completely. They are in fact exhausted by local conservation laws. For any equation from the above class the characteristic space of local conservation laws is isomorphic to the solution set of the adjoint equation. Effective criteria for the existence of potential symmetries are proposed. Their proofs involve a rather intricate interplay between different representations of potential systems, the notion of a potential equation associated with a tuple of characteristics, prolongation of the equivalence group to the whole potential frame and application of multiple dual Darboux transformations. Based on the tools developed, a preliminary analysis of generalized potential symmetries is carried out and then applied to substantiate our construction of potential systems. The simplest potential symmetries of the linear heat equation, which are associated with single conservation laws, are classified with respect to its point symmetry group. Equations possessing infinite series of potential symmetry algebras are studied in detail.     

Finite-difference methods for one-dimensional hyperbolic conservation laws

This article contains a survey of some important finite-difference methods for one-dimensional hyperbolic conservation laws. Weak solutions of hyperbolic conservation laws are introduced and the concept of entropy stability is discussed. Furthermore, the Riemann problem for hyperbolic conservation laws is solved. An introduction to finite-difference methods is given for which important concepts such as, e.g., conservativity, stability, and consistency are introduced. Godunov-type methods are elaborated for general systems of hyperbolic conservation laws. Finally, flux limiter methods are developed for the scalar nonlinear conservation law. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

On first-order conservation laws for systems of hydrodynamic-type equations

First-order conservation laws quadratic in derivatives are considered for systems of hydrodynamic-type equations. Defining relationships for the densities of such conservation laws are derived in a form that is invariant with respect to pointwise changes of the variables. Examples of nondiagonalizable systems admitting quadratic conservation laws are given.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 108, No. 1, pp. 109–128, July, 1996.     

A novel image encryption algorithm using chaos and reversible cellular automata

In this paper, a novel image encryption scheme is proposed based on reversible cellular automata (RCA) combining chaos. In this algorithm, an intertwining logistic map with complex behavior and periodic boundary reversible cellular automata are used. We split each pixel of image into units of 4 bits, then adopt pseudorandom key stream generated by the intertwining logistic map to permute these units in confusion stage. And in diffusion stage, two-dimensional reversible cellular automata which are discrete dynamical systems are applied to iterate many rounds to achieve diffusion on bit-level, in which we only consider the higher 4 bits in a pixel because the higher 4 bits carry almost the information of an image. Theoretical analysis and experimental results demonstrate the proposed algorithm achieves a high security level and processes good performance against common attacks like differential attack and statistical attack. This algorithm belongs to the class of symmetric systems.     

Entropy stable shock capturing space–time discontinuous Galerkin schemes for systems of conservation laws

We present a streamline diffusion shock capturing spacetime discontinuous Galerkin (DG) method to approximate nonlinear systems of conservation laws in several space dimensions. The degrees of freedom are in terms of the entropy variables and the numerical flux functions are the entropy stable finite volume fluxes. We show entropy stability of the (formally) arbitrarily high order accurate method for a general system of conservation laws. Furthermore, we prove that the approximate solutions converge to the entropy measure valued solutions for nonlinear systems of conservation laws. Convergence to entropy solutions for scalar conservation laws and for linear symmetrizable systems is also shown. Numerical experiments are presented to illustrate the robustness of the proposed schemes.     

Stabilization of a class of nonlinear composite stochastic systems

This paper deals with the stability for a class of nonlinear composite stochastic systems by feedback laws.Firstly,we give sufficient conditions for the existence of feedback laws which render the equilibrium solution of the stochastic system globally asymptotically stable in probability.Secondly,for stochastic systems of the same type,we prove that there exists a linear feedback law which exponentially stabilizes in mean square the closed–loop stochastic system at its equilibrium.     

A KAM Theorem for Reversible Systems of Infinite Dimension

For reversible systems of infinite dimension we prove an infinitely dimensional KAM theorem with an application to the network of weakly coupled oscillators of friction. The KAM theorem shows that there are many invariant tori of infinite dimension, and thus many almost periodic solutions, for the reversible systems.     

一个三种群食物链系统的非线性控制

通过非线性控制系统理论研究了一个三种群食物链控制系统正平衡点的稳定性问题.针对不同的输出,分别得到了系统在该点渐近稳定的控制律.对复杂生物系统控制问题的研究具有一定的参考价值.