The Far-Field Equations in Linear Elasticity for Disconnected Rigid Bodies and Cavities

In this paper the far-field equations in linear elasticity for scattering from disjoint rigid bodies and cavities are considered. The direct scattering problem is formulated in differential and integral form. The boundary integral equations are constructed using a combination of single- and double-layer potentials. Using a Fredholm type theory it is proved that these boundary integral equations are uniquely solvable. Assuming that the incident field is produced by a superposition of plane incident waves in all directions of propagation and polarization it is established that the scattered field is also expressed as the superposition of the corresponding scattered fields. A pair of integral equations of the first kind which hold independently of the boundary conditions are constructed for the far-field region. The properties of the Herglotz functions are used to derive solvability conditions for the far-field equations. It is also proved that the far-field operators, in terms of which we can express the far-field equations, are injective and have dense range. An analytical example for spheres illuminates the theoretical results.     

Convergence of periodically forced rank-type equations

Consider a difference equation which takes the k-th largest output of m functions of the previous m terms of the sequence. If the functions are also allowed to change periodically as the difference equation evolves, this is analogous to a differential equation with periodic forcing. A large class of such non-autonomous difference equations are shown to converge to a periodic limit, which is independent of the initial condition. The period of the limit does not depend on how far back each term is allowed to look back in the sequence, and is in fact equal to the period of the forcing.     

On the theory of convolution equations of the third kind

The autoconvolution equation of the third kind with coefficient of general power type is dealt with by the method of weighted norms developed for equations with coefficients of linear and integer power type in recent joint work of the author with L. Berg, J. Janno, and B. Hofmann. For this equation two existence theorems and a uniqueness theorem are proved. Further, as an auxiliary equation a linear singular integral equation of Abel is treated anew and the existence of solutions to a related class of linear Volterra equations of the third kind is derived.     

Time delays in dyadic interactions on the example of relations between optimists and pessimists

In this paper, a delayed model of interactions between two actors in the context of their internal optimism and pessimism is studied. Considered model is based on the model proposed earlier in the context of romantic relationships. With the use of the system of nonlinear delay differential equations, we describe the change of emotions of two actors. Delays in the inertial component and in the influence function are introduced, and their influence on the system dynamics is investigated focusing on most beneficial meetings for actors. Finally, the modified systems are compared with the nondelayed case, and results are illustrated by numerical solutions for particular investigated scenarios.     

Sur L'equation Diophantienne (xn-1)/(x-1)=yq, III

In this paper we study the diophantine equation of the title,which was first introduced by Nagell and Ljunggren during thefirst half of the twentieth century. We describe a method whichallows us, on the one hand when n is fixed, to obtain an upperbound for q, and on the other hand when n and q are fixed, toobtain upper bounds for x and y which are far sharper than thosederived from the theory of linear forms in logarithms. We alsoshow how these bounds can be used even when they seem too largefor a straightforward enumeration of the remaining possiblevalues of x. By combining all these techniques, we are ableto solve the equation in many cases, including the case whenn has a prime divisor less than 13, or the case when n has aprime divisor which is less than or equal to 23 and distinctfrom q. 2000 Mathematical Subject Classification: primary 11D41;secondary 11J86, 11Y50.     

A maximum principle for an optimal control problem with integral constraints

In this paper, necessary corditions are obtained for an optimal control problem whose state variables are given in terms of integral equations. The conditions are obtained separately for Volterra equations and Fredholm equations. The main result for each case is the maximum principle and multiplier rule. For the Volterra equations, transversality conditions are obtained.     

A numerical scheme based on mean value solutions for the helmholtz equation on triangular grids

A numerical treatment for the Dirichlet boundary value problem on regular triangular grids for homogeneous Helmholtz equations is presented, which also applies to the convection-diffusion problems. The main characteristic of the method is that an accuracy estimate is provided in analytical form with a better evaluation than that obtained with the usual finite difference method. Besides, this classical method can be seen as a truncated series approximation to the proposed method. The method is developed from the analytical solutions for the Dirichlet problem on a ball together with an error evaluation of an integral on the corresponding circle, yielding accuracy. Some numerical examples are discussed and the results are compared with other methods, with a consistent advantage to the solution obtained here.

     

Existence of solutions for the MHD-Leray-alpha equations and their relations to the MHD equations

In this paper we derive some new equations and we call them MHD-Leray-alpha equations which are similar to the MHD equations. We put forward the concept of weak and strong solutions for the new equations. Whether the 3-dimensional MHD equations have a unique weak solution is unknown, however, there is a unique weak solution for the 3-dimensional MHD-Leray-alpha equations. The global existence of strong solution and the Gevrey class regularity for the new equations are also obtained. Furthermore, we prove that the solutions of the MHD-Leray-alpha equations converge to the solution of the MHD equations in the weak sense as the parameter ε in the new equations converges to zero.     

On the difference approximations of overdetermined hyperbolic equations of classical mathematical physics

Issues concerning difference approximations of overdetermined systems of hyperbolic equations are examined. The formulations of extended overdetermined systems are given for hydrodynamics equations, magnetohydrodynamics equations, Maxwell equations, and elasticity equations. Some approaches to the construction of difference schemes are discussed for these systems.     

Weak Solutions for the Vlasov-Poisson Initial-Boundary Value Problem with Bounded Electric Field

The aim of this work is to construct weak solutions for the three dimensional Vlasov-Poisson initial-boundary value problem with bounded electric field.The main in- gredient consists of estimating the change in momentum along characteristics of regular electric fields inside bounded spatial domains.As direct consequences,the propagation of the momentum moments and the existence of weak solution satisfying the balance of total energy are obtained.     

Backward error,sensitivity, and refinement of computed solutions of algebraic Riccati equations

In this paper, a new backward error criterion, together with a sensitivity measure, is presented for assessing solution accuracy of nonsymmetric and symmetric algebraic Riccati equations (AREs). The usual approach to assessing reliability of computed solutions is to employ standard perturbation and sensitivity results for linear systems and to extend them further to AREs. However, such methods are not altogether appropriate since they do not take account of the underlying structure of these matrix equations. The approach considered here is to first compute the backward error of a computed solution X? that measures the amount by which data must be perturbed so that X? is the exact solution of the perturbed original system. Conventional perturbation theory is used to define structured condition numbers that fully respect the special structure of these matrix equations. The new condition number, together with the backward error of computed solutions, provides accurate estimates for the sensitivity of solutions. Optimal perturbations are then used in an iterative refinement procedure to give further more accurate approximations of actual solutions. The results are derived in their most general setting for nonsymmetric and symmetric AREs. This in turn offers a unifying framework through which it is possible to establish similar results for Sylvester equations, Lyapunov equations, linear systems, and matrix inversions.     

Boundary integral equation method in thermoelasticity: part II crack analysis

The boundary integral equation formulation of thermoelasticity problems from part I is applied to crack problems in both finite and infinite thermoelastic bodies. For a flat crack in an infinite body the normal and tangential crack opening displacement are decoupled. Transient and steady state problems of thermoelasticity, as well as stationary problems, are considered.     

ON GENERATING EQUATIONS FOR THE KAUP-NEWELL HIERARCHY

It is shown that the Kanp-Newell hierarchy can be derived from the so-called gen- erating equations which are Lax integrable.Positive and negative flows in the hierarchy are derived simultaneously.The generating equations and mutual commutativity of these flows en- able us to construct new Lax integrable equations.     

Liouville–Green (WKB) asymptotics for almost-diagonal linear second-order matrix difference equations

A Liouville–Green (or WKB) asymptotic approximation theory is developed for a class of almost-diagonal (‘asymptotically diagonal’) linear second-order matrix difference equations. Rigorous and explicitly computable bounds for the error terms are obtained, the asymptotics being made with respect to both, the index and some parameter affecting the equation. The case of the associated inhomogeneous equations is also considered in detail. Some examples and a number of applications are presented for the purpose of illustration.     

Decay in time for a one‐dimensional two‐component plasma

The motion of a collisionless plasma is described by the Vlasov–Poisson (VP) system, or in the presence of large velocities, the relativistic VP system. Both systems are considered in one space and one momentum dimension, with two species of oppositely charged particles. A new identity is derived for both systems and is used to study the behavior of solutions for large times. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Autoconvolution equations of the third kind with power-logarithmic coefficients

Existence and uniqueness theorems for a basic class of autoconvolution equations of the third kind with power-logarithmic coefficeint and free term are derived. Under suitable assumptions the existence of a solitary solution and of a one-parametric family of solutions is proved.     

On differential equations with interval coefficients

In this study, a new approach is developed to solve the initial value problem for interval linear differential equations. In the considered problem, the coefficients and the initial values are constant intervals. In the developed approach, there is no need to define a derivative for interval-valued functions. All derivatives used in the approach are classical derivatives of real functions. The reason for this is that the solution of the problem is defined as a bunch of real functions. Such a solution concept is compatible also with the robust stability concept. Sufficient conditions are provided for the solution to be expressed analytically. In addition, on a numerical example, the solution obtained by the proposed approach is compared with the solution obtained by the generalized Hukuhara differentiability. It is shown that the proposed approach gives a new type of solution. The main advantage of the proposed approach is that the solution to the considered interval initial value problem exists and is unique, as in the real case.     

On the theory of convolution equations of the third kind, II

Existence results of Part I of the paper are generalized to two types of autoconvolution equations of the third kind having free terms with nonzero values at x=0 like the well-known Bernstein-Doetsch equation for the Jacobian theta zero functions. Also uniqueness results for the linear convolution equations in Part I of the paper are extended to more general function spaces. Further, a special class of integro-differential equations with autoconvolution integral and two classes of the linear singular Abel-Volterra equations are dealt with.     

On some new integral inequalities of Gronwall-Bellman-Pachpatte type

In this paper, we establish new nonlinear integral inequalities of Gronwall-Bellman-Pachpatte type. These inequalities generalize some former famous inequalities and can be used as handy tools to study the qualitative as well as the quantitative properties of solutions of some nonlinear ordinary differential and integral equations. The purpose of this paper is to extend certain results which proved by Pachpatte in [Inequalities for Differential and Integral Equations, Academic Press, New York and London, 1998]. Some applications are also given to illustrate the usefulness of our results.     

Dynamics of a rotating layer of an ideal electrically conducting incompressible fluid

A system of nonlinear partial differential equations is considered that models perturbations in a layer of an ideal electrically conducting rotating fluid bounded by spatially and temporally varying surfaces with allowance for inertial forces. The system is reduced to a scalar equation. The solvability of initial boundary value problems arising in the theory of waves in conducting rotating fluids can be established by analyzing this equation. Solutions to the scalar equation are constructed that describe small-amplitude wave propagation in an infinite horizontal layer and a long narrow channel.