A nonlocal nonlinear diffusion equation in higher space dimensions

We study the initial-value problem for a nonlocal nonlinear diffusion operator which is analogous to the porous medium equation, in the whole RN, N?1, or in a bounded smooth domain with Neumann or Dirichlet boundary conditions. First, we prove the existence, uniqueness and the validity of a comparison principle for solutions of these problems. In RN we show that if initial data is bounded and compactly supported, then the solutions is compactly supported for all positive time t, this implies the existence of a free boundary. Concerning the Neumann problem, we prove that the asymptotic behavior of the solutions as t→∞, they converge to the mean value of the initial data. For the Dirichlet problem we prove that the asymptotic behavior of the solutions as t→∞, they converge to zero.     

On the controllability of the heat equation with nonlinear boundary Fourier conditions

In this paper we analyze the approximate and null controllability of the classical heat equation with nonlinear boundary conditions of the form and distributed controls, with support in a small set. We show that, when the function f is globally Lipschitz-continuous, the system is approximately controllable. We also show that the system is locally null controllable and null controllable for large time when f is regular enough and f(0)=0. For the proofs of these assertions, we use controllability results for similar linear problems and appropriate fixed point arguments. In the case of the local and large time null controllability results, the arguments are rather technical, since they need (among other things) Hölder estimates for the control and the state.     

Existence result of second-order differential equations with integral boundary conditions at resonance

By using Mawhin's continuation theorem, some sufficient conditions for the existence of solution for a class of second-order differential equations with integral boundary conditions at resonance are established, which are complement of previously known results. The interesting point is that we shall deal with the case dimKerL=2, which will cause some difficulties in constructing the projector Q. Since all the existence results obtained in previous papers are for the case dimKerL=1, our work is new.     

A Kind of Discrete Non-Reflecting Boundary Conditions for Varieties of Wave Equations

Abstract In this paper, a new kind of discrete non-reflecting boundary conditions is developed.It can be usedfor a variety of wave equations such as the acoustic wave equation, the isotropic and anisotropic elastic waveequations and the equations for wave propagation in multi-phase media and so on.In this kind of boundaryconditions,the composition of all artifical reflected waves,but not the individual reflected ones,is consideredand eliminated.Thus, it has a uniform formula for different wave equations.The velocity C_A of the composedreflected wave is determined in the way to make the reflection coefficients minimal,the value of which depends onequations.In this psper,the construction of the boundary conditions illustrated and C_A is found,numericalresults are presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the boundary conditions.     

A compactness result for perturbed semigroups and application to a transport model

In this paper we are concerned with the compactness properties of remainder terms of the Dyson-Phillips expansion of perturbed semigroups on general Banach spaces. More specifically, we derive conditions which ensure the compactness of the remainder term Rn(t) for some integer n. Our result applies directly to discuss the time asymptotic behaviour (for large times) of the solution of a one-dimensional transport equation with reentry boundary conditions on L¹-spaces without regularity conditions on the initial data.     

Invariant tori of nonlinear Schrödinger equation

In this paper, we consider one-dimensional nonlinear Schrödinger equation iut−uxx+V(x)u+f(²|u|)u=0 on [0,π]×R under the boundary conditions a₁u(t,0)−b₁ux(t,0)=0, a₂u(t,π)+b₂ux(t,π)=0, , for i=1,2. It is proved that for a prescribed and analytic positive potential V(x), the above equation admits small-amplitude quasi-periodic solutions corresponding to d-dimensional invariant tori of the associated infinite-dimensional dynamical system.     

The classification of self-adjoint boundary conditions of differential operators with two singular endpoints

For general even order linear ordinary differential equations with real coefficients and endpoints which are regular or singular and for arbitrary deficiency index d, the self-adjoint domains are determined by d linearly independent boundary conditions. These conditions are of three types: separated, coupled, and mixed. We give a construction for all conditions of each type and determine the number of conditions of each type possible for a given self-adjoint domain. Our construction gives a direct alternative to the recent construction of Everitt and Markus which uses the theory of symplectic spaces. We believe our construction will prove useful in the spectral analysis of these operators and in obtaining canonical forms of self-adjoint boundary conditions. Such forms are known only in the second order, i.e. Sturm-Liouville, case. Even for regular problems of order four no such forms are available. In the case when all d conditions are separated this construction yields explicit non-real conditions for all orders greater than two. It is well known that no such conditions exist in the second order case.     

A linearized difference scheme for semilinear parabolic equations with nonlinear absorbing boundary conditions

A novel three level linearized difference scheme is proposed for the semilinear parabolic equation with nonlinear absorbing boundary conditions. The solution of this problem will blow up in finite time. Hence this difference scheme is coupled with an adaptive time step size, i.e., when the solution tends to infinity, the time step size will be smaller and smaller. Furthermore, the solvability, stability and convergence of the difference scheme are proved by the energy method. Numerical experiments are also given to demonstrate the theoretical second order convergence both in time and in space in L_∞-norm.     

Integrability of displacement and stresses in linear and nonlinear elasticity with mixed boundary conditions

Equations of linear and nonlinear infinitesimal elasticity with mixed boundary conditions are considered. The bounded domain is assumed to have a Lipschitz boundary and to satisfy additional regularity assumptions. W1,p regularity for the displacements and Lp regularity for the stresses are proved for some p>2.     

Vanishing viscous limits for the 2D lake equations with Navier boundary conditions

The vanishing viscosity limit is considered for the viscous lake equations with Navier friction boundary conditions. We prove that the inviscid limit satisfies the inviscid lake equations, and the results include flows generated by Lp initial vorticity with 1<p?∞.     

The classification of self-adjoint boundary conditions: Separated, coupled, and mixed

There are three basic types of self-adjoint regular and singular boundary conditions: separated, coupled, and mixed. For even order problems with real coefficients, one regular endpoint and arbitrary deficiency index d, we give a construction for each type and determine the number of possible conditions of each type under the assumption that there are d linearly independent square-integrable solutions for some real value of the spectral parameter. In the separated case our construction yields non-real conditions for all orders greater than two. It is well known that no such conditions exist in the second order case. Our construction gives a direct alternative to the recent construction of Everitt and Markus which uses the theory of symplectic spaces. We believe our construction will prove useful in the spectral analysis of these operators and in obtaining canonical forms of self-adjoint boundary conditions. Such forms are known only in the second order, i.e. Sturm-Liouville, case. Even for regular problems of order four no such forms are available.     

Real-parameter square-integrable solutions and the spectrum of differential operators

We continue to investigate the connection between the spectrum of self-adjoint ordinary differential operators with arbitrary deficiency index d and the number of linearly independent square-integrable solutions for real values of the spectral parameter λ. We show that if, for all λ in an open interval I, there are d linearly independent square-integrable solutions, then there is no continuous spectrum in I. This for any self-adjoint realization with boundary conditions which may be separated, coupled, or mixed. The proof is based on a new characterization of self-adjoint domains and on limit-point (LP) and limit-circle (LC) solutions established in an earlier paper.     

Some Boundary — Contact Problems of the Elasticity Theory with Mixed Boundary Conditions Outside the Contact Surface

n — Dimensional (n ≥ 2) boundary-contact problems of statics of the elasticity theory for homogeneous anisotropic media are investigated when the contact of two bounded domains occurs from the outside on some part of boundaries with mixed boundary conditions. Theorems on the existence and uniqueness of solutions of boundary-contact problems in Besov and Bessel potential spaces are obtained. The smoothness of solutions is studied in closed domains occupied by elastic media.     

On the three-dimensional Wigner-Poisson problem with inflow boundary conditions

We study the Wigner-Poisson problem in a bounded spatial domain, with non-homogeneous and time-dependent “inflow” boundary conditions. This system is a quantum model of charge transport in a semiconductor device coupled with reservoirs, in presence of a self-consistent potential and of an external one. We state a local-in-time well-posedness result for the problem. The main difficulty is proving in the three-dimensional case that the non-linear potential term is a Lipschitz perturbation of the “affine” streaming operator, in an appropriately weighted L²-space.     

Radiation boundary conditions for time-dependent waves based on complete plane wave expansions

We develop complete plane wave expansions for time-dependent waves in a half-space and use them to construct arbitrary order local radiation boundary conditions for the scalar wave equation and equivalent first order systems. We demonstrate that, unlike other local methods, boundary conditions based on complete plane wave expansions provide nearly uniform accuracy over long time intervals. This is due to their explicit treatment of evanescent modes. Exploiting the close connection between the boundary condition formulations and discretized absorbing layers, corner compatibility conditions are constructed which allow the use of polygonal artificial boundaries. Theoretical arguments and simple numerical experiments are given to establish the accuracy and efficiency of the proposed methods.     

Equivalence of inverse Sturm-Liouville problems with boundary conditions rationally dependent on the eigenparameter

Three inverse problems for a Sturm-Liouville boundary value problem −y″+qy=λy, y(0)cosα=y′(0)sinα and y′(1)=f(λ)y(1) are considered for rational f. It is shown that the Weyl m-function uniquely determines α, f, and q, and is in turn uniquely determined by either two spectra from different values of α or by the Prüfer angle. For this it is necessary to produce direct results, of independent interest, on asymptotics and oscillation.     

An explicit spectral collocation method using nonpolynomial basis functions for the time‐dependent Schrödinger equation

We propose a spectral collocation method for the numerical solution of the time‐dependent Schrödinger equation, where the newly developed nonpolynomial functions in a previous study are used as basis functions. Equipped with the new basis functions, various boundary conditions can be imposed exactly. The preferable semi‐implicit time marching schemes are employed for temporal discretization. Moreover, the new basis functions build in a free parameter λ intrinsically, which can be chosen properly so that the semi‐implicit scheme collapses to an explicit scheme. The method is further applied to linear Schrödinger equation set in unbounded domain. The transparent boundary conditions are constructed for time semidiscrete scheme of the linear Schrödinger equation. We employ spectral collocation method using the new basis functions for the spatial discretization, which allows for the exact imposition of the transparent boundary conditions. Comprehensive numerical tests both in bounded and unbounded domain are performed to demonstrate the attractive features of the proposed method.     

Heat equation with dynamical boundary conditions of reactive-diffusive type

This paper deals with the heat equation posed in a bounded regular domain Ω of RN (N?2) coupled with a dynamical boundary condition of reactive-diffusive type. In particular we study the problem

     

Discrete absorbing boundary conditions for Schrödinger-type equations. Practical implementation

Recently, some absorbing boundary conditions for Schrödinger-type equations have been studied by Fevens, Jiang and Alonso-Mallo, and Reguera. These conditions make it possible to obtain a very high absorption at the boundary avoiding the nonlocality of transparent boundary conditions. However, the implementations used in the literature, where the boundary condition is chosen in a manual way in accordance with the solution or fixed independently of the solution, are not practical because of the small absorption. In this paper, a new practical adaptive implementation is developed that allows us to obtain automatically a very high absorption.

     

Existence and boundary behavior for singular nonlinear differential equations with arbitrary boundary conditions

Existence theory is developed for the equation ?(u)=F(u), where ? is a formally self-adjoint singular second-order differential expression and F is nonlinear. The problem is treated in a Hilbert space and we do not require the operators induced by ? to have completely continuous resolvents. Nonlinear boundary conditions are allowed. Also, F is assumed to be weakly continuous and monotone at one point. Boundary behavior of functions associated with the domains of definitions of the operators associated with ? in the singular case is investigated. A special class of self-adjoint operators associated with ? is obtained.