Asymptotics of a solution of a nonlinear system of diffusion of a magnetic field into a substance

We study the asymptotic behavior at large time of a solution to a system of nonlinear integro-differential equations which arises in mathematical modeling of diffusion of a magnetic field into a substance. We establish the corresponding stabilization rate.     

Study of a discrete dynamic system in a neighborhood of a quasi-periodic trajectory

We study a discrete system in a neighborhood of a quasi-periodic trajectory. We obtain conditions for reducing a system in this neighborhood to a system with quasi-periodic coefficients. We determine the behavior of this system under the action of small perturbations.This work was prepared with the financial support of the Ukrainian State Committee on Science and Technology.Translated from Ukrainskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 44, No. 12, pp. 1702–1711, December, 1992.     

Spectral properties of a Hamiltonian of a four-particle system on a lattice

We consider the Hamiltonian of a system of four arbitrary quantum particles with two-particle contact (noncompact) interaction potentials on a three-dimensional lattice perturbed by three-particle contact potentials. We describe the location of the essential spectrum of the Schrödinger operator corresponding to a four-particle system.     

Shadowing in a neighborhood of a separatrix

We consider a model example of a diffeomorphism of a two-dimensional manifold with two hyperbolic fixed points joined by a separatrix. We show that, in a tubular neighborhood of the separatrix, every pseudotrajectory satisfying an additional error smallness condition is shadowed by an exact trajectory.     

Numerical analysis of a model for phase separation of a multicomponent alloy

We consider a fully discrete implicit finite-element approximationof a model for the phase separation of a multi-component alloy.We prove existence, uniqueness and stability of the numericalsolution for a sufficiently small time step. We prove convergenceto the solution of the associated continuous problem. We performa linear stability analysis of the equation and describe somenumerical experiments.     

Canonical frame of a curve on a conformal plane

We show how differential geometry of smooth curves on the conformal plane can be studied by Élie Cartan’s method of exterior forms and moving frames. We find the canonical form of the derivation equations of a curve (which is not a circle) in the case of a semi-isotropic frame. We give a new proof of the theorem that states that curves of constant (in particular, zero) conformal curvature are loxodromes. We integrate the system of structure equations of the isotropy subgroup of a point.     

Solvability of a dynamic contact problem between a piezoelectric body and a conductive foundation

We consider a mathematical model which describes the dynamic process of contact between a piezoelectric body and an electrically conductive foundation. We model the material’s behavior with a nonlinear electro-viscoelastic constitutive law; the contact is frictionless and is described with the normal compliance condition and a regularized electrical conductivity condition. We derive a variational formulation for the problem and then, under a smallness assumption on the data, we prove the existence of a unique weak solution to the model. We also investigate the behavior of the solution with respect the electric data on the contact surface and prove a continuous dependence result. Then, we introduce a fully discrete scheme, based on the finite element method to approximate the spatial variable and the backward Euler scheme to discretize the time derivatives. We treat the contact by using a penalized approach and a version of Newton’s method. We implement this scheme in a numerical code and, in order to verify its accuracy, we present numerical simulations in the study of two-dimensional test problems. These simulations provide a numerical validation of our continuous dependence result and illustrate the effects of the conductivity of the foundation, as well.     

Investigation of a nonlinear difference equation in a Banach space in a neighborhood of a quasiperiodic solution

We investigate the behavior of a diserete dynamical system in a neighborhood of a quasiperiodic trajeetory for the case of an infinite-dimensional Banach space We find conditions sufficient for the system considered to reduce, in such a neighborhood, to a system with quasiperiodic coefficients. Translated from Ukrainskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 49, No. 12, pp. 1661–1676, December, 1997.     

Essential spectrum of a model operator associated with a three-particle system on a lattice

We consider a model operator H associated with the system of three particles interacting via nonlocal pair potentials on a ν-dimensional lattice. We identify channel operators and use their spectra to describe the position and structure of the essential spectrum of H. We obtain an analogue of the Faddeev equation for the eigenfunctions of H.     

Reinforcement of a thin plate by a thin layer

We study the bending of a thin plate, stiffened with a thin elastic layer, of thickness δ. We describe the complete construction of an asymptotic expansion with respect to δ of the solution of the Kirchhoff–Love model and give optimal estimates for the remainder. We identify approximate boundary conditions, which take into account the effect of the stiffener at various orders. Thanks to the tools of multi‐scale analysis, we give optimal estimates for the error between the approximate problems and the original one. We deal with a layer of constant stiffness, as well as with a stiffness in δ^?1. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Reconstruction of a bounded solution of a linear functional equation

We consider the problem of finding a bounded solution of a linear finite-difference equation with continuous time. We present conditions for the existence of such a solution and algorithms for finding the solution in real time under various additional assumptions.     

Resolution of a scheduling problem in a flowshop robotic cell

We develop in this paper a generic and precise identification of a scheduling problem in a flexible manufacturing system. We consider a flowshop robotic cell that processes several jobs. We assume that there is no intermediate buffer between machines. So, jobs may be blocked when downstream machines are busy. We present an integer programming model to determine the sequence of jobs that minimizes the makespan criterion. In order to solve large size problems, we propose a genetic algorithm (GA). Finally, computational experiments are proposed in order to compare the makespan returned by the GA to a lower bound.     

Weak solutions of a mixed problem in a half-strip for a generalized Kawahara equation

We consider a mixed problem in a half-strip for a generalized Kawahara equation describing long nonlinear waves in inhomogeneous media with weak dispersion. We study the existence and uniqueness of generalized solutions in Sobolev weight spaces.     

On a critical Neumann problem with a perturbation of lower order

We investigate the solvability of the Neumann problem （1.1） involving the critical Sobolev nonlinearity and a term of lower order. We allow a coefficient of u in equation （1.1） to be unbounded. We prove the existence of a solution in a weighted Sobolev space.     

Interaction of a breather with a magnetization wave in a ferromagnet with light-axis anisotropy

We use the dressing method to find exact solutions of the Landau-Lifshitz equation for a ferromagnet with light-axis anisotropy. These solutions describe the interaction of a nonlinear precession wave of arbitrary amplitude with solitons. We analyze the change of the internal structure and the physical parameters of the solitons as a result of their interaction with the magnetization wave. We find an infinite series of integrals of motion that stabilize the soliton on the background of the pumping wave.     

Coefficient Stability of the Solution of a Difference Scheme Approximating a Mixed Problem for a Semilinear Parabolic Equation

We study the coefficient stability of a difference scheme approximating a mixed problem for a one-dimensional semilinear parabolic equation. We obtain sufficient conditions on the input data under which the solutions of the differential and difference problems are bounded. We also obtain estimates of perturbations of the solution of a linearized difference scheme with respect to perturbations of the coefficients; these estimates agree with the estimates for the differential problem.     

Perturbation of a periodic operator by a narrow potential

We consider perturbations of a second-order periodic operator on the line; the Schr?dinger operator with a periodic potential is a specific case of such an operator. The perturbation is realized by a potential depending on two small parameters, one of which describes the length of the potential support, and the inverse value of other corresponds to the value of the potential. We obtain sufficient conditions for the perturbing potential to have eigenvalues in the gaps of the continuous spectrum. We also construct their asymptotic expansions and present sufficient conditions for the eigenvalues of the perturbing potential to be absent.     

On a damped motion of a hydromechanical system

We obtain an exact solution to the problem of damped rotation of a solid cylinder and the surrounding viscous liquid which is at rest at infinity. We uncover a series of nontrivial characteristics of the dynamics of this hydromechanical system and establish in particular that the liquid can move faster than the boundary of the body.     

The vibrations of a conical shell filled with a variable volume of fluid

We consider the vibrations of a conical shell filled with a fluid. We obtain a system of differential equations that describes the interaction of a variable volume of fluid with the shell. We solve the problem of determining the natural frequencies for a completely full shell. We obtain a formula for computing the fundamental frequency as a function of the geometric parameters of the shell. One figure. Bibliography: 4 titles. Translated fromTeoreticheskaya i Prikladnaya Mekhanika, No. 22, pp. 85–88, 1991.     

An Asymptotic Expansion of a Solution of a Nonlinear Equation for a Steady Flow of a Stratified Fluid

We consider the problem of the two-dimensional motion of a nonviscous incompressible fluid in the field of gravity. To calculate the flow field, we use the method of the asymptotic expansion of the solution with respect to a small parameter. The constructed algorithm allows one to obtain a picture of the flow functions for the exact (nonlinear) problem of a perturbed flow of a stratified fluid. The main limitations of the algorithm are the absence of backflow zones (rotors) and a large typical horizontal size of the solution as compared with the depth of the flow. We give results of the calculations.