Resonant vibrations in harmonically excited weakly coupled mechanical systems with cyclic symmetry

The resonant vibrations in weakly coupled nonlinear cyclic symmetric structures are studied. These structures consist of weakly coupled identical nonlinear oscillators. A careful bifurcation analysis of the amplitude equations is performed in the fundamental resonance case for an illustrative example consisting of a three particle system. In case of a uniformly distributed excitation, a localized response is identified in which one of the particles exhibits large amplitude motions compared to those of the other particles. In case of single-particle excitation, it is found that for very small coupling strength and large external mistuning, a large stable localized periodic response coexists with an extended small response. With an increase in the coupling strength, multiple extended solutions arise near the exact external resonance via saddle-node bifurcations. Further increase in coupling strength and a decrease in damping results in isolated asymmetric solution branches, which bifurcate from the symmetric solutions via symmetry-breaking bifurcations. The role of coupling strength in creating/destroying localized solutions is discussed.     

Global bifurcation of travelling waves in discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equations

The discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equations of n sites are studied with periodic boundary conditions. These equations have n branches of standing waves that bifurcate from zero. Travelling waves appear as a symmetry-breaking from the standing waves for different amplitudes. The bifurcation is proved using the global Rabinowitz alternative in subspaces of symmetric functions. Applications to the Schrödinger and Saturable lattices are presented.     

Iterative solvers and inflow boundary conditions for plane sudden expansion flows

Incompressible laminar flow in a symmetric plane sudden expansion is studied numerically. The flow is known to exhibit a stable symmetric solution up to a critical Reynolds number above which symmetry-breaking bifurcation occurs. The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of using different iterative solvers on the calculation of the bifurcation point. For this purpose, the governing equations for steady two-dimensional incompressible flow are written in terms of a stream function-vorticity formulation. A second order finite volume discretization is applied. Explicit and implicit solvers are used to solve the resulting system of algebraic equations. It is shown that the explicit solver recovers the stable asymmetric solution, while the implicit solver can recover both the unstable symmetric solution or the stable asymmetric solution, depending on whether the initial guess is symmetric or not. It is also found that the type of inflow velocity profile, whether uniform or parabolic, has a significant effect on the onset of bifurcation as uniform inflows tend to stabilize the symmetric solution by delaying the onset of bifurcation to a higher Reynolds number as compared to parabolic inflows.     

Spatio-temporal patterns of Hopf bifurcating periodic oscillations in a pair of identical tri-neuron network loops

Recently, the coupling time delay has been considered as the source of the occurrence of the phase-flip bifurcation in time-delay coupled system. But the analytical results of how the coupling time delay affects this phenomenon is still lacking. In this paper, we consider a pair of identical tri-neuron network coupled with time delay. By using the symmetric bifurcation theory of delay differential equations combined with representation theory of Lie groups, we investigate the spatio-temporal patterns of Hopf bifurcating periodic oscillations induced by the coupling time delay. The explicit intervals of delay and the regions in the plane of the coupling strength and the gain of the inherent response function for the existence of synchronized in-phase or anti-phase oscillation are obtained. Our study show that the coupling time delay does not affect the spatio-temporal patterns of the individual neural loop but it has the significant impact on the spatio-temporal patterns between the two loops. These analytic results are then verified by numerical simulations.     

Optical Soliton Bullets in (2+1)D Nonlinear Bragg Resonant Periodic Geometries

We consider light propagation in a Kerr-nonlinear 2D waveguide with a Bragg grating in the propagation direction and homogeneous in the transverse direction. Using Newton's iteration method we construct both stationary and travelling solitary wave solutions of the corresponding mathematical model, the 2D nonlinear coupled mode equations (2D CME). We call these solutions 2D gap solitons due to their similarity with the gap solitons of 1D CME (fiber grating). Long-time stable evolution preserving the solitary fashion is demonstrated numerically despite the fact that, as we show, for the 2D CME no local constrained minima of the Hamiltonian functional exist. Building on the 1D study of [ 1 ], we demonstrate trapping of slow enough 2D gap solitons at localized defects. We explain the mechanism of trapping as resonant transfer of energy from the soliton to one or more nonlinear defect modes. For a special class of defects, we construct a family of nonlinear defect modes by numerically following a bifurcation curve starting at analytically or numerically known linear defect modes. Compared to 1D the dynamics of trapping are harder to fully analyze and the existence of many defect modes for a given defect potential causes that slow solitons store a part of their energy for virtually all of the studied attractive defects.     

Soliton Interactions for the Three‐Coupled Discrete Nonlinear Schrödinger Equations in the Alpha Helical Proteins

Three‐coupled discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equations, which describe the dynamics of the three hydrogen bonding spines in the alpha helical proteins with the interspine coupling at the discrete level, are investigated. Binary Bell polynomials are applied to construct the bilinear forms and bilinear Bäcklund transformation of those equations. Propagation characteristics and interactions of the bound‐state solitons are discussed. Bound states of two and three bright solitons arise when all of them propagate in parallel. Elastic interaction between the bound‐state solitons and one bright soliton is given. Increase of the dipole‐dipole interaction energy can lead to the increase of the soliton velocity, that is, the one‐interaction period becomes shorter.     

Solitons in coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equations with variable coefficients

We study the coupled nonlinear Schrodinger equation with variable coefficients (VCNLS), which can be used to describe the interaction among the modes in nonlinear optics and Bose–Einstein condensation. By constructing an explicit transformation, which maps VCNLS to the classical coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equations (CNLS), we obtain Bright–Dark and Bright–Bright solitons for VCNLS. Furthermore, the optical super-lattice potentials (or periodic potentials) and hyperbolic cosine potentials with parameters are designed, which are two kinds of important potentials in physics. This method can be used to design a large variety of external potentials in VCNLS, which could be meaningful for manipulating solitons experimentally.     

The integrable coupling system of a 3 × 3 discrete matrix spectral problem

Integrable coupling with six potentials is first proposed by coupling a given 3 × 3 discrete matrix spectral problem. It is shown that coupled system of integrable equations can possess zero curvature representations and recursion operators, which yield infinitely many commuting symmetries. Moreover, by means of the discrete variational identity on semi-direct sums of Lie algebras, the Hamiltonian form is deduced for the lattice equations in the resulting hierarchy. Finally, we prove that the hierarchy of the resulting Hamiltonian equations is Liouville integrable discrete Hamiltonian system.     

Evans Function for Lax Operators with Algebraically Decaying Potentials

We study the instability of algebraic solitons for integrable nonlinear equations in one spatial dimension that include modified KdV, focusing NLS, derivative NLS, and massive Thirring equations. We develop the analysis of the Evans function that defines eigenvalues in the corresponding Lax operators with algebraically decaying potentials. The standard Evans function generically has singularities in the essential spectrum, which may include embedded eigenvalues with algebraically decaying eigenfunctions. We construct a renormalized Evans function and study bifurcations of embedded eigenvalues, when an algebraically decaying potential is perturbed by a generic potential with a faster decay at infinity. We show that the bifurcation problem for embedded eigenvalues can be reduced to cubic or quadratic equations, depending on whether the algebraic potential decays to zero or approaches a nonzero constant. Roots of the bifurcation equations define eigenvalues which correspond to nonlinear waves that are formed from unstable algebraic solitons. Our results provide precise information on the transformation of unstable algebraic solitons in the time-evolution problem associated with the integrable nonlinear equation. Algebraic solitons of the modified KdV equation are shown to transform to either travelling solitons or time-periodic breathers, depending on the sign of the perturbation. Algebraic solitons of the derivative NLS and massive Thirring equations are shown to transform to travelling and rotating solitons for either sign of the perturbation. Finally, algebraic homoclinic orbits of the focusing NLS equation are destroyed by the perturbation and evolve into time-periodic space-decaying solutions.     

Nonlinearly Coupled KdV Equations Describing the Interaction of Equatorial and Midlatitude Rossby Waves

Amplitude equations governing the nonlinear resonant interaction of equatorial baroclinic and barotropic Rossby waves were derived by Majda and Biello and used as a model for long range interactions （teleconnections） between the tropical and midlatitude troposphere. An overview of that derivation is nonlinear wave theory, but not in atmospheric presented and geared to readers versed in sciences. In the course of the derivation, two other sets of asymptotic equations are presented： the long equatorial wave equations and the weakly nonlinear, long equatorial wave equations. A linear transformation recasts the amplitude equations as nonlinear and linearly coupled KdV equations governing the amplitude of two types of modes, each of which consists of a coupled tropical/midlatitude flow. In the limit of Rossby waves with equal dispersion, the transformed amplitude equations become two KdV equations coupled only through nonlinear fluxes. Four numerical integrations are presented which show （i） the interaction of two solitons, one from either mode, （ii） and （iii） the interaction of a soliton in the presence of different mean wind shears, and （iv） the interaction of two solitons mediated by the presence of a mean wind shear.     

Nonexistence theorem except the out-of-phase and in-phase solutions in the coupled van der Pol equation system

We consider a coupled van der Pol equation system. Our coupled system consists of two van der Pol equations that are connected with each other by linear terms. We assume that two distinctive solutions (out-of-phase and in-phase solutions) exist in the dynamical system of coupled equations and give answers to some problems.     

Bistability of rotational modes in a system of coupled pendulums

The main goal of this research is to examine any peculiarities and special modes observed in the dynamics of a system of two nonlinearly coupled pendulums. In addition to steady states, an in-phase rotation limit cycle is proved to exist in the system with both damping and constant external force. This rotation mode is numerically shown to become unstable for certain values of the coupling strength. We also present an asymptotic theory developed for an infinitely small dissipation, which explains why the in-phase rotation limit cycle loses its stability. Boundaries of the instability domain mentioned above are found analytically. As a result of numerical studies, a whole range of the coupling parameter values is found for the case where the system has more than one rotation limit cycle. There exist not only a stable in-phase cycle, but also two out-of phase ones: a stable rotation limit cycle and an unstable one. Bistability of the limit periodic mode is, therefore, established for the system of two nonlinearly coupled pendulums. Bifurcations that lead to the appearance and disappearance of the out-ofphase limit regimes are discussed as well.     

Analytic method for solving coupled nonlinear Schroedinger equations with oscillating terms describing polarized soliton oscillations

Using a variational method, a new model of the nonlinear propagation of optical solitons generated from semiconductor lasers through lossy elliptically low birefringent fiber, is presented within the framework of a system of coupled nonlinear Schroedinger (CNLS) equations with oscillating terms. This analytic model demonstrates polarized soliton oscillations in a lossy elliptically low birefringent optical fiber.     

Synchronization of two flow excited pendula

Two aerodynamically excited pendula are considered as a simple example of two linearly coupled, self sustained mechanical oscillators, modelled by two coupled Van-der-Pol equations. The considered mechanical application admits of a systematic survey of synchronized regimes within the framework of standard nonlinear stability analysis. Using normal form theory and the prevailing direct averaging approach the occurring Hopf bifurcation with two distinct pairs of purely imaginary eigenvalues is studied in the non-resonant case and in the 1:1-resonance corresponding, respectively, to strong and weak coupling. In particular, for the resonant case a graphical approach permits a comprehensive interpretation relating the stable stationary solutions of the averaged system with synchronized regimes and allows an analytical computation of the oscillation amplitudes and the synchronous frequency.     

Spatial dynamical behavior of narrow composite beams

In this article, we study the nonlinear dynamical behavior of composite beams with nonlinear forced term. We obtain a fourth order partial differential equation (PDE) from the motion law of composite beams and discretize the PDE system. We analyze the corresponding discrete system and obtain the nonlinear spatial behavior such as chaotic and bifurcation behavior of interlaminar displacement.     

The onset of resonance processes in the Couette–Taylor problem close to the point of codimension-2 bifurcation

The bifurcations on passing around the point of intersection of two neutral curves (points of codimension-2 bifurcation) are considered in the Couette–Taylor problem of the fluid motion between rotating cylinders. The secondary modes in a small neighbourhood of a point of codimension-2 bifurcation are studied using a system of non-linear amplitude equations in a central manifold. The steady-state solutions of the amplitude systems, to which secondary periodic modes of the travelling-wave type, non-linear mixtures of travelling waves and unsteady two-, three- and four-frequency quasiperiodic solutions of the system of Navier–Stokes equations correspond, are analysed. A numerical analysis of the conditions for the existence and stability of irrotationally symmetric steady-state fluid flows between unidirectionally rotating cylinders is carried out.     

Internal Oscillations and Radiation Damping of Vector Solitons

Internal modes of vector solitons and their radiation-induced damping are studied analytically and numerically in the framework of coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equations. Bifurcations of internal modes from the integrable systems are analyzed, and the region of their existence in the parameter space of vector solitons is determined. In addition, radiation-induced decay of internal oscillations is investigated. Both exponential and algebraic decay rates are identified.     

双重内共振系统非线性模态分岔的奇异性分析

利用多尺度法构造的一类1:2:5双重内共振系统的耦合非线性模态的分岔是一个两变量的分岔问题.利用Maple计算机代数可以通过消元将耦合的模态分岔方程分离为两个单变量的分岔方程.对分离后的单变量分岔方程进行奇异性分析,发现随着系统参数的变化,非线性模态的分岔既可以是一种模态向另一种模态的转化,也可以是一种模态的突然出现与消失.最后给出了两变量分岔问题可以利用消元后得到的单变量分岔方程和耦合方程进行处理的一种方法.     

Existence of gap solitons in periodic discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equations

In this paper, we discuss how to use the critical point theory to study the existence of gap solitons for periodic discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equations. An open problem proposed by Professor Alexander Pankov is solved.     

Steady bifurcation and solitons in relativistic laser plasmas interaction

In this paper, steady bifurcation and solitons in relativistic laser plasmas interaction are investigated. At first, a new coupled equation for wake wave and the circularly polarized transversal electromagnetic wave is derived. It is a Hamiltonian system with two degrees of freedom. Then, a steady bifurcation analysis based on the coexistence of three different equilibrium states is given. Finally, a condition for predicting the existence of solitons is obtained in terms of the bifurcation control parameter and Hamiltonian function value. The soliton solutions are found numerically. It is shown that the solitons can exist in appropriate regime of vector potential frequency.