On the Theory of Global Attractors and Lyapunov Functionals

From the point of view of longterm dynamics, we study multivalued and single-valued semigroups of operators acting on complete metric spaces. We provide necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of the global attractor under minimal requirements in terms of continuity of the semigroup. In the case of single-valued semigroups possessing a Lyapunov functional, we exhibit a simple proof of the existence and the characterization of the attractor in terms of the unstable set of stationary points. As an application, we consider the multivalued semigroup generated by the equation ruling the evolution of the specific humidity in a system of moist air, and we prove the existence of a regular global attractor.     

Hopf Bifurcation in Spatially Extended Reaction—Diffusion Systems

Summary. We consider weakly unstable reaction—diffusion systems defined on domains with one or more unbounded space-directions. In the systems which we have in mind, at criticality, the most unstable eigenvalue belongs to the wave vector zero and possesses a nonvanishing imaginary part. This instability leads to an almost spatially homogeneous Hopf-bifurcation in time. A standard example is the Brusselator in certain parameter ranges. Using multiple scaling analysis we derive a Ginzburg-Landau equation and show that all small solutions develop in such a way that they can be approximated after a certain time by the solutions of the Ginzburg-Landau equation. The proof differs essentially from the case when the bifurcating pattern is oscillatory in space. Our proof is based on normal form methods. As a consequence of the results, the global existence in time of all small bifurcating solutions and the upper-semicontinuity of the original system attractor towards the associated Ginzburg-Landau attractor follows. Original received February 21, 1996; revision accepted April 16, 1997     

Stationary Conjugation of Flows for Parabolic SPDEs with Multiplicative Noise and Some Applications

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to transform a nonlinear stochastic partial differential equation of parabolic type with multiplicative noise into a random partial differential equation by using a bijective random process. A stationary conjugation is constructed, which is of interest for asymptotic problems. The conjugation is used here to prove the existence of the stochastic flow, the perfect cocycle property and the existence of the random attractor, all nontrivial properties in the case of multiplicative noise.     

On the dynamics of fine structure

Summary We investigate models for the dynamical behavior of mechanical systems that dissipate energy as timet increases. We focus on models whose underlying potential energy functions do not attain a minimum, possessing minimizing sequences with finer and finer structure that converge weakly to nonminimizing states. In Model 1 the evolution is governed by a nonlinear partial differential equation closely related to that of one-dimensional viscoelasticity, the underlying static problem being of mixed type. In Model 2 the equation of motion is an integro—partial differential equation obtained from that in Model 1 by an averaging of the nonlinear term; the corresponding potential energy is nonlocal.After establishing global existence and uniqueness results, we consider the longtime behavior of the systems. We find that the two systems differ dramatically. In Model 1, for no solution does the energy tend to its global minimum ast . In Model 2, however, a large, dense set of solutions realize global minimizing sequences; in this case we are able to characterize, asymptotically, how energy escapes to infinity in wavenumber space in a manner that depends upon the smoothness of initial data. We also briefly discuss a third model that shares the stationary solutions of the second but is a gradient dynamical system.The models were designed to provide insight into the dynamical development of finer and finer microstructure that is observed in certain material phase transformations. They are also of interest as examples of strongly dissipative, infinite-dimensional dynamical systems with infinitely many unstable modes, the asymptotic fate of solutions exhibiting in the case of Model 2 an extreme sensitivity with respect to the initial data.     

Almost periodic dynamics of perturbed infinite-dimensional dynamical systems

This paper is concerned with the dynamics of an infinite-dimensional gradient system under small almost periodic perturbations. Under the assumption that the original autonomous system has a global attractor given as the union of unstable manifolds of a finite number of hyperbolic equilibrium solutions, we prove that the perturbed non-autonomous system has exactly the same number of almost periodic solutions. As a consequence, the pullback attractor of the perturbed system is given by the union of unstable manifolds of these finitely many almost periodic solutions. An application of the result to the Chafee–Infante equation is discussed.     

非线性Sobolev-Galpern方程的有限维整体吸引子

本文研究非线性Sobolev-Galpern方程解的渐近性态．首先证明了该方程在H^2(Ω)∩H0^1(Ω)中整体弱吸引子的存在性，然后利用一个能量方程证明了整体弱吸引子实际上是整体强吸引子，建立了整体吸引子的有限维性．     

Hausdorff dimension of a random invariant set

The notion of random attractor for a dissipative stochastic dynamical system has recently been introduced. It generalizes the concept of global attractor in the deterministic theory. It has been shown that many stochastic dynamical systems associated to a dissipative partial differential equation perturbed by noise do possess a random attractor. In this paper, we prove that, as in the case of the deterministic attractor, the Hausdorff dimension of the random attractor can be estimated by using global Lyapunov exponents. The result is obtained under very natural assumptions. As an application, we consider a stochastic reaction-diffusion equation and show that its random attractor has finite Hausdorff dimension.     

Limiting dynamics for stochastic wave equations

In this paper, relations between the asymptotic behavior for a stochastic wave equation and a heat equation are considered. By introducing almost surely D-α-contracting property for random dynamical systems, we obtain a global random attractor of the stochastic wave equation endowed with Dirichlet boundary condition for any 0<ν?1. The upper semicontinuity of this global random attractor and the global attractor of the heat equation zt−Δz+f(z)=0 with Dirichlet boundary condition as ν goes to zero is investigated. Furthermore we show the stationary solutions of the stochastic wave equation converge in probability to some stationary solution of the heat equation.     

Global and exponential attractors for mixtures of solids with Fourier’s law

This paper presents a study of the long-time dynamics of the dynamical system generated by a nonlinear system modeling mixture of solids with nonlinear damping and Fourier’s law. By using the recent quasi-stability theory, we prove the existence of a smooth finite dimensional global attractor, which is characterized as an unstable manifold of the set of stationary solutions. The quasi-stability of the system is achieved through an estimated stabilizability. Moreover, the existence of a generalized exponential attractor is shown.     

On the behavior of attractors under finite difference approximation

We recall that the long-time behavior of the Kuramoto-Sivashinsky equation is the same as that of a certain finite system of ordinary differential equations. We show how a particular finite difference scheme approximating the Kuramoto-Sivashinsky may be viewed as a small C ¹ perturbation of this system for the grid spacing sufficiently small. As a consequence one may make deductions about how the global attractor and the flow on the attractor behaves under this approximation. For a sufficiently refined grid the long-time behavior of the solutions of the finite difference scheme is a function of the solutions at certain grid points, whose number and position remain fixed as the grid is refined. Though the results are worked out explicitly for the Kuramoto-Sivashinsky equation, the results extend to other infinite-dimensional dissipative systems.     

Infinite‐energy solutions for the Cahn–Hilliard equation in cylindrical domains

We give a detailed study of the infinite‐energy solutions of the Cahn–Hilliard equation in the 3D cylindrical domains in uniformly local phase space. In particular, we establish the well‐posedness and dissipativity for the case of regular potentials of arbitrary polynomial growth as well as for the case of sufficiently strong singular potentials. For these cases, we prove the further regularity of solutions and the existence of a global attractor. For the cases where we have failed to prove the uniqueness (e.g., for the logarithmic potentials), we establish the existence of the trajectory attractor and study its properties. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

On the behavior of solutions to certain parabolic SPDE's driven by wiener processes

In this article we prove new results concerning the structure and the stability properties of the global attractor associated with a class of nonlinear stochastic partial differential equations driven by finite-dimensional Wiener processes. This class encompasses important equations that occur in the mathematical analysis of certain migration phenomena in population dynamics and population genetics. The solutions to such equations are generalized random fields whose long-time behavior we investigate in detail. In particular, we unveil the mechanism whereby these random fields approach the global attractor by proving that their asymptotic behavior is entirely controlled by that of their spatial average. We also show how to determine explicitly the corresponding Lyapunov exponents when the nonlinearities of the noise-term of the equations are subordinated to the nonlinearity of the drift-term in some sense. The ultimate picture that emerges from our analysis is one that displays a phenomenon of exchange of stability between the components of the global attractor. We provide a very simple interpretation of this phenomenon in the case of Fisher's equation of population genetics. Our method of investigation rests upon the use of martingale arguments, of a comparison principle and of some simple ergodic properties for certain Lebesgue- and Itô integrals.     

On global attractors of the 3D Navier-Stokes equations

In view of the possibility that the 3D Navier-Stokes equations (NSE) might not always have regular solutions, we introduce an abstract framework for studying the asymptotic behavior of multi-valued dissipative evolutionary systems with respect to two topologies—weak and strong. Each such system possesses a global attractor in the weak topology, but not necessarily in the strong. In case the latter exists and is weakly closed, it coincides with the weak global attractor. We give a sufficient condition for the existence of the strong global attractor, which is verified for the 3D NSE when all solutions on the weak global attractor are strongly continuous. We also introduce and study a two-parameter family of models for the Navier-Stokes equations, with similar properties and open problems. These models always possess weak global attractors, but on some of them every solution blows up (in a norm stronger than the standard energy one) in finite time.     

The Burgers equation with affine linear noise: Dynamics and stability

We study the dynamics of the Burgers equation on the unit interval driven by affine linear noise. Mild solutions of the Burgers stochastic partial differential equation generate a smooth perfect and locally compacting cocycle on the energy space. Using multiplicative ergodic theory techniques, we establish the existence of a discrete non-random Lyapunov spectrum for the cocycle. We establish a local stable manifold theorem near a hyperbolic stationary point, as well as the existence of local smooth invariant manifolds with finite codimension and a countable global invariant foliation of the energy space relative to an ergodic stationary point.     

Non-autonomous perturbation of autonomous semilinear differential equations: Continuity of local stable and unstable manifolds

In this paper we prove a result on lower semicontinuity of pullback attractors for dynamical systems given by semilinear differential equations in a Banach space. The situation considered is such that the perturbed dynamical system is non-autonomous whereas the limiting dynamical system is autonomous and has an attractor given as union of unstable manifold of hyperbolic equilibrium points. Starting with a semilinear autonomous equation with a hyperbolic equilibrium solution and introducing a very small non-autonomous perturbation we prove the existence of a hyperbolic global solution for the perturbed equation near this equilibrium. Then we prove that the local unstable and stable manifolds associated to them are given as graphs (roughness of dichotomy plays a fundamental role here). Moreover, we prove the continuity of this local unstable and stable manifolds with respect to the perturbation. With that result we conclude the lower semicontinuity of pullback attractors.     

Asymptotic dynamics of plate equations with a critical exponent on unbounded domain

The long-time behavior of plate equations with a critical exponent on the unbounded domain Rⁿ${\mathbb{R}}^n$ is studied. We show that there exists a compact global attractor. The attractor is characterized as the unstable manifold of the set of stationary points, due to the existence of a Lyapunov functional.     

多值半流理论及其在三维Navier-Stokes方程中的应用

利用多值半流方法研究三维有界区域上Navier-Stokes方程的全局吸引子,证得了多值半流的一些性质,并将这些性质应用于三维Navier-Stokes方程,得出了弱解的几种全局吸引子.从而表明在三维情形,通过多值半流来研究Navier-Stokes方程的全局吸引子是可行的.     

A note on statistical solutions of the three-dimensional Navier–Stokes equations: The stationary case

Stationary statistical solutions of the three-dimensional Navier–Stokes equations for incompressible fluids are considered. They are a mathematical formalization of the notion of ensemble average for turbulent flows in statistical equilibrium in time. They are also a generalization of the notion of invariant measure to the case of the three-dimensional Navier–Stokes equations, for which a global uniqueness result is not known to exist and a semigroup may not be well-defined in the classical sense. The two classical definitions of stationary statistical solutions are considered and compared, one of them being a particular case of the other and possessing a number of useful properties. Furthermore, the so-called time-average stationary statistical solutions, obtained as generalized limits of time averages of weak solutions as the averaging time goes to infinity are shown to belong to this more restrictive class. A recurrent type result is also obtained for statistical solutions satisfying an accretion condition. Finally, the weak global attractor of the three-dimensional Navier–Stokes equations is considered, and in particular it is shown that there exists a topologically large subset of the weak global attractor which is of full measure with respect to that particular class of stationary statistical solutions and which has a certain regularity property.     

Multiple equilibrium points in global attractors for some p-Laplacian equations

In this paper, we continue to study the properties of the global attractor for some p-Laplacian equations with a Lyapunov function F in a Banach space when the origin is no longer a local minimum point but a saddle point of F. By using the abstract result established in our previous work, we prove the existence of multiple equilibrium points in the global attractor for some p-Laplacian equations under some suitable assumptions in the case that the origin is an unstable equilibrium point.     

Asymptotic behavior of the Newton–Boussinesq equation in a two-dimensional channel

We prove the existence of a global attractor for the Newton–Boussinesq equation defined in a two-dimensional channel. The asymptotic compactness of the equation is derived by the uniform estimates on the tails of solutions. We also establish the regularity of the global attractor.