WELL-POSEDNESS OF A COMPRESSIBLE GAS-LIQUID MODEL FOR DEEPWATER OIL WELL OPERATIONS

The main purpose of this paper is two-fold:(i) to generalize an existence result for a compressible gas-liquid model with a friction term recently published by Friis and Evje [SIAM J. Appl. Math., 71(2011), pp. 2014–2047];(ii) to derive a uniqueness result for the same model. A main ingredient in the existence part is the observation that we can consider weaker assumptions on the initial liquid and gas mass, and still obtain an existence result. Compared to the above mentioned work, we rely on a more refined application of the estimates provided by the basic energy estimate. Concerning the uniqueness result, we borrow ideas from Fang and Zhang [Nonlinear Anal. TMA, 58(2004), pp. 719–731] and derive a stability result under appropriate constraints on parameters that determine rate of decay toward zero at the boundary for gas and liquid masses, and growth rate of masses associated with the friction term and viscous coefficient.     

On the Steady Solutions to a Model of Compressible Heat Conducting Fluid in Two Space Dimensions

We consider steady compressible Navier-Stokes-Fourier system in a bounded two-dimensional domain with the pressure law p（e,θ） - qθ＋eln^α（1＋e）. For the heat flux q ~ -（1＋θ^m） △θwe show the existence of a weak solution provided α〉max{1,1/m}, m 〉0. This improves the recent result from [1].     

NONLINEAR EVOLUTION SYSTEMS AND GREEN’S FUNCTION

In this paper, we will introduce how to apply Green’s function method to get the pointwise estimates for the solutions of Cauchy problem of nonlinear evolution equations with dissipative structure. First of all, we introduce the pointwise estimates of the time-asymptotic shape of the solutions of the isentropic Navier-Stokes equations and show to exhibit the generalized Huygen’s principle. Then, for other nonlinear dissipative evolution equations, we will only introduce the result and give some brief explanations. Our approach is based on the detailed analysis of the Green’s function of the linearized system and micro-local analysis, such as frequency decomposition and so on.     

EXISTENCE OF ENTROPY SOLUTIONS TO TWO-DIMENSIONAL STEADY EXOTHERMICALLY REACTING EULER EQUATIONS

We are concerned with the global existence of entropy solutions of the twodimensional steady Euler equations for an ideal gas, which undergoes a one-step exothermic chemical reaction under the Arrhenius-type kinetics. The reaction rate function φ(T) is assumed to have a positive lower bound. We first consider the Cauchy problem(the initial value problem), that is, seek a supersonic downstream reacting flow when the incoming flow is supersonic, and establish the global existence of entropy solutions when the total variation of the initial data is suffciently small. Then we analyze the problem of steady supersonic, exothermically reacting Euler flow past a Lipschitz wedge, generating an additional detonation wave attached to the wedge vertex, which can be then formulated as an initial-boundary value problem. We establish the global existence of entropy solutions containing the additional detonation wave(weak or strong, determined by the wedge angle at the wedge vertex) when the total variation of both the slope of the wedge boundary and the incoming flow is suitably small. The downstream asymptotic behavior of the global solutions is also obtained.     

Z 2-equivariant cubic system which yields 13 limit cycles

For the planar Z_2-equivariant cubic systems having two elementary focuses,the characterization of a bi-center problem and shortened expressions of the first six Lyapunov constants are completely solved.The necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of the bi-center are obtained.On the basis of this work,in this paper,we show that under small Z_2-equivariant cubic perturbations,this cubic system has at least 13 limit cycles with the scheme 16∪6.     

APPROXIMATING SOLUTION OF 0∈ T（x） FOR AN H-MONOTONE OPERATOR IN HILBERT SPACES

The purpose of this paper is to study the solution of 0 ∈ T (x) for an H-monotone operator introduced in [Fang and Huang, Appl. Math. Comput. 145(2003)795-803] in Hilbert spaces, which is the first pro...     

PERTURBED PERIODIC SOLUTIONFOR BOUSSINESQ EQUATION

We consider the solution of the good Boussinesq equation Utt -Uxx ＋ Uxxxx = （U2）xx, -∞ 〈 x 〈 ∞, t ≥ 0, with periodic initial value U（x, 0） = ε（μ ＋ φ（x））, Ut（x, 0） = εψ（x）, -∞ 〈 x 〈 ∞, where μ = 0, φ（x） and ψ（x） are 2π-periodic functions with 0-average value in [0, 2π], and ε is small. A two parameter Bcklund transformation is found and provide infinite conservation laws for the good Boussinesq equation. The periodic solution is then shown to be uniformly bounded for all small ε, and the H1-norm is uniformly bounded and thus guarantees the global existence. In the case when the initial data is in the simplest form φ（x） = μ＋a sin kx, ψ（x） = b cos kx, an approximation to the solution containing two terms is constructed via the method of multiple scales. By using the energy method, we show that for any given number T 〉 0, the difference between the true solution u（x, t; ε） and the N-th partial sum of the asymptotic series is bounded by εN＋1 multiplied by a constant depending on T and N, for all -∞ 〈 x 〈 ∞, 0 ≤ ｜ε｜t ≤ T and 0 ≤ ｜ε｜≤ε0.     

GLOBAL EXISTENCE AND BLOW-UP OF SOLUTIONS FOR GENERALIZED POCHHAMMER-CHREE EQUATIONS

In this article,we study the initial boundary value problem of generalized Pochhammer-Chree equation u_(tt)-u_(xx)-u_(xxt)-u_(xxtt)=f(u) xx,x ∈Ω,t 0,u(x,0) = u0(x),u t(x,0)=u1(x),x ∈Ω,u(0,t) = u(1,t) = 0,t≥0,where Ω=(0,1).First,we obtain the existence of local W k,p solutions.Then,we prove that,if f(s) ∈ΩC k+1(R) is nondecreasing,f(0) = 0 and |f(u)|≤C1|u| u 0 f(s)ds+C2,u 0(x),u 1(x) ∈ΩW k,p(Ω) ∩ W 1,p 0(Ω),k ≥ 1,1 p ≤∞,then for any T 0 the problem admits a unique solution u(x,t) ∈ W 2,∞(0,T;W k,p(Ω) ∩ W 1,p 0(Ω)).Finally,the finite time blow-up of solutions and global W k,p solution of generalized IMBq equations are discussed.     

Global Stability in a Model for CTL Response to HTLV-I Infection

In this paper, a mathematical model for HTLV-I infection of CD4＋ T cells that incorporates the CD8＋ cytotoxic T-cell（CTL） response is studied. We establish two threshold parameters Ro and R1, the basic reproduction numbers for viral persistence and for CTL response, respectively. We also show that the parameter R1 can be used to distinguish asymptomatic carriers from HAM/TSP patients and as an important control parameter for preventing the development of HAM/TSP.     

THE NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS WITH THE KINEMATIC AND VORTICITY BOUNDARY CONDITIONS ON NON-FLAT BOUNDARIES

We study the initial-boundary value problem of the Navier-Stokes equations for incompressible fluids in a general domain in R^n with compact and smooth boundary, subject to the kinematic and vorticity boundary conditions on the non-flat boundary. We observe that, under the nonhomogeneous boundary conditions, the pressure p can be still recovered by solving the Neumann problem for the Poisson equation. Then we establish the well-posedness of the unsteady Stokes equations and employ the solution to reduce our initial-boundary value problem into an initial-boundary value problem with absolute boundary conditions. Based on this, we first establish the well-posedness for an appropriate local linearized problem with the absolute boundary conditions and the initial condition （without the incompressibility condition）, which establishes a velocity mapping. Then we develop apriori estimates for the velocity mapping, especially involving the Sobolev norm for the time-derivative of the mapping to deal with the complicated boundary conditions, which leads to the existence of the fixed point of the mapping and the existence of solutions to our initial-boundary value problem. Finally, we establish that, when the viscosity coefficient tends zero, the strong solutions of the initial-boundary value problem in R^n（n ≥ 3） with nonhomogeneous vorticity boundary condition converge in L^2 to the corresponding Euler equations satisfying the kinematic condition.     

GLOBAL EXISTENCE OF SOLUTIONS OF CAUCHY PROBLEM FOR GENERALIZED BBM-BURGERS EQUATION

In this paper, the existence and the uniqueness of the local generalized solution and the local classical solution of the Cauchy problem for the generalized BBM-Burgers equationare proved. The existence and the uniqueness of the global generalized solution and the global classical solution for the Cauchy problem of equation （1） are proved when n = 3, 2, 1. Moreover, the decay property of the solution is discussed.     

ON THE 3D VISCOUS PRIMITIVE EQUATIONS OF THE LARGE-SCALE ATMOSPHERE

This paper is devoted to considering the three-dimensional viscous primitive equations of the large-scale atmosphere. First, we prove the global well-posedness for the primitive equations with weaker initial data than that in [11]. Second, we obtain the existence of smooth solutions to the equations. Moreover, we obtain the compact global attractor in V for the dynamical system generated by the primitive equations of large-scale atmosphere, which improves the result of [11].     

ROBUST WEAK ERGODICITY AND STABLE ERGODICITY

In this paper, we define robust weak ergodicity and study the relation between robust weak ergodicity and stable ergodicity for conservative partially hyperbolic systems. We prove that a Cr(r > 1) cons...     

Global Strong Solutions for the Viscous,Micropolar, Compressible Flow

In this paper, we consider the viscous, micropolar, compressible flow in one dimension. We give the proof of existence and uniqueness of strong solutions for the initial boundary problem that vacuum can be allowed initially.     

POSITIVE SOLUTIONS FOR PARAMETRIC EQUIDIFFUSIVE p-LAPLACIAN EQUATIONS

We consider a parametric Dirichlet problem driven by the p-Laplacian with a Carath′eodory reaction of equidiffusive type. Our hypotheses incorporate as a special case the equidiffusive p-logistic equation. We show that if λ1 0 is the principal eigenvalue of the Dirichlet negative p-Laplacian and λ λ1(λ being the parameter), the problem has a unique positive solution, while for λ∈(0,λ1], the problem has no positive solution.     

ON THE ASYMPTOTIC BEHAVIOR OF HOLOMORPHIC ISOMETRIES OF THE POINCARE DISK INTO BOUNDED SYMMETRIC DOMAINS

In this article we bounded symmetric domains study holomorphic isometries of the Poincare disk into Earlier we solved the problem of analytic continuation of germs of holomorphic maps between bounded domains which are isometrics up to normalizing constants with respect to the Bergman metric, showing in particular that the graph 170 of any germ of holomorphic isometry of the Poincar6 disk A into an irreducible bounded symmetric domain Ω belong to C^N in its Harish-Chandra realization must extend to an affinealgebraic subvariety V belong to C × C^N = C^N＋1, and that the irreducible component of V ∩ （△ × Ω） containing V0 is the graph of a proper holomorphic isometric embedding F ： A→ Ω. In this article we study holomorphie isometric embeddings which are asymptotically geodesic at a general boundary point b ∈ δ△. Starting with the structural equation for holomorphic isometrics arising from the Gauss equation, we obtain by covariant differentiation an identity relating certain holomorphic bisectional curvatures to the boundary behavior of the second fundamental form σ of the holomorphie isometric embedding. Using the nonpositivity of holomorphic bisectional curvatures on a bounded symmetric domain, we prove that ‖σ‖ must vanish at a general boundary point either to the order 1 or to the order 1/2, called a holomorphie isometry of the first resp. second kind. We deal with special cases of non-standard holomorphic isometric embeddings of such maps, showing that they must be asymptotically totally geodesic at a general boundary point and in fact of the first kind whenever the target domain is a Cartesian product of complex unit balls. We also study the boundary behavior of an example of holomorphic isometric embedding from the Poincare disk into a Siegel upper half-plane by an explicit determination of the boundary behavior of holomorphic sectional curvatures in the directions tangent to the embedded Poincare disk, showing that the map is indeed asymptotically totally geodesic at a general boundary point and of the first kind. For the metric computation we make use of formulas for symplectic geometry on Siegel upper half-planes.     

Attractors for discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equation with delay

In this paper,we first prove the existence of the global attractor Aν ∈ C（[-ν,0],2）（ν 0） for a weak damping discrete nonlinear Schrdinger equation with delay.Then we consider an upper semi-continuity of Aν as ν → 0＋.     

A REACTIVE DYNAMIC CONTINUUM USER EQUILIBRIUM MODEL FOR BI-DIRECTIONAL PEDESTRIAN FLOWS

In this paper, a reactive dynamic user equilibrium model is extended to simulate two groups of pedestrians traveling on crossing paths in a continuous walking facility. Each group makes path choices to minimize the travel cost to its destination in a reactive manner based on instantaneous information. The model consists of a conservation law equation coupled with an Eikonal-type equation for each group. The velocity-density relationship of pedestrian movement is obtained via an experimental method. The model is solved using a finite volume method for the conservation law equation and a fast-marching method for the Eikonal-type equation on unstructured grids. The numerical results verify the rationality of the model and the validity of the numerical method. Based on this continuum model, a number of results, e.g., the formation of strips or moving clusters composed of pedestrians walking to the same destination, are also observed.     

Generalized Frankl-Rassias Mixed Type Equations in an Problem for a Class of Infinite Domain

In this paper, we study the boundary-value problem for mixed type equation with singular coefficient. We prove the unique solvability of the mentioned problem with the help of the extremum principle. The proof of the existence is based on the theory of singular integral equations, Wiener-Hopf equations and Fredholm integral equations.     

ON THE SINGULARITY OF LEAST SQUARES ESTIMATOR FOR MEAN-REVERTING α-STABLE MOTIONS

We study the problem of parameter estimation for mean-reverting α-stable motion, dXt = （a0 - θ0Xt）dt ＋ dZt, observed at discrete time instants. A least squares estimator is obtained and its asymptotics is discussed in the singular case （a0, θ0） = （0, 0）. If a0 = 0, then the mean-reverting α-stable motion becomes Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process and is studied in [7] in the ergodic case θ0 〉 0. For the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process, asymptotics of the least squares estimators for the singular case （θ0 = 0） and for ergodic case （θ0 〉 0） are completely different.