Global existence and large-time behavior of a parabolic phase-field model with Neumann boundary conditions

In this paper, we continue to study an initial boundary value problems to a model describing the evolution in time of diffusive phase interfaces in sea ice growth. In a previous paper, the global existence and the large-time behavior of weak solutions in one space was studied under Dirichlet boundary conditions. Here, we show that the global existence of weak solutions and the large-time behavior are also studied under Neumann boundary condition. In this paper, we study in space dimension lower than or equal to 3.     

A dissipative model for hydrogen storage: existence and regularity results

We prove global existence of a solution to an initial and boundary‐value problem for a highly nonlinear PDE system. The problem arises from a thermo‐mechanical dissipative model describing hydrogen storage by use of metal hydrides. In order to treat the model from an analytical point of view, we formulate it as a phase transition phenomenon thanks to the introduction of a suitable phase variable. Continuum mechanics laws lead to an evolutionary problem involving three state variables: the temperature, the phase parameter and the pressure. The problem thus consists of three coupled partial differential equations combined with initial and boundary conditions. The existence and regularity of the solutions are here investigated by means of a time discretization—textita priori estimates—passage to the limit procedure joined with compactness and monotonicity arguments. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The isentropic quantum drift-diffusion model in two or three space dimensions

We investigate the isentropic quantum drift-diffusion model, a fourth order parabolic system, in space dimensions d = 2, 3. First, we establish the global weak solutions with large initial value and periodic boundary conditions. Then we show the semiclassical limit by delicate interpolation estimates and compactness argument.     

The equations of thermoelasticity with time-dependent coefficients

We consider an inhomogeneous thermoelastic system with second sound in one space dimension where the coefficients are space- and time-dependent. For Dirichlet-Neumann type boundary conditions the global existence of smooth solutions is proved by using the theory of Kato. Then the asymptotic behavior of the solutions is discussed.     

On global existence for the Vlasov-Poisson system in a half space

We prove global existence for the Vlasov-Poisson system in a half space in the plasma physics case assuming homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions for the electric potential. Our proof uses an adaptation of Pfaffelmoser's method and it provides also a different proof of the previously known global existence results for the Vlasov-Poisson system in a half space with Neumann boundary conditions for the electric potential. We also obtain a large class of one-dimensional stationary solutions for the problem with Neumann boundary conditions.     

Persistence of undercompressive phase boundaries for isothermal Euler equations including configurational forces and surface tension

The persistence of subsonic phase boundaries in a multidimensional Van der Waals fluid is analyzed. The phase boundary is considered as a sharp free boundary that connects liquid and vapor bulk phase dynamics given by the isothermal Euler equations. The evolution of the boundary is driven by effects of configurational forces as well as surface tension. To analyze this problem, the equations and trace conditions are linearized such that one obtains a general hyperbolic initial boundary value problem with higher‐order boundary conditions. A global existence theorem for the linearized system with constant coefficients is shown. The proof relies on the normal mode analysis and a linear form in suitable spaces that is defined using an associated adjoint problem. Especially, the associated adjoint problem satisfies the uniform backward in time Kreiss–Lopatinski? condition. A new energy‐like estimate that also includes surface energy terms leads finally to the uniqueness and regularity for the found solutions of the problem in weighted spaces. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Determining nodes of the global attractor for an incompressible non-Newtonian fluid

This paper estimates the finite number of the determining nodes to the equations for an incompressible non-Newtonian fluid with space-periodic or no-slip boundary conditions. The authors prove that, whenever the second order derivatives of two different solutions within the global attractor have the same time-asymptotic behavior at finite number of points in the physical space, then the two solutions possess the same time-asymptotic behavior at almost everywhere points of the physical space.     

The isentropic quantum drift-diffusion model in two or three space dimensions

We investigate the isentropic quantum drift-diffusion model, a fourth order parabolic system, in space dimensions d = 2, 3. First, we establish the global weak solutions with large initial value and periodic boundary conditions. Then we show the semiclassical limit by delicate interpolation estimates and compactness argument. Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (No.10401019 and No.10626030).     

Strong solutions of semilinear matched microstruture models

The subject of this article is a matched microstructure model for Newtonian fluid flows in fractured porous media. This is a homogenized model which takes the form of two coupled parabolic differential equations with boundary conditions in a given (two-scale) domain in Euclidean space. The main objective is to establish the local well-posedness in the strong sense of the flow. Two main settings are investigated: semilinear systems with linear boundary conditions and semilinear systems with nonlinear boundary conditions. With the help of analytic semigroups, we establish local well-posedness and investigate the long-time behavior of the solutions in the first case: we establish global existence and show that solutions converge to zero at an exponential rate.     

GLOBAL EXISTENCE OF SOLUTIONS FOR A MULTI-PHASE FLOW: A BUBBLE IN A LIQUID TUBE AND RELATED CASES

In this paper we study the problem of the global existence(in time) of weak,entropic solutions to a system of three hyperbolic conservation laws, in one space dimension,for large initial data. The system models the dynamics of phase transitions in an isothermal fluid; in Lagrangian coordinates, the phase interfaces are represented as stationary contact discontinuities. We focus on the persistence of solutions consisting in three bulk phases separated by two interfaces. Under some stability conditions on the phase configuration and by a suitable front tracking algorithm we show that, if the BV-norm of the initial data is less than an explicit(large) threshold, then the Cauchy problem has global solutions.     

Mathematical aspects of the Maxwell problem

We study the large-time behaviour of global smooth solutions to the Cauchy problem for hyperbolic regularization of conservation laws. An attracting manifold of special smooth global solutions is determined by the Chapman projection onto the phase space of consolidated variables. For small initial data we construct the Chapman projection and describe its properties in the case of the Cauchy problem for moment approximations of kinetic equations. The existence conditions for the Chapman projection are expressed in terms of the solvability of the Riccati matrix equations with parameter.     

The Semiclassical Limit in the Quantum Drift-Diffusion Equations with Isentropic Pressure

The semiclassical limit in the transient quantum drift-diffusion equations with isentropic pressure in one space dimension is rigorously proved. The equations are supplemented with homogeneous Neumann boundary conditions. It is shown that the semiclassical limit of this solution solves the classical drift-diffusion model. In the meanwhile, the global existence of weak solutions is proved.     

Unconditionally stable high accuracy compact difference schemes for multi-space dimensional vibration problems with simply supported boundary conditions

The Euler–Bernoulli beam equation is a fourth order parabolic partial differential equation governing the transverse vibrations of a long and slender beam and is thus of interest in various engineering applications. In this study, we propose new two-level implicit difference formulas for the solution of vibration problem in one, two and three space dimensions subject to appropriate initial and boundary conditions. The proposed methods are fourth order accurate in space and second order accurate in time and are based upon a single compact stencil. The boundary conditions are incorporated in a natural way without any discretization or introduction of fictitious nodes. The derived methods are shown to be unconditionally stable for model linear problems. Some physical examples and their numerical results are given to illustrate the accuracy of the proposed methods. The test problems confirm that the computed solutions are not only in good agreement with the exact solutions but also competent with the solutions derived in earlier research studies.     

Optimal rigid body motions,part 2: Minimum time solutions

The time-optimal control of rigid-body angular rates is investigated in the absence of direct control over one of the angular velocity components. The existence of singular subarcs in the time-optimal trajectories is explored. A numerical survey of the optimality conditions reveals that, over a large range of boundary conditions, there are in general several distinct extremal solutions. A classification of extremal solutions is presented, and domains of existence of the extremal subfamilies are established in a reduced parameter space. A locus of Darboux points is obtained, and global optimality of the extremal solutions is observed in relation to the Darboux points. The continuous dependence of the optimal trajectories with respect to variations in control constraints is noted, and a procedure to obtain the time-optimal bang-bang solutions is presented.This work was supported in part by DARPA under Contract No. ACMP-F49620-87-C-0016, by SDIO/IST under Contract No. F49620-87-C0088, and by Air Force Grant AFOSR-89-0001.     

Attractors for non-dissipative irrotational von Karman plates with boundary damping

Long-time behavior of solutions to a von Karman plate equation is considered. The system has an unrestricted first-order perturbation and a nonlinear damping acting through free boundary conditions only.This model differs from those previously considered (e.g. in the extensive treatise (Chueshov and Lasiecka, 2010 [11])) because the semi-flow may be of a non-gradient type: the unique continuation property is not known to hold, and there is no strict Lyapunov function on the natural finite-energy space. Consequently, global bounds on the energy, let alone the existence of an absorbing ball, cannot be a priori inferred. Moreover, the free boundary conditions are not recognized by weak solutions and some helpful estimates available for clamped, hinged or simply-supported plates cannot be invoked.It is shown that this non-monotone flow can converge to a global compact attractor with the help of viscous boundary damping and appropriately structured restoring forces acting only on the boundary or its collar.     

Fredholm boundary value problems for perturbed systems of dynamic equations on time scales

This paper offers conditions ensuring the existence of solutions of linear boundary value problems for systems of dynamic equations on time scales. Utilizing a method of Moore–Penrose pseudo‐inverse matrices leads to an analytical form of a criterion for the existence of solutions in a relevant space and, moreover, to the construction of a family of linearly independent solutions of such problems in a general case with the number of boundary conditions (defined by a linear vector functional) not coinciding with the number of unknowns of a system of dynamic equations. As an example of an application of the presented results, the problem of bifurcation of solutions of boundary value problems for systems of dynamic equations on time scales with a small parameter is considered.     

Global solutions of nonlinear second-order impulsive integro-differential equations of mixed type in Banach spaces

In this paper, by using the generalization of Darbo’s fixed point theorem, we establish the existence of global solutions of an initial value problem for a class of second-order impulsive integro-differential equations of mixed type in a real Banach space. Our results generalize and improve on the results of Guo et al. [F. Guo, L.S. Liu, Y.H. Wu, P. Siew, Global solutions of initial value problems for nonlinear second-order impulsive integro-differential equations of mixed type in Banach spaces, Nonlinear Anal. 61 (2005) 1363–1382] in the sense that the conditions for existence of global solution in our theorem is simpler and less strict. To demonstrate the application of the theorem, we give the global solutions of two mixed boundary value problems for two classes of fourth order impulsive integro-differential equations.     

A free boundary problem describing S–K–T competition ecological model with cross-diffusion

In this paper we investigate a free boundary problem describing S–K–T competition ecological model with two competing species and with cross-diffusion and self-diffusion in one space dimension, where one species is made up of two groups separated by a free boundary, and the other has a single group. The system under consideration is strongly coupled and the coefficients of the equations are allowed to be discontinuous. We first show the global existence and uniqueness of the solutions for the corresponding diffraction problem by approximation method, Galerkin method and Schauder fixed point theorem, and then prove the local existence of the solutions for the free boundary problem by Schauder fixed point theorem.     

Second Order Elliptic Differential-Operator Equations with Unbounded Operator Boundary Conditions in <Emphasis Type="Italic">UMD</Emphasis> Banach Spaces

In a UMD Banach space E, we consider a boundary value problem for a second order elliptic differential-operator equation with a spectral parameter when one of the boundary conditions, in the principal part, contains a linear unbounded operator in E. A theorem on an isomorphism is proved and an appropriate estimate of the solution with respect to the space variable and the spectral parameter is obtained. In this way, Fredholm property of the problem is shown. Moreover, discreteness of the spectrum and completeness of a system of root functions corresponding to the homogeneous problem are established. Finally, applications of obtained abstract results to nonlocal boundary value problems for elliptic differential equations with a parameter in non-smooth domains are given.