A theorem on measures in dimension 2 and applications to vortex sheets

We find conditions under which measures belong to H⁻¹(R²)$H^{-1}({\mathbb{R}}^2)$. Next we show that measures generated by the Prandtl, Kaden as well as Pullin spirals, objects considered by physicists as incompressible flows generating vorticity, satisfy assumptions of our theorem, thus they are (locally) elements of H⁻¹(R²)$H^{-1}({\mathbb{R}}^2)$. Moreover, as a by-product, we prove an embedding of the space of Morrey type measures in H⁻¹$H^{-1}$.     

Ribaucour transformations for flat surfaces in the hyperbolic 3-space

We consider Ribaucour transformations for flat surfaces in the hyperbolic 3-space, H³${\mathbb{H}}^3$. We show that such transformations produce complete, embedded ends of horosphere type and curves of singularities which generically are cuspidal edges. Moreover, we prove that these ends and curves of singularities do not intersect. We apply Ribaucour transformations to rotational flat surfaces in H³${\mathbb{H}}^3$ providing new families of explicitly given flat surfaces H³${\mathbb{H}}^3$ which are determined by several parameters. For special choices of the parameters, we get surfaces that are periodic in one variable and surfaces with any even number or an infinite number of embedded ends of horosphere type.     

Well-posedness in energy space for the periodic modified Benjamin–Ono equation

We prove that the periodic modified Benjamin–Ono equation is locally well-posed in the energy space H^1/2$H^{1/2}$. This ensures the global well-posedness in the defocusing case. The proof is based on an X^s,b$X^{s,b}$ analysis of the system after a gauge transform.     

Nonuniform continuity of the solution map to the two component Camassa–Holm system

We prove that the solution map of the two-component Camassa–Holm system is not uniformly continuous as a map from a bounded subset of the Sobolev space H^s(T)×H^r(T)$H^s(\mathbb{T})\times H^r(\mathbb{T})$ to C([0,1],H^s(T)×H^r(T))$C([0,1],H^s(\mathbb{T})\times H^r(\mathbb{T}))$ when s?1$s?1$ and r?0$r?0$. We also demonstrate the nonuniform continuous property in the continuous function space C¹(T)×C¹(T)$C^1(\mathbb{T})\times C^1(\mathbb{T})$.     

Sharp a priori estimates for div–curl systems in Heisenberg groups

In this paper we prove a family of inequalities for differential forms in Heisenberg groups H¹${\mathbb{H}}^1$ and H²${\mathbb{H}}^2$, that are the natural counterpart of a class of div–curl inequalities in de Rham?s complex proved by Lanzani & Stein and Bourgain & Brezis.     

Existence of a lower bound for the distance between point masses of relative equilibria in spaces of constant curvature

We prove that if for the curved n-body problem the masses are given, the minimum distance between the point masses of a specific type of relative equilibrium solution to that problem has a universal lower bound that is not equal to zero. We furthermore prove that the set of all such relative equilibria is compact. This class of relative equilibria includes all relative equilibria of the curved n  -body problem in H²${\mathbb{H}}^2$ and a significant subset of the relative equilibria for S²${\mathbb{S}}^2$, S³${\mathbb{S}}^3$ and H³${\mathbb{H}}^3$.     

Uniform bound of Sobolev norms of solutions to 3D nonlinear wave equations with null condition

This article concerns the time growth of Sobolev norms of classical solutions to the 3D quasi-linear wave equations with the null condition. Given initial data in H^s×H^s−1$H^s\times H^{s-1}$ with compact supports, the global well-posedness theory has been established independently by Klainerman [13] and Christodoulou [3], respectively, for a relatively large integer s  . However, the highest order Sobolev energy, namely, the H^s$H^s$ energy of solutions may have a logarithmic growth in time. In this paper, we show that the H^s$H^s$ energy of solutions is also uniformly bounded for s?5$s?5$. The proof employs the generalized energy method of Klainerman, enhanced by weighted L²$L^2$ estimates and the ghost weight introduced by Alinhac.     

A well-posedness result for hyperbolic operators with Zygmund coefficients

In this paper we prove an energy estimate with no loss of derivatives for a strictly hyperbolic operator with Zygmund continuous second order coefficients both in time and in space. In particular, this estimate implies the well-posedness for the related Cauchy problem. On the one hand, this result is quite surprising, because it allows to consider coefficients which are not Lipschitz continuous in time. On the other hand, it holds true only in the very special case of initial data in H^1/2×H^−1/2$H^{1/2}\times H^{-1/2}$. Paradifferential calculus with parameters is the main ingredient to the proof.     

Classification of invariant valuations on the quaternionic plane

We describe the orbit space of the action of the group Sp(2)Sp(1)$\mathrm{Sp}(2)\mathrm{Sp}(1)$ on the real Grassmann manifolds _Grk(H²)${\mathrm{Gr}}_k({\mathbb{H}}^2)$ in terms of certain quaternionic matrices of Moore rank not larger than 2. We then give a complete classification of valuations on the quaternionic plane H²${\mathbb{H}}^2$ which are invariant under the action of the group Sp(2)Sp(1)$\mathrm{Sp}(2)\mathrm{Sp}(1)$.     

On the generalized Weyl problem for flat metrics in the hyperbolic 3-space

The paper deals with the study of complete embedded flat surfaces in H³${\mathbb{H}}^3$ with a finite number of isolated singularities. We give a detailed information about its topology, conformal type and metric properties. We show how to solve the generalized Weyl?s problem of realizing isometrically any complete flat metric with Euclidean singularities in H³${\mathbb{H}}^3$ which gives the existence of complete embedded flat surfaces with a finite arbitrary number of isolated singularities.     

Star-generating vectors of Rudin's quotient modules

The purpose of this paper is to study a class of quotient modules of the Hardy module H²(Dⁿ)$H^2({\mathbb{D}}^n)$. Along with the two variables quotient modules introduced by W. Rudin, we introduce and study a large class of quotient modules, namely Rudin's quotient modules of H²(Dⁿ)$H^2({\mathbb{D}}^n)$. By exploiting the structure of minimal representations we obtain an explicit co-rank formula for Rudin's quotient modules.     

On control of Sobolev norms for some semilinear wave equations with localized data

Consider the semilinear wave equations in dimension 3 with a defocusing and superconformal power-type nonlinearity and with data lying in the H^s×H^s−1$H^s\times H^{s-1}$ (s<1$s<1$) closure of smooth functions that are compactly supported inside a ball with fixed radius. We establish new bounds of the Sobolev norms of the solution. In particular, we prove that the H^s$H^s$ norm of the high frequency component of the solution grows like T^∼(1−s)2+$T^{\sim {(1-s)}^2+}$ in a neighborhood of s=1$s=1$. In order to do that, we perform an analysis in a neighborhood of the cone, using the finite speed of propagation, an almost Shatah–Struwe estimate [17], an almost conservation law and a low–high frequency decomposition  and .¹     

On the “viscous incompressible fluid + rigid body” system with Navier conditions

In this paper we consider the motion of a rigid body in a viscous incompressible fluid when some Navier slip conditions are prescribed on the body's boundary. The whole system “viscous incompressible fluid + rigid body” is assumed to occupy the full space R³${\mathbb{R}}^3$. We start by proving the existence of global weak solutions to the Cauchy problem. Then, we exhibit several properties of these solutions. First, we show that the added-mass effect can be computed which yields better-than-expected regularity (in time) of the solid velocity-field. More precisely we prove that the solid translation and rotation velocities are in the Sobolev space H¹$H^1$. Second, we show that the case with the body fixed can be thought as the limit of infinite inertia of this system, that is when the solid density is multiplied by a factor converging to +∞. Finally we prove the convergence in the energy space of weak solutions “à la Leray” to smooth solutions of the system “inviscid incompressible fluid + rigid body” as the viscosity goes to zero, till the lifetime T   of the smooth solution of the inviscid system. Moreover we show that the rate of convergence is optimal with respect to the viscosity and that the solid translation and rotation velocities converge in H¹(0,T)$H^1(0,T)$.     

Analysis of one-dimensional Helmholtz equation with PML boundary

In this paper, the linear conforming finite element method for the one-dimensional Bérenger's PML boundary is investigated and well-posedness of the given equation is discussed. Furthermore, optimal error estimates and stability in the L²$L^2$ or H¹$H^1$-norm are derived under the assumption that h$h$, h²ω²$h^2{\omega }^2$ and h²ω³$h^2{\omega }^3$ are sufficiently small, where h$h$ is the mesh size and ω$\omega$ denotes a fixed frequency. Numerical examples are presented to validate the theoretical error bounds.