Degree theory for multivalued (S) type mappings and fixed point theorems

The main purpose of this paper is devoted to generalizing the results of Browder ^[1,2]. This paper consists of four parts. In the first part, we introduce the concepts of multivalued (S) and (S) type mappings and the concepts of the limits of multivalued (S) and (S) type mappings. These kinds of mappings contain many monotone type mappings, such as maximal monotone mapping, bounded pseudo-monotone mapping and bounded generalized pseudo-monotone mapping, as its special cases. In the second part we define the pseudo-degree for (S) type mapping and the degree for (S) ₊ type mapping. These two kinds of degrees are all the generalizations of the degree defined by Browder ^[1,2].As applications, we utilize the degree theory presented in part 2 to study the existence of solutions for the multivalued operator equations (see part 3) and to obtain some new fixed point theorems in part 4.Research Supported by the National Natural Science Founation of China.     

Explicit expression of derivatives of elastic Green’s functions for general anisotropic materials

The analytical expressions of Green’s function and their derivatives for three-dimensional anisotropic materials are presented here. By following the Fourier integral solutions developed by Barnett [Phys. Stat. Sol. (b) 49 (1972) 741], we characterize the contour integral formulations for the derivatives into three types of integrals H, M, and N. With Cauchy’s residues theorem and the roots of a sextic equation from Stroh eigenrelation, these integrals can be solved explicitly in terms of the Stroh eigenvalues P_i (i=1,2,3) on the oblique plane whose normal is the position vector. The results of Green’s functions and stress distributions for a transversely isotropic material are discussed in this paper.     

Building generalized open boundary conditions for fluid dynamics problems

This paper deals with the design of an efficient open boundary condition (OBC) for fluid dynamics problems. Such problematics arise, for instance, when one solves a local model on a fine grid that is nested in a coarser one of greater extent. Usually, the local solution U^loc is computed from the coarse solution U^ext, thanks to an OBC formulated as , where B_h and B_H are discretizations of the same differential operator (B_h being defined on the fine grid and B_H on the coarse grid). In this paper, we show that such an OBC cannot lead to the exact solution, and we propose a generalized formulation , where g is a correction term. When B_h and B_H are discretizations of a transparent operator, g can be computed analytically, at least for simple equations. Otherwise, we propose to approximate g by a Richardson extrapolation procedure. Numerical test cases on a 1D Laplace equation and on a 1D shallow water system illustrate the improved efficiency of such a generalized OBC compared with usual ones. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A Note on Non-Uniformly Elliptic Stokes-Type Systems in Two Variables

We consider the regularity of weak solutions of a Stokes-type system of partial differential equations in 2D, which describes the stationary and also slow flow of an incompressible fluid. Here the nonlinear differential operator related to the stress tensor is generated by a potential H(ε) = h(|ε|) acting on symmetric (2 × 2)-matrices, where h is a N-function of rather general type leading to a non-uniformly elliptic problem.     

On the invertibility of the operator \frac{d}{{dt}} + A in the space L 2 (ℝ, H)

We strengthen the assertion on the continuous invertibility of the operator in the space L ₂(ℝ, H), where H is a complex Hilbert space and A is a sectorial operator with spectrum in the right half-plane of ℂ. __________ Translated from Neliniini Kolyvannya, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 31–36, January–March, 2006.     

Energy principle of ferroelectric ceramics and single domain mechanical model

Many physical experiments have shown that the domain switching in a ferroelectric material is a complicated evolution process of the domain wall with the variation of stress and electric field. According to this mechanism, the volume fraction of the domain switching is introduced in the constitutive law of ferroelectric ceramic and used to study the nonlinear constitutive behavior of ferroelectric body in this paper. The principle of stationary total energy is put forward in which the basic unknown quantities are the displacement u _i , electric displacement D _i and volume fraction ρ _I of the domain switching for the variant I. Mechanical field equation and a new domain switching criterion are obtained from the principle of stationary total energy. The domain switching criterion proposed in this paper is an expansion and development of the energy criterion. On the basis of the domain switching criterion, a set of linear algebraic equations for the volume fraction ρ _I of domain switching is obtained, in which the coefficients of the linear algebraic equations only contain the unknown strain and electric fields. Then a single domain mechanical model is proposed in this paper. The poled ferroelectric specimen is considered as a transversely isotropic single domain. By using the partial experimental results, the hardening relation between the driving force of domain switching and the volume fraction of domain switching can be calibrated. Then the electromechanical response can be calculated on the basis of the calibrated hardening relation. The results involve the electric butterfly shaped curves of axial strain versus axial electric field, the hysteresis loops of electric displacement versus electric filed and the evolution process of the domain switching in the ferroelectric specimens under uniaxial coupled stress and electric field loading. The present theoretic prediction agrees reasonably with the experimental results given by Lynch. The project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (10572138).     

Lamb＇s integral formulas of two-phase saturated medium for soil dynamic with drainage

When dynamic force is applied to a saturated porous soil, drainage is common. In this paper, the saturated porous soil with a two-phase saturated medium is simulated, and Lamb＇s integral formulas with drainage and stress formulas for a two-phase saturated medium are given based on Biot＇s equation and Betti＇s theorem （the reciprocal theorem）. According to the basic solution to Biot＇s equation, Green＇s function Gij and three terms of Green＇s function G4i, Gi4, and G44 of a two-phase saturated medium subject to a concentrated force on a spherical coordinate are presented. The displacement field with drainage, the magnitude of drainage, and the pore pressure of the center explosion source are obtained in computation. The results of the classical Sharpe＇s solutions and the solutions of the two-phase saturated medium that decays to a single-phase medium are compared. Good agreement is observed.     

Parametrization of sets of stabilizing controllers in mechanical systems

Procedures to parametrize a set of stabilizing controllers are reviewed. These procedures are the key ones in the frequency-domain synthesis of the optimal (minimum H ₂-and H _∞-norms) controller or filter for a linear stationary system. A relationship between the parametrization procedures proposed by different authors is shown. Examples of parametrization procedures in synthesis problems (delay problems, multichannel filtering problems, etc.) are given __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 44, No. 6, pp. 3–27, June 2008.     

Long Time Estimates in the Mean Field Limit

In this paper, we prove a stability result for measure perturbations of some class of stationary distributions of a Vlasov equation. We use this result to prove that the N particles approximation of these stationary distributions is uniformly valid on a time scale of order N ^1/8, which is much longer than the usual log N scale. We also prove similar results for the approximation of the two-dimensional Euler equation by the vortex blob method.     

Application of Topological Methods to Quasilinear Parabolic Boundary-Value Problems

We apply a topological approach to the investigation of quasilinear parabolic boundary-value problems. The class of problems under investigation is reduced to an operator equation with an operator satisfying condition (S)₊. We establish theorems on solvability and give an example of the application of the approach indicated to the case of second-order parabolic equations.     

A new approach to investigate the nonlinear dynamics in a (3 + 1)-dimensional nonlinear evolution equation via Wronskian condition with a free function

This paper proposes a new approach to investigate the nonlinear dynamics in a (3 + 1)-dimensional nonlinear evolution equation via Wronskian condition with a free function. Firstly, a Wronskian condition involving a free function is introduced for the equation. Secondly, by solving the Wronskian condition, some exact solutions are presented. Thirdly, the dynamical behaviors are analyzed by choosing specific functions in the Wronskian condition. In addition, some exact solutions are graphically illustrated by using Mathematica symbolic computations. The dynamical behaviors include stationary y-breather, line-soliton resonance, line-soliton-like phenomenon, parabola–soliton interaction, cubic–parabola–soliton resonance, kink behavior, and singular waves. These results not only illustrate the merits of the proposed method in deriving new exact solutions but also novel dynamical behaviors in the (3 + 1)-dimensional nonlinear evolution equation.

     

APPLICATION OF THE DUAL RECIPROCITY BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD TO SOLUTION OF NONLINEAR DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION

In this paper the dual reciprocity boundary element method is employed to solve nonlinear differential equation ∇² u+u+ɛu ³ =b. Results obtained in an example have a good agreement with those by FEM and show the applicability and simplicity of dual reciprocity method(DRM)in solving nonlinear differential equations.     

Some problems in the Z-C-X space

The new concepts of the Z-C-X space and excellent cone are introduced. Some problems of random semiclosed 1-set-contractive operator are investigated in the Z-C-X space. At first, an important inequality is proved. Secondly, several new conclusions are proved by means of random fixed point index in the theory of random topological degree. A random solution of a class of random operator equations under conditions of imitating the parallelogram law is obtained, famous Altman’s theorem is generalized in partially ordered Z-C-X space. Therefore, some new results are obtained.     

Variation transforming analysis (II)

This paper introduces some related concepts of pansystems analysis (such as pansystem, pansystem space, pansystem logic space, pometric pansystem, etc), and develops the convex set theory, Banach's theorem of completeness, Lax equivalence theory, theorems of Kuhn-Tucker type and Dubovitsky-Milutin type into the pometric (partial ordered metric) pansystem forms, they are different from traditional results. Furthermore, the general stability of operator equations and MSP transforming principles of approximation are investigated.     

Traveling Monotonic Fronts in the Discrete Nagumo Equation

We give an alternative proof of the theorem, which states that no propagation failure occurs for the discrete Nagumo equation with “translationally invariant” stationary monotonic fronts. The theorem was recently proved with the use of the invariant manifolds for lattice differential equations by Hupkes, Pelinovsky, and Sandstede. The alternative proof relies on the analysis of the advance-delay operator associated with the translationally invariant stationary front. This operator exhibits an infinite-dimensional kernel spanned by Fourier harmonics of front’s translations, which are accounted when the stationary front is continued into the traveling one.     

Conservation laws and symmetries of systems with unilateral constraints in phase space

By introducing the generalized quasi-symmetry of the infinitestinal transformation for transformation groupG _r , this paper studies the conservation laws and symmetries of dynamical systems with unilateral constraints in phase space. Noether's theorem and Noether's inverse theorem for mechanical systems with unilateral constraints in phase space are obtained and two kinds of equivalent forms of generalized Killing equations which are used to determine the generators of the infinitestinmal group transformation are given. The project sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation and the Doctoral Programme Foundation of Institution of Higher Education of China.     

Lp-Lq Estimate of the Stokes Operator and Navier–Stokes Flows in the Exterior of a Rotating Obstacle

We consider the motion of a viscous fluid filling the whole three-dimensional space exterior to a rotating obstacle with constant angular velocity. We develop the L _p -L _q estimates and the similar estimates in the Lorentz spaces of the Stokes semigroup with rotation effect. We next apply them to the Navier–Stokes equation to prove the global existence of a unique solution which goes to a stationary flow as t → ∞ with some definite rates when both the stationary flow and the initial disturbance are sufficiently small in L _3,∞ (weak-L ₃ space).     

Maximal L p – L q -Estimates for the Stokes Equation: a Short Proof of Solonnikov’s Theorem

Introducing a new localization method involving Bogovskiĭ's operator we give a short and new proof for maximal L^p – L^q-estimates for the solution of the Stokes equation. Moreover, it is shown that, up to constants, the Stokes operator is an R{\mathcal{R}}-sectorial operator in L^p_s(W)L^{p}_{\sigma}(\Omega), 1 < p < ￥1 < p < \infty, of R{\mathcal{R}}-angle 0, for bounded or exterior domains of Ω.     

Third-order systems: Periodicity conditions

Recently a third-order existence theorem has been proven to establish the sufficient conditions of periodicity for the most general third-order ordinary differential equation

x+f(t,x,x^′,x^″)=0