Generating functions for volume-preserving transformations

A general implicit solution for determining volume-preserving transformations in the n-dimensional Euclidean space is obtained in terms of a set of 2n generating functions in mixed coordinates. For n=2, the proposed representation corresponds to the classical definition of a potential stream function in a canonical transformation. For n=3, the given solution defines a more general class of isochoric transformations, when compared to existing methods based on multiple potentials. Illustrative examples are discussed both in rectangular and in cylindrical coordinates for applications in mechanical problems of incompressible continua. Solving exactly the incompressibility constraint, the proposed representation method is suitable for determining three-dimensional isochoric perturbations to be used in bifurcation theory. Applications in non-linear elasticity are envisaged for determining the occurrence of complex instability patterns for soft elastic materials.     

分布在非齐次空间中捕食－被捕食系统的锁相振动

本文以经典的带有时滞的捕食－被捕食系统为基础，构造了一类泛函微分方程作为描述分布在由ｎ个岛屿构成的环状区域上的捕食－被捕食种群生长过程的模型．我们假设种群在最相邻的岛屿间相互迁移，以迁移率为分支参数，研究了该系统的锁相振动，给出了离散波分支的存在条件．     

综合国力的数学建模

本文考虑社会文明与社会导恶现象的制约机制，建立一个综合国力的非线性数学模型，从数学上讨论了相应的二次微分系统的Ｈｏｐｆ分叉，中心与细焦点的判定，极限环的存在唯一性等问题，并对数学结论予以合理解释，把社会相平面划成社发展区域，社会动荡区域和社会崩溃区域，研讨社会走向，确定纳入社会发展区域的途径。     

Multiple coexistence states for a prey-predator system with cross-diffusion

We study the multiple existence of positive solutions for the following strongly coupled elliptic system:

     

Exact multiplicity and ordering properties of positive solutions of a p-Laplacian Dirichlet problem and their applications

We study the exact multiplicity and ordering properties of positive solutions of the p-Laplacian Dirichlet problem

     

Alternants for generalized convex functions

In this paper we consider the problem of best uniform approximation by elements of WT-spaces. In particular, we investigate the structure of the corresponding error function when the function to be approximated is generalized convex with respect to a WT-space. The principal concept involved is that of an alternation element, an element for which the error function takes on its norm with alternating signs a specified number of times. This approach has been employed by Jones, Karlovitz [4], Sommer, Strauss [10], Nurnberger, Sommer [7] and Barrar, Loeb [2]. Much of the material in this paper was inspired by a paper of Amir and Ziegler [1] . A new characterization of WT-spaces in terms of alternation elements is given.     

Cavitation in elastomeric solids: I—A defect-growth theory

It is by now well established that loading conditions with sufficiently large triaxialities can induce the sudden appearance of internal cavities within elastomeric (and other soft) solids. The occurrence of such instabilities, commonly referred to as cavitation, can be attributed to the growth of pre-existing defects into finite sizes. This paper introduces a new theory to study the phenomenon of cavitation in soft solids that: (i) allows to consider general 3D loading conditions with arbitrary triaxiality, (ii) applies to large (including compressible and anisotropic) classes of nonlinear elastic solids, and (iii) incorporates direct information on the initial shape, spatial distribution, and mechanical properties of the underlying defects at which cavitation can initiate. The basic idea is to first cast cavitation in elastomeric solids as a homogenization problem of nonlinear elastic materials containing random distributions of zero-volume cavities, or defects. This problem is then addressed by means of a novel iterated homogenization procedure, which allows to construct solutions for a specific, yet fairly general, class of defects. These include solutions for the change in size of the defects as a function of the applied loading conditions, from which the onset of cavitation — corresponding to the event when the initially infinitesimal defects suddenly grown into finite sizes — can be readily determined. In spite of the generality of the proposed approach, the relevant calculations amount to solving tractable Hamilton-Jacobi equations, in which the initial size of the defects plays the role of “time” and the applied load plays the role of “space”. When specialized to the case of hydrostatic loading conditions, isotropic solids, and defects that are vacuous and isotropically distributed, the proposed theory recovers the classical result of Ball (1982) for radially symmetric cavitation. The nature and implications of this remarkable connection are discussed in detail.     

Stability and bifurcation in a discrete system of two neurons with delays

In this paper, we consider a simple discrete two-neuron network model with three delays. The characteristic equation of the linearized system at the zero solution is a polynomial equation involving very high order terms. We derive some sufficient and necessary conditions on the asymptotic stability of the zero solution. Regarding the eigenvalues of connection matrix as the bifurcation parameters, we also consider the existence of three types of bifurcations: Fold bifurcations, Flip bifurcations, and Neimark–Sacker bifurcations. The stability and direction of these three kinds of bifurcations are studied by applying the normal form theory and the center manifold theorem. Our results are a very important generalization to the previous works in this field.     

Bifurcation for strongly indefinite functional and applications to Hamiltonian system and noncooperative elliptic system

In this paper, we discuss the bifurcation problems for strongly indefinite functional via Morse theory. The generalized topological degree for a class of vector fields is defined. As applications, we study the bifurcation problems for Hamiltonian system and noncooperative elliptic system.     

Bifurcation problems in nonlinear parametric programming

The nonlinear parametric programming problem is reformulated as a closed system of nonlinear equations so that numerical continuation and bifurcation techniques can be used to investigate the dependence of the optimal solution on the system parameters. This system, which is motivated by the Fritz John first-order necessary conditions, contains all Fritz John and all Karush-Kuhn-Tucker points as well as local minima and maxima, saddle points, feasible and nonfeasible critical points. Necessary and sufficient conditions for a singularity to occur in this system are characterized in terms of the loss of a complementarity condition, the linear dependence of the gradients of the active constraints, and the singularity of the Hessian of the Lagrangian on a tangent space. Any singularity can be placed in one of seven distinct classes depending upon which subset of these three conditions hold true at a solution. For problems with one parameter, we analyze simple and multiple bifurcation of critical points from a singularity arising from the loss of the complementarity condition, and then develop a set of conditions which guarantees the unique persistence of a minimum through this singularity. The research of this author was supported by National Science Foundation through NSF Grant DMS-85-10201 and by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research through instrument number AFOSR-ISSA-85-00079.