Global stability analysis of epidemiological models based on Volterra–Lyapunov stable matrices

In this paper, we study the global dynamics of a class of mathematical epidemiological models formulated by systems of differential equations. These models involve both human population and environmental component(s) and constitute high-dimensional nonlinear autonomous systems, for which the global asymptotic stability of the endemic equilibria has been a major challenge in analyzing the dynamics. By incorporating the theory of Volterra–Lyapunov stable matrices into the classical method of Lyapunov functions, we present an approach for global stability analysis and obtain new results on some three- and four-dimensional model systems. In addition, we conduct numerical simulation to verify the analytical results.     

非线性反应扩散问题的激波解(英文)

本文研究了一类非线性反应扩散问题.利用微分不等式理论,得到了具有激波层的问题解的渐近表示式.     

具有非线性边界条件的奇摄动微分系统边值问题

研究了一类具有非线性边界条件的奇摄动半线性微分系统边值问题．利用边界层校正法构造了形式渐近解．并且在适当的假设下,用微分不等式理论,证明了解的存在性及其一致有效性．     

Parameter estimation of delay differential equations: An integration-free LS-SVM approach

This paper introduces an estimation method based on Least Squares Support Vector Machines (LS-SVMs) for approximating time-varying as well as constant parameters in deterministic parameter-affine delay differential equations (DDEs). The proposed method reduces the parameter estimation problem to an algebraic optimization problem. Thus, as opposed to conventional approaches, it avoids iterative simulation of the given dynamical system and therefore a significant speedup can be achieved in the parameter estimation procedure. The solution obtained by the proposed approach can be further utilized for initialization of the conventional nonconvex optimization methods for parameter estimation of DDEs. Approximate LS-SVM based models for the state and its derivative are first estimated from the observed data. These estimates are then used for estimation of the unknown parameters of the model. Numerical results are presented and discussed for demonstrating the applicability of the proposed method.     

Hopf bifurcation in a predator-prey system with Holling type III functional response and time delays

This paper is concerned with a delayed predator-prey system with modified Leslie-Gower and Holling type III schemes. By analyzing the associated characteristic equation, its local stability and the existence of periodic solutions via Hopf bifurcation with respect to both delays are obtained. Based on the normal form method and center manifold theorem, the formulaes for determining the direction of Hopf bifurcation and the stability of bifurcating periodic solutions are derived. Finally, some numerical simulations to illustrate the theoretical analysis are also carried out.     

Fast approximation algorithms for bi-criteria scheduling with machine assignment costs

We consider parallel machine scheduling problems where the processing of the jobs on the machines involves two types of objectives. The first type is one of two classical objective functions in scheduling theory: either the total completion time or the makespan. The second type involves an actual cost associated with the processing of a specific job on a given machine; each job-machine combination may have a different cost. Two bi-criteria scheduling problems are considered: (1) minimize the maximum machine cost subject to the total completion time being at its minimum, and (2) minimize the total machine cost subject to the makespan being at its minimum. Since both problems are strongly NP-hard, we propose fast heuristics and establish their worst-case performance bounds.     

一类高阶中立型泛函微分方程周期解的存在性

该文利用重合度理论研究了一类具有分布时滞的高阶中立型泛函微分方程的周期解问题,得到了周期解存在的简单判别条件.     

具有混合隔离策略的非线性计算机病毒传播模型的Hopf分岔研究

建立了考虑潜伏期时滞和临时免疫期时滞的具有混合隔离策略的非线性计算机病毒传播模型,旨在帮助理解计算机病毒在网络中的传播规律。通过计算模型基本再生数,以不同时滞组合为分岔参数,研究了模型的局部渐近稳定性;利用中心流形定理和规范型理论分析了Hopf分岔的方向和周期解的稳定性,并通过数值模拟验证了理论分析的正确性。研究结果可为计算机病毒治理提供理论依据。