Integrability and exact solutions of the nonautonomous mixed mKdV–sinh–Gordon equation

In this paper, a nonautonomous mixed mKdV–sinh–Gordon equation with one arbitrary time-dependent variable coefficient is discussed in detail. It is proved that the equation passes the Painlevé test in the case of positive and negative resonances, respectively. Furthermore, a dependent variable transformation is introduced to get its bilinear form. Then, soliton, negaton, positon and interaction solutions are introduced by means of the Wronskian representation. Velocities are found to depend on the time-dependent variable coefficient appearing in the equation and this leads to a wide range of interesting behaviours. The singularities and asymptotic estimate of these solutions are discussed. At last, the superposition formulae for these solutions are also constructed.     

An adaptive Newton-method based on a dynamical systems approach

The traditional Newton method for solving nonlinear operator equations in Banach spaces is discussed within the context of the continuous Newton method. This setting makes it possible to interpret the Newton method as a discrete dynamical system and thereby to cast it in the framework of an adaptive step size control procedure. In so doing, our goal is to reduce the chaotic behavior of the original method without losing its quadratic convergence property close to the roots. The performance of the modified scheme is illustrated with various examples from algebraic and differential equations.     

An explicit recursive formula for computing the normal forms associated with semisimple cases

This paper presents an explicit, computationally efficient, recursive formula for computing the normal forms, center manifolds and nonlinear transformations for general n-dimensional systems, associated with semisimple singularities. Based on the formula, we develop a Maple program, which is very convenient for an end-user who only needs to prepare an input file and then execute the program to “automatically” generate the result. Several examples are presented to demonstrate the computational efficiency of the algorithm.     

Sampled-data nonlinear observer design for chaos synchronization: A Lyapunov-based approach

This paper considers sampled-data based chaos synchronization using observers in the presence of measurement noise for a large class of chaotic systems. We study discretized model of chaotic systems which are perturbed by white noise and employ Lyapunov-like theorems to come up with a simple yet effective observer design. For the choice of observer gain, a suboptimal criterion is obtained in terms of LMI. We present semiglobal as well as global results. The proposed scheme can also be extended for discrete-time chaotic systems. Numerical simulations have been carried out to verify the effectiveness of theoretical results.     

Optimal reinsurance and investment strategies for insurer under interest rate and inflation risks

In this paper, we investigate an optimal reinsurance and investment problem for an insurer whose surplus process is approximated by a drifted Brownian motion. Proportional reinsurance is to hedge the risk of insurance. Interest rate risk and inflation risk are considered. We suppose that the instantaneous nominal interest rate follows an Ornstein–Uhlenbeck process, and the inflation index is given by a generalized Fisher equation. To make the market complete, zero-coupon bonds and Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are included in the market. The financial market consists of cash, zero-coupon bond, TIPS and stock. We employ the stochastic dynamic programming to derive the closed-forms of the optimal reinsurance and investment strategies as well as the optimal utility function under the constant relative risk aversion (CRRA) utility maximization. Sensitivity analysis is given to show the economic behavior of the optimal strategies and optimal utility.     

Morphic group rings

An element a in a ring R is called left morphic if there exists b∈R such that l_R(a)=Rb and l_R(b)=Ra, where l_R(a) denotes the left annihilator of a in R. The ring R is called left morphic if every element of R is left morphic. Left morphic rings have been studied by Nicholson and Sánchez Campos. In this paper, the question of when a group ring is left morphic is discussed in great detail and various morphic group rings are identified.     

Crystallization of colloidal crystal on hydrogel surface

A dip-coating method to fabricate wet and dry type of colloidal crystal films was developed. The wet type of colloidal crystal film was fabricated by lifting an agarose-hydrogel-coated substrate out of an aqueous suspension containing monodisperse polymer spheres and the dry type of colloidal crystal film was derived by following desiccation of the wet film. Monodisperse spheres formed ordered structures in the both type of the films, which contributed sharp reflection peaks. Brilliant colors were observed when the reflection peaks fell in the visible region. Formation mechanism of the colloidal crystal and their optical properties were discussed.     

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