Hybrid pseudospectral–finite difference method for solving a 3D heat conduction equation in a submicroscale thin film

This research aims to develop a time‐dependent pseudospectral‐finite difference scheme for solving a 3D dual‐phase‐lagging heat transport equation in a submicroscale thin film. The scheme uses periodic pseudospectral discretization in space and a fully second‐order finite difference discretization in time. The three consecutive time steps model is then solved explicitly, by using a preconditioned conjugate gradient method. The scheme is illustrated by an example which is used to investigate the heat transfer in a gold submicroscale thin film. Comparisons are made with available literature. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq, 2007     

Effect of numerical integration in the DGFEM for nonlinear convection‐diffusion problems

This paper is concerned with the effect of numerical integration applied to the discontinuous Galerkin finite element discretization of nonlinear convection‐diffusion problems in 2D. In the space semidiscretization the volume and line integrals are evaluated by numerical quadratures. Our goal is to estimate the error caused by the numerical integration and to show what numerical quadratures guarantee that the accuracy of the method with exact integration is preserved. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq, 2007     

Superconvergence of finite volume element method for a nonlinear elliptic problem

In this article, we consider the finite volume element method for the second‐order nonlinear elliptic problem and obtain the H¹ and W^1,∞ superconvergence estimates between the solution of the finite volume element method and that of the finite element method, which reveal that the finite volume element method is in close relationship with the finite element method. With these superconvergence estimates, we establish the L^p and W^1,p (2 < p ≤ ∞) error estimates for the finite volume element method for the second‐order nonlinear elliptic problem. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq, 2007     

均匀自由流动的非牛顿流体中连续表面上的磁流体动力学流动和热传递

分析在平行自由流动的非牛顿黏弹性导电流体中,连续平展表面移动时的稳态流和热传递特性,该流动处于横向均匀磁场作用下.以二阶流体构建它的本构方程,得到了速度分布和温度断面图的数值结果.讨论了诸如黏弹性参数、磁场参数和Prandtl数等不同物理参数对诸种动量和热传递特性的影响,并给出相关图示.     

Metrizability and Coconnectedness

Solving the problem stated in Sichler and Trnková, Topol. Its Appl., 142: 159–179, 2004, we construct metrics μ, ν on a set P such that the spaces X=(P,μ) and Y=(P,ν) have the same monoid of all continuous selfmaps, the space Y is coconnected (in the sense that every continuous map Y×Y→Y depends on at most one coordinate) while X is not. Also, properties of the forgetful functors Metr → Unif → Top are investigated for the “simultaneous variant” of the above problem. Supported by the Grant Agency of Czech Republic under grant 201/06/0664 and by the project of Ministry of Education of Czech Republic MSM 0021620839.     

Incremental Unknowns Method for Solving Three-Dimensional Convection-Diffusion Equations

We use the incremental unknowns method in conjunction with the iterative methods to approximate the solution of the nonsymmetric and positive-definite linear systems generated from a multilevel discretization of three-dimensional convection-diffusion equations. The condition numbers of incremental unknowns matrices associated with the convection-diffusion equations and the number of iterations needed to attain an acceptable accuracy are estimated. Numerical results are presented with two-level approximations, which demonstrate that the incremental unknowns method when combined with some iter- ative methods is very effcient.     

Edgeworth Expansions for Studentized Versions of Symmetric Finite Population Statistics

We show the validity of the one-term Edgeworth expansion for Studentized asymptotically linear statistics based on samples drawn without replacement from finite populations. Replacing the moments defining the expansion by their estimators, we obtain an empirical Edgeworth expansion. We show the validity of the empirical Edgeworth expansion in probability.     

Leaky Characteristics of Modified NRD Guide with Finite Parallel Plate Length

Leaky wave characteristics of modified NRD (Nonradiative Dielectric) guide with parallel plate length are systemically investigated. A technique is used to investigate the leaky property of the guide structure, whichis formulated by effectively combining the multimode network theory with the mode-matching method. In the paper, two phenomena are carefully studied: First, the asymmetric position of the dielectric rod generates a leaky hybrid mode that could produce cross talk between components of the circuit. Second, when the length of metallic plate is finite, another type of leaky mode creates which influences and even couples to the normal leaky guide mode under appropriate circumstances.     

A segregated method for compressible flow computation. Part II: general divariant compressible flows

Typically, segregated methods have been used for the computation of incompressible flows whereas coupled solvers, for compressible flows. Compared to coupled solvers, segregated methods present the advantage of computational savings in RAM memory and CPU time, although at the cost of an inferior robustness. However, previously published segregated algorithms for general compressible flows are known to present pitfalls, like convergence to wrong solutions, lack of robustness in the presence of strong discontinuities, such as normal and oblique shocks, and complicated boundary condition imposition. Therefore, in this paper a segregated method for non‐isothermal compressible flows is proposed that preserves the thermodynamic coupling and overcomes the criticisms of existing methods. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

CONVERGENCE OF IMPLICIT ITERATIVE PROCESS WITH ERRORS FOR A FINITE FAMILY OF ASYMPTOTICALLY NONEXPANSIVE MAPPINGS

The purpose of this article is to study the weak and strong convergence of implicit iteration process with errors to a common fixed point for a finite family of asymptotically nonexpansive mappings and nonexpansive mappings in Banach spaces. The results presented in this article extend and improve thecorresponding results of [1, 2, 4-9, 11-15].