Some asymptotic properties for solutions of one-dimensional advection–diffusion equations with Cauchy data in Lp(R)

We state and discuss a number of fundamental asymptotic properties of solutions $u(?,t)$ to one-dimensional advection–diffusion equations of the form $u_t+f{(u)}_x=(a{(u)u_x)}_x$, $x\in \mathbb{R}$, $t>0$, assuming initial values $u(?,0)=u_0\in L^p(\mathbb{R})$ for some $1?p<\infty$. To cite this article: P. Braz e Silva, P.R. Zingano, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 342 (2006).     

On low-dimensional cancellation problems

A well-known cancellation problem of Zariski asks when, for two given domains (fields) $K_1$ and $K_2$ over a field k, a k-isomorphism of $K_1[t]$ ($K_1(t)$) and $K_2[t]$ ($K_2(t)$) implies a k-isomorphism of $K_1$ and $K_2$. The main results of this article give affirmative answer to the two low-dimensional cases of this problem:1. Let K be an affine field over an algebraically closed field k of any characteristic. Suppose $K(t)?k(t_1,t_2,t_3)$, then $K?k(t_1,t_2)$.2. Let M be a 3-dimensional affine algebraic variety over an algebraically closed field k of any characteristic. Let $A=K[x,y,z,w]/M$ be the coordinate ring of M. Suppose $A[t]?k[x_1,x_2,x_3,x_4]$, then $\mathrm{frac}(A)?k(x_1,x_2,x_3)$, where $\mathrm{frac}(A)$ is the field of fractions of A.In the case of zero characteristic these results were obtained by Kang in [Ming-chang Kang, A note on the birational cancellation problem, J. Pure Appl. Algebra 77 (1992) 141–154; Ming-chang Kang, The cancellation problem, J. Pure Appl. Algebra 47 (1987) 165–171]. However, the case of finite characteristic is first settled in this article, that answered the questions proposed by Kang in [Ming-chang Kang, A note on the birational cancellation problem, J. Pure Appl. Algebra 77 (1992) 141–154; Ming-chang Kang, The cancellation problem, J. Pure Appl. Algebra 47 (1987) 165–171].     

Un théorème de Liouville pour l'opérateur de Schrödinger avec dérive

Let $(M,g)$ be a complete Riemannian manifold without boundary of dimension n and V be a $C^2$ vector field on M such that $r(x)|V(x)|$ is bounded. Suppose that ${\mathrm{Ric}}_g(x)??\min \{\lambda (r(x))?{\mu }_{\mathrm{?}V}(x),\beta (r(x))\}$ outside a compact set of M, where ${\mu }_{\mathrm{?}V}$ denotes the upper eigenvalue of ?V and $\lambda ,\beta$ are non-negative decreasing functions such that ${\lim }_{t\to +\infty }{t}^2\lambda (t)=0$. There exists positive numbers $b_n$ and $c_n$ which depend only on n and $6V{6}_{\infty }$ such that if h is a $C^2$ function defined on M with $\mathrm{\Delta }h??c_n{a}^2$ and ${\mathrm{lim?sup}}_{R\to \infty }{R}^{\mathrm{?2}}{\min }_{x\in B_p(3R)?B_p(R)}h(x)??b_n{a}^2$, where $0?a<{\mathrm{lim?inf}}_{j\to \infty }h(z_j)$, where $(z_j)$ is a sequence of M such that $r(z_j)\to \infty$, then the equation $\mathrm{\Delta }u(x)+V(x)?\mathrm{?}u(x)+h(x)u(x)=0$ has no positive $C^2$ solution on M. To cite this article: S. Asserda, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 342 (2006).     

Diffusion versus absorption in semilinear parabolic problems

We study the limit, when $k\to \infty$, of the solutions $u=u_k$ of (E) ${?}_{t}u?\mathrm{\Delta }u+h(t)u^q=0$ in ${\mathbb{R}}^N\times (0,\infty )$, $u_k(?,0)=k{\delta }_0$, with $q>1$, $h(t)>0$. If $h(t)={\mathrm{e}}^{?\omega (t)/t}$ where $\omega >0$ satisfies to ${\int }_0^1\sqrt{\omega (t)}{t}^{\mathrm{?1}}\mathrm{d}t<\infty$, the limit function $u_{\infty }$ is a solution of (E) with a single singularity at $(0,0)$, while if $\omega (t)\equiv 1$, $u_{\infty }$ is the maximal solution of (E). We examine similar questions for equations such as ${?}_{t}u?\mathrm{\Delta }{u}^m+h(t)u^q=0$ with $m>1$ and ${?}_{t}u?\mathrm{\Delta }u+h(t){\mathrm{e}}^u=0$. To cite this article: A. Shishkov, L. Véron, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 342 (2006).     

Régularité conditionnelle des équations de Navier–Stokes

In this Note, we give sufficient conditions for the regularity of Leray–Hopf weak solutions to the Navier–Stokes equation. We prove that, if one of three conditions (i) $?u/?x_3\in L_t^{s_0}{L}_x^{r_0}$ where $2/s_0+3/r_0?2$ and $9/4?r_0?3$, (ii) $\mathrm{?}{u}_3\in L_t^{s_1}{L}_x^{r_1}$ where $2/s_1+3/r_1?11/6$ and $54/23?r_0?18/5$, or (iii) $u_3\in L_t^{s_0}{L}_x^{r_0}$ where $2/s_0+3/r_0?5/8$ and $24/5?r_0?\infty$, is satisfied, then the solution is regular. These conditions improve earlier results on the conditional regularity of the Navier–Stokes equations. To cite this article: I. Kukavica, M. Ziane, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 343 (2006).     

On several problems about automorphisms of the free group of rank two

Let $F_n$ be a free group of rank n generated by $x_1,\dots ,x_n$. In this paper we discuss three algorithmic problems related to automorphisms of $F_2$.A word $u=u(x_1,\dots ,x_n)$ of $F_n$ is called positive if no negative exponents of $x_i$ occur in u. A word u in $F_n$ is called potentially positive if $?(u)$ is positive for some automorphism ? of $F_n$. We prove that there is an algorithm to decide whether or not a given word in $F_2$ is potentially positive, which gives an affirmative solution to problem F34a in [G. Baumslag, A.G. Myasnikov, V. Shpilrain, Open problems in combinatorial group theory, second ed., in: Contemp. Math., vol. 296, 2002, pp. 1–38, online version: http://www.grouptheory.info] for the case of $F_2$.Two elements u and v in $F_n$ are said to be boundedly translation equivalent if the ratio of the cyclic lengths of $?(u)$ and $?(v)$ is bounded away from 0 and from ∞ for every automorphism ? of $F_n$. We provide an algorithm to determine whether or not two given elements of $F_2$ are boundedly translation equivalent, thus answering question F38c in the online version of [G. Baumslag, A.G. Myasnikov, V. Shpilrain, Open problems in combinatorial group theory, second ed., in: Contemp. Math., vol. 296, 2002, pp. 1–38, online version: http://www.grouptheory.info] for the case of $F_2$.We also provide an algorithm to decide whether or not a given finitely generated subgroup of $F_2$ is the fixed point group of some automorphism of $F_2$, which settles problem F1b in [G. Baumslag, A.G. Myasnikov, V. Shpilrain, Open problems in combinatorial group theory, second ed., in: Contemp. Math., vol. 296, 2002, pp. 1–38, online version: http://www.grouptheory.info] in the affirmative for the case of $F_2$.     

A Note on the analytic solutions of the Camassa–Holm equation

In this Note we are concerned with the well-posedness of the Camassa–Holm equation in analytic function spaces. Using the Abstract Cauchy–Kowalewski Theorem we prove that the Camassa–Holm equation admits, locally in time, a unique analytic solution. Moreover, if the initial data is real analytic, belongs to $H^s(\mathbb{R})$ with $s>3/2$, $6u_0{6}_{L^1}<\infty$ and $u_0?u_{0xx}$ does not change sign, we prove that the solution stays analytic globally in time. To cite this article: M.C. Lombardo et al., C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 341 (2005).