The Erpenbeck High Frequency Instability Theorem for Zeldovitch–von Neumann–D?ring Detonations

The rigorous study of spectral stability for strong detonations was begun by Erpenbeck (Phys. Fluids 5:604–614 1962). Working with the Zeldovitch–von Neumann–D?ring (ZND) model (more precisely, Erpenbeck worked with an extension of ZND to general chemistry and thermodynamics), which assumes a finite reaction rate but ignores effects such as viscosity corresponding to second order derivatives, he used a normal mode analysis to define a stability function V(t,e){V(\tau,\epsilon)} whose zeros in ${\mathfrak{R}\tau > 0}${\mathfrak{R}\tau > 0} correspond to multidimensional perturbations of a steady detonation profile that grow exponentially in time. Later in a remarkable paper (Erpenbeck in Phys. Fluids 9:1293–1306, 1966; Stability of detonations for disturbances of small transverse wavelength, 1965) he provided strong evidence, by a combination of formal and rigorous arguments, that for certain classes of steady ZND profiles, unstable zeros of V exist for perturbations of sufficiently large transverse wavenumber e{\epsilon} , even when the von Neumann shock, regarded as a gas dynamical shock, is uniformly stable in the sense defined (nearly 20 years later) by Majda. In spite of a great deal of later numerical work devoted to computing the zeros of V(t,e){V(\tau,\epsilon)} , the paper (Erpenbeck in Phys. Fluids 9:1293–1306, 1966) remains one of the few works we know of [another is Erpenbeck (Phys. Fluids 7:684–696, 1964), which considers perturbations for which the ratio of longitudinal over transverse components approaches ∞] that presents a detailed and convincing theoretical argument for detecting them. The analysis in Erpenbeck (Phys. Fluids 9:1293–1306, 1966) points the way toward, but does not constitute, a mathematical proof that such unstable zeros exist. In this paper we identify the mathematical issues left unresolved in Erpenbeck (Phys. Fluids 9:1293–1306, 1966) and provide proofs, together with certain simplifications and extensions, of the main conclusions about stability and instability of detonations contained in that paper. The main mathematical problem, and our principal focus here, is to determine the precise asymptotic behavior as e?￥{\epsilon\to\infty} of solutions to a linear system of ODEs in x, depending on e{\epsilon} and a complex frequency τ as parameters, with turning points x _* on the half-line [0,∞).     

Perturbation for fractional-order evolution equation

Fractional calculus has gained a lot of importance during the last decades, mainly because it has become a powerful tool in modeling several complex phenomena from various areas of science and engineering. This paper gives a new kind of perturbation of the order of the fractional derivative with a study of the existence and uniqueness of the perturbed fractional-order evolution equation for ^CD^a-e₀₊u(t)=A ^CD^d₀₊u(t)+f(t),^{C}D^{\alpha-\epsilon}_{0+}u(t)=A~^{C}D^{\delta}_{0+}u(t)+f(t), u(0)=u _o , α∈(0,1), and 0≤ε, δ<α under the assumption that A is the generator of a bounded C _o -semigroup. The continuation of our solution in some different cases for α, ε and δ is discussed, as well as the importance of the obtained results is specified.     

Oscillation criteria for a second-order quasilinear neutral functional dynamic equation on time scales

Our aim is to establish some sufficient conditions for the oscillation of the second-order quasilinear neutral functional dynamic equation

Hydromagnetic stagnation point flow of a viscous fluid over?a?stretching or shrinking sheet

We establish the existence and uniqueness results over the semi-infinite interval [0,∞) for a class of nonlinear third order ordinary differential equations of the form

The Critical Dimension for a Fourth Order Elliptic Problem with Singular Nonlinearity

We study the regularity of the extremal solution of the semilinear biharmonic equation ${{\Delta^2} u=\frac{\lambda}{(1-u)^2}}We study the regularity of the extremal solution of the semilinear biharmonic equation D² u=\fracl(1-u)²{{\Delta^2} u=\frac{\lambda}{(1-u)^2}}, which models a simple micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) device on a ball B ì \mathbbR^N{B\subset{\mathbb{R}}^N}, under Dirichlet boundary conditions u=?_n u=0{u=\partial_\nu u=0} on ?B{\partial B}. We complete here the results of Lin and Yang [14] regarding the identification of a “pull-in voltage” λ* > 0 such that a stable classical solution u _λ with 0 < u _λ < 1 exists for l ? (0,l^*){\lambda\in (0,\lambda^*)}, while there is none of any kind when λ > λ*. Our main result asserts that the extremal solution u_l^*{u_{\lambda^*}} is regular (sup_B u_l^* < 1 ){({\rm sup}_B u_{\lambda^*} <1 )} provided N \leqq 8{N \leqq 8} while u_l^*{u_{\lambda^*}} is singular (sup_B u_l^* = 1){({\rm sup}_B u_{\lambda^*} =1)} for N \geqq 9{N \geqq 9}, in which case 1-C₀|x|^4/3 \leqq u_l^* (x) \leqq 1-|x|^4/3{1-C_0|x|^{4/3} \leqq u_{\lambda^*} (x) \leqq 1-|x|^{4/3}} on the unit ball, where C₀:=(\fracl^*[`(l)])<sup>\frac</sup>13{C_0:=\left(\frac{\lambda^*}{\overline{\lambda}}\right)^\frac{1}{3}} and [`(l)]: = \frac89(N-\frac23)(N- \frac83){\bar{\lambda}:= \frac{8}{9}\left(N-\frac{2}{3}\right)\left(N- \frac{8}{3}\right)}.     

On the Dynamics of Solitons in the Nonlinear Schr?dinger Equation

We study the behavior of the soliton solutions of the equation i\frac?y?t = - \frac12m Dy+ \frac12W_e^￠(y) + V(x)y,i\frac{\partial\psi}{{\partial}t} = - \frac{1}{2m} \Delta\psi + \frac{1}{2}W_{\varepsilon}^{\prime}(\psi) + V(x){\psi},     

Boundary Regularity in Variational Problems

We prove that, if ${u : \Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n \to \mathbb{R}^N}We prove that, if u : W ì \mathbbRⁿ ? \mathbbR^N{u : \Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n \to \mathbb{R}^N} is a solution to the Dirichlet variational problem

minwòW F(x, w, Dw) dx     subject  to     w o u0  on  ?W,\mathop {\rm min}\limits_{w}\int_{\Omega} F(x, w, Dw)\,{\rm d}x \quad {\rm subject \, to} \quad w \equiv u_0\; {\rm on}\;\partial \Omega,      8. On the Regularity Conditions of Suitable Weak Solutions of the 3D Navier–Stokes Equations      Dongho Chae 《Journal of Mathematical Fluid Mechanics》2010,12(2):171-180 Let v and ω be the velocity and the vorticity of the a suitable weak solution of the 3D Navier–Stokes equations in a space-time domain containing z0=(x0, t0)z_{0}=(x_{0}, t_{0}), and let Qz0,r = Bx0,r ×(t0 -r2, t0)Q_{z_{0},r}= B_{x_{0},r} \times (t_{0} -r^{2}, t_{0}) be a parabolic cylinder in the domain. We show that if either $\nu \times \frac{\omega}{|\omega|} \in L^{\gamma,\alpha}_{x,t}(Q_{z_{0},r})$\nu \times \frac{\omega}{|\omega|} \in L^{\gamma,\alpha}_{x,t}(Q_{z_{0},r}) with $\frac{3}{\gamma} + \frac{2}{\alpha} \leq 1, {\rm or} \omega \times \frac{\nu} {|\nu|} \in L^{\gamma,\alpha}_{x,t} (Q_{z_{0},r})$\frac{3}{\gamma} + \frac{2}{\alpha} \leq 1, {\rm or} \omega \times \frac{\nu} {|\nu|} \in L^{\gamma,\alpha}_{x,t} (Q_{z_{0},r}) with \frac3g + \frac2a ￡ 2\frac{3}{\gamma} + \frac{2}{\alpha} \leq 2, where Lγ, αx,t denotes the Serrin type of class, then z0 is a regular point for ν. This refines previous local regularity criteria for the suitable weak solutions.      9. Crack Initiation in Brittle Materials   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1   Antonin Chambolle  Alessandro Giacomini  Marcello Ponsiglione 《Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis》2008,188(2):309-349 In this paper we study the crack initiation in a hyper-elastic body governed by a Griffith-type energy. We prove that, during a load process through a time-dependent boundary datum of the type t → t g(x) and in the absence of strong singularities (e.g., this is the case of homogeneous isotropic materials) the crack initiation is brutal, that is, a big crack appears after a positive time t i > 0. Conversely, in the presence of a point x of strong singularity, a crack will depart from x at the initial time of loading and with zero velocity. We prove these facts for admissible cracks belonging to the large class of closed one-dimensional sets with a finite number of connected components. The main tool we employ to address the problem is a local minimality result for the functional where , k > 0 and f is a suitable Carathéodory function. We prove that if the uncracked configuration u of Ω relative to a boundary displacement ψ has at most uniformly weak singularities, then configurations (uΓ, Γ) with small enough are such that .      10. On the fundamental linear fractional order differential equation      Abdelfatah Charef  Hassene Nezzari 《Nonlinear dynamics》2011,65(3):335-348 This paper deals with the rational function approximation of the irrational transfer function G(s) = \fracX(s)E(s) = \frac1[(t0s)2m + 2z(t0s)m + 1]G(s) = \frac{X(s)}{E(s)} = \frac{1}{[(\tau _{0}s)^{2m} + 2\zeta (\tau _{0}s)^{m} + 1]} of the fundamental linear fractional order differential equation (t0)2m\fracd2mx(t)dt2m + 2z(t0)m\fracdmx(t)dtm + x(t) = e(t)(\tau_{0})^{2m}\frac{d^{2m}x(t)}{dt^{2m}} + 2\zeta(\tau_{0})^{m}\frac{d^{m}x(t)}{dt^{m}} + x(t) = e(t), for 0<m<1 and 0<ζ<1. An approximation method by a rational function, in a given frequency band, is presented and the impulse and the step responses of this fractional order system are derived. Illustrative examples are also presented to show the exactitude and the usefulness of the approximation method.      11. A scaling law near the primary resonance of the quasiperiodic Mathieu equation      L. A. Romero  J. R. Torczynski  A. M. Kraynik 《Nonlinear dynamics》2011,64(4):395-408 We analyze the quasiperiodic damped Mathieu equation [(x)\ddot]+ g[(x)\dot]+ x ( 1 + d+ eq(t) )=0 ,\ddot{x}+ \gamma\dot{x}+ x \bigl( 1 + \delta+ \epsilon q(t) \bigr )=0 ,      12. Carleman Estimate for Elliptic Operators with Coefficients with Jumps at an Interface in Arbitrary Dimension and Application to the Null Controllability of Linear Parabolic Equations      Jérôme Le Rousseau  Luc Robbiano 《Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis》2010,195(3):953-990 In a bounded domain of R n+1, n ≧ 2, we consider a second-order elliptic operator, ${A=-{\partial_{x_0}^2} - \nabla_x \cdot (c(x) \nabla_x)}In a bounded domain of R n+1, n ≧ 2, we consider a second-order elliptic operator, A=-?x02 - ?x ·(c(x) ?x){A=-{\partial_{x_0}^2} - \nabla_x \cdot (c(x) \nabla_x)}, where the (scalar) coefficient c(x) is piecewise smooth yet discontinuous across a smooth interface S. We prove a local Carleman estimate for A in the neighborhood of any point of the interface. The “observation” region can be chosen independently of the sign of the jump of the coefficient c at the considered point. The derivation of this estimate relies on the separation of the problem into three microlocal regions and the Calderón projector technique. Following the method of Lebeau and Robbiano (Comm Partial Differ Equ 20:335–356, 1995) we then prove the null controllability for the linear parabolic initial problem with Dirichlet boundary conditions associated with the operator ?t - ?x ·(c(x) ?x){{\partial_t - \nabla_x \cdot (c(x) \nabla_x)}} .      13. A Locally Quadratic Glimm Functional and Sharp Convergence Rate of the Glimm Scheme for Nonlinear Hyperbolic Systems      Fabio Ancona  Andrea Marson 《Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis》2010,196(2):455-487 Consider the Cauchy problem for a strictly hyperbolic, N × N quasilinear system in one space dimension ut  +  A(u)ux = 0,        u(0, x) = [`(u)](x),                 (1)u_{t} \, + \, A(u)u_{x} = 0, \qquad u(0, x) = {\bar u}(x), \quad \quad \quad \quad (1)      14. Some Aspects of the Asymptotic Dynamics of Solutions of the Homogeneous Navier–Stokes Equations in General Domains      Zdeněk Skalák 《Journal of Mathematical Fluid Mechanics》2010,12(4):503-535 In the first part of the paper we study decays of solutions of the Navier–Stokes equations on short time intervals. We show, for example, that if w is a global strong nonzero solution of homogeneous Navier–Stokes equations in a sufficiently smooth (unbounded) domain Ω ⊆ R3 and β ∈[1/2, 1) , then there exist C0 > 1 and δ0 ∈ (0, 1) such that \frac |||w(t)|||b|||w(t + d)|||b ￡ C0{\frac {|||w(t)|||_\beta}{|||w(t + \delta)|||_{\beta}}} \leq C_0      15. The Decay Rate and Higher Approximation of Mild Solutions to the Navier�CStokes Equations      Jiayun Lin  Jian Zhai 《Journal of Mathematical Fluid Mechanics》2011,13(4):573-591 In this paper, we consider v(t) = u(t) − e tΔ u 0, where u(t) is the mild solution of the Navier–Stokes equations with the initial data u0 ? L2(\mathbb Rn)?Ln(\mathbb Rn){u_0\in L^2({\mathbb R}^n)\cap L^n({\mathbb R}^n)} . We shall show that the L 2 norm of D β v(t) decays like t-\frac |b|-1 2-\frac n4{t^{-\frac {|\beta|-1} {2}-\frac n4}} for |β| ≥ 0. Moreover, we will find the asymptotic profile u 1(t) such that the L 2 norm of D β (v(t) − u 1(t)) decays faster for 3 ≤ n ≤ 5 and |β| ≥ 0. Besides, higher-order asymptotics of v(t) are deduced under some assumptions.      16. Scale-Transformations in the Homogenization of Nonlinear Magnetic Processes      Augusto Visintin 《Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis》2010,198(2):569-611 A class of nonlinear first-order processes is formulated as a minimization principle. In the presence of oscillating data, a two-scale model is then derived, via Nguetseng’s notion of two-scale convergence. The dependence on the fine-scale variable is eliminated by averaging with respect to the fine-scale (scale-integration or upscaling); conversely, any two-scale solution is retrieved from a coarse-scale one (scale-disintegration or downscaling). These results are first developed in a general functional framework, and are then applied to the homogenization of a relaxation dynamics in magnetic composites: $ \mathcal{A}(x/\varepsilon) {\partial B_\varepsilon\over \partial t} + \alpha(B_\varepsilon, x/\varepsilon) \ni H_\varepsilon $ $ \nabla \cdot B_\varepsilon=0, \quad \nabla \times H_\varepsilon =J(x) \quad \forall\;\varepsilon > 0. $ Here J is a prescribed current density. ${\mathcal{A}(y)}A class of nonlinear first-order processes is formulated as a minimization principle. In the presence of oscillating data, a two-scale model is then derived, via Nguetseng’s notion of two-scale convergence. The dependence on the fine-scale variable is eliminated by averaging with respect to the fine-scale (scale-integration or upscaling); conversely, any two-scale solution is retrieved from a coarse-scale one (scale-disintegration or downscaling). These results are first developed in a general functional framework, and are then applied to the homogenization of a relaxation dynamics in magnetic composites: A(x/e) [(?Be)/(?t)] + a(Be, x/e) ' He \mathcal{A}(x/\varepsilon) {\partial B_\varepsilon\over \partial t} + \alpha(B_\varepsilon, x/\varepsilon) \ni H_\varepsilon      17. Stability of Degenerate Stationary Waves for Viscous Gases      Yoshihiro Ueda  Tohru Nakamura  Shuichi Kawashima 《Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis》2010,198(3):735-762 This paper is concerned with the asymptotic stability of degenerate stationary waves for viscous gases in the half space. We discuss the following two cases: (1) viscous conservation laws and (2) damped wave equations with nonlinear convection. In each case, we prove that the solution converges to the corresponding degenerate stationary wave at the rate t −α/4 as t → ∞, provided that the initial perturbation is in the weighted space L2a=L2(\mathbb R+; (1+x)a dx){L^2_\alpha=L^2({\mathbb R}_+;\,(1+x)^\alpha dx)} . This convergence rate t −α/4 is weaker than the one for the non-degenerate case and requires the restriction α < α*(q), where α*(q) is the critical value depending only on the degeneracy exponent q. Such a restriction is reasonable because the corresponding linearized operator for viscous conservation laws cannot be dissipative in L2a{L^2_\alpha} for α > α*(q) with another critical value α*(q). Our stability analysis is based on the space–time weighted energy method in which the spatial weight is chosen as a function of the degenerate stationary wave.      18. On resolution to Wu＇s conjecture on Cauchy function＇s exterior singularities      Theodore Yaotsu Wu 《Acta Mechanica Sinica》2011,27(3):309-317 This is a series of studies on Wu’s conjecture and on its resolution to be presented herein. Both are devoted to expound all the comprehensive properties of Cauchy’s function f(z) (z = x + iy) and its integral J[f(z) ] ≡(2πi) -1 C f(t)(t z) -1dt taken along the unit circle as contour C,inside which(the open domain D+) f(z) is regular but has singularities distributed in open domain Doutside C. Resolution is given to the inverse problem that the singularities of f(z) can be determined in analytical form in terms of the values f(t) of f(z) numerically prescribed on C(|t| = 1) ,as so enunciated by Wu’s conjecture. The case of a single singularity is solved using complex algebra and analysis to acquire the solution structure for a standard reference. Multiple singularities are resolved by reducing them to a single one by elimination in principle,for which purpose a general asymptotic method is developed here for resolution to the conjecture by induction,and essential singularities are treated with employing the generalized Hilbert transforms. These new methods are applicable to relevant problems in mathematics,engineering and technology in analogy with resolving the inverse problem presented here.      19. Global Semigroup of Conservative Solutions of the Nonlinear Variational Wave Equation      Helge Holden  Xavier Raynaud 《Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis》2011,201(3):871-964 We prove the existence of a global semigroup for conservative solutions of the nonlinear variational wave equation u tt − c(u)(c(u)u x ) x  = 0. We allow for initial data u| t = 0 and u t | t=0 that contain measures. We assume that 0 < k-1 \leqq c(u) \leqq k{0 < \kappa^{-1} \leqq c(u) \leqq \kappa}. Solutions of this equation may experience concentration of the energy density (ut2+c(u)2ux2)dx{(u_t^2+c(u)^2u_x^2){\rm d}x} into sets of measure zero. The solution is constructed by introducing new variables related to the characteristics, whereby singularities in the energy density become manageable. Furthermore, we prove that the energy may focus only on a set of times of zero measure or at points where c′(u) vanishes. A new numerical method for constructing conservative solutions is provided and illustrated with examples.      20. Potential Flow Past a Slightly Deformed Porous Circular Cylinder      Anindita Bhattacharya  G. P. Raja Sekhar 《Transport in Porous Media》2010,81(3):367-389 A uniform potential flow past a porous circular cylinder with a core of different permeability is discussed. The porous circular cylinder is slightly deformed whose radius is r=r1(1+ecosm q){r=r_1(1+\epsilon \cos m \theta)} , where | e | << 1{\mid\epsilon\mid\ll 1} and m is a positive integer. Here r, θ are the polar coordinates and r 1 is the characteristic radius of the cylinder. The drag force exerted by the exterior flow on the surface of the cylinder is calculated and it depends on the thickness of the porous material and on the permeabilities of the two porous regions. As special cases, porous cylinder with hollow core, rigid core, and deformed cylinder is discussed.      设为首页 | 免责声明 | 关于勤云 | 加入收藏 Copyright©北京勤云科技发展有限公司  京ICP备09084417号

On the Regularity Conditions of Suitable Weak Solutions of the 3D Navier–Stokes Equations

Let v and ω be the velocity and the vorticity of the a suitable weak solution of the 3D Navier–Stokes equations in a space-time domain containing z₀=(x₀, t₀)z_{0}=(x_{0}, t_{0}), and let Q_z0,r = B_x0,r ×(t₀ -r², t₀)Q_{z_{0},r}= B_{x_{0},r} \times (t_{0} -r^{2}, t_{0}) be a parabolic cylinder in the domain. We show that if either $\nu \times \frac{\omega}{|\omega|} \in L^{\gamma,\alpha}_{x,t}(Q_{z_{0},r})$\nu \times \frac{\omega}{|\omega|} \in L^{\gamma,\alpha}_{x,t}(Q_{z_{0},r}) with $\frac{3}{\gamma} + \frac{2}{\alpha} \leq 1, {\rm or} \omega \times \frac{\nu} {|\nu|} \in L^{\gamma,\alpha}_{x,t} (Q_{z_{0},r})$\frac{3}{\gamma} + \frac{2}{\alpha} \leq 1, {\rm or} \omega \times \frac{\nu} {|\nu|} \in L^{\gamma,\alpha}_{x,t} (Q_{z_{0},r}) with \frac3g + \frac2a ￡ 2\frac{3}{\gamma} + \frac{2}{\alpha} \leq 2, where L^{γ, α}_x,t denotes the Serrin type of class, then z₀ is a regular point for ν. This refines previous local regularity criteria for the suitable weak solutions.     

Crack Initiation in Brittle Materials

In this paper we study the crack initiation in a hyper-elastic body governed by a Griffith-type energy. We prove that, during a load process through a time-dependent boundary datum of the type t → t g(x) and in the absence of strong singularities (e.g., this is the case of homogeneous isotropic materials) the crack initiation is brutal, that is, a big crack appears after a positive time t _i > 0. Conversely, in the presence of a point x of strong singularity, a crack will depart from x at the initial time of loading and with zero velocity. We prove these facts for admissible cracks belonging to the large class of closed one-dimensional sets with a finite number of connected components. The main tool we employ to address the problem is a local minimality result for the functional where , k > 0 and f is a suitable Carathéodory function. We prove that if the uncracked configuration u of Ω relative to a boundary displacement ψ has at most uniformly weak singularities, then configurations (uΓ, Γ) with small enough are such that .     

On the fundamental linear fractional order differential equation

This paper deals with the rational function approximation of the irrational transfer function G(s) = \fracX(s)E(s) = \frac1[(t₀s)^2m + 2z(t₀s)^m + 1]G(s) = \frac{X(s)}{E(s)} = \frac{1}{[(\tau _{0}s)^{2m} + 2\zeta (\tau _{0}s)^{m} + 1]} of the fundamental linear fractional order differential equation (t₀)^2m\fracd^2mx(t)dt^2m + 2z(t₀)^m\fracd^mx(t)dt^m + x(t) = e(t)(\tau_{0})^{2m}\frac{d^{2m}x(t)}{dt^{2m}} + 2\zeta(\tau_{0})^{m}\frac{d^{m}x(t)}{dt^{m}} + x(t) = e(t), for 0<m<1 and 0<ζ<1. An approximation method by a rational function, in a given frequency band, is presented and the impulse and the step responses of this fractional order system are derived. Illustrative examples are also presented to show the exactitude and the usefulness of the approximation method.     

A scaling law near the primary resonance of the quasiperiodic Mathieu equation

We analyze the quasiperiodic damped Mathieu equation

Carleman Estimate for Elliptic Operators with Coefficients with Jumps at an Interface in Arbitrary Dimension and Application to the Null Controllability of Linear Parabolic Equations

In a bounded domain of R ⁿ⁺¹, n ≧ 2, we consider a second-order elliptic operator, ${A=-{\partial_{x_0}^2} - \nabla_x \cdot (c(x) \nabla_x)}In a bounded domain of R ⁿ⁺¹, n ≧ 2, we consider a second-order elliptic operator, A=-?_x0² - ?_x ·(c(x) ?_x){A=-{\partial_{x_0}^2} - \nabla_x \cdot (c(x) \nabla_x)}, where the (scalar) coefficient c(x) is piecewise smooth yet discontinuous across a smooth interface S. We prove a local Carleman estimate for A in the neighborhood of any point of the interface. The “observation” region can be chosen independently of the sign of the jump of the coefficient c at the considered point. The derivation of this estimate relies on the separation of the problem into three microlocal regions and the Calderón projector technique. Following the method of Lebeau and Robbiano (Comm Partial Differ Equ 20:335–356, 1995) we then prove the null controllability for the linear parabolic initial problem with Dirichlet boundary conditions associated with the operator ?_t - ?_x ·(c(x) ?_x){{\partial_t - \nabla_x \cdot (c(x) \nabla_x)}} .     

A Locally Quadratic Glimm Functional and Sharp Convergence Rate of the Glimm Scheme for Nonlinear Hyperbolic Systems

Consider the Cauchy problem for a strictly hyperbolic, N × N quasilinear system in one space dimension

Some Aspects of the Asymptotic Dynamics of Solutions of the Homogeneous Navier–Stokes Equations in General Domains

In the first part of the paper we study decays of solutions of the Navier–Stokes equations on short time intervals. We show, for example, that if w is a global strong nonzero solution of homogeneous Navier–Stokes equations in a sufficiently smooth (unbounded) domain Ω ⊆ R³ and β ∈[1/2, 1) , then there exist C₀ > 1 and δ₀ ∈ (0, 1) such that

The Decay Rate and Higher Approximation of Mild Solutions to the Navier�CStokes Equations

In this paper, we consider v(t) = u(t) − e ^tΔ u ₀, where u(t) is the mild solution of the Navier–Stokes equations with the initial data u₀ ? L²(\mathbb Rⁿ)?Lⁿ(\mathbb Rⁿ){u_0\in L^2({\mathbb R}^n)\cap L^n({\mathbb R}^n)} . We shall show that the L ² norm of D ^β v(t) decays like t^{-\frac |b|-1 2-\frac n4}{t^{-\frac {|\beta|-1} {2}-\frac n4}} for |β| ≥ 0. Moreover, we will find the asymptotic profile u ₁(t) such that the L ² norm of D ^β (v(t) − u ₁(t)) decays faster for 3 ≤ n ≤ 5 and |β| ≥ 0. Besides, higher-order asymptotics of v(t) are deduced under some assumptions.     

Scale-Transformations in the Homogenization of Nonlinear Magnetic Processes

A class of nonlinear first-order processes is formulated as a minimization principle. In the presence of oscillating data, a two-scale model is then derived, via Nguetseng’s notion of two-scale convergence. The dependence on the fine-scale variable is eliminated by averaging with respect to the fine-scale (scale-integration or upscaling); conversely, any two-scale solution is retrieved from a coarse-scale one (scale-disintegration or downscaling). These results are first developed in a general functional framework, and are then applied to the homogenization of a relaxation dynamics in magnetic composites: $ \mathcal{A}(x/\varepsilon) {\partial B_\varepsilon\over \partial t} + \alpha(B_\varepsilon, x/\varepsilon) \ni H_\varepsilon $ $ \nabla \cdot B_\varepsilon=0, \quad \nabla \times H_\varepsilon =J(x) \quad \forall\;\varepsilon > 0. $ Here J is a prescribed current density. ${\mathcal{A}(y)}A class of nonlinear first-order processes is formulated as a minimization principle. In the presence of oscillating data, a two-scale model is then derived, via Nguetseng’s notion of two-scale convergence. The dependence on the fine-scale variable is eliminated by averaging with respect to the fine-scale (scale-integration or upscaling); conversely, any two-scale solution is retrieved from a coarse-scale one (scale-disintegration or downscaling). These results are first developed in a general functional framework, and are then applied to the homogenization of a relaxation dynamics in magnetic composites:

A(x/e) [(?Be)/(?t)] + a(Be, x/e) ' He \mathcal{A}(x/\varepsilon) {\partial B_\varepsilon\over \partial t} + \alpha(B_\varepsilon, x/\varepsilon) \ni H_\varepsilon      17. Stability of Degenerate Stationary Waves for Viscous Gases      Yoshihiro Ueda  Tohru Nakamura  Shuichi Kawashima 《Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis》2010,198(3):735-762 This paper is concerned with the asymptotic stability of degenerate stationary waves for viscous gases in the half space. We discuss the following two cases: (1) viscous conservation laws and (2) damped wave equations with nonlinear convection. In each case, we prove that the solution converges to the corresponding degenerate stationary wave at the rate t −α/4 as t → ∞, provided that the initial perturbation is in the weighted space L2a=L2(\mathbb R+; (1+x)a dx){L^2_\alpha=L^2({\mathbb R}_+;\,(1+x)^\alpha dx)} . This convergence rate t −α/4 is weaker than the one for the non-degenerate case and requires the restriction α < α*(q), where α*(q) is the critical value depending only on the degeneracy exponent q. Such a restriction is reasonable because the corresponding linearized operator for viscous conservation laws cannot be dissipative in L2a{L^2_\alpha} for α > α*(q) with another critical value α*(q). Our stability analysis is based on the space–time weighted energy method in which the spatial weight is chosen as a function of the degenerate stationary wave.      18. On resolution to Wu＇s conjecture on Cauchy function＇s exterior singularities      Theodore Yaotsu Wu 《Acta Mechanica Sinica》2011,27(3):309-317 This is a series of studies on Wu’s conjecture and on its resolution to be presented herein. Both are devoted to expound all the comprehensive properties of Cauchy’s function f(z) (z = x + iy) and its integral J[f(z) ] ≡(2πi) -1 C f(t)(t z) -1dt taken along the unit circle as contour C,inside which(the open domain D+) f(z) is regular but has singularities distributed in open domain Doutside C. Resolution is given to the inverse problem that the singularities of f(z) can be determined in analytical form in terms of the values f(t) of f(z) numerically prescribed on C(|t| = 1) ,as so enunciated by Wu’s conjecture. The case of a single singularity is solved using complex algebra and analysis to acquire the solution structure for a standard reference. Multiple singularities are resolved by reducing them to a single one by elimination in principle,for which purpose a general asymptotic method is developed here for resolution to the conjecture by induction,and essential singularities are treated with employing the generalized Hilbert transforms. These new methods are applicable to relevant problems in mathematics,engineering and technology in analogy with resolving the inverse problem presented here.      19. Global Semigroup of Conservative Solutions of the Nonlinear Variational Wave Equation      Helge Holden  Xavier Raynaud 《Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis》2011,201(3):871-964 We prove the existence of a global semigroup for conservative solutions of the nonlinear variational wave equation u tt − c(u)(c(u)u x ) x  = 0. We allow for initial data u| t = 0 and u t | t=0 that contain measures. We assume that 0 < k-1 \leqq c(u) \leqq k{0 < \kappa^{-1} \leqq c(u) \leqq \kappa}. Solutions of this equation may experience concentration of the energy density (ut2+c(u)2ux2)dx{(u_t^2+c(u)^2u_x^2){\rm d}x} into sets of measure zero. The solution is constructed by introducing new variables related to the characteristics, whereby singularities in the energy density become manageable. Furthermore, we prove that the energy may focus only on a set of times of zero measure or at points where c′(u) vanishes. A new numerical method for constructing conservative solutions is provided and illustrated with examples.      20. Potential Flow Past a Slightly Deformed Porous Circular Cylinder      Anindita Bhattacharya  G. P. Raja Sekhar 《Transport in Porous Media》2010,81(3):367-389 A uniform potential flow past a porous circular cylinder with a core of different permeability is discussed. The porous circular cylinder is slightly deformed whose radius is r=r1(1+ecosm q){r=r_1(1+\epsilon \cos m \theta)} , where | e | << 1{\mid\epsilon\mid\ll 1} and m is a positive integer. Here r, θ are the polar coordinates and r 1 is the characteristic radius of the cylinder. The drag force exerted by the exterior flow on the surface of the cylinder is calculated and it depends on the thickness of the porous material and on the permeabilities of the two porous regions. As special cases, porous cylinder with hollow core, rigid core, and deformed cylinder is discussed.

Stability of Degenerate Stationary Waves for Viscous Gases

This paper is concerned with the asymptotic stability of degenerate stationary waves for viscous gases in the half space. We discuss the following two cases: (1) viscous conservation laws and (2) damped wave equations with nonlinear convection. In each case, we prove that the solution converges to the corresponding degenerate stationary wave at the rate t ^−α/4 as t → ∞, provided that the initial perturbation is in the weighted space L²_a=L²(\mathbb R₊; (1+x)^a dx){L^2_\alpha=L^2({\mathbb R}_+;\,(1+x)^\alpha dx)} . This convergence rate t ^−α/4 is weaker than the one for the non-degenerate case and requires the restriction α < α_*(q), where α_*(q) is the critical value depending only on the degeneracy exponent q. Such a restriction is reasonable because the corresponding linearized operator for viscous conservation laws cannot be dissipative in L²_a{L^2_\alpha} for α > α^*(q) with another critical value α^*(q). Our stability analysis is based on the space–time weighted energy method in which the spatial weight is chosen as a function of the degenerate stationary wave.     

On resolution to Wu＇s conjecture on Cauchy function＇s exterior singularities

This is a series of studies on Wu’s conjecture and on its resolution to be presented herein. Both are devoted to expound all the comprehensive properties of Cauchy’s function f(z) (z = x + iy) and its integral J[f(z) ] ≡(2πi) -1 C f(t)(t z) -1dt taken along the unit circle as contour C,inside which(the open domain D+) f(z) is regular but has singularities distributed in open domain Doutside C. Resolution is given to the inverse problem that the singularities of f(z) can be determined in analytical form in terms of the values f(t) of f(z) numerically prescribed on C(|t| = 1) ,as so enunciated by Wu’s conjecture. The case of a single singularity is solved using complex algebra and analysis to acquire the solution structure for a standard reference. Multiple singularities are resolved by reducing them to a single one by elimination in principle,for which purpose a general asymptotic method is developed here for resolution to the conjecture by induction,and essential singularities are treated with employing the generalized Hilbert transforms. These new methods are applicable to relevant problems in mathematics,engineering and technology in analogy with resolving the inverse problem presented here.     

Global Semigroup of Conservative Solutions of the Nonlinear Variational Wave Equation

We prove the existence of a global semigroup for conservative solutions of the nonlinear variational wave equation u _tt − c(u)(c(u)u _x ) _x  = 0. We allow for initial data u| _{t = 0} and u _t | _t=0 that contain measures. We assume that 0 < k^-1 \leqq c(u) \leqq k{0 < \kappa^{-1} \leqq c(u) \leqq \kappa}. Solutions of this equation may experience concentration of the energy density (u_t²+c(u)²u_x²)dx{(u_t^2+c(u)^2u_x^2){\rm d}x} into sets of measure zero. The solution is constructed by introducing new variables related to the characteristics, whereby singularities in the energy density become manageable. Furthermore, we prove that the energy may focus only on a set of times of zero measure or at points where c′(u) vanishes. A new numerical method for constructing conservative solutions is provided and illustrated with examples.     

Potential Flow Past a Slightly Deformed Porous Circular Cylinder

A uniform potential flow past a porous circular cylinder with a core of different permeability is discussed. The porous circular cylinder is slightly deformed whose radius is r=r₁(1+ecosm q){r=r_1(1+\epsilon \cos m \theta)} , where | e | << 1{\mid\epsilon\mid\ll 1} and m is a positive integer. Here r, θ are the polar coordinates and r ₁ is the characteristic radius of the cylinder. The drag force exerted by the exterior flow on the surface of the cylinder is calculated and it depends on the thickness of the porous material and on the permeabilities of the two porous regions. As special cases, porous cylinder with hollow core, rigid core, and deformed cylinder is discussed.