The stability of attractors for non-autonomous perturbations of gradient-like systems

We study the stability of attractors under non-autonomous perturbations that are uniformly small in time. While in general the pullback attractors for the non-autonomous problems converge towards the autonomous attractor only in the Hausdorff semi-distance (upper semicontinuity), the assumption that the autonomous attractor has a ‘gradient-like’ structure (the union of the unstable manifolds of a finite number of hyperbolic equilibria) implies convergence (i.e. also lower semicontinuity) provided that the local unstable manifolds perturb continuously.We go further when the underlying autonomous system is itself gradient-like, and show that all trajectories converge to one of the hyperbolic trajectories as t→∞. In finite-dimensional systems, in which we can reverse time and apply similar arguments to deduce that all bounded orbits converge to a hyperbolic trajectory as t→−∞, this implies that the ‘gradient-like’ structure of the attractor is also preserved under small non-autonomous perturbations: the pullback attractor is given as the union of the unstable manifolds of a finite number of hyperbolic trajectories.     

Almost periodic dynamics of perturbed infinite-dimensional dynamical systems

This paper is concerned with the dynamics of an infinite-dimensional gradient system under small almost periodic perturbations. Under the assumption that the original autonomous system has a global attractor given as the union of unstable manifolds of a finite number of hyperbolic equilibrium solutions, we prove that the perturbed non-autonomous system has exactly the same number of almost periodic solutions. As a consequence, the pullback attractor of the perturbed system is given by the union of unstable manifolds of these finitely many almost periodic solutions. An application of the result to the Chafee–Infante equation is discussed.     

Characterization of non-autonomous attractors of a perturbed infinite-dimensional gradient system

In this paper we determine the exact structure of the pullback attractors in non-autonomous problems that are perturbations of autonomous gradient systems with attractors that are the union of the unstable manifolds of a finite set of hyperbolic equilibria. We show that the pullback attractors of the perturbed systems inherit this structure, and are given as the union of the unstable manifolds of a set of hyperbolic global solutions which are the non-autonomous analogues of the hyperbolic equilibria. We also prove, again parallel to the autonomous case, that all solutions converge as t→+∞ to one of these hyperbolic global solutions. We then show how to apply these results to systems that are asymptotically autonomous as t→−∞ and as t→+∞, and use these relatively simple test cases to illustrate a discussion of possible definitions of a forwards attractor in the non-autonomous case.     

Invariant manifolds for parabolic equations under perturbation of the domain

We study the effect of domain perturbation on invariant manifolds for semilinear parabolic equations subject to the Dirichlet boundary condition. Under the Mosco convergence assumption on the domains, we prove the upper and lower semicontinuity of both the local unstable invariant manifold and the local stable invariant manifold near a hyperbolic equilibrium. The continuity results are obtained by keeping track of the construction of invariant manifolds in [P.W. Bates, C.K.R.T. Jones, Invariant manifolds for semilinear partial differential equations, in: Dynamics Reported, Vol. 2, in: Dynam. Report. Ser. Dynam. Systems Appl., vol. 2, Wiley, Chichester, 1989, pp. 1–38].     

The fundamental existence theorem on invariant fiber bundles

For discrete dynamical systems the theory of invariant manifolds is well known to be of vital importance. In terms of difference equations this theory is basically concerned with autonomous equations. However, the crucial and currently most difficult questions in this field are related to non-periodic, in particular chaotic motions. Since this topic - even in the autonomous context is an intrinsically time-variant matter. There is and urgent need for a non-autonomous version of invariant manifold theory. In this paper we present we present a very general version of the classical result on stable and unstable manifolds for hyperbolic fixed points of diffeomorphisms. In fact, we drop the assumption of invertibility of the mapping, we consider non-autonomous difference equations rather than mappings In effect, we generalize the notion of invariant manifold to the concept of invariant fiber bundle.     

Homoclinic Solutions and Chaos in Ordinary Differential Equations with Singular Perturbations

Ordinary differential equations are considered which contain a singular perturbation. It is assumed that when the perturbation parameter is zero, the equation has a hyperbolic equilibrium and homoclinic solution. No restriction is placed on the dimension of the phase space or on the dimension of intersection of the stable and unstable manifolds. A bifurcation function is established which determines nonzero values of the perturbation parameter for which the homoclinic solution persists. It is further shown that when the vector field is periodic and a transversality condition is satisfied, the homoclinic solution to the perturbed equation produces a transverse homoclinic orbit in the period map. The techniques used are those of exponential dichotomies, Lyapunov-Schmidt reduction and scales of Banach spaces. A much simplified version of this latter theory is developed suitable for the present case. This work generalizes some recent results of Battelli and Palmer.

     

Pullback attractors for asymptotically compact non-autonomous dynamical systems

First, we introduce the concept of pullback asymptotically compact non-autonomous dynamical system as an extension of the similar concept in the autonomous framework. Our definition is different from that of asymptotic compactness already used in the theory of random and non-autonomous dynamical systems (as developed by Crauel, Flandoli, Kloeden, Schmalfuss, amongst others) which means the existence of a (random or time-dependent) family of compact attracting sets. Next, we prove a result ensuring the existence of a pullback attractor for a non-autonomous dynamical system under the general assumptions of pullback asymptotic compactness and the existence of a pullback absorbing family of sets. This attractor is minimal and, in most practical applications, it is unique. Finally, we illustrate the theory with a 2D Navier–Stokes model in an unbounded domain.     

An extension of the concept of gradient semigroups which is stable under perturbation

In this article we introduce the concept of a gradient-like nonlinear semigroup as an intermediate concept between a gradient nonlinear semigroup (those possessing a Lyapunov function, see [J.K. Hale, Asymptotic Behavior of Dissipative Systems, Math. Surveys Monogr., vol. 25, Amer. Math. Soc., 1989]) and a nonlinear semigroup possessing a gradient-like attractor. We prove that a perturbation of a gradient-like nonlinear semigroup remains a gradient-like nonlinear semigroup. Moreover, for non-autonomous dynamical systems we introduce the concept of a gradient-like evolution process and prove that a non-autonomous perturbation of a gradient-like nonlinear semigroup is a gradient-like evolution process. For gradient-like nonlinear semigroups and evolution processes, we prove continuity, characterization and (pullback and forwards) exponential attraction of their attractors under perturbation extending the results of [A.N. Carvalho, J.A. Langa, J.C. Robinson, A. Suárez, Characterization of non-autonomous attractors of a perturbed gradient system, J. Differential Equations 236 (2007) 570-603] on characterization and of [A.V. Babin, M.I. Vishik, Attractors in Evolutionary Equations, Stud. Math. Appl., vol. 25, North-Holland, Amsterdam, 1992] on exponential attraction.     

Pullback attractors for a semilinear heat equation in a non-cylindrical domain

The existence and uniqueness of a variational solution satisfying energy equality is proved for a semilinear heat equation in a non-cylindrical domain with homogeneous Dirichlet boundary condition, under the assumption that the spatial domains are bounded and increase with time. In addition, the non-autonomous dynamical system generated by this class of solutions is shown to have a global pullback attractor.     

无界区域上具线性阻尼的二维 Navier-Stokes 方程的拉回吸引子

该文首先介绍拉回渐近紧非自治动力系统的概念, 给出非自治动力系统拉回吸引子存在定理. 最后证明了无界区域上具线性阻尼的二维Navier-Stokes 方程的拉回吸引子的存在性, 并给出了其Fractal维数估计.     

Pullback attractors for non-autonomous 2D-Navier–Stokes equations in some unbounded domains

In this Note we first introduce the concept of pullback asymptotic compactness. Next, we establish a result ensuring the existence of a pullback attractor for a non-autonomous dynamical system under the general assumptions of pullback asymptotic compactness and the existence of a pullback absorbing family of sets. Finally, we prove the existence of a pullback attractor for a non-autonomous 2D Navier–Stokes model in an unbounded domain, a case in which the theory of uniform attractors does not work since the non-autonomous term is quite general. To cite this article: T. Caraballo et al., C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 342 (2006).     

Normally elliptic singular perturbations and persistence of homoclinic orbits

We consider a dynamical system, possibly infinite dimensional or non-autonomous, with fast and slow time scales which is oscillatory with high frequencies in the fast directions. We first derive and justify the limit system of the slow variables. Assuming a steady state persists, we construct the stable, unstable, center-stable, center-unstable, and center manifolds of the steady state of a size of order O(1) and give their leading order approximations. Finally, using these tools, we study the persistence of homoclinic solutions in this type of normally elliptic singular perturbation problems.     

具有线性脉冲的周期捕食系统的持久性

研究具有HollingIV功能性反应和脉冲的周期捕食食饵系统．找到了影响该系统动力学行为的阈值Ro．证明了当Ro〈1时,该系统的食饵灭绝周期解是局部渐近稳定的;当R0〉1时,该系统的食饵灭绝周期解变得不稳定且食饵将一致持久．     

Canonical Models for the Forward and Backward Iteration of Holomorphic Maps

We prove the existence and the essential uniqueness of canonical models for the forward (resp., backward) iteration of a holomorphic self-map f of a cocompact Kobayashi hyperbolic complex manifold, such as the ball \(\mathbb {B}^q\) or the polydisc \(\Delta ^q\). This is done by performing a time-dependent conjugacy of the autonomous dynamical system defined by f, obtaining in this way a non-autonomous dynamical system admitting a relatively compact forward (resp., backward) orbit, and then proving the existence of a natural complex structure on a suitable quotient of the direct limit (resp., subset of the inverse limit). As a corollary we prove the existence of a holomorphic solution with values in the upper half-plane of the Valiron equation for a hyperbolic holomorphic self-map of the unit ball.     

Well‐posedness,smooth dependence and centre manifold reduction for a semilinear hyperbolic system from laser dynamics

We prove existence, uniqueness, regularity and smooth dependence of the weak solution on the initial data for a semilinear, first order, dissipative hyperbolic system with discontinuous coefficients. Such hyperbolic systems have successfully been used to model the dynamics of distributed feedback multisection semiconductor lasers. We show that in a function space of continuous functions the weak solutions generate a smooth skew product semiflow. Using slow fast structure and dissipativity we prove the existence of smooth exponentially attracting invariant centre manifolds for the non‐autonomous model. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Random attractors for non-autonomous fractional stochastic Ginzburg-Landau equations on unbounded domains

This paper deals with the dynamical behavior of solutions for non-autonomous stochastic fractional Ginzburg-Landau equations driven by additive noise with $\alpha\in(0,1)$. We prove the existence and uniqueness of tempered pullback random attractors for the equations in $L^{2}(\mathbf{R}^{3})$. In addition, we also obtain the upper semicontinuity of random attractors when the intensity of noise approaches zero. The main difficulty here is the noncompactness of Sobolev embeddings on unbounded domains. To solve this, we establish the pullback asymptotic compactness of solutions in $L^{2}(\mathbf{R}^{3})$ by the tail-estimates of solutions.     

Biasymptotic solutions of perturbed integrable Hamiltonian systems

We prove that small perturbations of a real analytic integrable Hamiltonian system ind degrees of freedom generically have biasymptotic orbits which are obtained as intersections of the stable and unstable manifolds of invariant hyperbolic tori of dimensiond–1. Hence, these solutions will be forward and backward asymptotic to such a torus and not to a periodic solution. The generic condition, which is open and dense, is given by an explicit condition on the averaged perturbation.     

Asymptotic behavior of non-autonomous Lamé systems with subcritical and critical mixed nonlinearities

This paper deals with the asymptotic behavior of solutions to a class of non-autonomous Lamé systems modeling the physical phenomenon of isotropic elasticity. The main feature of this model is that the nonlinearity can be decomposed into a subcritical part and a critical one. We first show that the system generates a non-autonomous dynamical system, and then prove that the system has a minimal universe pullback attractor. The upper-semicontinuity of these pullback attractors is also established as the perturbation parameter of the external force tends to zero. The quasi-stability ideas developed by Chueshov and Lasiecka (2010, 2008, 2015) are used to prove the pullback asymptotic compactness of the solutions in order to overcome the difficulty caused by the critical growthness of the nonlinearity.     

Stability of equilibrium with respect to white noise

A system of ordinary differential equations with a local asymptotically stable equilibrium is considered. The problem of stability with respect to a persistent perturbation of the white noise type is discussed. Stability with given bounds is proved on a large time interval with length of the order of the squared inverse perturbation amplitude. The proof is based on the construction of a barrier function for the parabolic Kolmogorov equation associated with the perturbed dynamical system.     

On the long time behavior of non-autonomous Lotka-Volterra models with diffusion via the sub-supertrajectory method

In this paper we study in detail the geometrical structure of global pullback and forwards attractors associated to non-autonomous Lotka-Volterra systems in all the three cases of competition, symbiosis or prey-predator. In particular, under some conditions on the parameters, we prove the existence of a unique nondegenerate global solution for these models, which attracts any other complete bounded trajectory. Thus, we generalize the existence of a unique strictly positive stable (stationary) solution from the autonomous case and we extend to Lotka-Volterra systems the result for scalar logistic equations. To this end we present the sub-supertrajectory tool as a generalization of the now classical sub-supersolution method. In particular, we also conclude pullback and forwards permanence for the above models.