Multidimensional nonlinear wave equations with multivalued solutions

We present the theory of breaking waves in nonlinear systems whose dynamics and spatial structure are described by multidimensional nonlinear hyperbolic wave equations. We obtain a general relation between systems of first-order quasilinear equations and nonlinear hyperbolic equations of higher orders, which, in particular, describe electromagnetic waves in a medium with nonlinear polarization of an arbitrary form. We use this approach to construct exact multivalued solutions of such equations and to study their spatial structure and dynamics. The results are generalized to a wide class of multidimensional equations such as d’Alembert equations, nonlinear Klein-Gordon equations, and nonlinear telegraph equations.     

Integrable Nonautonomous Liénard-Type Equations

We study a family of nonautonomous generalized Liénard-type equations. We consider the equivalence problem via the generalized Sundman transformations between this family of equations and type-I Painlevé–Gambier equations. As a result, we find four criteria of equivalence, which give four integrable families of Liénard-type equations. We demonstrate that these criteria can be used to construct general traveling-wave and stationary solutions of certain classes of diffusion–convection equations. We also illustrate our results with several other examples of integrable nonautonomous Liénard-type equations.     

On stabilization of solutions to incomplete second-order integrodifferential equations

We consider abstract incomplete linear second-order integrodifferential equations in a Hilbert space. Operator coefficients of the equations are unbounded selfadjoint nonnegative operators. These equations arise naturally in viscoelasticity and hydroelasticity. We prove a theorem on asymptotic stability of strong solutions of the equations.     

Recursion operators,conservation laws,and integrability conditions for difference equations

We attempt to propose an algebraic approach to the theory of integrable difference equations. We define the concept of a recursion operator for difference equations and show that it generates an infinite sequence of symmetries and canonical conservation laws for a difference equation. As in the case of partial differential equations, these canonical densities can serve as integrability conditions for difference equations. We obtain the recursion operators for the Viallet equation and all the Adler-Bobenko-Suris equations.     

On the existence of multiple steady-state solutions in the theory of electrodiffusion. Part I: the nonelectroneutral case. Part II: a constructive method for the electroneutral case

We give a constructive method for giving examples of doping functions and geometry of the device for which the nonelectroneutral voltage driven equations have multiple solutions. We show in particular, by performing a singular perturbation analysis of the current driven equations that if the electroneutral voltage driven equations have multiple solutions then the nonelectroneutral voltage driven equations have multiple solutions for sufficiently small normed Debye length. We then give a constructive method for giving examples of data for which the electroneutral voltage driven equations have multiple solutions.

     

Classifying Integrable Egoroff Hydrodynamic Chains

We introduce the notion of Egoroff hydrodynamic chains. We show how they are related to integrable (2+1)-dimensional equations of hydrodynamic type. We classify these equations in the simplest case. We find (2+1)-dimensional equations that are not just generalizations of the already known Khokhlov–Zabolotskaya and Boyer–Finley equations but are much more involved. These equations are parameterized by theta functions and by solutions of the Chazy equations. We obtain analogues of the dispersionless Hirota equations.     

Stability of solutions to differential equations with several variable delays. II

We consider a class of scalar linear differential equations with several variable delays and constant coefficients. We treat coefficients and maximum admissible values of delays as parameters that define a family of equations from the class under consideration. We study domains in the parameter space, where fundamental solutions of all equations of the family are uniformly or exponentially stable and have a fixed sign. We establish explicit necessary and sufficient conditions for the stability and sign-definiteness of the equations family.     

Measure functional differential equations and functional dynamic equations on time scales

We study measure functional differential equations and clarify their relation to generalized ordinary differential equations. We show that functional dynamic equations on time scales represent a special case of measure functional differential equations. For both types of equations, we obtain results on the existence and uniqueness of solutions, continuous dependence, and periodic averaging.     

Multimode systems of nonlinear equations: Derivation,integrability, and numerical solutions

We consider the propagation of electromagnetic pulses in isotropic media taking a third-order nonlinearity into account. We develop a method for transforming Maxwell’s equations based on a complete set of projection operators corresponding to wave-dispersion branches (in a waveguide or in matter) with the propagation direction taken into account. The most important result of applying the method is a system of equations describing the one-dimensional dynamics of pulses propagating in opposite directions without accounting for dispersion. We derive the corresponding self-action equations. We thus introduce dispersion in the media and show how the operators change. We obtain generalized Schäfer-Wayne short-pulse equations accounting for both propagation directions. In the three-dimensional problem, we focus on optic fibers with dispersive matter, deriving and numerically solving equations of the waveguide-mode interaction. We discuss the effects of the interaction of unidirectional pulses. For the coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equations, we discuss a concept of numerical integrability and apply the developed calculation schemes.     

Vector hyperbolic equations with higher symmetries

We list eleven vector hyperbolic equations that have third-order symmetries with respect to both characteristics. This list exhausts the equations with at least one symmetry of a divergence form. We integrate four equations in the list explicitly, bring one to a linear form, and bring four more to nonlinear ordinary nonautonomous systems. We find the Bäcklund transformations for six equations.     

On the separation of isolated solutions of nonlinear integral equations

We present the theoretical justification and a method for practical realization of the process of separation of solutions isolated in a bounded domain for some classes of nonlinear integral equations. We study the problem of construction of a sequence of approximation equations by the method of mechanical quadratures and the problem of existence of solutions of these equations. We also present methods for approximate solution of these equations and obtaina posteriori error estimates.     

On One Class of Systems of Differential Equations and on Retarded Equations

We establish a connection between solutions to a broad class of large systems of ordinary differential equations and solutions to retarded differential equations. We prove that solving the Cauchy problem for systems of ordinary differential equations reduces to solving the initial value problem for a retarded differential equation as the number of equations increases unboundedly. In particular, the class of systems under consideration contains a system of differential equations which arises in modeling of multiphase synthesis.     

Martin Boundaries of Elliptic Skew Products, Semismall Perturbations, and Fundamental Solutions of Parabolic Equations

We consider positive solutions of elliptic partial differential equations on non-compact domains of Riemannian manifolds. We explicitly determine Martin boundaries and Martin kernels for a class of elliptic equations in skew product form by exploiting and developing perturbation theory for elliptic equations and short/long-time estimates for fundamental solutions of parabolic equations.     

Symmetry analysis and conservation laws of some third-order difference equations

We adopt a procedure for determining the continuous (Lie) symmetries for third-order difference equations and utilize these to reduce the order of the equations – this reduction leads to some solutions of the equations under investigation. We further investigate the existence of first integrals of the third order equations using a, now, established, procedure.     

Propagation of socillations in the Solutions of 1-D Compressible Fluid Equations

We study the propagation of initial osillations in the solutions of one-dimensional inviscid gas dynamic equations and the compressible Navier-Stokes equations. Using Multiple scale analysis, we derivbe the homogenized equations which take the form of n averaged system coupled with a dynamic cell-problem. We prove rigorous error estimates to justify the validity of these equations. We also show that the weak limits of the osicllatory solytions satisfy gas dynamic equations with an equation of state depeding on the microstructurer of the inital data     

Nonlinear orientational dynamics of a molecular chain

We investigate the nonlinear rotational dynamics of a molecular chain with quadrupole interaction in both the discrete and the continuous cases. Based on a system of nonlinear differential-difference equations, we obtain approximate equations describing the chain excitations and preserving the initial symmetry. We introduce an effective potential and normal coordinates, using which allows decoupling the system into linear and nonlinear parts. As a result of a strong anisotropy of the potential, narrow “valleys” occur in the angle plane. Motion along a valley corresponds to a softer interaction (nonlinear equations). Linear equations describe motion across a valley (hard interaction). We consider cases where the derived nonlinear equations reduce to the sine-Gordon equation. We find integrals of motion and exact solutions of our approximate equations. We uniformly describe the energy interval encompassing the domains of order, of orientational melting, and of rotational motion of the molecules in the chain.     

Multidimensional quasilinear first-order equations and multivalued solutions of the elliptic and hyperbolic equations

We discuss an extension of the theory of multidimensional second-order equations of the elliptic and hyperbolic types related to multidimensional quasilinear autonomous first-order partial differential equations. Calculating the general integrals of these equations allows constructing exact solutions in the form of implicit functions. We establish a connection with hydrodynamic equations. We calculate the number of free functional parameters of the constructed solutions. We especially construct and analyze implicit solutions of the Laplace and d’Alembert equations in a coordinate space of arbitrary finite dimension. In particular, we construct generalized Penrose–Rindler solutions of the d’Alembert equation in 3+1 dimensions.     

Hardy–Sobolev inequalities in half-space and some semilinear elliptic equations with singular coefficients

We study some semilinear elliptic equations with singular coefficients which relate to some Hardy–Sobolev inequalities. We obtain some existence results for these equations and give a theorem for prescribing the Palais–Smale sequence for these equations. Moreover, we find some interesting connections between these equations and some semilinear elliptic equations in hyperbolic space. Using these connections, we obtain many new results for these equations.     

Regularization of linear difference equations with analytic coefficients and their applications

We propose a regularization method for four-element linear difference equations with analytic coefficients. We study these equations in the class of functions which are holomorphic in the complex plane with a cruciform cut and vanish at infinity. We give several examples illustrating the dependence of the solvability properties of equations on the choice of periodic coefficients. We describe various applications.     

Blow-up of the solution of a nonlinear system of equations with positive energy

We consider the Dirichlet problem for a nonlinear system of equations, continuing our study of nonlinear hyperbolic equations and systems of equations with an arbitrarily large positive energy. We use a modified Levine method to prove the blow-up.