Asymptotic Behavior of Solutions to a Class of Semilinear Parabolic Equations with Boundary Degeneracy

This paper concerns the asymptotic behavior of solutions to one-dimensional semilinear parabolic equations with boundary degeneracy both in bounded and unbounded intervals. For the problem in a bounded interval, it is shown that there exist both nontrivial global solutions for small initial data and blowing-up solutions for large one if the degeneracy is not strong. Whereas in the case that the degeneracy is strong enough, the nontrivial solution must blow up in a finite time. For the problem in an unbounded interval, blowing-up theorems of Fujita type are established. It is shown that the critical Fujita exponent depends on the degeneracy of the equation and the asymptotic behavior of the diffusion coefficient at infinity, and it may be equal to one or infinity. Furthermore, the critical case is proved to belong to the blowing-up case.     

Nonlinear Wave Equations on the Two-Dimensional Sphere

We study a nonlinear wave equation on the two-dimensional sphere with a blowing-up nonlinearity. The existence and uniqueness of a local regular solution are established. Also, the behavior of the solutions is examined. We show that a large class of solutions to the initial value problem quench in finite time.     

On nonlinear reaction-diffusion systems

This paper presents a qualitative analysis for a coupled system of two reaction-diffusion equations under various boundary conditions which arises from a number of physical problems. The nonlinear reaction functions are classified into three basic types according to their relative quasi-monotone property. For each type of reaction functions, an existence-comparison theorem, in terms of upper and lower solutions, is established for the time-dependent system as well as some boundary value problems. Three concrete physical systems arising from epidemics, biochemistry and engineering are taken as representatives of the basic types of reacting problems. Through suitable construction of upper and lower solutions, various qualitative properties of the solution for each system are obtained. These include the existence and bounds of time-dependent solutions, asymptotic behavior of the solution, stability and instability of nontrivial steady-state solutions, estimates of stability regions, and finally the blowing-up property of the solution. Special attention is given to the homogeneous Neumann boundary condition.     

Bounds for the Blow-Up Time on the Pseudo-Parabolic Equation with Nonlocal Term

We investigate the initial boundary value problem of the pseudo-parabolic equation $u_{t} - \triangle u_{t} - \triangle u = \phi_{u}u + |u|^{p - 1}u,$ where $\phi_{u}$ is the Newtonian potential, which was studied by Zhu et al. (Appl. Math. Comput., 329 (2018) 38-51), and the global existence and the finite time blow-up of the solutions were studied by the potential well method under the subcritical and critical initial energy levels. We in this note determine the upper and lower bounds for the blow-up time. While estimating the upper bound of blow-up time, we also find a sufficient condition of the solution blowing-up in finite time at arbitrary initial energy level. Moreover, we also refine the upper bounds for the blow-up time under the negative initial energy.     

Finite difference reaction-diffusion systems with coupled boundary conditions and time delays

This paper is concerned with finite difference solutions of a coupled system of reaction-diffusion equations with nonlinear boundary conditions and time delays. The system is coupled through the reaction functions as well as the boundary conditions, and the time delays may appear in both the reaction functions and the boundary functions. The reaction-diffusion system is discretized by the finite difference method, and the investigation is devoted to the finite difference equations for both the time-dependent problem and its corresponding steady-state problem. This investigation includes the existence and uniqueness of a finite difference solution for nonquasimonotone functions, monotone convergence of the time-dependent solution to a maximal or a minimal steady-state solution for quasimonotone functions, and local and global attractors of the time-dependent system, including the convergence of the time-dependent solution to a unique steady-state solution. Also discussed are some computational algorithms for numerical solutions of the steady-state problem when the reaction function and the boundary function are quasimonotone. All the results for the coupled reaction-diffusion equations are directly applicable to systems of parabolic-ordinary equations and to reaction-diffusion systems without time delays.     

General decay and blow-up of solution for a quasilinear viscoelastic problem with nonlinear source

In this paper we consider a quasilinear viscoelastic wave equation in canonical form with the homogeneous Dirichlet boundary condition. We prove that, for certain class of relaxation functions and certain initial data in the stable set, the decay rate of the solution energy is similar to that of the relaxation function. This result improves earlier ones obtained by Messaoudi and Tatar [S.A. Messaoudi, N.-E. Tatar, Global existence and uniform stability of solutions for a quasilinear viscoelastic problem, Math. Methods Appl. Sci. 30 (2007) 665-680] in which only the exponential and polynomial decay rates are considered. Conversely, for certain initial data in the unstable set, there are solutions that blow up in finite time. The last result is new, since it allows a larger class of initial energy which may take positive values.     

Global existence, asymptotic behavior and blowup of solutions for a class of nonlinear wave equations with dissipative term

The paper studies the global existence, asymptotic behavior and blowup of solutions to the initial boundary value problem for a class of nonlinear wave equations with dissipative term. It proves that under rather mild conditions on nonlinear terms and initial data the above-mentioned problem admits a global weak solution and the solution decays exponentially to zero as t→+∞, respectively, in the states of large initial data and small initial energy. In particular, in the case of space dimension N=1, the weak solution is regularized to be a unique generalized solution. And if the conditions guaranteeing the global existence of weak solutions are not valid, then under the opposite conditions, the solutions of above-mentioned problem blow up in finite time. And an example is given.     

Uniqueness and nonuniqueness of the solution to the problem of determining the source in the heat equation

An initial–boundary value problem for the two-dimensional heat equation with a source is considered. The source is the sum of two unknown functions of spatial variables multiplied by exponentially decaying functions of time. The inverse problem is stated of determining two unknown functions of spatial variables from additional information on the solution of the initial–boundary value problem, which is a function of time and one of the spatial variables. It is shown that, in the general case, this inverse problem has an infinite set of solutions. It is proved that the solution of the inverse problem is unique in the class of sufficiently smooth compactly supported functions such that the supports of the unknown functions do not intersect. This result is extended to the case of a source involving an arbitrary finite number of unknown functions of spatial variables multiplied by exponentially decaying functions of time.     

Mixed initial boundary value problem for hyperbolic geometric flow on Riemann surfaces

The hyperbolic geometric flow equations is introduced recently by Kong and Liu motivated by Einstein equation and Hamilton Ricci flow. In this paper, we consider the mixed initial boundary value problem for hyperbolic geometric flow, and prove the global existence of classical solutions. The results show that, for any given initial metric on R² in certain class of metric, one can always choose suitable initial velocity symmetric tensor such that the solutions exist, and the scalar curvature corresponding to the solution metric gij keeps bounded. If the initial velocity tensor does not satisfy the certain conditions, the solutions will blow up at a finite time. Some special explicit solutions to the reduced equation are given.     

Blowup of solutions for a class of non‐linear evolution equations with non‐linear damping and source terms

We consider the blowup of solutions of the initial boundary value problem for a class of non‐linear evolution equations with non‐linear damping and source terms. By using the energy compensation method, we prove that when p>max{m, α}, where m, α and p are non‐negative real numbers and m+1, α+1, p+1 are, respectively, the growth orders of the non‐linear strain terms, damping term and source term, under the appropriate conditions, any weak solution of the above‐mentioned problem blows up in finite time. Comparison of the results with the previous ones shows that there exist some clear condition boundaries similar to thresholds among the growth orders of the non‐linear terms, the states of the initial energy and the existence and non‐existence of global weak solutions. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Mathematical modelling and study of the consolidation of an elastic saturated soil with an incompressible fluid by FEM

The main aim of this paper is to validate and to solve a model for consolidation of an elastic saturated soil with incompressible fluid. Firstly, we prove the existence and uniqueness of the solution of the variational problem corresponding to an initial and boundary value problem (IBVP): a special case of the Biot’s ‘consolidation of clay’ model (where the applied forces depend on time). Secondly, we prove the stability of the method as well as the estimation of the error by using semi-discretization in time. Finally, we then solved this one by the finite element method (FEM) employing repeated fixed point techniques in order to obtain the results for displacement and pore water pressure. The pore fluid is considered incompressible. The results of the numerical experiments are compared with analytical solutions and, in cases where such solutions do not exist, with experimental data.     

On the existence and uniqueness of a generalized solution of the mixed problem for the wave equation with the second and third boundary conditions

We prove the uniqueness of a generalized solution of an initial-boundary value problem for the wave equation with boundary conditions of the third and second kind. In addition, we find a closed-form expression for the analytic solution of that problem with zero initial data. The result plays an important role in the investigation of the boundary control problem. We show how to use the obtained solution for the investigation of the boundary control problem in the case of subcritical time intervals for which the solution of the boundary control problem, if it exists at all, is unique. We obtain necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of a unique solution in a class admitting the existence of finite energy.     

Energy Conservative Solutions to a One‐Dimensional Full Variational Wave System

We establish the existence of a conservative weak solution to the initial value problem for a complete system of variational wave equations modeling liquid crystals in one space dimension, in which the director has two degrees of freedom. The solutions exist globally in time and singularities may develop in finite time, but the energy of the solutions is conserved across singular times. The method for existence also yields continuous dependence of solutions on the initial data. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Evolution of nonparametric surfaces with speed depending on curvature II. The mean curvature case

We consider an evolution which starts as a flow of smooth surfaces in nonparametric form propagating in space with normal speed equal to the mean curvature of the current surface. The boundaries of the surfaces are assumed to remain fixed. G. Huisken has shown that if the boundary of the domain over which this flow is considered satisfies the “mean curvature” condition of H. Jenkins and J. Serrin (that is, the boundary of the domain is convex “in the mean”) then the corresponding initial boundary value problem with Dirichlet boundary data and smooth initial data admits a smooth solution for all time. In this paper we consider the case of arbitrary domains with smooth boundaries not necessarily satisfying the condition of Jenkins-Serrin. In this case, even if the flow starts with smooth initial data and homogeneous Dirichlet boundary data, singularities may develop in finite time at the boundary of the domain and the solution will not satisfy the boundary condition. We prove, however, existence of solutions that are smooth inside the domain for all time and become smooth up to the boundary after elapsing of a sufficiently long period of time. From that moment on such solutions assume the boundary values in the classical sense. We also give sufficient conditions that guarantee the existence of classical solutions for all time t ≧ 0. In addition, we establish estimates of the rate at which solutions tend to zero as t → ∞.     

Large time existence of small viscous surface waves without surface tension

The motion of a three-dimensional viscous, imcompressible fluid is governed by the Navier-Stokes equations. We study the case where the fluid is in an ocean of infinite extent and finite depth with a free surface on top. This gives rise to a nonlinear free boundary problem. The given data are the initial velocity field and the initial free surface. In general, given smooth data, the solution will develop singularities in finite time; however, the effect of viscosity and surface tension tends to prevent the ingulitrities. It was previously known that when both are present, small, appropriately smooth solutions do not develop singularities; that is, smooth solutions exist globally in time. In this paper, we show that viscosity alone will prevent the formation of singularitics, even without surface tension; i.e., small smooth data which satisfy certain natural compatibility conditions, smooth solutions exist for all time. Uniqueness of the solution for any finite time interval is also proved.     

Higher-order Lidstone boundary value problems for elliptic partial differential equations

The aim of this paper is to show the existence and uniqueness of a solution for a class of 2nth-order elliptic Lidstone boundary value problems where the nonlinear functions depend on the higher-order derivatives. Sufficient conditions are given for the existence and uniqueness of a solution. It is also shown that there exist two sequences which converge monotonically from above and below, respectively, to the unique solution. The approach to the problem is by the method of upper and lower solutions together with monotone iterative technique for nonquasimonotone functions. All the results are directly applicable to 2nth-order two-point Lidstone boundary value problems.     

关于非线性波动方程的爆破现象

通过引入一类“爆破因子K(u,ut）”,讨论了非线性波动方程分别具Newmann边界条件和Dirichlet边界条件时,混合问题对于常见的各种非线性情形及初值条件,解在有限时间内的爆破行为。     

The impact of finite precision arithmetic and sensitivity on the numerical solution of partial differential equations

In this paper, we address some fundamental issues concerning “time marching” numerical schemes for computing steady state solutions of boundary value problems for nonlinear partial differential equations. Simple examples are used to illustrate that even theoretically convergent schemes can produce numerical steady state solutions that do not correspond to steady state solutions of the boundary value problem. This phenomenon must be considered in any computational study of nonunique solutions to partial differential equations that govern physical systems such as fluid flows. In particular, numerical calculations have been used to “suggest” that certain Euler equations do not have a unique solution. For Burgers' equation on a finite spatial interval with Neumann boundary conditions the only steady state solutions are constant (in space) functions. Moreover, according to recent theoretical results, for any initial condition the corresponding solution to Burgers' equation must converge to a constant as t → ∞. However, we present a convergent finite difference scheme that produces false nonconstant numerical steady state “solutions.” These erroneous solutions arise out of the necessary finite floating point arithmetic inherent in every digital computer. We suggest the resulting numerical steady state solution may be viewed as a solution to a “nearby” boundary value problem with high sensitivity to changes in the boundary conditions. Finally, we close with some comments on the relevance of this paper to some recent “numerical based proofs” of the existence of nonunique solutions to Euler equations and to aerodynamic design.     

On a McKean‐Vlasov Stochastic Integro‐differential Evolution Equation of Sobolev‐Type

Abstract

We establish the global existence and uniqueness of mild solutions for a class of first‐order abstract stochastic Sobolev‐type integro‐differential equations in a real separable Hilbert space in which we allow the nonlinearities at a given time t to depend not only on the state of the solution at time, t, but also on the corresponding probability distribution at time t. Results concerning the continuous dependence of solutions on the initial data and almost sure exponential stability, as well as an extension of the existence result to the case in which the classical initial condition is replaced by a so‐called nonlocal initial condition, are also discussed. Finally, an example is provided to illustrate the applicability of the general theory.     

Boundary Stabilization of the Korteweg-de Vries Equation and the Korteweg-de Vries-Burgers Equation

In this article, we continue our study of a system described by a class of initial boundary value problem (IBVP) of the Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) equation and the KdV Burgers (KdVB) equation posed on a finite interval with nonhomogeneous boundary conditions. While the system is known to be locally well-posed (Kramer et al. , [2010]; Rivas et al. in Math. Control Relat. Fields 1:61–81, [2011]) and its small amplitude solutions are known to exist globally, it is not clear whether its large amplitude solutions would blow up in finite time or not. This problem is addressed in this article from control theory point of view: look for some appropriate feedback control laws (with boundary value functions as control inputs) to ensure that the finite time blow-up phenomena would never occur. In this article, a simple, but nonlinear, feedback control law is proposed and the resulting closed-loop system is shown not only to be globally well-posed, but also to be locally exponentially stable for the KdV equation and globally exponentially stable for the KdVB equation.