Translation Ovoids and Spreads of the Generalized Hexagon H(q)

Ovoids of the finite classical generalized hexagon H(q) that are translation with respect to a point are classified. By duality, translation spreads with respect to a line are classified when the characteristic is three. When the characteristic is not equal to three, it is shown that there are no ovoids that are translation with respect to a flag.     

单调空间与度量化定理

本文回答了关于MCM空间遗传性的一个问题,讨论了k-MCM空间是k半层空间的条件,得到了一些用g函数刻划的度量化定理.主要结论有:MCM空间是关于Fσ子空间遗传的;在正规空间类中,q空间(ωN空间,k-MCM空间)是关于开Fσ子空间遗传的;如果X是具有Gδ对角线的正则次中紧 k-MCM空间,则X是k半层空间;X是可度量化空间的充要条件是存在X上的g函数满足对X中任意不相交的闭集F与紧集C,都有某个n∈ω,使得(∪x∈F g(n,x))∩(∪y∈C g(n,y))=(?).     

The simulation of offshore turbulent dispersion using seeded eddies

A way of representing turbulence in a two-dimensional situation is introduced appropriate to depth-independent offshore fluid mechanics. The turbulence is simulated by a collection of eddies, each of which has an analytically simple form but whose size, strength and position is governed by stochastically assigned variables. The problem addressed here is how contaminant is dispersed in such an eddy field. A number of experiments are performed whereby the eddies are seeded with marked particles that move with the fluid. The variance of these particles is monitored as time varies, and the results are compared with an assumed power law distribution. Although not a perfect fit, the results are in general accord with a power law with index between 1.5 and 2.5, which is in agreement with the observed power law of 2.34 due to Okubo, and a marked improvement on random walk models which give a variance directly proportional to time. Some further applications of this technique are discussed, namely the simulation of turbulent boundary layers and the simulation of the cascade of energy up turbulent length scales.     

Two-storage inventory model with lot-size dependent fuzzy lead-time under possibility constraints via genetic algorithm

Multi-item inventory models with stock dependent demand and two storage facilities are developed in a fuzzy environment where processing time of each unit is fuzzy and the processing time of a lot is correlated with its size. These are order-quantity reorder-point models with back-ordering if required. Here possibility and crisp constraints on investment and capacity of the small storehouse respectively are considered. The models are formulated as fuzzy chance constrained programming problem and is solved via generalized reduced gradient (GRG) technique when crisp equivalent of the constraints are available. A genetic algorithm (GA) is developed based on fuzzy simulation and entropy where region of search space gradually decreases to a small neighborhood of the optima and it is used to solve the models whenever the equivalent crisp form of the constraint is not available. The models are illustrated with some numerical examples and some sensitivity analyses have been done. For some particular cases results observed via GRG and GA are compared.     

半环中带算子的L-模糊h-理想

The notions of M-hemirings and L-fuzzy left h-ideals with operators in M-hemirings are introduced,and some properties are investigated.Given an L-fuzzy left h-ideal with operators,a new L-fuzzy left h-ideal with operators is established. Using a collection of left M-h-ideals,L-fuzzy left h-ideais with operators are con- structed.Moreover,the concept of M-Notherian M-hemiring is introduced and its characterization is given.     

A pair of stream functions for three-dimensional vortex flows

Introducing a vector potential, that is based on a pair of stream functions, and a velocity potential, antisymmetric equations for the stream functions are derived with the help of a variational principle. It is found that the equations are in a suitable form to investigate flows with helical symmetry, and, for example, to connect upstream axisymmetric flows with downstream helical flows. The special case of a transition from an upstream solid-body vortex to a downstream helical flow is investigated in detail. Furthermore, the stream-function equations are particularly useful to investigate general small-amplitude inertia waves on vortex flows. Time-dependent helical flows that are time-independent in a suitably rotating frame of reference can also be discussed with the proposed method.     

Maximization of the lift/drag ratio of airfoils with a turbulent boundary layer: Sharp estimates,approximation, and numerical solutions

The lift/drag ratio of an airfoil placed in an incompressible attached flow is maximized taking into account the viscosity in the boundary-layer approximation. An exact solution is constructed. The situation when the resulting solutions are not in the admissible class of univalent flows is discussed. A procedure is proposed for determining physically feasible airfoils (with a univalent flow region) with a high lift/drag ratio. For this purpose, a class of airfoils is constructed that are determined by a twoparameter function approximating the found exact solution to the variational problem. For this class, the ranges of free parameters leading to physically feasible flows are found. The results are verified by computing a turbulent boundary layer using Eppler’s method, and airfoils with a high lift/drag ratio in an attached flow are detected.     

Algebraic transition matrices in the Conley index theory

We introduce the concept of an algebraic transition matrix. These are degree zero isomorphisms which are upper triangular with respect to a partial order. It is shown that all connection matrices of a Morse decomposition for which the partial order is a series-parallel admissible order are related via a conjugation with one of these transition matrices. This result is then restated in the form of an existence theorem for global bifurcations. Simple examples of how these results can be applied are also presented.

     

Functional and numerical solution of a control problem originating from heat transfer

The solution of a nonlinear parabolic equation is studied from both the functional and the numerical points of view. Existence, uniqueness, and stability results are given. A boundary-control problem is then presented. Expressions of the gradient and the Hessian of the cost function are given with some details, and the Newton method is compared with a gradient method and the Fletcher-Reeves method. Numerical results are given. The paper concludes with a discussion of the advantages of the Newton method as applied to a control problem.     

A cylindrical plate with a weakly fixed curvilinear edge made of a transversally isotropic material

Free oscillations and stability under an axial compression of a thin cylindrical plate with a weakly fixed rectilinear edge made of a transversally isotropic material with low stiffness with respect to transverse displacements are considered. The curvilinear edges of the plate are assumed to be hingedly supported. The oscillation frequencies and the critical load for a plate with a free or weakly fixed edge are smaller than those for a shell closed in the circumferential direction. The shapes of oscillations and the forms of stability loss localized near the weakly fixed edge and damped at a distance from it are considered. The Timoshenko-Reissner model is used. Localized forms are analyzed by using a system of equations for Timoshenko-Reissner shallow shells, which is derived for this purpose. The main special feature of this system is that it contains a separate equation describing a solution with large variability. For the example of the stability problem under consideration, the error involved in the system of equations for Timoshenko-Reissner shallow shells is studied. The critical load values obtained with the use of the Kirchhoff-Love and Timoshenko-Reissner models are compared.     

On solving stochastic production planning problems via scenario modelling

Summary Linear Porgramming models for stochastic planning problems and a methodology for solving them are proposed. A production planning problem with uncertainty in demand is used as a test case, but the methodology presented here is applicable to other types of problems as well. In these models, uncertainty in demand is characterized via scenarios. Solutions are obtained for each scenario and then these individual scenario solutions are aggregated to yield an implementable non-anticipative policy. Such an approach makes it possible to model correlated and nonstationary demand as well as a variety of recourse decision types. For computational purposes, two alternative representations are proposed. A compact approach that is suitable for the Simplex method and a splitting variable approach that is suitable for the Interior Point Methods. A crash procedure that generates an advanced starting solution for the Simplex method is developed. Computational results are reported with both the representations. Although some of the models presented here are very large (over 25000 constraints and 75000 variables), our computational experience with these problems is quite encouraging.     

Asymptotic marginal independence in large networks of loss systems

Network models in which each node is a loss system frequently arise in telephony. Models with several hundred nodes are common. Suppose a customer requires a server from each of several nodes. It would be convenient if the probability that the required servers are all free were approximately a product, where each term is the probability a required node has a free server. We present some theorems to support this approximation. Most of the theorems are restricted to nodes with one server. Some of the difficulties in analyzing nodes with multiple servers are described.     

Non-anticipative representations of Banach space valued gaussian processes with respect to brownian motion

Necessary and sufficient conditions are found for the equivalence of the measures associated with (i) a Banach space valued Gaussian process, with mean 0, and (ii) a Bach space valued Brownian motion. The notion of a non-anticipative representation of (i) with respect to (ii) is defined and in the case of equivalence of the measures it is shown that such a representation exists and has an explicit stochastic integral form which is invertible. Theorems of Ershov on absolute continuity of measures associated with diffusion processes are extended to Banach space. Applications to infinite-dimensional filtering are considered.     

Autoresonance excitation of a breather in weak ferromagnetics

A mathematical model of the magnetodynamics of a weak ferromagnetic in an external magnetic field with variable frequency is studied. Conditions for the appearance of autoresonance are found under which the amplitude of the local magnetic inhomogeneities is considerably increased. Mathematically, the problem is to analyze the solutions to the sine-Gordon equation subject to a specific nonautonomous perturbation. For the perturbed equation, asymptotic solutions in the form of a breather with a slowly varying amplitude and a phase shift are constructed. The solutions whose amplitude increases with time from small values to quantities of order one are associated with the autoresonance phenomenon.     

Calculation of an unsteady moving-boundary flow in a porous medium by the generalized method of integral relations

Dorodnicyn’s generalized method of integral relations is used to compute a Verigin-type single-phase unsteady flow in a porous medium. This problem describes the pumping of a gas through a gallery in a bounded horizontal aquifer and is associated with underground gas storage in aquifers. The case of an isothermal process and an ideal gas are considered. The viscosity of the gas is neglected. Sines are used as smoothing functions. The results obtained in the first and third approximations are presented and analyzed. The solution is compared with a finite-difference solution and that produced by the method of integral relations. The results are given in a table.     

Tabu search for multi-mode resource-constrained project scheduling with schedule-dependent setup times

In this paper, a multi-mode resource-constrained project scheduling problem with schedule-dependent setup times is considered. A schedule-dependent setup time is defined as a setup time dependent on the assignment of resources to activities over time, when resources are, e.g., placed in different locations. In such a case, the time necessary to prepare the required resource for processing an activity depends not only on the sequence of activities but, more generally, on the locations in which successive activities are executed. Activities are non-preemptable, resources are renewable, and the objective is to minimize the project duration. A local search metaheuristic—tabu search is proposed to solve this strongly NP-hard problem, and it is compared with the multi-start iterative improvement method as well as with random sampling. A computational experiment is described, performed on a set of instances based on standard test problems constructed by the ProGen project generator. The algorithms are computationally compared, the results are analyzed and discussed, and some conclusions are given.     

Thermodynamics of multi-temperature fluids with applications to turbulence modelling

The thermodynamics of a fluid with several distinct temperatures is considered. The balance laws are studied and a set of linear constitutive equations is derived; equations of motion are obtained and discussed. The application of the developed theory to turbulence modelling is studied and results are shown to be consistent with the one-equation models of turbulence. The thermodynamics of turbulence is also briefly discussed.     

A two-grid method for elliptic problem with boundary layers

A two-grid method for the elliptic equation with a small parameter ε multiplying the highest derivative is investigated. The difference schemes with the property of ε-uniform convergence on a uniform mesh and on Shishkin mesh are considered. In both cases, a two-grid method for resolving the difference scheme is investigated. A two-grid method has features that are concerned with a uniform convergence of a difference scheme. To increase the accuracy, the Richardson extrapolation in two-grid method is applied. Numerical results are discussed.