On Global Attractors of Multivalued Semiflows Generated by the 3D Bénard System

In this paper we prove the existence of solutions for the 3D Bénard system in the class of functions which are strongly continuous with respect to the second component of the vector (that is, the one corresponding to the parabolic equation). We construct then a multivalued semiflow generated by such solutions and obtain the existence of a global φ −attractor for the weak-strong topology. Moreover, a family of multivalued semiflows is defined on suitable convex bounded subsets of the phase space, proving for them the existence of a global attractor (which is the same for every semiflow of the family) for the weak-strong topology.     

Neumann边界条件下强阻尼波动方程的一维全局吸引子

本文主要考虑齐次Neumann边界条件下强阻尼波动方程的全局吸引子的存在性．利用渐近时间周期微分方程的极限集的性质，证明了在一定的参数范围内，齐次Neumann边界条件下强阻尼波动方程存在一维全局吸引子，是一条水平曲线．     

Neumann边界条件下强阻尼波动方程的一维全局吸引子

本文主要考虑齐次Neumann边界条件下强阻尼波动方程的全局吸引子的存在性．利用渐近时间周期微分方程的极限集的性质,证明了在一定的参数范围内,齐次Neumann边界条件下强阻尼波动方程存在一维全局吸引子,是一条水平曲线．     

The global attractor of the viscous Fornberg–Whitham equation

This paper aims to present a proof of the existence of the attractor for the one-dimensional viscous Fornberg–Whitham equation. In this paper, the global existence of solution to the viscous Fornberg–Whitham equation in L² under the periodic boundary conditions is studied. By using the time estimate of the Fornberg–Whitham equation, we get the compact and bounded absorbing set and the existence of the global attractor for the viscous Fornberg–Whitham equation.     

Attractors for a Three-Dimensional Thermo-Mechanical Model of Shape Memory Alloys

Abstract In this note, we consider a Frémond model of shape memory alloys. Let us imagine a piece of a shape memory alloy which is fixed on one part of its boundary, and assume that forcing terms, e.g., heat sources and external stress on the remaining part of its boundary, converge to some time-independent functions, in appropriate senses, as time goes to infinity. Under the above assumption, we shall discuss the asymptotic stability for the dynamical system from the viewpoint of the global attractor. More precisely, we generalize the paper [12] dealing with the one-dimensional case. First, we show the existence of the global attractor for the limiting autonomous dynamical system; then we characterize the asymptotic stability for the non-autonomous case by the limiting global attractor. * Project supported by the MIUR-COFIN 2004 research program on “Mathematical Modelling and Analysis of Free Boundary Problems”.     

Attractor for lattice system of dissipative Zakharov equation

We consider the asymptotic behavior of solutions of an infinite lattice dynamical system of dissipative Zakharov equation. By introducing new weight inner product and norm in the space and establishing uniform estimate on ＂Tail End＂ of solutions, we overcome some difficulties caused by the lack of Sobolev compact embedding under infinite lattice system, and prove the existence of the global attractor; then by using element decomposition and the covering property of a polyhedron in the finite-dimensional space, we obtain an upper bound for the Kolmogorov ε-entropy of the global attractor; finally, we present the upper semicontinuity of the global attractor.     

Kolmogorov＇s ε-Entropy of Bounded Sets in Discrete Spaces and Attractors of Dissipative Lattice Systems

We obtain an estimate of the upper bound for Kolmogorov＇s ε-entropy for the bounded sets with small ＂tail＂ in discrete spaces, then we present a sufficient condition for the existence of a global attractor for dissipative lattice systems in a reflexive Banach discrete space and establish an upper bound of Kolmogorov＇s ε-entropy of the global attractor for lattice systems.     

Global attractors for the discrete Klein–Gordon–Schrödinger type equations

The purpose of this work is to investigate the asymptotic behaviours of solutions for the discrete Klein–Gordon–Schrödinger type equations in one-dimensional lattice. We first establish the global existence and uniqueness of solutions for the corresponding Cauchy problem. According to the solution's estimate, it is shown that the semi-group generated by the solution is continuous and possesses an absorbing set. Using truncation technique, we show that there exists a global attractor for the semi-group. Finally, we extend the criteria of Zhou et al. [S. Zhou, C. Zhao, and Y. Wang, Finite dimensionality and upper semicontinuity of compact kernel sections of non-autonomous lattice systems, Discrete Contin. Dyn. Syst. A 21 (2008), pp. 1259–1277.] for finite fractal dimension of a family of compact subsets in a Hilbert space to obtain an upper bound of fractal dimension for the global attractor.     

Dissipative Dynamics for a Class of Nonlinear Pseudo-Differential Equations

We study a class of nonlinear evolutionary equations generated by an elliptic pseudo-differential operator, and with nonlinearity of the form G(u _x ) where cη² ≤ G(η) ≤ Cη² for large |η|. For the evolution in spaces of periodic functions with zero mean we demonstrate existence of a universal absorbing set and compact attractor. Furthermore, we show that the attractor is of a finite Hausdorf dimension. The dissipation mechanism for the class of equations studied in the paper is akin to the nonlinear saturation in the Kuramoto-Sivashinsky equation. A similar generalization of the Kuramoto-Sivashinsky equation was studied by Nicolaenko et al. under the assumption of a purely quadratic nonlinearity and reflection invariance of both: the equation and solutions.      

An attractor for a semilinear wave equation with boundary damping

The existence of a global compact attractor is proved. The question on the existence of a Lyapunov functional is studied. The existence of a Lyapunov functional leads to a series of important facts on the structure of the attractor. Bibliography:8 titles. Translated fromProblemy Matematicheskogo Analiza, No. 18, 1998, pp. 181–197.     

The abundance of strange attractor in the families of nearby singular diffeomorphism

In this paper, we consider the families of nearby singular diffeomorphism and the measure of a set in the parameter space, such that for each point of the set the corresponding diffeomorphism possesses strange attractor. For some families of one-dimensional mapping satisfying certain transversality condition, we prove that there is a positive measure set in the parameter space, such that the system in the corresponding families of nearly singular diffeomorphism has strange attractor. Furthermore, we study the dynamics of this type of strange attractor. Project Supported by Fund of National Science of China     

The global attractor of a non-local PDE model with delay for population dynamics in ℝ<Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis></Superscript>

In this paper, we consider a non-local PDE model with delay for population dynamics in ℝ ⁿ . First, we prove the existence and uniqueness of weak solutions under some suitable decayed assumptions on non-local term at infinity. Then, we obtain the global attractor by proving ω-limit compactness property of the solution operator semigroup.     

A Class Hermite Pseudospectral Approximate with ω（x） ≡1 and Application to Reaction-diffusion Equation

In this paper, we continue the discussion of [12] to establish the Hermite pseudospectral method with weight ω（x） = 1. As an application, we consider the pseudospectral approximation of the reaction-diffusion equation on the whole line, we prove the existence of the approximate attractor and give the error estimate for the approximate solution.     

Dynamics of a two-frequency parametrically driven duffing oscillator

Summary We investigate the transition from two-frequency quasiperiodicity to chaotic behavior in a model for a quasiperiodically driven magnetoelastic ribbon. The model system is a two-frequency parametrically driven Duffing oscillator. As a driving parameter is increased, the route to chaos takes place in four distinct stages. The first stage is a torus-doubling bifurcation. The second stage is a transition from the doubled torus to a strange nonchaotic attractor. The third stage is a transition from the strange nonchaotic attractor to a geometrically similar chaotic attractor. The final stage is a hard transition to a much larger chaotic attractor. This latter transition arises as the result of acrisis, the characterization of which is one of our primary concerns. Numerical evidence is given to indicate that the crisis arises from the collision of the chaotic attractor with the stable manifold of a saddle torus. Intermittent bursting behavior is present after the crisis with the mean time between bursts scaling as a power law in the distance from the critical control parameter; τ ∼ (A-A_c)^-α. The critical exponent is computed numerically, yielding the value α=1.03±0.01. Theoretical justification is given for the computed critical exponent. Finally, a Melnikov analysis is performed, yielding an expression for transverse crossings of the stable and unstable manifolds of the crisis-initiating saddle torus.     

Separation conditions for conformal iterated function systems

We extend both the weak separation condition and the finite type condition to include finite iterated function systems (IFSs) of injective C ¹ conformal contractions on compact subsets of \mathbbR^d{{\mathbb{R}}^d} . For conformal IFSs satisfying the bounded distortion property, we prove that the finite type condition implies the weak separation condition. By assuming the weak separation condition, we prove that the Hausdorff and box dimensions of the attractor are equal and, if the dimension of the attractor is α, then its α-dimensional Hausdorff measure is positive and finite. We obtain a necessary and sufficient condition for the associated self-conformal measure μ to be singular. By using these we give a first example of a singular invariant measure μ that is associated with a non-linear IFS with overlaps.     

Hopf Bifurcation in Spatially Extended Reaction—Diffusion Systems

Summary. We consider weakly unstable reaction—diffusion systems defined on domains with one or more unbounded space-directions. In the systems which we have in mind, at criticality, the most unstable eigenvalue belongs to the wave vector zero and possesses a nonvanishing imaginary part. This instability leads to an almost spatially homogeneous Hopf-bifurcation in time. A standard example is the Brusselator in certain parameter ranges. Using multiple scaling analysis we derive a Ginzburg-Landau equation and show that all small solutions develop in such a way that they can be approximated after a certain time by the solutions of the Ginzburg-Landau equation. The proof differs essentially from the case when the bifurcating pattern is oscillatory in space. Our proof is based on normal form methods. As a consequence of the results, the global existence in time of all small bifurcating solutions and the upper-semicontinuity of the original system attractor towards the associated Ginzburg-Landau attractor follows. Original received February 21, 1996; revision accepted April 16, 1997     

Structure of the global attractor for a second order strongly damped lattice system

In this paper, we consider the dynamical behavior of a second order strongly damped lattice system where the coupled operator is nonnegative definite symmetric. Firstly, we prove the existence of a global attractor, and give an upper bound of Hausdorff dimension of the global attractor, which keeps bounded for large strongly damping. Then we show that when the damping term is linear and the damping is suitable large, the system has an unbounded one-dimensional global attractor, which is a restricted horizontal curve.     

Long time behavior of a singular perturbation of the viscous Cahn–Hilliard–Gurtin equation

We consider a singular perturbation of the generalized viscous Cahn–Hilliard equation based on constitutive equations introduced by Gurtin. This equation rules the order parameter ρ, which represents the density of atoms, and it is given on a n‐rectangle (n?3) with periodic boundary conditions. We prove the existence of a family of exponential attractors that is robust with respect to the perturbation parameter ε>0, as ε goes to 0. In a similar spirit, we analyze the stability of the global attractor. If n=1, 2, then we also construct a family of inertial manifolds that is continuous with respect to ε. These results improve and generalize the ones contained in some previous papers. Finally, we establish the convergence of any trajectory to a single equilibrium via a suitable version of the ?ojasiewicz–Simon inequality, provided that the potential is real analytic. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Convergence of Exponential Attractors for a Finite Element Approximation of the Allen–Cahn Equation

Abstract

We consider a space semidiscretization of the Allen–Cahn equation by continuous piecewise linear finite elements. For every mesh parameter h, we build an exponential attractor of the dynamical system associated with the approximate equations. We prove that, as h tends to 0, this attractor converges for the symmetric Hausdorff distance to an exponential attractor of the dynamical system associated with the Allen–Cahn equation. We also prove that the fractal dimension of the exponential attractor and of the global attractor is bounded by a constant independent of h. Our proof is adapted from the result of Efendiev, Miranville and Zelik concerning the continuity of exponential attractors under perturbation of the underlying semigroup. Here, the perturbation is a space discretization. The case of a time semidiscretization has been analyzed in a previous paper.     

Sharp Estimates for the Global Attractor of Scalar Reaction–Diffusion Equations with a Wentzell Boundary Condition

In this paper, we derive optimal upper and lower bounds on the dimension of the attractor A_W\mathcal{A}_{\mathrm{W}} for scalar reaction–diffusion equations with a Wentzell (dynamic) boundary condition. We are also interested in obtaining explicit bounds on the constants involved in our asymptotic estimates, and to compare these bounds to previously known estimates for the dimension of the global attractor A_K\mathcal{A}_{K}, K∈{D,N,P}, of reaction–diffusion equations subject to Dirichlet, Neumann and periodic boundary conditions. The explicit estimates we obtain show that the dimension of the global attractor A_W\mathcal {A}_{\mathrm{W}} is of different order than the dimension of A_K\mathcal{A}_{K}, for each K∈{D,N,P}, in all space dimensions that are greater than or equal to three.