Weak centers and local critical periods for a Z_{2}-equivariant cubic system

In this paper, we consider the weak center conditions and local critical periods for a \(Z_{2}\) -equivariant cubic system with eleven center conditions at the bi-center. Using the computer algebra system Mathematica, we compute the period constants and obtain the order of the weak center for every center condition separately. Finally, the number of local critical periods bifurcating from the bi-center is given by symbolic computation and numerical computation.     

Stability and stabilization of a class of fractional-order nonlinear systems for $$\varvec{0<}\,{\varvec{\alpha }} \,\varvec{< 2}$$

This paper investigates the stability and stabilization problem of fractional-order nonlinear systems for \(0<\alpha <2\). Based on the fractional-order Lyapunov stability theorem, S-procedure and Mittag–Leffler function, the stability conditions that ensure local stability and stabilization of a class of fractional-order nonlinear systems under the Caputo derivative with \(0<\alpha <2\) are proposed. Finally, typical instances, including the fractional-order nonlinear Chen system and the fractional-order nonlinear Lorenz system, are implemented to demonstrate the feasibility and validity of the proposed method.     

Dissipative and generative fractional electric elements in modeling $${varvec{RC}}$$ RC and $${varvec{RL}}$$ RL circuits

Nonlinear Dynamics - Two types of constitutive equations consisting of instantaneous and power type hereditary contributions are proposed in order to model generalized capacitor (inductor). The...     

Finite plasticity in $$\varvec{P}^\top \! \varvec{P}$$. Part I: constitutive model

We address a finite-plasticity model based on the symmetric tensor \(\varvec{P}^\top \! \varvec{P}\) instead of the classical plastic strain \(\varvec{P}\). Such a structure arises by assuming that the material behavior is invariant with respect to frame transformations of the intermediate configuration. The resulting variational model is lower dimensional, symmetric and based solely on the reference configuration. We discuss the existence of energetic solutions at the material-point level as well as the convergence of time discretizations. The linearization of the model for small deformations is ascertained via a rigorous evolution-\(\Gamma \)-convergence argument. The constitutive model is combined with the equilibrium system in Part II where we prove the existence of quasistatic evolutions and ascertain the linearization limit (Grandi and Stefanelli in 2016).     

Discrete breathers and modulational instability in a discrete $$\varvec{\phi ^{4}}$$ nonlinear lattice with next-nearest-neighbor couplings

The properties of discrete breathers and modulational instability in a discrete \(\phi ^{4}\) nonlinear lattice which includes the next-nearest-neighbor coupling interaction are investigated analytically. By using the method of multiple scales combined with a quasi-discreteness approximation, we get a dark-type and a bright-type discrete breather solutions and analyze the existence conditions for such discrete breathers. It is found that the introduction of the next-nearest-neighbor coupling interactions will influence the existence condition for the bright discrete breather. Considering that the existence of bright discrete breather solutions is intimately linked to the modulational instability of plane waves, we will analytically study the regions of discrete modulational instability of plane carrier waves. It is shown that the shape of the region of modulational instability changes significantly when the strength of the next-nearest-neighbor coupling is sufficiently large. In addition, we calculate the instability growth rates of the \(q=\pi \) plane wave for different values of the strength of the next-nearest-neighbor coupling in order to better understand the appearance of the bright discrete breather.     

Robust {\varvec{L}}_{\varvec{2}}-gain control for a class of cascade switched nonlinear systems

In this paper, we study the robust finite \(L_2 \) -gain control for a class of cascade switched nonlinear systems with parameter uncertainty. Each subsystem of the switched system under consideration is composed of a zero-input asymptotically stable nonlinear part which is a lower dimension switched system, and of a linearizable part. The uncertainty appears in the control channel of each subsystem. We give sufficient conditions under which the nonlinear feedback controllers are derived to guarantee that the \(L_2 \) -gain of the closed-loop switched system is less than a prespecified value for all admissible uncertainty under arbitrary switching. Moreover, we also develop the \(L_2\) -gain controllers for the switched systems with nonminimum phase case.     

Observer-based quantized sliding mode $${\varvec{\mathcal {H}}}_{\varvec{\infty }}$$ control of Markov jump systems

An adjustable quantized approach is adopted to treat the \(\mathcal {H}_{\infty }\) sliding mode control of Markov jump systems with general transition probabilities. To solve this problem, an integral sliding mode surface is constructed by an observer with the quantized output measurement and a new bound is developed to bridge the relationship between system output and its quantization. Nonlinearities incurred by controller synthesis and general transition probabilities are handled by separation strategies. With the help of these measurements, linear matrix inequalities-based conditions are established to ensure the stochastic stability of the sliding motion and meet the required \(\mathcal {H}_{\infty }\) performance level. An example of single-link robot arm system is simulated at last to demonstrate the validity.     

New nonautonomous combined multi-wave solutions for ( $$\varvec{2+1}$$ 2 + 1 )-dimensional variable coefficients KdV equation

Nonlinear Dynamics - A variety of new types of nonautonomous combined multi-wave solutions of the ( $$2+1$$ )-dimensional variable coefficients KdV equation is derived by means of the generalized...     

Dynamics and control in an $$({\varvec{n}}+{\varvec{2}})$$ ( n + 2 ) -neuron BAM network with multiple delays

Nonlinear Dynamics - The issues of the stability and bifurcation for a delayed BAM network involving two neurons in the I-layer and arbitrary neurons in the J-layer are concerned in the present...     

Effect of perforation on flow past a conic cylinder at $${\varvec{Re}}~=~100$$: wavy vortex and sign laws

In order to find the intrinsic physical mechanism of the original Kármán vortex wavily distorted across the span due to the introduction of three-dimensional (3-D) geometric disturbances, a flow past a peak-perforated conic shroud is numerically simulated at a Reynolds number of 100. Based on previous work by Meiburg and Lasheras (1988), the streamwise and vertical interactions with spanwise vortices are introduced and analyzed. Then vortex-shedding patterns in the near wake for different flow regimes are reinspected and illustrated from the view of these two interactions. Generally, in regime I, spanwise vortices are a little distorted due to the weak interaction. Then in regime II, spanwise vortices, even though curved obviously, are still shed synchronously with moderate streamwise and vertical interactions. But in regime III, violently wavy spanwise vortices in some vortex-shedding patterns, typically an \(\Omega \)-type vortex, are mainly attributed to the strong vertical interactions, while other cases, such as multiple vortex-shedding patterns in sub-regime III-D, are resulted from complex streamwise and vertical interactions. A special phenomenon, spacial distribution of streamwise and vertical components of vorticity with specific signs in the near wake, is analyzed based on two models of streamwise and vertical vortices in explaining physical reasons of top and bottom shear layers wavily varied across the span. Then these two models and above two interactions are unified. Finally two sign laws are summarized: the first sign law for streamwise and vertical components of vorticity is positive in the upper shear layer, but negative in the lower shear layer, while the second sign law for three vorticity components is always negative in the wake.     

Output feedback \varvec{\mathcal {H}}_{{\varvec{\infty }}} control of stochastic nonlinear time-delay systems with state and disturbance-dependent noises

This paper is concerned with the output feedback \(\mathcal {H}_\infty \) control problem for a class of stochastic nonlinear systems with time-varying state delays; the system dynamics is governed by the stochastic time-delay It \(\hat{o}\) -type differential equation with state and disturbance contaminated by white noises. The design of the output feedback \(\mathcal {H}_\infty \) control is based on the stochastic dissipative theory. By establishing the stochastic dissipation of the closed-loop system, the delay-dependent and delay-independent approaches are proposed for designing the output feedback \(\mathcal {H}_\infty \) controller. It is shown that the output feedback \(\mathcal {H}_\infty \) control problem for the stochastic nonlinear time-delay systems can be solved by two delay-involved Hamilton–Jacobi inequalities. A numerical example is provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed methods.     

Stability of Fixed Points and Associated Relative Equilibria of the 3-Body Problem on $${\mathbb {S}}^1$$ and $${\mathbb {S}}^2$$S2

We prove that the fixed points of the curved 3-body problem and their associated relative equilibria are Lyapunov stable if the solutions are restricted to \({\mathbb {S}}^1\), but unstable if the bodies are considered in \({\mathbb {S}}^2\).