Nonexistence of the reversed flow solutions of the Falkner-Skan equations

Nonexistence of reversed flow solutions of the well-known Falkner-Skan equations arising in the boundary layer theory is considered analytically. A new system of two singular integral equations are proposed and studied, which plays a key role in the study of reversed flow solutions. The properties of the velocity and the shear stress of the reversed flows are provided. These properties describe the shapes and behaviors of the curves of the velocity and the shear stress functions. A new lower bound of the skin-friction which is useful in numerical analysis is given. The results on the nonexistence of reversed flow solutions can be used to estimate the exact critical value which is of importance in aeronautics because separation occurs at this value.     

Global solutions of the super-critical 2D quasi-geostrophic equation in Besov spaces

In this paper we study the super-critical 2D dissipative quasi-geostrophic equation. We obtain some regularization effects allowing us to prove a global well-posedness result for small initial data lying in critical Besov spaces constructed over Lebesgue spaces Lp, with p∈[1,∞]. Local results for arbitrary initial data are also given.     

A priori estimates in terms of the maximum norm for the solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations

In this paper, we consider the Cauchy problem for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations with bounded initial data and derive a priori estimates of the maximum norm of all derivatives of the solution in terms of the maximum norm of the initial velocity field. For illustrative purposes, we first derive corresponding a priori estimates for certain parabolic systems. Because of the pressure term, the case of the Navier-Stokes equations is more difficult, however.     

Regularity of Hölder continuous solutions of the supercritical quasi-geostrophic equation

We present a regularity result for weak solutions of the 2D quasi-geostrophic equation with supercritical (α<1/2$\alpha <1/2$) dissipation α(−Δ)${(-\mathrm{\Delta })}^{\alpha }$: If a Leray–Hopf weak solution is Hölder continuous θ∈Cδ(R²)$\theta \in C^{\delta }({\mathbb{R}}^2)$ with δ>1−2α$\delta >1-2\alpha$ on the time interval [t₀,t]$[t_0,t]$, then it is actually a classical solution on (t₀,t]$(t_0,t]$.     

Smooth zero-contact-angle solutions to a thin-film equation around the steady state

In the simplest case of a linearly degenerate mobility, we view the thin-film equation as a classical free boundary problem. Our focus is on the regularity of solutions and of their free boundary in the “complete wetting” regime, which prescribes zero slope at the free boundary. In order to rule out of the analysis possible changes in the topology of the positivity set, we zoom into the free boundary by looking at perturbations of the stationary solution. Our strategy is based on a priori energy-type estimates which provide “minimal” conditions on the initial datum under which a unique global solution exists. In fact, this solution turns out to be smooth for positive times and to converge to the stationary solution for large times. As a consequence, we obtain smoothness and large-time behavior of the free boundary.     

A Petrov-Galerkin method for solving the generalized equal width (GEW) equation

The generalized equal width (GEW) equation is solved numerically by the Petrov-Galerkin method using a linear hat function as the test function and a quadratic B-spline function as the trial function. Product approximation has been used in this method. A linear stability analysis of the scheme shows it to be conditionally stable. Test problems including the single soliton and the interaction of solitons are used to validate the suggested method, which is found to be accurate and efficient. Finally, the Maxwellian initial condition pulse is studied.     

Periodic solutions for a kind of Liénard equation

Using inequality techniques and coincidence degree theory, new results are provided concerning the existence and uniqueness of T-periodic solutions for a Liénard equations with delay. An illustrative example is provided to demonstrate that the results in this paper hold under weaker conditions than existing results, and are more effective.     

Global regularity of solutions of 2D Boussinesq equations with fractional diffusion

The goal of this work is to study the Boussinesq equations for an incompressible fluid in R², with diffusion modeled by fractional Laplacian. The existence, the uniqueness and the regularity of solution has been proved.     

On the geometry of wave solutions of a delayed reaction-diffusion equation

The aim of this paper is to study the existence and the geometry of positive bounded wave solutions to a non-local delayed reaction-diffusion equation of the monostable type.     

Holomorphic solutions of an inhomogeneous Cauchy equation

Summary We consider the functional equation(x + y) – (x) – (y) = f(x)f(y)h(x + y) and we find all its homomorphic solutionsf, h, defined in a neighbourhood of the origin.     

Global smooth solutions of the compressible Navier-Stokes equations with density-dependent viscosity

In this paper we study a free boundary problem for the viscous, compressible, heat conducting, one-dimensional real fluids. More precisely, the viscosity is assumed to be a power function of density, i.e., μ(ρ)=ρα, where ρ denotes the density of fluids and α is a positive constant. In addition, the equations of state include and are more general than perfect flows which only depend linearly on temperature. The global existence (uniqueness) of smooth solutions is established with for general, large initial data, which improves the previous results. Moreover, it is also shown that the solutions will not develop vacuum, mass concentration or heat concentration in a finite time provided the initial data are bounded and smooth, and do not contain vacuum.     

Blow-up criteria of smooth solutions to the 3D Boussinesq system with zero viscosity in a bounded domain

We prove that a smooth solution of the 3D Boussinesq system with zero viscosity in a bounded domain breaks down, if a certain norm of vorticity blows up at the same time. Here this norm is weaker than the bmo-norm.     

The Cauchy problem for the fourth-order nonlinear Schrödinger equation related to the vortex filament

The Cauchy problem of one-dimensional fourth-order nonlinear Schrödinger equation related to the vortex filament is studied. Local well-posedness for initial data in is obtained by the Fourier restriction norm method under certain coefficient condition.     

On the regularity of weak solutions to the magnetohydrodynamic equations

In this paper, we study the regularity of weak solution to the incompressible magnetohydrodynamic equations. We obtain some sufficient conditions for regularity of weak solutions to the magnetohydrodynamic equations, which is similar to that of incompressible Navier-Stokes equations. Moreover, our results demonstrate that the velocity field of the fluid plays a more dominant role than the magnetic field does on the regularity of solution to the magneto-hydrodynamic equations.     

An elementary approach to the analysis of exact solutions for the Navier-Stokes stagnation flows with slips

We deal with the exact solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations for stagnation flows with slips. The problem becomes the solvability of certain third-order ordinary differential equations (ODEs). Reducing the order of ODEs, we exhibit another elementary proof of the existence and asymptotic behavior of solutions. Numerical investigations are also provided. Received: 14 August 2003     

Local well-posedness for the 2D non-dissipative quasi-geostrophic equation in Besov spaces

In this paper we prove the local-in-time well-posedness for the 2D non-dissipative quasi-geostrophic equation, and study the blow-up criterion in the critical Besov spaces. These results improve the previous one by Constantin et al. [P. Constantin, A. Majda, E. Tabak, Formation of strong fronts in the 2D quasi-geostrophic thermal active scalar, Nonlinearity 7 (1994) 1495–1533].     

On the regularity criteria for weak solutions to the magnetohydrodynamic equations

We study the regularity criteria for weak solutions to the incompressible magnetohydrodynamic equations. Some regularity criteria are obtained for weak solutions to the magnetohydrodynamic equations, which generalize the results in [C. He, Z. Xin, On the regularity of solutions to the magneto-hydrodynamic equations, J. Differential Equations 213 (2) (2005) 235-254]. Our results reveal that the velocity field of the fluid plays a more dominant role than the magnetic field does on the regularity of solutions to the magnetohydrodynamic equations.     

A new proof of partial regularity of solutions to Navier-Stokes equations

In this paper we give a new proof of the partial regularity of solutions to the incompressible Navier-Stokes equation in dimension 3 first proved by Caffarelli, Kohn and Nirenberg. The proof relies on a method introduced by De Giorgi for elliptic equations. This work was supported in part by NSF Grant DMS-0607953.