Singular problem for a third-order nonlinear ordinary differential equation arising in fluid dynamics

Results concerning singular Cauchy problems, smooth manifolds, and Lyapunov series are used to correctly state and analyze a singular “initial-boundary” problem for a third-order nonlinear ordinary differential equation defined on the entire real axis. This problem arises in viscous incompressible fluid dynamics and describes self-similar solutions to the boundary layer equation for the stream function with a zero pressure gradient (plane-parallel flow in a mixing layer). The analysis of the problem suggests a simple numerical method for its solution. Numerical results are presented.     

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS FOR A CLASS OF QUASILINEAR DIFFERENTIAL SYSTEMS WITH SINGULAR NONLINEARITIES

In this paper the existence and multiplicities of positive solutions for a class of quasiliear differential systems with singular nonlinearities via Leray-Schaudet degree theory are established.     

Existence of positive solutions of higher-order quasilinear ordinary differential equations

In this paper the even-order quasilinear ordinary differential equation is considered under the hypotheses that n is even, D(α _i )x = (|x|αi−1 x)′, α _i > 0(i = 1,2,…, n), β > 0, and p(t) is a continuous, nonnegative, and eventually nontrivial function on an infinite interval [a, ∞), a > 0. The existence of positive solutions of (1.1) is discussed, and basic results to the classical equation are extended to the more general equation (1.1). In particular, necessary and sufficient integral conditions for the existence of positive solutions of (1.1) are established in the case α ₁α₂⋅s α _n ≠ β. This research was partially supported by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (No. 15340048), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. Mathematics Subject Classification (2000) 34C10, 34C11     

Homoclinic Solutions and Chaos in Ordinary Differential Equations with Singular Perturbations

Ordinary differential equations are considered which contain a singular perturbation. It is assumed that when the perturbation parameter is zero, the equation has a hyperbolic equilibrium and homoclinic solution. No restriction is placed on the dimension of the phase space or on the dimension of intersection of the stable and unstable manifolds. A bifurcation function is established which determines nonzero values of the perturbation parameter for which the homoclinic solution persists. It is further shown that when the vector field is periodic and a transversality condition is satisfied, the homoclinic solution to the perturbed equation produces a transverse homoclinic orbit in the period map. The techniques used are those of exponential dichotomies, Lyapunov-Schmidt reduction and scales of Banach spaces. A much simplified version of this latter theory is developed suitable for the present case. This work generalizes some recent results of Battelli and Palmer.

     

三阶常系数拟线性泛函微分方程的周期解

研究了一个三阶泛函微分方程周期解的存在唯一性和全局吸引性：x′′′（t）＋ax′′（t）＋bx′（t）＋cx（t）＋g（t,x（tτ））=p（t）.这是一个常系数拟线性泛函微分方程.通过将这个方程转变为三维的拟线性微分方程（组）,得到了这个方程存在唯一周期解的充分条件;通过选取适当的李雅普诺夫函数,推导了这个方程解的全局吸引性;进一步,得到了此方程周期解的全局吸引性.最后,举出了两个应用实例.     

具有散度形式的拟线性椭圆型微分方程的区域振动准则

对一类具有散度形式的拟线性椭圆型微分方程建立了若干新的振动准则,所得结果仅依赖于方程在外区域Ω(?)R~n的一个区域序列的信息而有别于已知的大多数结论.     

Symbolic computation of normal form for Hopf bifurcation in a retarded functional differential equation with unknown parameters

Based on the normal form theory for retarded functional differential equations by Faria and Magalhães, a symbolic computation scheme together with the Maple program implementation is developed to compute the normal form of a Hopf bifurcation for retarded functional differential equations with unknown parameters. Not operating as the usual way of computing the center manifold first and normal form later, the scheme features computing them simultaneously. Great efforts are made to package this task into one Maple program with an input interface provided for defining different systems. The applicability of the Maple program is demonstrated via three kinds of delayed dynamic systems such as a delayed Liénard equation, a simplified drilling model and a delayed three-neuron model. The effectiveness of Maple program is also validated through the numerical simulations of those three systems.     

Construction of systems of differential equations of Okubo normal form with rigid monodromy

For systems of differential equations of the form (xI _n – T )dy /dx = Ay (systems of Okubo normal form), where A is an n × n constant matrix and T is an n × n constant diagonal matrix, two kinds of operations (extension and restriction) are defined. It is shown that every irreducible system of Okubo normal form of semi‐simple type whose monodromy representation is rigid is obtained from a rank 1 system of Okubo normal form by a finite iteration of the operations. Moreover, an algorithm to calculate the generators of monodromy groups for rigid systems of Okubo normal form is given. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Behavior of positive radial solutions for quasilinear elliptic equations

We establish a necessary and sufficient condition so that positive radial solutions to 0, \end{equation*}"> having an isolated singularity at , behave like a corresponding fundamental solution. Here, and are continuous functions satisfying some mild growth restrictions.

     

On the asymptotic behavior of nonoscillatory solutions of second order quasilinear ordinary differential equations

In this paper second order quasilinear ordinary differential equations are considered, and a necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of a slowly growing positive solution is established. Moreover, the precise asymptotic forms as t→∞ of slowly growing positive solutions and slowly decaying positive solutions are obtained.     

Singular periodic waves of an integrable equation from short capillary-gravity waves

The effects of parabola singular curves in the integrable nonlinear wave equation are studied by using the bifurcation theory of dynamical system. We find new singular periodic waves for a nonlinear wave equation from short capillary-gravity waves. The new periodic waves possess weaker singularity than the periodic peakon. It is shown that the second derivatives of the new singular periodic wave solutions do not exist in countable number of points but the first derivatives exist. We show that there exist close connection between the new singular periodic waves and parabola singular curve in phase plane of traveling wave system for the first time.     

New explicit periodic wave solutions and their limits for modified form of Camassa-holm equation

In this paper, we consider the following nonlinear equation ut＋2kux-uxxt＋au^2ux=2uxuxx＋uuxxx,which is a modified form of the Camassa-Holm equation. We construct four new explicit periodic wave solutions by bifurcation method of dynamical systems. We also obtain two explicit solitary wave solutions via the limits of the explicit periodic wave solutions. One of the two solitary wave solutions is new.     

Singular differential game numerical techniques

This paper develops a numerical technique to solve a class of zero-sum differential games with singular control. By using this technique and the application of inverse systems, a near-optimal closed-loop technique is developed to generate a numerical solution to this class of problems.     

Periodic solutions for a nonautonomous ordinary differential equation

We consider the nonautonomous differential equation of second order x^″+a(t)x−b(t)x²+c(t)x³=0, where a(t),b(t),c(t) are T-periodic functions. This is a biomathematical model of an aneurysm in the circle of Willis. We prove the existence of at least two positive T-periodic solutions for this equation, using coincidence degree theories.     

Invariant manifolds for a singular ordinary differential equation

We study the singular ordinary differential equation

(0.1)