Attractors for parabolic equations with dynamic boundary conditions

In this paper we prove existence of global solutions and (L²(Ω)×L²(Γ),(H¹(Ω)∩L^p(Ω))×L^p(Γ))$(L^2\left(\Omega \right)\times L^2\left(\Gamma \right),(H^1\left(\Omega \right)\cap L^p\left(\Omega \right))\times L^p\left(\Gamma \right))$-global attractors for semilinear parabolic equations with dynamic boundary conditions in bounded domains with a smooth boundary, where there is no other restriction on p(≥2)$p(\ge 2)$.     

Renormalized solutions for nonlinear elliptic equations with variable exponents and L data

We prove existence and uniqueness of a renormalized solution to nonlinear elliptic equations with variable exponents and L¹$L^1$ data. The functional setting involves Lebesgue–Sobolev space with variable exponents W^1,p(⋅)(Ω)$W^{1,p(\cdot )}\left(\Omega \right)$.     

Existence and nonlinear stability of stationary solutions to the full compressible Navier–Stokes–Korteweg system

This paper is concerned with the existence, uniqueness, and nonlinear stability of stationary solutions to the Cauchy problem of the full compressible Navier–Stokes–Korteweg system effected by the given mass source, the external force of general form, and the energy source in R³${\mathbb{R}}^3$. Based on the weighted L²$L^2$-method and some delicate L^∞$L^{\infty }$ estimates on solutions to the linearized problem, the existence and uniqueness of stationary solution are obtained by the contraction mapping principle. The proof of the stability result is given by an elementary energy method and relies on some intrinsic properties of the full compressible Navier–Stokes–Korteweg system.     

The best Sobolev trace constant in a domain with oscillating boundary

In this paper we study homogenization problems for the best constant for the Sobolev trace embedding W^1,p(Ω)?L^q(∂Ω)$W^{1,p}\left(\Omega \right)?L^q\left(\partial \Omega \right)$ in a bounded smooth domain when the boundary is perturbed by adding an oscillation. We find that there exists a critical size of the amplitude of the oscillations for which the limit problem has a weight on the boundary. For sizes larger than critical the best trace constant goes to zero and for sizes smaller than critical it converges to the best constant in the domain without perturbations.     

Existence and optimal decay rates of the compressible non-isentropic Navier–Stokes–Poisson models with external forces

In this paper, we consider the three dimensional compressible non-isentropic Navier–Stokes–Poisson equations with the potential external force. Under the smallness assumption of the external force in some Sobolev space, the existence of the stationary solution is established by solving a nonlinear elliptic system. Next, we show global well-posedness of the initial value problem for the three dimensional compressible non-isentropic Navier–Stokes–Poisson equations, provided the prescribed initial data is close to the stationary solution. Finally, based on the elaborate energy estimates for the nonlinear system and L²$L^2$-decay estimates for the semigroup generated by the linearized equation, we give the optimal L²$L^2$-convergence rates of the solutions toward the stationary solution.     

Regularity properties of the solutions to the 3D Maxwell–Landau–Lifshitz system in weighted Sobolev spaces

This paper is concerned with special regularity properties of the solutions to the Maxwell–Landau–Lifshitz (MLL) system describing ferromagnetic medium. Besides the classical results on the boundedness of _∂tm,_∂tE${\mathrm{\partial }}_t\mathbf{m},{\mathrm{\partial }}_t\mathbf{E}$ and _∂tH${\mathrm{\partial }}_t\mathbf{H}$ in the spaces L^∞(I,L²(Ω))$L^{\infty }(I,L^2(\Omega ))$ and L²(I,W^1,2(Ω))$L^2(I,W^{1,2}(\Omega ))$ we derive also estimates in weighted Sobolev spaces. This kind of estimates can be used to control the Taylor remainder when estimating the error of a numerical scheme.     

Hölder continuity of solutions of supercritical dissipative hydrodynamic transport equations

We examine the regularity of weak solutions of quasi-geostrophic (QG) type equations with supercritical (α<1/2$\alpha <1/2$) dissipation α(−Δ)${(-\mathrm{\Delta })}^{\alpha }$. This study is motivated by a recent work of Caffarelli and Vasseur, in which they study the global regularity issue for the critical (α=1/2$\alpha =1/2$) QG equation [L. Caffarelli, A. Vasseur, Drift diffusion equations with fractional diffusion and the quasi-geostrophic equation, arXiv: math.AP/0608447, 2006]. Their approach successively increases the regularity levels of Leray–Hopf weak solutions: from L²$L^2$ to L^∞$L^{\infty }$, from L^∞$L^{\infty }$ to Hölder (Cδ$C^{\delta }$, δ>0$\delta >0$), and from Hölder to classical solutions. In the supercritical case, Leray–Hopf weak solutions can still be shown to be L^∞$L^{\infty }$, but it does not appear that their approach can be easily extended to establish the Hölder continuity of L^∞$L^{\infty }$ solutions. In order for their approach to work, we require the velocity to be in the Hölder space C1−2α$C^{1-2\alpha }$. Higher regularity starting from Cδ$C^{\delta }$ with δ>1−2α$\delta >1-2\alpha$ can be established through Besov space techniques and will be presented elsewhere [P. Constantin, J. Wu, Regularity of Hölder continuous solutions of the supercritical quasi-geostrophic equation, Ann. Inst. H. Poincaré Anal. Non Linéaire, in press].     

Remark on the stability of the large stationary solutions to the Navier–Stokes equations under the general flux condition

Consider stationary weak solutions of the Navier–Stokes equations in a bounded domain in R³${\mathbb{R}}^3$ under the nonhomogeneous boundary condition. We give a new approach for the stability of the stationary flow in the L²$L^2$-framework. Furthermore, we give some examples of stable solutions which may be large in L³(Ω)$L^3\left(\Omega \right)$ or W^1,3/2(Ω)$W^{1,3/2}\left(\Omega \right)$.     

Compact imbeddings between variable exponent spaces with unbounded underlying domain

In this paper, we have established some compact imbedding theorems for some subspaces of W^1,p(x)(U)$W^{1,p\left(x\right)}\left(U\right)$ when the underlying domain U$U$ is unbounded. The domain we consider is mainly of type R^N(N≥2)$R^N(N\ge 2)$ or R^L×Ω(L≥2)$R^L\times \Omega (L\ge 2)$, where Ω⊂R^M$\Omega \subset R^M$ is a bounded domain with smooth boundary.     

Asymptotic behavior of strong solutions to the 3D Navier–Stokes equations with a nonlinear damping term

This paper deals with the asymptotic behavior of strong solutions to the 3D Navier–Stokes equations with a nonlinear damping term |u|^β−1u(β≥3)${\left|u\right|}^{\beta -1}u(\beta \ge 3)$. First, we establish an upper bound for the difference between the solution of our equation and the heat equation in L²$L^2$ space. Then, we optimize the upper bound of decay for the solutions and obtain their algebraic lower bound by using Fourier Splitting method.     

Best constants in a borderline case of second-order Moser type inequalities

We study optimal embeddings for the space of functions whose Laplacian Δu   belongs to L¹(Ω)$L^1(\Omega )$, where Ω⊂RN$\Omega \subset {\mathbb{R}}^N$ is a bounded domain. This function space turns out to be strictly larger than the Sobolev space W2,1(Ω)$W^{2,1}(\Omega )$ in which the whole set of second-order derivatives is considered. In particular, in the limiting Sobolev case, when N=2$N=2$, we establish a sharp embedding inequality into the Zygmund space Lexp(Ω)$L_{\mathit{exp}}(\Omega )$. On one hand, this result enables us to improve the Brezis–Merle (Brezis and Merle (1991) [13]) regularity estimate for the Dirichlet problem Δu=f(x)∈L¹(Ω)$\mathrm{\Delta }u=f(x)\in L^1(\Omega )$, u=0$u=0$ on ∂Ω; on the other hand, it represents a borderline case of D.R. Adams' (1988) [1] generalization of Trudinger–Moser type inequalities to the case of higher-order derivatives. Extensions to dimension N?3$N?3$ are also given. Besides, we show how the best constants in the embedding inequalities change under different boundary conditions.     

The rate at which energy decays in a viscously damped hinged Euler–Bernoulli beam

We study the best decay rate of the solutions of a damped Euler–Bernoulli beam equation with a homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions. We show that the fastest decay rate is given by the supremum of the real part of the spectrum of the infinitesimal generator of the underlying semigroup, if the damping coefficient is in L^∞(0,1)$L^{\infty }(0,1)$.     

Existence and uniqueness of solutions to the backward 2D stochastic Navier–Stokes equations

The backward two-dimensional stochastic Navier–Stokes equations (BSNSEs, for short) with suitable perturbations are studied in this paper, over bounded domains for incompressible fluid flow. A priori estimates for adapted solutions of the BSNSEs are obtained which reveal a pathwise L^∞(H)$L^{\infty }\left(H\right)$ bound on the solutions. The existence and uniqueness of solutions are proved by using a monotonicity argument for bounded terminal data. The continuity of the adapted solutions with respect to the terminal data is also established.     

Dynamics of non-autonomous parabolic problems with subcritical and critical nonlinearities

This is a subsequent work of our previous one in [25]. Let the nonlinear terms of non-autonomous parabolic problems with singular initial data satisfy subcritical and critical growth conditions. We first establish the existence of uniform attractors in W^1,r(Ω)$W^{1,r}(\Omega )$, 1<r<N$1<r<N$, for the family of processes corresponding to the equations with external forces being translation bounded but not translation compact. Then, we prove the existence of pullback attractors in L^r(Ω)$L^r(\Omega )$ and W^1,r(Ω)$W^{1,r}(\Omega )$, respectively, for the process corresponding to the equation with the weaker assumption on the external force than previous one. Finally, we investigate the robust of attractors and establish the existence of pullback exponential attractors for the process acting in L^r(Ω)$L^r(\Omega )$ and W^1,r(Ω)$W^{1,r}(\Omega )$, respectively.     

A unified proof on the partial regularity for suitable weak solutions of non-stationary and stationary Navier–Stokes equations

The partial regularity of the suitable weak solutions to the Navier–Stokes equations in Rⁿ${\mathbb{R}}^n$ with n=2,3,4$n=2,3,4$ and the stationary Navier–Stokes equations in Rⁿ${\mathbb{R}}^n$ for n=2,3,4,5,6$n=2,3,4,5,6$ are investigated in this paper. Using some elementary observation of these equations together with De Giorgi iteration method, we present a unified proof on the results of Caffarelli, Kohn and Nirenberg [1], Struwe [17], Dong and Du [5], and Dong and Strain [7]. Particularly, we obtain the partial regularity of the suitable weak solutions to the 4d non-stationary Navier–Stokes equations, which improves the previous result of [5], where Dong and Du studied the partial regularity of smooth solutions of the 4d Navier–Stokes equations at the first blow-up time.