Global existence for some transport equations with nonlocal velocity

In this paper, we study transport equations with nonlocal velocity fields with rough initial data. We address the global existence of weak solutions of a one dimensional model of the surface quasi-geostrophic equation and the incompressible porous media equation, and one dimensional and n dimensional models of the dissipative quasi-geostrophic equations and the dissipative incompressible porous media equation.     

Second order linear O.D.E. and Riccati equations

We prove that approximate solutions of the Riccati equation ?′ + ?² = a(x) yield asymptotic solutions y = e^∝x?(s)ds of the second order linear equation y″ = a(x)y. We show that the iterative scheme ?₀ = a, ?_{n + 1}² = a ? ?_n′ leads to asymptotic solutions of the cited linear equation in many interesting cases.     

Complex germ method in fock space. II. Asymptotic solutions corresponding to finite-dimensional isotropic manifolds

In an earlier paper [1], the authors obtained approximate solutions of second-quantized equations of the form $$i\varepsilon \frac{{\partial \Phi }}{{\partial t}} = H\left( {\sqrt \varepsilon \hat \psi ^ + ,\sqrt \varepsilon \hat \psi ^ - } \right)\Phi$$ (φ is an element of a Fock space, and φ^± are creation and annihilation operators) in the limit?→0. The construction of these solutions was based on the expression of the operators φ^± in the form $$\hat \psi ^ \pm = \frac{{Q \mp \varepsilon \delta /\delta Q}}{{\sqrt {2\varepsilon } }}$$ and on the application to the obtained infinite-dimensional analog of the Schrödinger equation of the complex germ method at a point. This gives asymptotic solutions in theQ representation that are concentrated at each fixed instant of time in the neighborhood of a point. In this paper, we consider and generalize to the infinite-dimensional case the complex germ method on a manifold. This gives asymptotic solutions in theQ representation that are concentrated in the neighborhood of certain surfaces that are the projections of isotropic manifolds in the phase space onto theQ plane. The corresponding asymptotic solutions in the Fock representation are constructed. Examples of constructed asymptotic solutions are approximate solutions of theN-particle Schrödinger and Liouville equations (N～1/?), and also quantum-field equations.     

Self-similar solutions and large time asymptotics for the dissipative quasi-geostrophic equation

We analyze the well-posedness of the initial value problem for the dissipative quasi-geostrophic equations in the subcritical case. Mild solutions are obtained in several spaces with the right homogeneity to allow the existence of self-similar solutions. While the only small self-similar solution in the strong L^p{\cal L}^{p} space is the null solution, infinitely many self-similar solutions do exist in weak- L^p{\cal L}^{p} spaces and in a recently introduced [7] space of tempered distributions. The asymptotic stability of solutions is obtained in both spaces, and as a consequence, a criterion of self-similarity persistence at large times is obtained.     

The pointwise estimates of solutions for a nonlinear convection diffusion reaction equation

This paper studies the time asymptotic behavior of solutions for a nonlinear convection diffusion reaction equation in one dimension.First,the pointwise estimates of solutions are obtained,furthermore,we obtain the optimal L~p,1≤ p ≤ +∞,convergence rate of solutions for small initial data.Then we establish the local existence of solutions,the blow up criterion and the sufficient condition to ensure the nonnegativity of solutions for large initial data.Our approach is based on the detailed analysis of the Green function of the linearized equation and some energy estimates.     

Large time behavior and L−L estimate of solutions of 2-dimensional nonlinear damped wave equations

We show the asymptotic behavior of the solution to the Cauchy problem of the two-dimensional damped wave equation. It is shown that the solution of the linear damped wave equation asymptotically decompose into a solution of the heat and wave equations and the difference of those solutions satisfies the L^p−L^q type estimate. This is a two-dimensional generalization of the three-dimensional result due to Nishihara (Math. Z. 244 (2003) 631). To show this, we use the Fourier transform and observe that the evolution operators of the damped wave equation can be approximated by the solutions of the heat and wave equations. By using the L^p−L^q estimate, we also discuss the asymptotic behavior of the semilinear problem of the damped wave equation with the power nonlinearity |u|^αu. Our result covers the whole super critical case α>1, where the α=1 is well known as the Fujita exponent when n=2.     

Oscillation criteria and growth of nonoscillatory solutions of higher order differential equations

We look for conditions under which all solutions of the nonlinear ordinary differential equation y⁽ⁿ⁾ + f(t, y) = 0, t ? 0, ?∞ < y < ∞, are oscillatory, as well as consider the asymptotic behaviour of the nonoscillatory solutions.     

A class of viscous p-Laplace equation with nonlinear sources

In this paper, we prove the global existence of solutions to the initial boundary value problem of a viscous p-Laplace equation with nonlinear sources. The asymptotic behavior of solutions as the viscous coefficient k tends to zero is also investigated. In particular, we discuss the H¹-Galerkin finite element method for our problem and establish the error estimates for two semi-discrete approximate schemes.     

Asymptotic behaviour of solutions near a turning point: The example of the Brusselator equation

The Brusselator equation is an example of a singularly perturbed differential equation with an additional parameter. It has two turning points: at x=0 and x=-1. We study some properties of so-called canard solutions, that remain bounded in a full neighbourhood of 0 and in the largest possible domain; the main goal is the complete asymptotic expansion of the difference between two values of the additional parameter corresponding to such solutions. For this purpose we need a study of behaviour of the solutions near a turning point; here we prove that, for a large class of equations, if 0 is a turning point of order p, any solution y not exponentially large has, in some sector centred at 0, an asymptotic behaviour (when ε→0) of the form ∑Y_n(x/ε^′)ε^′n, where ε^′p+1=ε, for x=ε^′X with X large enough, but independent of ε. In the Brusselator case, we moreover compute a Stokes constant for a particular nonlinear differential equation.     

Asymptotic form and infinite product representation of solution of a second order initial value problem with a complex parameter and a finite number of turning points

The paper studies the differential equation * $y'' + (\rho ^2 \varphi ^2 (x) - q(x))y = 0$ on the interval I = [0, 1], containing a finite number of zeros 0 < x ₁ < x ₂ < ... < x _m < 1 of ? ², i.e. so-called turning points. Using asymptotic estimates from [6] for appropriate fundamental systems of solutions of (*) as |ρ| → ∞, it is proved that, if there is an asymptotic solution of the initial value problem generated by (*) in the interval [0, x ₁), then the asymptotic solutions in the remaining intervals can be obtained recursively. Furthermore, an infinite product representation of solutions of (*) is studied. The representations are useful in the study of inverse spectral problems for such equations.     

Asymptotic behavior of classical solutions of reducible quasilinear hyperbolic systems with characteristic boundaries

In this paper, we investigate the asymptotic behavior of classical solutions of reducible quasilinear hyperbolic systems with characteristic boundaries. Under some suitable assumptions, we prove that the solution approaches a combination of Lipschitz continuous and piecewise C¹ traveling wave solution. As an application, we apply the result to the equation for time-like extremal surfaces in the Minkowski space-time R1+(1+n).     

The spiral minimal surfaces and their Legendre and Weierstrass representations

A class of spiral minimal surfaces in E³ is constructed using a symmetry reduction. The reduction leads to a cubic-nonlinear ODE whose phase portrait is described using an auxiliary Riccati's equation and the Warzewski topological principle for its solutions. The new surfaces are invariant with respect to the composition of rotation and dilation. The solutions are obtained in parametric form through the Legendre and the Weierstrass representations, and also their asymptotic behaviour is described.     

Asymptotic expansions for anisotropic heat kernels

We obtain the asymptotic expansion of the solutions of some anisotropic heat equations when the initial data belong to polynomially weighted L ^p -spaces. We mainly address two model examples. In the first one, the diffusivity is of order two in some variables but higher in the other ones. In the second one, we consider the heat equation on the Heisenberg group.     

Solutions auto-similaires non radiales pour l'équation quasi-géostrophique dissipative critique

We prove the existence of self-similar solutions for the critical dissipative quasi-geostrophic equation by using the formalism of mild solutions in a space close to $L^{\infty }$. To cite this article: F. Marchand, P.G. Lemarié-Rieusset, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 341 (2005).     

The Hukuhara-Kneser property for parabolic systems with nonlinear boundary conditions

We analyze the asymptotic behavior as x → ∞ of the product integral Π_x0^xe^A(s)ds, where A(s) is a perturbation of a diagonal matrix function by an integrable function on [x₀,∞). Our results give information concerning the asymptotic behavior of solutions of certain linear ordinary differential equations, e.g., the second order equation y″ = a(x)y.     

On the isolated singularities of the solutions of the Gaussian curvature equation for nonnegative curvature

The precise asymptotic behaviour of the solutions to the two-dimensional curvature equation Δu=k(z)e2u with e2u∈L¹ for bounded nonnegative curvature functions −k(z) near isolated singularities is obtained.     

Weak solutions to a nonlinear variational wave equation and some related problems

In this paper we present some results on the global existence of weak solutions to a nonlinear variational wave equation and some related problems. We first introduce the main tools, the L ^p Young measure theory and related compactness results, in the first section. Then we use the L ^p Young measure theory to prove the global existence of dissipative weak solutions to the asymptotic equation of the nonlinear wave equation, and comment on its relation to Camassa-Holm equations in the second section. In the third section, we prove the global existence of weak solutions to the original nonlinear wave equation under some restrictions on the wave speed. In the last section, we present global existence of renormalized solutions to two-dimensional model equations of the asymptotic equation, which is also the so-called vortex density equation arising from sup-conductivity.     

On the asymptotic behavior of the solutions of a class of second order nonlinear differential equations

In this paper, we investigate properties of the solutions of a class of second-order nonlinear differential equation such as [p(t)f(x(t))x′(t)]′ + q(t)g(x′(t))e(x(t)) = r(t)c(x(t)). We prove the theorems of monotonicity, nonoscillation and continuation of the solutions of the equation, the sufficient and necessary conditions that the solutions of the equation are bounded, and the asymptotic behavior of the solutions of the equation when t → ∞ on condition that the solutions are bounded. Also we provide the asymptotic relationship between the solutions of this equation and those of the following second-order linear differential equation: [p(t)u′(t)]′ = r(t)u(t)