On Quantum Stochastic Differential Equations as Dirac Boundary-Value Problems

We prove that a single-jump unitary quantum stochastic evolution is unitarily equivalent to the Dirac boundary-value problem on the half-line in an extended space. It is shown that this solvable model can be derived from the Schrödinger boundary-value problem for a positive relativistic Hamiltonian on the half-line as the inductive ultrarelativistic limit corresponding to the input flow of Dirac particles with asymptotically infinite momenta. Thus the problem of stochastic approximation can be reduced to a quantum mechanical boundary-value problem in the extended space. The problem of microscopic time reversibility is also discussed in the paper.     

Separating vectors for operators

It is an open problem whether every one-dimensional extension of a triangular operator admits a separating vector. We prove that the answer is positive for many triangular Hilbert space operators, and in particular, for strictly triangular operators. This is revealing, because two-dimensional extensions of such operators can fail to have separating vectors.

     

Nonlocal Hamiltonian operators of hydrodynamic type with flat metrics, integrable hierarchies, and the associativity equations

We solve the problem of describing all nonlocal Hamiltonian operators of hydrodynamic type with flat metrics. This problem is equivalent to describing all flat submanifolds with flat normal bundle in a pseudo-Euclidean space. We prove that every such Hamiltonian operator (or the corresponding submanifold) specifies a pencil of compatible Poisson brackets, generates bihamiltonian integrable hierarchies of hydrodynamic type, and also defines a family of integrals in involution. We prove that there is a natural special class of such Hamiltonian operators (submanifolds) exactly described by the associativity equations of two-dimensional topological quantum field theory (the Witten-Dijkgraaf-Verlinde-Verlinde and Dubrovin equations). We show that each N-dimensional Frobenius manifold can locally be represented by a special flat N-dimensional submanifold with flat normal bundle in a 2N-dimensional pseudo-Euclidean space. This submanifold is uniquely determined up to motions.     

From the restricted to the full three-body problem

The three-body problem with all the classical integrals fixed and all the symmetries removed is called the reduced three-body problem. We use the methods of symplectic scaling and reduction to show that the reduced planar or spatial three-body problem with one small mass is to the first approximation the product of the restricted three-body problem and a harmonic oscillator. This allows us to prove that many of the known results for the restricted problem have generalizations for the reduced three-body problem.

For example, all the non-degenerate periodic solutions, generic bifurcations, Hamiltonian-Hopf bifurcations, bridges and natural centers known to exist in the restricted problem can be continued into the reduced three-body problem. The classic normalization calculations of Deprit and Deprit-Bartholomé show that there are two-dimensional KAM invariant tori near the Lagrange point in the restricted problem. With the above result this proves that there are three-dimensional KAM invariant tori near the Lagrange point in the reduced three-body problem.     

Existence of periodic and solitary waves for a nonlinear Schrödinger equation with nonlocal integral term of convolution type

We prove the existence of periodic solutions and solitons in the nonlinear Schrödinger equation with a nonlocal integral term of convolution type. By separating phase and amplitude, the problem is reduced to an integro-differential formulation that can be written as a fixed point problem for a suitable operator on a Banach space. Then a fixed point theorem due to Krasnoselskii can be applied.     

On local classical solutions to the Cauchy problem of the two-dimensional barotropic compressible Navier–Stokes equations with vacuum

This paper concerns the Cauchy problem of the barotropic compressible Navier–Stokes equations on the whole two-dimensional space with vacuum as far field density. In particular, the initial density can have compact support. When the shear and the bulk viscosities are a positive constant and a power function of the density respectively, it is proved that the two-dimensional Cauchy problem of the compressible Navier–Stokes equations admits a unique local strong solution provided the initial density decays not too slow at infinity. Moreover, if the initial data satisfy some additional regularity and compatibility conditions, the strong solution becomes a classical one.     

Long time regularity of solutions of the Hele–Shaw problem

In this paper we study the long-time behavior of solutions of the one phase Hele–Shaw problem without surface tension. We show that after a finite time solutions of the Hele–Shaw problem become starshaped and Lipschitz continuous in space. Based on this observation we then prove that the free boundary become smooth in space and time with nondegenerate free boundary speed.     

Two-grid finite volume element method for linear and nonlinear elliptic problems

Two-grid finite volume element discretization techniques, based on two linear conforming finite element spaces on one coarse and one fine grid, are presented for the two-dimensional second-order non-selfadjoint and indefinite linear elliptic problems and the two-dimensional second-order nonlinear elliptic problems. With the proposed techniques, solving the non-selfadjoint and indefinite elliptic problem on the fine space is reduced into solving a symmetric and positive definite elliptic problem on the fine space and solving the non-selfadjoint and indefinite elliptic problem on a much smaller space; solving a nonlinear elliptic problem on the fine space is reduced into solving a linear problem on the fine space and solving the nonlinear elliptic problem on a much smaller space. Convergence estimates are derived to justify the efficiency of the proposed two-grid algorithms. A set of numerical examples are presented to confirm the estimates. The work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No: 10601045).     

Investigation of hyperbolic systems with order degeneration arising in I. Vekua's hierarchical models

We study the well-posedness of an initial-boundary value problem corresponding to the zeroth approximation of I. Vekua's hierarchical models for elastic cusped prismatic shells. The mathematical model is described by a two-dimensional order-degenerating hyperbolic system. We formulate the problem in the weak setting and prove the uniqueness and existence theorems. We show that the sequence of corresponding explicit Galerkin approximations converges to the exact solution in an appropriate weighted Lebesgue space.     

A mixed problem for the steady Navier–Stokes equations

We consider a mixed boundary problem for the Navier–Stokes equations in a bounded Lipschitz two-dimensional domain: we assign a Dirichlet condition on the curve portion of the boundary and a slip zero condition on its straight portion. We prove that the problem has a solution provided the boundary datum and the body force belong to a Lebesgue’s space and to the Hardy space respectively.     

二维实用下料问题的数学模型及较优解

二维下料问题是2004年首届全国部分高校研究生数学建模竞赛B题.建立了二维下料问题的数学模型,找到了用料451块,下料方式数为37的较优解,并证明了此问题总用料的下界是449块.     

Symmetry of the blow-up set of a porous medium type equation

We study the blow-up set of a porous medium type equation with source. Under some technical conditions, we prove that if the blow-up set is a bounded smooth region, then it must be a ball with a certain radius. This problem can be reduced to a sublinear elliptic equation coupled with an overdetermined boundary condition. Roughly speaking, the overdetermined boundary condition forces the domain to be a ball. Because the nonlinear term is sublinear and then non-Lipschitz, many difficulties arise if one wants to use the moving plane method to reach the goal. In particular, the Hopf boundary lemma is not applicable to this problem. Instead, we investigate various related problems in a half space and a problem in the first quadrant of the entire space, and then use the symmetry results obtained for these problems to overcome the obstacles encountered. ©1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

A second-order numerical method for two-dimensional two-sided space fractional convection diffusion equation

Space fractional convection diffusion equation describes physical phenomena where particles or energy (or other physical quantities) are transferred inside a physical system due to two processes: convection and superdiffusion. In this paper, we discuss the practical alternating directions implicit method to solve the two-dimensional two-sided space fractional convection diffusion equation on a finite domain. We theoretically prove and numerically verify that the presented finite difference scheme is unconditionally von Neumann stable and second order convergent in both space and time directions.     

Problem on small motions and normal oscillations of capillary viscous liquids in rotating vessels

The new recent results of the author are applied to study the problem. We begin from the problem posing. Then we consider the problem as a system of operator equations in a Hilbert space. Further, the initial-boundary value problem is reduced to the Cauchy problem for the abstract parabolic equation; this allows us to prove the unique solvability theorem. Then we study normal oscillations of the hydraulic system under the assumption of static stability with respect to the linear approximation. We prove results about the spectrum of the problem and prove that the system of root functions (eigenfunctions and associated functions) form a basis. Also, we prove that if the static stability assumption is not satisfied, then the inversion of Lagrange’s theorem on the stability is valid.     

A phase decomposition approach and the Riemann problem for a model of two-phase flows

We present a phase decomposition approach to deal with the generalized Rankine–Hugoniot relations and then the Riemann problem for a model of two-phase flows. By investigating separately the jump relations for equations in conservative form in the solid phase, we show that the volume fractions can change only across contact discontinuities. Then, we prove that the generalized Rankine–Hugoniot relations are reduced to the usual form. It turns out that shock waves and rarefaction waves remain on one phase only, and the contact waves serve as a bridge between the two phases. By decomposing Riemann solutions into each phase, we show that Riemann solutions can be constructed for large initial data. Furthermore, the Riemann problem admits a unique solution for an appropriate choice of initial data.     

A characterization of normed spaces

We prove that the metric characterization of real normed spaces obtained by T. Oikhberg and H. Rosenthal can be obtained without a continuity assumption provided that the space is at least two-dimensional. In order to get this improvement we first need to understand the exceptional one-dimensional case.     

Internal stabilization of the plate equation in a square: the continuous and the semi-discretized problems

This paper is devoted to the study of the internal stabilization of the Bernoulli–Euler plate equation in a square. The continuous and the space semi-discretized problems are successively considered and analyzed using a frequency domain approach. For the infinite-dimensional problem, we provide a new proof of the exponential stability result, based on a two-dimensional Ingham's type result. In the second and main part of the paper, we propose a finite difference space semi-discretization scheme and we prove that this scheme yields a uniform exponential decay rate (with respect to the mesh size).     

Regularity of harmonic maps from the Minkowski space into rotationally symmetric manifolds

We prove global regularity for the solution to the Cauchy problem with regular data for an equivariant harmonic map from the 2 + 1-dimensional Minkowski space into a two-dimensional, rotationally symmetric, and geodesically convex Riemannian manifold.     

An Evolutionary Boundary Value Problem

We consider a nonlinear initial boundary value problem in a two-dimensional rectangle. We derive variational formulation of the problem which is in the form of an evolutionary variational inequality in a product Hilbert space. Then, we establish the existence of a unique weak solution to the problem and prove the continuous dependence of the solution with respect to some parameters. Finally, we consider a second variational formulation of the problem, the so-called dual variational formulation, which is in a form of a history-dependent inequality associated with a time-dependent convex set. We study the link between the two variational formulations and establish existence, uniqueness, and equivalence results.