The Asymptotic Limit for the 3D Boussinesq System

In this paper, we show the asymptotic limit for the 3D Boussinesq system with zero viscosity limit or zero diffusivity limit. By the classical energy method, we prove that as viscosity(or diffusivity) coefficient goes to zero the solutions of the fully viscous equations converges to those of zero viscosity(or zero diffusivity) equations, which extend the previous results on the asymptotic limit under the conditions of the zero parameter(zero viscosity ν = 0 or zero diffusivity η = 0) in 2D case separately.     

On the theory of non-Newtonian polymer flow

The Eyring-Frenkel theory of viscosity of low-molecular liquids has been extended to solutions of high-molecular compounds. It is shown that there are flow units of different sizes in the system, their mean size being proportional to the molecular weight of the polymer. An expression is obtained for the non-Newtonian viscosity of polymer solutions. In the limiting case of high shear rates the viscosity of the solution coincides with that of the solvent. At low shear rates Flory's empirical relation for the viscosity of polymer solutions is theoretically obtained.Mekhanika Polimerov, Vol. 2, No. 5, pp. 779–784, 1966     

Viscosity Solutions for the Two-Phase Stefan Problem

We introduce a notion of viscosity solutions for the two-phase Stefan problem, which incorporates possible existence of a mushy region generated by the initial data. We show that a comparison principle holds between viscosity solutions, and investigate the coincidence of the viscosity solutions and the weak solutions defined via integration by parts. In particular, in the absence of initial mushy region, viscosity solution is the unique weak solution with the same boundary data.     

Generalization of the Landau submerged jet solution

We consider a class of exact solutions of the hydrodynamic equations generalizing the Landau submerged jet solution. The obtained solutions do not vanish with the disappearance of viscosity and describe nonzero output or nonzero absorption of fluid mass from the respective sources or sinks located on one axis.     

Viscosity solutions for elliptic-parabolic problems

We study an elliptic-parabolic problem appearing in the theory of partially saturated flows in the framework of viscosity solutions. This is part of current investigation to understand the theory of viscosity solutions for PDE problems involving free boundaries. We prove that the problem is well posed in the viscosity setting and compare the results with the weak theory. Dirichlet or Neumann boundary conditions are considered.     

Representation Formulas for Solutions of the HJI Equations with Discontinuous Coefficients and Existence of Value in Differential Games

In this paper, we study the Hamilton-Jacobi-Isaacs equation of zerosum differential games with discontinuous running cost. For such class of equations, the uniqueness of the solutions is not guaranteed in general. We prove principles of optimality for viscosity solutions where one of the players can play either causal strategies or only a subset of continuous strategies. This allows us to obtain nonstandard representation formulas for the minimal and maximal viscosity solutions and prove that a weak form of the existence of value is always satisfied. We state also an explicit uniqueness result for the HJI equations for piecewise continuous coefficients, in which case the usual statement on the existence of value holds.     

A STUDY ON GRADIENT BLOW UP FOR VISCOSITY SOLUTIONS OF FULLY NONLINEAR, UNIFORMLY ELLIPTIC EQUATIONS

We investigate sharp conditions for boundary and interior gradient estimates of continuous viscosity solutions to fully nonlinear,uniformly elliptic equations under Dirichlet boundary conditions. When ...     

Large time behavior of solutions of Hamilton–Jacobi equations with periodic boundary data

We study the large time behavior of viscosity solutions of Hamilton–Jacobi equations with periodic boundary data on bounded domains. We establish a result on convergence of viscosity solutions to state constraint asymptotic solutions or periodic asymptotic solutions depending on the sign of critical value as time goes to infinity.     

The Viscosity Splitting Solutions of the Navier-Stokes Equations

The solutions of the initial boundary value problems or the Navier-Stokes equations are constructed by means of a viscosity splitting scheme. Convergence results are proved.     

Global Solutions in L^infinity for a System of Conservation Laws of Viscoelastic Materials with Memory

We construct global solutions in L^∞ for the equations of motion or one-dimensional viscoelastic media, in Lagrangian coordinates, with arbitrarily large L^∞ initial data, via the vanishing viscosity method. A priori estimates for approximate solutions, with artificial viscosity, are derived through entropy inequalities. The convergence of the approximate solutions to a weak solution compatible with the entropy condition is demonstrated. This also establishes the compactness of the corresponding solution operators, which indicates that the memory effect does not affect the hyperbolic behavior.     

The large-time behavior of solutions of the Cauchy-Dirichlet problem for Hamilton-Jacobi equations

We investigate the large-time behavior of viscosity solutions of the Cauchy-Dirichlet problem (CD) for Hamilton-Jacobi equations on bounded domains. We establish general convergence results for viscosity solutions of (CD) by using the Aubry-Mather theory.      

Hölder regularity for nondivergence nonlocal parabolic equations

This paper proves Hölder continuity of viscosity solutions to certain nonlocal parabolic equations that involve a generalized fractional time derivative of Marchaud or Caputo type. As a necessary and preliminary result, this paper first proves Hölder continuity for viscosity solutions to certain nonlinear ordinary differential equations involving the generalized fractional time derivative.     

Global existence,singular solutions,and ill‐posedness for the Muskat problem

The Muskat, or Muskat‐Leibenzon, problem describes the evolution of the interface between two immiscible fluids in a porous medium or Hele‐Shaw cell under applied pressure gradients or fluid injection/extraction. In contrast to the Hele‐Shaw problem (the one‐phase version of the Muskat problem), there are few nontrivial exact solutions or analytic results for the Muskat problem. For the stable, forward Muskat problem, in which the higher‐viscosity fluid expands into the lower‐viscosity fluid, we show global‐in‐time existence for initial data that is a small perturbation of a flat interface. The initial data in this result may contain weak (e.g., curvature) singularities. For the unstable, backward problem, in which the higher‐viscosity fluid contracts, we construct singular solutions that start off with smooth initial data but develop a point of infinite curvature at finite time. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Zero dispersion and viscosity limits of invariant manifolds for focusing nonlinear Schrödinger equations

Zero dispersion and viscosity limits of invariant manifolds for focusing nonlinear Schrödinger equations (NLS) are studied. We start with spatially uniform and temporally periodic solutions (the so-called Stokes waves). We find that the spectra of the linear NLS at the Stokes waves often have surprising limits as dispersion or viscosity tends to zero. When dispersion (or viscosity) is set to zero, the size of invariant manifolds and/or Fenichel fibers approaches zero as viscosity (or dispersion) tends to zero. When dispersion (or viscosity) is nonzero, the size of invariant manifolds and/or Fenichel fibers approaches a nonzero limit as viscosity (or dispersion) tends to zero. When dispersion is nonzero, the center-stable manifold, as a function of viscosity, is not smooth at zero viscosity. A subset of the center-stable manifold is smooth at zero viscosity. The unstable Fenichel fiber is smooth at zero viscosity. When viscosity is nonzero, the stable Fenichel fiber is smooth at zero dispersion.     

Blowup of solutions for the compressible Navier–Stokes equations with density-dependent viscosity coefficients

We study the blowup phenomena of solutions to the compressible Navier–Stokes equations with density-dependent viscosity coefficients in arbitrary dimensions. By constructing a family of self-similar analytical solutions with spherical symmetry, some interesting information including the blowup and expanding properties are shown. In addition, the case of constant viscosity coefficients is also considered. The approach is based on the phase plane method.     

Global regularity for the 2D Boussinesq equations with partial viscosity terms

In this paper, we prove the global in time regularity for the 2D Boussinesq system with either the zero diffusivity or the zero viscosity. We also prove that as diffusivity (viscosity) tends to zero, the solutions of the fully viscous equations converge strongly to those of zero diffusion (viscosity) equations. Our result for the zero diffusion system, in particular, solves the Problem no. 3 posed by Moffatt in [R.L. Ricca, (Ed.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2001, pp. 3-10].     

含无穷拉普拉斯算子的渗流问题的李普希兹估计

本文研究含无穷拉普拉斯算子的渗流问题.运用改进的Bernstein方法和光滑逼近,分别建立了该问题严格正粘性解和非负粘性解关于空间变量的李普希兹估计.     

On the asymptotics of motion of a viscous incompressible fluid for small viscosity

We study a nonstationary initial–boundary value problem on the motion of a viscous incompressible fluid in the case of small viscosity. We prove the convergence of solutions to the corresponding limit relations as the viscosity tends to zero.     

Semi-concave singularities and the Hamilton-Jacobi equation

We study the Cauchy problem for the Hamilton-Jacobi equation with a semiconcave initial condition. We prove an inequality between two types of weak solutions emanating from such an initial condition (the variational and the viscosity solution).We also give conditions for an explicit semi-concave function to be a viscosity solution. These conditions generalize the entropy inequality characterizing piecewise smooth solutions of scalar conservation laws in dimension one.     

Global classical solution to the 3D isentropic compressible Navier–Stokes equations with general initial data and a density‐dependent viscosity coefficient

In this paper, we study the global existence of classical solutions to the three‐dimensional compressible Navier–Stokes equations with a density‐dependent viscosity coefficient (λ = λ(ρ)). For the general initial data, which could be either vacuum or non‐vacuum, we prove the global existence of classical solutions, under the assumption that the viscosity coefficient μ is large enough. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.