Asymptotic characterization of standing waves and of the static limit for a class of wave equations of higher order with a variable coefficient and time-independent incitation

We consider the equation (?1)^m?^m (p?^mu) + ?u = ? in ?ⁿ × (0, ∞) for arbitrary positive integers m and n and under the assumptions p ? 1, ? ? C(?ⁿ) and p > 0. Even if the differential operator (?1)^m?^m (p?^mu) has no eigenvalues, the solution u(x,t) may increase as t → ∞ for 2m ≥ n. For this case, we derive necessary and sufficient conditions for the convergence of u(x,t) as t → ∞. Furthermore, we characterize the functions occurring in these conditions as solutions of the homogeneous static equation (?1)^m?^m (p?^mu) = 0, which satisfy appropriate asymptotic conditions at infinity. We also give an asymptotic characterization of the static limit.     

Resonance phenomena for a class of partial differential equations of higher order in cylindrical waveguides

We consider a domain Ω in ?ⁿ of the form Ω = ?^l × Ω′ with bounded Ω′ ? ?^n?l. In Ω we study the Dirichlet initial and boundary value problem for the equation ? u + [(? ? ?… ? ?)^m + (? ? ?… ? ?)^m]u = fe^?iωt. We show that resonances can occur if 2m ≥ l. In particular, the amplitude of u may increase like t^α (α rational, 0<α<1) or like in t as t∞∞. Furthermore, we prove that the limiting amplitude principle holds in the remaining cases.     

Large time asymptotics for a class of wave equations of higher order with a variable coefficient and time-independent incitation

We consider the equation (?1)^m?^m (p?^mu) + ?u = ? in ?ⁿ × [0, ∞] for arbitrary positive integers m and n and under the assumptions p ?1, ? ? C and p > 0. Under the additional assumption that the differential operator (?1)^m?^m (p?^mu) has no eigenvalues we derive an asymptotic expansion for u(x,t) as t → including all terms up to order o(1). In particular, we show that for 2m ≥ n terms of the orders t^α, log t, (log t)² and t^β·log t as t → ∞ may occur.     

An artificial boundary condition for an advection–diffusion equation

Consider the advection–diffusion equation: u₁ + au_x1 ? vδu = 0 in ?ⁿ × ?⁺ with initial data u⁰; the Support of u⁰ is contained in ?(x₁ < 0) and a: ?ⁿ → ? is positive. In order to approximate the full space solution by the solution of a problem in ? × ?⁺, we propose the artificial boundary condition: u₁ + au_x1 = 0 on ∑. We study this by means of a transmission problem: the error is an O(v²) for small values of the viscosity v.     

An Lq-theory for weak solutions of the stokes system in exterior domains

We introduce a new concept for weak solutions in L^q-spaces, 1 < q < ∞, of the Stokes system in an exterior domain Ω ? ?ⁿ, n ? 2. Defining the variational formulation in the homogeneous Sobolev space $ \mathop H\limits^.{_{0}}^{1,q} (\Omega )^n = \{ u \in L_{1{\rm oc}}^q (\overline \Omega )^n;\nabla u \in L^q (\Omega )^{n^2 },u\left| {_{\partial \Omega } = 0} \right.\},$ we prove existence and uniqueness of weak solutions for an arbitrary external force and a prescribed divergence g = div u. On the other hand, solutions in the sense of distributions which are defined by taking test functions only in C(Ω)ⁿ are not unique if q > n/(n?1). In this case, a hidden boundary condition related to the force exerted on the body may be imposed to single out a unique solution.     

Non-linear parabolic problem associated with the penetration of a magnetic field into a substance

We study the following initial and boundary value problem: In section 1, with u₀ in L²(Ω), f continuous such that f(u) + ? non-decreasing for ? positive, we prove the existence of a unique solution on (0,T), for each T > 0. In section 2 it is proved that the unique soluition u belongs to L²(0, T; H ∩ H²) ∩ L^∞(0, T; H) if we assume u₀ in H and f in C¹(?,?). Numerical results are given for these two cases.     

Stability of Cahn‐Hilliard fronts

We prove stability of the kink solution of the Cahn‐Hilliard equation ∂_tu = ∂( ∂u − u/2 + u³/2), x ∈ ℝ. The proof is based on an inductive renormalization group method, and we obtain detailed asymptotics of the solution as t → ∞. We prove stability of the kink solution of the Cahn‐Hilliard equation ∂_tu = ∂( ∂u − u/2 + u³/2), x ∈ ℝ. The proof is based on an inductive renormalization group method, and we obtain detailed asymptotics of the solution as t → ∞. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

A mixed problem for electrostatic potential in semiconductors

In this article we deal with the solution in Ω ? R ² of the quasi linear equation ?Δu = f(x, y, u(x, y)) subject to mixed boundary data and representing Gauss' law in a semiconductor device, where u and f are, respectively, the electrostatic potential and the space charge density after a suitable scaling. In the following we consider the associated variational problem of finding in a suitable subspace of H¹(Ω) the minimum of the functional $ J(u)\, = \,\int {_\Omega } (\frac{1}{2}\left| {\nabla u\left| {^2 \, - \,{\cal F}(x,y,u)\,d\Omega,} \right.} \right. $, where $ {\cal F}(x,y,u)\, = \,\int f (x,y,\xi)\,d\xi, $ and we prove existence and uniqueness of a weak solution according to the technique of Convex Analysis. The numerical study is then carried on by a piecewise linear finite element approximation, which is proved to converge in the H¹-norm to the exact solution of the variational problem; some numerical examples are also included. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Integral Operators in Sobolev Spaces on Domains with Boundary

Properties of integral operators with weak singularities arc investigated. It is assumed that G ? ?ⁿ is a bounded domain. The boundary δG should be smooth concerning the Sobolev trace theorem. It will be proved that the integral operators $\int {_G \frac{{f\left(\Theta \right)}}{{x - y|^{n - 1} }}u\left(\nu \right)d\partial G_\nu }$ and $ \int {_{\partial G} \frac{{f\left(\Theta \right)}}{{|x - y|^{n - 1} }}u\left(y \right)d\partial G_y }$ maps W_p^k(G) into W_p^k+1(G) and W_p^k?1(G) into W_p^k/p(G), respectively, and are bounded. Here θ ∈ S ? ?ⁿ, where S is the unit sphere. Furthermore, f possesses bounded first order derivatives and is bounded on S. Then applications to first order systems are discussed.     

Local existence for solutions of fully non-linear wave equations

Let Ω be a domain in ?ⁿ and let m? ?; be given. We study the initial-boundary value problem for the equation with a homogeneous Dirichlet boundary condition; here u is a scalar function, $ \bar D_x^m u: = (\partial _x^\alpha u)_{|\alpha | \le m} $ and certain restrictions are made on F guaranteeing that energy estimates are possible. We prove the existence of a value of T>0 such that a unique classical solution u exists on [0, T]×Ω. Furthermore, we show that T → ∞ if the data tend to zero.     

Time asymptotics for the polyharmonic wave equation in waveguides

Let Ω denote an unbounded domain in ?ⁿ having the form Ω=?^l×D with bounded cross‐section D??^n?l, and let m∈? be fixed. This article considers solutions u to the scalar wave equation ?u(t,x) +(?Δ)^mu(t,x) = f(x)e^?iωt satisfying the homogeneous Dirichlet boundary condition. The asymptotic behaviour of u as t→∞ is investigated. Depending on the choice of f ,ω and Ω, two cases occur: Either u shows resonance, which means that ∣u(t,x)∣→∞ as t→∞ for almost every x ∈ Ω, or u satisfies the principle of limiting amplitude. Furthermore, the resolvent of the spatial operators and the validity of the principle of limiting absorption are studied. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Longtime behavior for a nonlinear wave equation arising in elasto‐plastic flow

The paper studies the longtime behavior of solutions to the initial boundary value problem (IBVP) for a nonlinear wave equation arising in elasto‐plastic flow u_tt?div{|?u|^m?1?u}?λΔu_t+Δ²u+g(u)=f(x). It proves that under rather mild conditions, the dynamical system associated with above‐mentioned IBVP possesses a global attractor, which is connected and has finite Hausdorff and fractal dimension in the phase spaces X₁=H(Ω) × L²(Ω) and X=(H³(Ω)∩H(Ω)) × H(Ω), respectively. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Tangential Convergence of Temperatures and Harmonic Functions in Besov and in Triebel-Lizorkin Spaces

We study the maximal function Mf(x) = sup |f(x + y, t)| when Ω is a region in the (y,t) Ω upper half space R and f(x, t) is the harmonic extension to R₊^N+1 of a distribution in the Besov space B^α_p,q(R^N) or in the Triebel-Lizorkin space F^α_p,q(R^N). In particular, we prove that when Ω= {|_y|^{N/ (N-αp)} < t < 1} the operator M is bounded from F (R^N) into L^p (R^N). The admissible regions for the spaces B (R^N) with p < q are more complicated.     

Inversion of the Radon transform with incomplete data

The Radon transform R(p, θ), θ∈S^n?1, p∈?¹, of a compactly supported function f(x) with support in a ball B_a of radius a centred at the origin is given for all $ \theta \in \mathop {S^{n - 1} }\limits^\tilde $, where $ \mathop {S^{n - 1} }\limits^\tilde $ is an open set on S^n?1, and all p∈(? ∞, ∞), n≥2. An approximate formula is given to calculate f(x) from the given data.     

On wave equations with supercritical nonlinearities

We prove that the solution operators e_t (f, y){\cal e}_t (\phi , \psi ) for the nonlinear wave equations with supercritical nonlinearities are not Lipschitz mappings from a subset of the finite-energy space ([(H)\dot]¹ ?L_r+1) ×L₂(\dot {H}^1 \cap L_{\rho +1}) \times L_2 to [(H)\dot]^s_q￠\dot {H}^s_{q'} for t 1 0t\neq 0, and 0 ￡ s ￡ 1,0\leq s\leq 1, (n+1)/(1/2-1/q￠) = 1(n+1)/(1/2-1/q')= 1. This is in contrast to the subcritical case, where the corresponding operators are Lipschitz mappings ([3], [6]). Here e_t(f, y)=u(·, t){\cal e}_t(\phi , \psi )=u(\cdot , t), where u is a solution of {

On the minimum size of tight hypergraphs

A k-graph, H = (V, E), is tight if for every surjective mapping f: V → {1,….k} there exists an edge α ? E sicj tjat f|_α is injective. Clearly, 2-graphs are tight if and only if they are connected. Bounds for the minimum number ? of edges in a tight k-graph with n vertices are given. We conjecture that ? for every n and prove the equality when 2n + 1 is prime. From the examples, minimal embeddings of complete graphs into surfaces follow. © 1992 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Entropy Numbers in Weighted Function Spaces and Eigenvalue Distributions of Some Degenerate Pseudodifferential Operators I

In this paper we study weighted function spaces of type B(?ⁿ, Q(x)) and F(?ⁿ, Q(x)), where Q(x) is a weight function of at most polynomial growth. Of special interest are the weight functions Q(x) = (1 + |x|²)^α/2 with α ? ?. The main result deals with estimates for the entropy numbers of compact embeddings between spaces of this type.     

Boltzmann diffusive limit beyond the Navier‐Stokes approximation

Given a normalized Maxwellian μ and n ≥ 1, we establish the global‐in‐time validity of a diffusive expansion for a solution F^ε to the rescaled Boltzmann equation (diffusive scaling) inside a periodic box ??³. We assume that in the initial expansion (0.1) at t = 0, the fluid parts of these f_m(0,x,v) have arbitrary divergence‐free velocity fields as well as temperature fields for all 1 ≤ m ≤ n while f₁(0,x,v) has small amplitude in H². For m ≥ 2, these f_m(t,x,v) are determined by a sequence of linear Navier‐Stokes‐Fourier systems iteratively. More importantly, the remainder f(t,x,v) is proven to decay in time uniformly in ε via a unified nonlinear energy method. In particular, our results lead to an error estimate for f₁(t,x,v), the well‐known Navier‐Stokes‐Fourier approximation, and beyond. The collision kernel Q includes hard‐sphere, the cutoff inverse‐power, as well as the Coulomb interactions. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

The Eigenvalue Problem of Singular Ergodic Control

We consider the problem of finding a real number λ and a function u satisfying the PDE Here f is a convex, superlinear function. We prove that there is a unique λ* such that the above PDE has a viscosity solution u satisfying $\lim_{|x|\rightarrow \infty}u(x)/|x|=1$ . Moreover, we show that associated to λ* is a convex solution u* with D²u^*∈ $\font\open=msbm10 at 10pt\def\R{\hbox{\open R}}L^{\infty}(\R^N)$ and give two min‐max formulae for λ*. λ* has a probabilistic interpretation as being the least, long‐time averaged (ergodic) cost for a singular control problem involving f. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Asymptotics of Solutions to Pseudodifferential Equations of MELLIN Type

We consider pseudodifferential operators on the half-axis of the form where \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ u(z)\; = \;\int\limits_0^\infty {{\rm t}^{{\rm z - 1}} u(t)} $\end{document} is the MELLIN transform of u and a(t, z) satisfies suitable smoothness properties in t and holomorphy and growth properties in z in some strip around the line Re z = 1/2. (1) is called pseudodifferential operator of MELLIN type or shortly MELLIN operator with the symbol a(t, z). For example, FUCHS ian differential operators, singular integral operators and integral operators with fixed singularities can be written in this form. In the paper we give a new composition theorem for MELLIN operators which has a natural extension to operators with symbols meromorphic in a left half-plane. The theorem can be used in the construction of left parametrices modulo compact operators in weighted SOBOLEV spaces. This approach yields rather precise results on the complete asymptotics of solutions at the point t = 0 for an equation a(t, δ) u = f when the right-hand side f has a prescribed asymptotical behaviour at t = 0. The results are extended to pseudodifferential equations of MELLIN type on a finite interval as well as to systems of such equations.