Multiplicity of forced oscillations for scalar retarded functional differential equations

We find multiplicity results for forced oscillations of a periodically perturbed autonomous second‐order equation, the perturbing term possibly depending on the whole history of the system. The techniques that we use are topological in nature, but the technical details are hidden in the proofs and completely transparent to the reader only interested in the results.     

On forced fast oscillations for delay differential equations on compact manifolds

We prove an existence result for forced oscillations of delay differential equations on compact manifolds with nonzero Euler-Poincaré characteristic. When the period is smaller than the delay we need the asymptotic fixed point index theory for C¹ maps due to Eells and Fournier, and Nussbaum.     

Global branches of periodic solutions for forced delay differential equations on compact manifolds

We prove a global bifurcation result for T-periodic solutions of the T-periodic delay differential equation x^′(t)=λf(t,x(t),x(t−1)) depending on a real parameter λ?0. The approach is based on the fixed point index theory for maps on ANRs.     

Approximate inertial manifolds for retarded semilinear parabolic equations

The asymptotic behavior of a system of retarded parabolic equations is considered. For any given η>0 we construct an approximate inertial manifold (AIM) which contains all the steady states of the system and has an attractive neighborhood of thickness η. The dependence of AIMs on the delay time is investigated.     

A remark on the genericity of multiplicity results for forced oscillations on manifolds

We discuss the genericity of some multiplicity results for periodically perturbed autonomous first- and second-order ODEs on manifolds.?In particular, the genericity of the following property is investigated: if the differentiable manifold M is compact, then the equation _π=h(x,)+f(t,x,) on M has |χ(M)| geometrically distinct T-periodic solutions for any small enough T-periodic perturbing function f. Received: January 24, 2000; in final form: January 16, 2001?Published online: March 19, 2002     

Numerical computation of forced oscillations in coupled duffing equations

Oscillating phenomena in non-linear mechanical systems with two degrees of freedom described by coupled Duffing equations are studied from the computational view point. Galerkin approximations of order 7 are computed with a very high precision on an electronic computer by applying a numerical approximation method of Urabe for the Galerkin method. The existence of an exact isolated periodic solution in a small neighborhood of these Galerkin approximations is proved and the error bound of these Galerkin approximations is given. The stability of Stierel's integration method in combination with Galerkin approximations is shown.     

Global existence of null-form wave equations on small asymptotically Euclidean manifolds

We prove the global existence of the small solutions to the Cauchy problem for quasilinear wave equations satisfying the null condition on (R³,g)$({\mathbb{R}}^3,\mathfrak{g})$, where the metric g$\mathfrak{g}$ is a small perturbation of the flat metric and approaches the Euclidean metric like (1+|x|²)^−ρ/2${(1+{|x|}^2)}^{-\rho /2}$ with ρ>1$\rho >1$. Global and almost global existence for systems without the null condition are also discussed for certain small time-dependent perturbations of the flat metric in Appendix?A.     

On the governing equations of motion of nonholonomic systems on Riemannian manifolds

We propose a geometric approach to formulate the governing equations of motion for a class of nonholonomic systems on Riemannian manifolds. We first present a coordinate-free geometric formulation of the D’Alembert–Lagrange equation. Then by explicating this geometric formulation with respect to an arbitrary frame, we obtain the governing equations of motion in generalized form. The governing equations so obtained directly eliminate the dependent variations without using undetermined multipliers. As examples, we apply the formulation to a rigid body and a system with general first-order nonholonomic constraints; we also demonstrate their equivalences to the known results.     

Global attractors for the initial value problems of Cohn-Hilliard equations on compact manifolds

In this paper we establish some theorems which are concerned with the equivalent norms of Sobolev spaces on a Riemannian manifold. Using the theorems we prove the existence of global attractors for the initial value problem of Cahn-Hilliard equations. The estimates of the upper bounds of Hausdorff and fractal dimensions for the global attractors are also obtained.     

Global results for semilinear hyperbolic equations with damping term on manifolds with conical singularity

In this paper, we apply the family of potential wells to the initial boundary value problem of semilinear hyperbolic equations on the cone Sobolev spaces. We not only give some results of global existence and nonexistence of solutions but also obtain the vacuum isolating of solutions. Finally, we show blow‐up in finite time of solutions on a manifold with conical singularities. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Symbolic computation for center manifolds and normal forms of Bogdanov bifurcation in retarded functional differential equations

In this paper, we present explicit formulas for computing the coefficients of a center manifold for the Bogdanov singularity in autonomous retarded functional differential equations with parameters. As a consequence, normal forms associated with the flow on a center manifold up to an arbitrary order are derived. The explicit formulas have been implemented using the computer algebra system Maple. The paper ends with some examples given in order to show the applicability of the methodology and the convenience of the computer software.     

Global exponential stability of a class of retarded impulsive differential equations with applications

This paper studies the dynamics of a class of retarded impulsive differential equations (IDE), which generalizes the delayed cellular neural networks (DCNN), delayed bidirectional associative memory (BAM) neural networks and some population growth models. Some sufficient criteria are obtained for the existence and global exponential stability of a unique equilibrium. When the impulsive jumps are absent, our results reduce to its corresponding results for the non-impulsive systems. The approaches are based on Banach’s fixed point theorem, matrix theory and its spectral theory. Due to this method, our results generalize and improve many previous known results such as [3], [5], [6], [9], [17], [18], [23], [32], [38], [43], [51], [52]. Some examples are also included to illustrate the feasibility and effectiveness of the results obtained.