一类具有渐近线性项的奇异边值问题的正解

讨论全类具有渐近线性项的奇异边值问题,利用锥拉压不动点定理,获得了其正解的存在性。     

Cone convexity,cone extreme points,and nondominated solutions in decision problems with multiobjectives

Although there is no universally accepted solution concept for decision problems with multiple noncommensurable objectives, one would agree that agood solution must not be dominated by the other feasible alternatives. Here, we propose a structure of domination over the objective space and explore the geometry of the set of all nondominated solutions. Two methods for locating the set of all nondominated solutions through ordinary mathematical programming are introduced. In order to achieve our main results, we have introduced the new concepts of cone convexity and cone extreme point, and we have explored their main properties. Some relevant results on polar cones and polyhedral cones are also derived. Throughout the paper, we also pay attention to an important special case of nondominated solutions, that is, Pareto-optimal solutions. The geometry of the set of all Pareto solutions and methods for locating it are also studied. At the end, we provide an example to show how we can locate the set of all nondominated solutions through a derived decomposition theorem.     

3D Green’s functions for a transversely isotropic thermoelastic cone

We use the compact harmonic general solutions of transversely isotropic thermoelastic materials to construct the three-dimensional Green’s functions of a steady point heat source on the apex of a transversely isotropic thermoelastic cone by three newly introduced harmonic functions. All components of thermoelastic field are expressed in terms of elementary functions and are convenient to use. When the apex angle 2α equals to π, the solution reduce to the important solution of semi-infinite body with a surface point heat source. Numerical results are given graphically by contours.     

A necessary and sufficient condition for 2nth-order singular super-linear m-point boundary value problems

In this paper, we study the existence of positive solutions for singular super-linear m-point boundary value problems of 2nth-order ordinary differential equations. A necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of C2n−2[0,1] positive solutions as well as C2n−1[0,1] positive solutions is given by means of the fixed point theorems on cones.     

Multiple positive solutions for multi-point boundary value problems with a p-Laplacian on the half-line

This paper deals with the existence of multiple positive solutions for multi-point boundary value problems with p-Laplacian on infinite intervals. By using three fixed point theorems in cones, especially a five functionals fixed point theorem, we obtain the sufficient conditions for the existence of at least one, two and three positive solutions, respectively. Two examples are also given in this paper to illustrate the main results.     

Coupled common fixed point theorems for w-compatible mappings in ordered cone metric spaces

We establish coupled coincidence point results for mixed g-monotone mappings under general contractive conditions in partially ordered cone metric spaces over solid cones. We also present results on existence and uniqueness of coupled common fixed points. Our results generalize, extend and unify several well known comparable results in the literature. To illustrate our results and to distinguish them from the earlier ones, we equip the paper with examples.     

Trapping regions for discontinuously coupled systems of evolution variational inequalities and application

We consider initial-boundary value problems for weakly coupled systems of parabolic equations under coupled nonlinear flux boundary condition. Both coupling vector fields and are assumed to be either of competitive or cooperative type, but may otherwise be discontinuous with respect to all their arguments. The main goal is to provide conditions for the vector fields f and g that allow the identification of regions of existence of solutions (so called trapping regions). To this end the problem is transformed to a discontinuously coupled system of evolution variational inequalities. Assuming a generalized outward pointing vector field on the boundary of a rectangle of the dependent variable space, the system of evolution variational inequalities is solved via a fixed point problem for some increasing operator in an appropriate ordered Banach space. The main tools used in the proof are evolution variational inequalities, comparison techniques, and fixed point results in ordered Banach spaces.     

A new coupled approach high accuracy numerical method for the solution of 3D non-linear biharmonic equations

In this paper, we derive a new fourth order finite difference approximation based on arithmetic average discretization for the solution of three-dimensional non-linear biharmonic partial differential equations on a 19-point compact stencil using coupled approach. The numerical solutions of unknown variable u(x,y,z) and its Laplacian ∇²u are obtained at each internal grid point. The resulting stencil algorithm is presented which can be used to solve many physical problems. The proposed method allows us to use the Dirichlet boundary conditions directly and there is no need to discretize the derivative boundary conditions near the boundary. We also show that special treatment is required to handle the boundary conditions. The new method is tested on three problems and the results are compared with the corresponding second order approximation, which we also discuss using coupled approach.     

Existence of positive solutions for a system of second-order m-point BVPs with variable parameters

In this paper, we study the existence of positive solutions for a class of second-order nonlinear m-point boundary value problems of differential system. By using the fixed point theory of cone expansion and compression with norm type, we show the sufficient conditions for the existence results.     

On the general linear coupled system for diffusion in media with two diffusivities

For the general linear coupled system of partial differential equations arising in the theory of diffusion in media with double diffusivity, simple uniqueness criteria, and a method of solution of boundary value problems are established. The equations studied retain the so-called cross terms which have been neglected in all previous investigations. Moreover, these equations arise as generalizations of a number of existing theories; for example, heat flow in heterogeneous multicomponent systems, flow of water in fissured rocks and a model of an arms race. The simple inequalities obtained on the various constants of the theory which guarantee uniqueness of solutions and existence of source solutions might serve as guidelines in an experimental determination of these constants. The solution procedure involves solving two boundary value problems for the classical diffusion equation and the formulae given mean that closed form expressions can be deduced for a number of commonly occurring boundary value problems. The paper emphasizes the general equations without special reference to particular physical applications or boundary value problems.     

A general solution for three dimensional steady-state transversely isotropic hygro-thermo-magneto-piezoelectric media

In this article, we extract the general solution of three dimensional (3D) equations using potential theory method (PTM) for steady-state, transversely isotropic, hygro-thermo-magneto-piezoelectric media (HTMPM). The governing equations are simplified by introducing the displacement functions. A general solution is completely determined by advantage of the superposition principle and operator theory, which is connected in terms of two functions, fulfilling a second-order and twelfth-order homogeneous partial differential equation (PDE), separately. With the help of Almansi’s theorem, the general solution can be further shortened, which is stated by seven harmonic functions only. The acquired general solutions are straightforward structure and helpful in boundary value problems of HTMPM. Further, we apply the 3D fundamental solutions inside an infinite and on the surface of semi-infinite of a steady point heat source united with a steady point moisture source transversely isotropic HTMPM. Comprehensive and exact solutions are given in the form of elementary functions, which appear as a standard for various types of approximate solutions and numerical codes. Some numerical simulation is conducted based on the obtained general solutions.     

Positive solutions of singular third-order three-point boundary value problems

The positive solutions of a class of singular third-order three-point boundary value problems are considered by using the Guo-Krasnosel'skii fixed point theorem of cone expansion-compression type. In this class of problems, the nonlinear term is allowed to be singular. Main results show that this class of problems can have n positive solutions provided that the conditions on the nonlinear term on some bounded sets are appropriate.     

Positive solutions for singular boundary value problems of a coupled system of differential equations

By using fixed point theorem of cone expansion and compression, this paper investigates the existence of multiple positive solutions for singular boundary value problems of a coupled system of nonlinear ordinary differential equations.     

Necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of positive solutions of fourth order multi-point boundary value problems

This paper investigates the existence of positive solutions of singular multi-point boundary value problems of fourth order ordinary differential equation with p-Laplacian. A necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of C²[0,1] positive solution as well as pseudo-C³[0,1] positive solution is given by means of the fixed point theorems on cones.     

The impact of finite precision arithmetic and sensitivity on the numerical solution of partial differential equations

In this paper, we address some fundamental issues concerning “time marching” numerical schemes for computing steady state solutions of boundary value problems for nonlinear partial differential equations. Simple examples are used to illustrate that even theoretically convergent schemes can produce numerical steady state solutions that do not correspond to steady state solutions of the boundary value problem. This phenomenon must be considered in any computational study of nonunique solutions to partial differential equations that govern physical systems such as fluid flows. In particular, numerical calculations have been used to “suggest” that certain Euler equations do not have a unique solution. For Burgers' equation on a finite spatial interval with Neumann boundary conditions the only steady state solutions are constant (in space) functions. Moreover, according to recent theoretical results, for any initial condition the corresponding solution to Burgers' equation must converge to a constant as t → ∞. However, we present a convergent finite difference scheme that produces false nonconstant numerical steady state “solutions.” These erroneous solutions arise out of the necessary finite floating point arithmetic inherent in every digital computer. We suggest the resulting numerical steady state solution may be viewed as a solution to a “nearby” boundary value problem with high sensitivity to changes in the boundary conditions. Finally, we close with some comments on the relevance of this paper to some recent “numerical based proofs” of the existence of nonunique solutions to Euler equations and to aerodynamic design.     

Calculation of radial supersonic gas flow past sharp-nosed cones

The paper presents the results of numerical analysis of supersonic source flow of a gas past sharp-nosed cones. Axisymmetric and three-dimensional flows are considered. The flow geometry and the distributions of the gas-dynamic parameters in the shock layer are analyzed; their asymptotic properties are established. The numerical solutions are compared with solutions for uniform gas flow past a cone.Translated from Matematicheskie Modeli Estestvoznaniya, Published by Moscow University, Moscow, 1995, pp. 32–47.     

Positive solutions of the system for nth-order singular nonlocal boundary value problems

The paper deals with the existence and multiplicity of positive solutions to systems of nth-order singular nonlocal boundary value problems. The main tool used in the proof is fixed point index theory in cone. Some limit type conditions for ensuring the existence of positive solutions are given.     

Triple Positive Solutions for nth-Order Impulsive Differential Equations with Integral Boundary Conditions and p-Laplacian

In this paper, we study a class of nth-order boundary value problems for impulsive differential equations with integral boundary conditions and p-Laplacian. The Leray–Schauder fixed point theorem is used to investigate the existence of at least one positive solution. We also consider the existence of at least three positive solutions by using a fixed-point theorem in a cone due to Avery-Peterson. As an application, we give an example to demonstrate our results.     

四阶奇异边值问题两个正解的存在性

利用锥拉伸与压缩不动点定理，给出了四阶微分方程奇异边值问题C^2[0，1]和C^2-[0，1]正解的存在性．     

Elliptic cone optimization and primal–dual path-following algorithms

In elliptic cone optimization problems, we minimize a linear objective function over the intersection of an affine linear manifold with the Cartesian product of the so-called elliptic cones. We present some general classes of optimization problems that can be cast as elliptic cone programmes such as second-order cone programmes and circular cone programmes. We also describe some real-world applications of this class of optimization problems. We study and analyse the Jordan algebraic structure of the elliptic cones. Then, we present a glimpse of the duality theory associated with elliptic cone optimization. A primal–dual path-following interior-point algorithm is derived for elliptic cone optimization problems. We prove the polynomial convergence of the proposed algorithms by showing that the logarithmic barrier is a strongly self-concordant barrier. The numerical examples show the path-following algorithms are efficient.