Conservative difference methods for the Klein–Gordon–Zakharov equations

Firstly an implicit conservative finite difference scheme is presented for the initial-boundary problem of the one space dimensional Klein–Gordon–Zakharov (KGZ) equations. The existence of the difference solution is proved by Leray–Schauder fixed point theorem. It is proved by the discrete energy method that the scheme is uniquely solvable, unconditionally stable and second order convergent for U   in _l∞$l_{\infty }$ norm, and for N   in _l2$l_2$ norm on the basis of the priori estimates. Then an explicit difference scheme is proposed for the KGZ equations, on the basis of priori estimates and two important inequalities about norms, convergence of the difference solutions is proved. Because it is explicit and not coupled it can be computed by a parallel method. Numerical experiments with the two schemes are done for several test cases. Computational results demonstrate that the two schemes are accurate and efficient.     

Exact solutions of coupled sine–Gordon equations

By using a special rational exponential ansatz we find analytic solutions of coupled sine–Gordon equations. Such equations have some useful applications in Physics and Biology.     

Unconditional uniqueness in the charge class for the Dirac–Klein–Gordon equations in two space dimensions

Recently, Grünrock and Pecher proved global well-posedness of the 2d Dirac–Klein–Gordon equations given initial data for the spinor and scalar fields in H ^s and H ^s+1/2 × H ^s-1/2, respectively, where s ≥ 0, but uniqueness was only known in a contraction space of Bourgain type, strictly smaller than the natural solution space C([0,T]; H ^s × H ^s+1/2 × H ^s-1/2). Here we prove uniqueness in the latter space for s ≥ 0. This improves a recent result of Pecher, where the range s > 1/30 was covered.     

Remarks on regularity and uniqueness of the Dirac–Klein–Gordon equations in one space dimension

In recent work, the authors extended the local and global well-posedness theory for the 1D Dirac–Klein–Gordon equations, but the uniqueness of the solutions was only known in the contraction spaces (of Bourgain–Klainerman–Machedon type). Here we prove some unconditional uniqueness results [that is, uniqueness in the larger space C([0,T];X ₀), where X ₀ denotes the data space]. We also prove a result about persistence of higher regularity, which is stronger than the standard version obtained from the contraction argument, since our result allows to independently increase the regularity of the spinor and scalar fields, whereas in the standard result they must be increased by the same amount.     

Global existence for coupled systems of nonlinear wave and Klein–Gordon equations in three space dimensions

We consider the Cauchy problem for coupled systems of wave and Klein–Gordon equations with quadratic nonlinearity in three space dimensions. We show global existence of small amplitude solutions under certain condition including the null condition on self-interactions between wave equations. Our condition is much weaker than the strong null condition introduced by Georgiev for this kind of coupled system. Consequently our result is applicable to certain physical systems, such as the Dirac–Klein–Gordon equations, the Dirac–Proca equations, and the Klein–Gordon–Zakharov equations.     

Analysis and comparison of numerical methods for the Klein–Gordon equation in the nonrelativistic limit regime

We analyze rigourously error estimates and compare numerically temporal/spatial resolution of various numerical methods for solving the Klein–Gordon (KG) equation in the nonrelativistic limit regime, involving a small parameter 0 < e << 1{0 < {\varepsilon}\ll 1} which is inversely proportional to the speed of light. In this regime, the solution is highly oscillating in time, i.e. there are propagating waves with wavelength of O(e²){O({\varepsilon}^2)} and O(1) in time and space, respectively. We begin with four frequently used finite difference time domain (FDTD) methods and obtain their rigorous error estimates in the nonrelativistic limit regime by paying particularly attention to how error bounds depend explicitly on mesh size h and time step τ as well as the small parameter e{{\varepsilon}}. Based on the error bounds, in order to compute ‘correct’ solutions when 0 < e << 1{0 < {\varepsilon}\ll1}, the four FDTD methods share the same e{{\varepsilon}}-scalability: t = O(e³){\tau=O({\varepsilon}^3)}. Then we propose new numerical methods by using either Fourier pseudospectral or finite difference approximation for spatial derivatives combined with the Gautschi-type exponential integrator for temporal derivatives to discretize the KG equation. The new methods are unconditionally stable and their e{{\varepsilon}} -scalability is improved to τ = O(1) and t = O(e²){\tau=O({\varepsilon}^2)} for linear and nonlinear KG equations, respectively, when 0 < e << 1{0 < {\varepsilon}\ll1}. Numerical results are reported to support our error estimates.     

Orbital stability for periodic standing waves of the Klein–Gordon–Zakharov system and the beam equation

The existence and stability of spatially periodic waves ${\left(e^{i{\omega}t}\varphi_\omega, \psi_\omega\right)}$ in the Klein–Gordon–Zakharov (KGZ) system are studied. We show a local existence result for low regularity initial data. Then, we construct a one-parameter family of periodic dnoidal waves for (KGZ) system when the period is bigger than ${\sqrt{2}\pi}$ . We show that these waves are stable whenever an appropriate function satisfies the standard Grillakis–Shatah–Strauss (Grillakis et al. J Funct Anal 74(1):160–197, 1987; Grillakis et al. J Funct Anal 94(2):308–348, 1990) type condition. We compute the intervals for the parameter ω explicitly in terms of L and by taking the limit L → ∞ we recover the previously known stability results for the solitary waves in the whole line case. For the beam equation, we show the existence of spatially periodic standing waves and show that orbital stability holds if an appropriate functional satisfies Grillakis–Shatah–Strauss type condition.     

Strong solutions of the Navier–Stokes equations based on the maximal Lorentz regularity theorem in Besov spaces

We show existence and uniqueness theorem of local strong solutions to the Navier–Stokes equations with arbitrary initial data and external forces in the homogeneous Besov space with both negative and positive differential orders which is an invariant space under the change of scaling. If the initial data and external forces are small, then the local solutions can be extended globally in time. Our solutions also belong to the Serrin class in the usual Lebesgue space. The method is based on the maximal Lorentz regularity theorem of the Stokes equations in the homogeneous Besov spaces. As an application, we may handle such singular data as the Dirac measure and the single layer potential supported on the sphere.     

Multiple solutions for nonhomogeneous Schrödinger–Maxwell and Klein– Gordon–Maxwell equations on R 3

In this paper we study the following nonhomogeneous Schrödinger–Maxwell equations $\left\{\begin{array}{ll} {-\triangle u+V(x)u+ \phi u=f(x,u)+h(x),} \quad {\rm in}\,\,\,{\mathbf{R}}^3,\\ {-\triangle \phi=u^2, \qquad\qquad\qquad\qquad\qquad\qquad\,\,\, {\rm in} \,\,{\mathbf{R}}^3,} \end{array} \right.$ where f satisfies the Ambrosetti–Rabinowitz type condition. Under appropriate assumptions on V, f and h, the existence of multiple solutions is proved by using the Ekeland’s variational principle and the Mountain Pass Theorem in critical point theory. Similar results for the nonhomogeneous Klein–Gordon–Maxwell equations $\left\{\begin{array}{ll} {-\triangle u+[m^2-(\omega+\phi)^2]u=|u|^{q-2}u+h(x), \quad {\rm in} \,\,\,{\mathbf{R}}^3,}\\ {-\triangle \phi+ \phi u^2=-\omega u^2, \qquad\qquad\qquad\qquad\qquad\,\,\, {\rm in} \,\,\,{\mathbf{R}}^3,} \end{array} \right.$ are also obtained when 2 < q < 6.     

Existence of stationary solutions of the Navier–Stokes equations in two dimensions in the presence of a wall

We consider the problem of a body moving within an incompressible fluid at constant speed parallel to a wall, in an otherwise unbounded domain. This situation is modeled by the incompressible Navier–Stokes equations in an exterior domain in a half space, with appropriate boundary conditions on the wall, the body, and at infinity. Here we prove existence of stationary solutions for this problem for the simplified situation where the body is replaced by a source term of compact support.     

Solitons in the system of coupled Hirota–Maxwell–Bloch equations

We propose the system of coupled Hirota–Maxwell–Bloch equations which governs the propagation of optical pulses in an erbium doped nonlinear fibre with higher order dispersion, self-steepening and self induced transparency (SIT) effects. The Lax pair is explicitly constructed and the soliton solution is obtained using the Darboux–Bäcklund transformations. Hence, the system is found to admit soliton type lossless wave propagation.     

Finite-Energy Global Well-Posedness of the Maxwell–Klein–Gordon System in Lorenz Gauge

It is known that the Maxwell–Klein–Gordon system (M–K–G), when written relative to the Coulomb gauge, is globally well-posed for finite-energy initial data. This result, due to Klainerman and Machedon, relies crucially on the null structure of the main bilinear terms of M–K–G in Coulomb gauge. It appears to have been believed that such a structure is not present in Lorenz gauge, but we prove here that it is, and we use this fact to prove finite-energy global well-posedness in Lorenz gauge. The latter has the advantage, compared to Coulomb gauge, of being Lorentz invariant, hence M–K–G in Lorenz gauge is a system of nonlinear wave equations, whereas in Coulomb gauge the system has a less symmetric form, as it contains also an elliptic equation.