Solutions of some classes of second order non-linear ordinary differential equations

A second order non-linear ordinary differential equation satisfied by a homogeneous function of u and v where u is a solution of the linear equation ÿ + p(t)ÿ + r(t)y = 0 and v = ωu, ω being an arbitrary function of t, is obtained. Defining ω suitably in two specific cases, solutions are obtained for a non-linear equation of the form ÿ + p(t)ÿ + q(t)y = μÿ²y^{−1 +} f(t)yⁿ where μ ≠ 1, n≠ 1. Applying our results, some classes of equations of the above type possessing solutions involving two or one or no arbitrary constants are derived. Some illustrative examples are also discussed.     

Rigorous Asymptotic Expansions for Critical Wave Speeds in a Family of Scalar Reaction-Diffusion Equations

We investigate traveling wave solutions in a family of reaction-diffusion equations which includes the Fisher–Kolmogorov–Petrowskii–Piscounov (FKPP) equation with quadratic nonlinearity and a bistable equation with degenerate cubic nonlinearity. It is known that, for each equation in this family, there is a critical wave speed which separates waves of exponential decay from those of algebraic decay at one of the end states. We derive rigorous asymptotic expansions for these critical speeds by perturbing off the classical FKPP and bistable cases. Our approach uses geometric singular perturbation theory and the blow-up technique, as well as a variant of the Melnikov method, and confirms the results previously obtained through asymptotic analysis in [J.H. Merkin and D.J. Needham, (1993). J. Appl. Math. Phys. (ZAMP) A, vol. 44, No. 4, 707–721] and [T.P. Witelski, K. Ono, and T.J. Kaper, (2001). Appl. Math. Lett., vol. 14, No. 1, 65–73].     

On one-dimensional shock waves

In this paper uniform asymptotic expansions for the solutions of a system of differential equations are obtained in the domain containing a shock wave. It is shown, in particular, that the function θ(t,x)/ε contained in the expansions and describing the behavior of the solution in the neighborhood of the wave front has, generally speaking, a discontinuity of derivatives at the front. The results are applicable to one-dimensional problems in gas dynamics with low viscosity and heat-conductivity.     

Stress intensity factors for two offset parallel circular cracks: Part III — Elastic layer

Part III of this work is concerned with the interaction of two penny-shaped cracks in the mid-plane of an elastic layer. Two cases, namely the stress free boundary case and the fixed boundary case, are considered. It is shown that these two cases are mathematically equivalent. As in Part I (G.A.C. Graham and Q. Lan, J. Theor. Appl. Fract. Mech. 20, 207–225 (1994) [1])_for the problems of an infinite solid and Part II (G.A.C. Graham and Q. Lan, J. Theor. Appl. Fract. Mech. 20, 227–237 (1994) [2]) of a semi-infinite solid, the problem is reduced to a system of Fredholm integral equations of the second kind. These integral equations are then solved when the crack size is small compared to the distance between them and the cracks are far away from the boundaries. It is also shown that the problem decouples when the cracks are subjected to normal loading and shear loading. Asymptotic solutions are presented for these two loadings.     

Stress intensity factors for two offset parallel circular cracks: Part I — Infinite elastic solid

The method (W.D. Collins, Proc. R. Soc. London A274, 507–528 (1963); W.S. Fu and L.M. Keer, Int. J. Eng. Sci. 7, 361–372 (1969) [1,2]) used to solve co-planar penny-shaped cracks is generalized to investigate interaction of arbitrarily located penny-shaped cracks. The solution (M.K. Kassir and G.C. Sih, Three-dimensional Crack Problems (Noordhoff International, 1975) [3]) for the problem of an isolated crack in an infinite solid is applied together with the superposition principle to reduce the problem to a system of Fredholm integral equations of the second kind. These integral equations are then solved iteratively when the cracks are far apart. Some asymptotic solutions for the stress intensity factors are presented and comparisons are made whenever possible. Numerical solutions reveal some interesting phenomena.     

On Anisotropic Regularity Criteria for the Solutions to 3D Navier�CStokes Equations

In this short note we consider the 3D Navier–Stokes equations in the whole space, for an incompressible fluid. We provide sufficient conditions for the regularity of strong solutions in terms of certain components of the velocity gradient. Based on the recent results from Kukavica (J Math Phys 48(6):065203, 2007) we show these conditions as anisotropic regularity criteria which partially interpolate results from Kukavica (J Math Phys 48(6):065203, 2007) and older results of similar type from Penel and Pokorny (Appl Math 49(5):483–493, 2004).     

Decay Structure for Symmetric Hyperbolic Systems with Non-Symmetric Relaxation and its Application

This paper is concerned with the decay structure for linear symmetric hyperbolic systems with relaxation. When the relaxation matrix is symmetric, the dissipative structure of the systems is completely characterized by the Kawashima–Shizuta stability condition formulated in Umeda et al. (Jpn J Appl Math 1:435–457, 1984) and Shizuta and Kawashima (Hokkaido Math J 14:249–275, 1985) and we obtain the asymptotic stability result together with the explicit time-decay rate under that stability condition. However, some physical models which satisfy the stability condition have non-symmetric relaxation term (for example, the Timoshenko system and the Euler–Maxwell system). Moreover, it had been already known that the dissipative structure of such systems is weaker than the standard type and is of the regularity-loss type (see Duan in J Hyperbolic Differ Equ 8:375–413, 2011; Ide et al. in Math Models Meth Appl Sci 18:647–667, 2008; Ide and Kawashima in Math Models Meth Appl Sci 18:1001–1025, 2008; Ueda et al. in SIAM J Math Anal 2012; Ueda and Kawashima in Methods Appl Anal 2012). Therefore our purpose in this paper is to formulate a new structural condition which includes the Kawashima–Shizuta condition, and to analyze the weak dissipative structure for general systems with non-symmetric relaxation.     

Asymptotic soliton train solutions of Kaup–Boussinesq equations

Asymptotic soliton trains arising from a ‘large and smooth’ enough initial pulse are investigated by the use of the quasiclassical quantization method for the case of Kaup–Boussinesq shallow water equations. The parameter varying along the soliton train is determined by the Bohr–Sommerfeld quantization rule which generalizes the usual rule to the case of ‘two potentials’ h₀(x) and u₀(x) representing initial distributions of height and velocity, respectively. The influence of the initial velocity u₀(x) on the asymptotic stage of the evolution is determined. Excellent agreement of numerical solutions of the Kaup–Boussinesq equations with predictions of the asymptotic theory is found.     

Fourier Law,Phase Transitions and the Stationary Stefan Problem

We study the one-dimensional stationary solutions of the integro-differential equation which, as proved in Giacomin and Lebowitz (J Stat Phys 87:37–61, 1997; SIAM J Appl Math 58:1707–1729, 1998), describes the limit behavior of the Kawasaki dynamics in Ising systems with Kac potentials. We construct stationary solutions with non-zero current and prove the validity of the Fourier law in the thermodynamic limit showing that below the critical temperature the limit equilibrium profile has a discontinuity (which defines the position of the interface) and satisfies a stationary free boundary Stefan problem. Under-cooling and over-heating effects are also studied: we show that if metastable values are imposed at the boundaries then the mesoscopic stationary profile is no longer monotone and therefore the Fourier law is not satisfied. It regains its validity however in the thermodynamic limit where the limit profile is again monotone away from the interface.     

Stress intensity factors for two offset parallel circular cracks: Part II — Semi-infinite solid

With the aid of the formulation in [1] (R. Muki, Progress in Solid Mechanics (North-Holland, 1961)) for general three-dimensional asymmetric problems and the superposition principle, Part II of this work makes use of the method in Part I (G.A.C. Graham and Q. Lan, J. Theor. Appl. Fract. Mech. 20, 207–225 (1994) [2]) to examine the interaction of arbitrarily located penny-shaped cracks in an infinite elastic solid to the case of a semi-infinite solid. As in Part I for the infinite body, the problem of a semi-infinite solid containing two penny-shaped cracks is reduced to a system of Fredholm integral equations of the second kind. These integral equations are then solved for some special cases when cracks are far apart and far away from the boundary. Some asymptotic solutions are presented and comparisons are made with the results for the special case where there is only one crack under axisymmetric loading.     

Large Uniform Expansions of Periodic Solutions to Strongly Non-Linear Evolution Equations with Odd Polynomial Non-Linearity

A new method of uniform expansions of periodic solutions to ordinary differential equations with arbitrary odd polynomial non-linearity is constructed to study quasi-harmonic processes in non-linear dynamical systems, in particular when a small parameter of non-linearity is absent. The main idea of the method consists in using the ratio of the amplitudes of higher harmonics to the amplitude of the first harmonic of a periodic solution as a small formal parameter. In the particular case of a single-periodic solution, this small parameter appears due to descending the amplitudes of harmonics monotonically with increasing their number. Due to uniform expansion the amplitudes of higher harmonics turn out to be rational and fractional functions in the amplitude of the first harmonic and the frequency of oscillations. We show that the method of uniform expansions is an effective tool for obtaining convergent expansions of periodic solutions in explicit form all over the domain, where periodic solutions exist, independently of the magnitude of non-linearity. In each subsequent approximation, one more higher harmonic is taken into account, with all the other harmonics being corrected. We demonstrate the effectiveness of the method on the examples of the harmonically forced Duffing oscillator; free vibrations of the oscillator with fifth-power non-linearity and mathematical pendulum.     

Inertial instability of the Stewartson -layer

Inertial stability of a vertical shear layer (Stewartson E^1/4-layer) on the sidewall of a cylindrical tank with respect to stationary axisymmetric perturbations is inverstigated by means of a linear theory. The stability is determined by two non-dimensional parameters, the Rossby number Ro = U/2ΩL and Ekman number E = v/ΩH², where U and L = (E/4)1/4H are the characteristic velocity and width of the shear layer, respectively, Ω the angular velocity of the basic rotation, v the kinematic viscosity and H the depth of the tank.

For a given Ekman number, the flow is more unstable for larger values of the Rossby number. For E = 10⁻⁴, which is a typical value of the Ekman number realized in rotating tank experiments, the critical Rossby number Ro_c for instability and the critical axial wavenumber m_c non-dimensionalized by L⁻¹ are found to be 1.3670 and 8.97, respectively. The value of Ro_c increases and that of m_c decreases with increasing E.     

Analyse numérique du comportement d''une solution presque périodique d''une équation différentielle périodique par une méthode des sections

After having reminded the reader of the cross section method used by Jean (Int. J. Non-Linear Mech. 15, 367–376, 1980) to localise almost periodic solutions to a T-periodic ordinary differential equation, we give a numerical approximation of the said method. Numerical results are then presented together with evidence of successive bifurcations of the initial torus of solutions into double, quadruple, etc.     

A note on the exact travelling wave solution to the KdV–Burgers equation

In the present note, by use of the hyperbolic tangent method, a progressive wave solution to the Korteweg–de Vries–Burgers (KdVB) equation is presented. The solution we introduced here is less restrictive and comprises some solutions existing in the current literature (see [Wave Motion 11 (1989) 559; Wave Motion 14 (1991) 369]).     

Analytical Validation of a Continuum Model for Epitaxial Growth with Elasticity on Vicinal Surfaces

Within the context of heteroepitaxial growth of a film onto a substrate, terraces and steps self-organize according to misfit elasticity forces. Discrete models of this behavior were developed by Duport et al. (J Phys I 5:1317–1350, 1995) and Tersoff et al. (Phys Rev Lett 75:2730–2733, 1995). A continuum limit of these was in turn derived by Xiang (SIAM J Appl Math 63:241–258, 2002) (see also the work of Xiang and Weinan Phys Rev B 69:035409-1–035409-16, 2004; Xu and Xiang SIAM J Appl Math 69:1393–1414, 2009). In this paper we formulate a notion of weak solution to Xiang’s continuum model in terms of a variational inequality that is satisfied by strong solutions. Then we prove the existence of a weak solution.     

The Two-Dimensional Euler Equations on Singular Domains

We establish the existence of global weak solutions of the two-dimensional incompressible Euler equations for a large class of non-smooth open sets. Loosely, these open sets are the complements (in a simply connected domain) of a finite number of obstacles with positive Sobolev capacity. Existence of weak solutions with L ^p vorticity is deduced from a property of domain continuity for the Euler equations that relates to the so-called γ-convergence of open sets. Our results complete those obtained for convex domains in Taylor (Progress in Nonlinear Differential Equations and their Applications, Vol. 42, 2000), or for domains with asymptotically small holes (Iftimie et al. in Commun Partial Differ Equ 28(1–2), 349–379, 2003; Lopes Filho in SIAM J Math Anal 39(2), 422–436, 2007).     

Eigenvalues of Self-Similar Solutions of the Dafermos Regularization of a System of Conservation Laws via Geometric Singular Perturbation Theory

The Dafermos regularization of a system of n conservation laws in one space dimension admits smooth self-similar solutions of the form u=u(X/T). In particular, there are such solutions near a Riemann solution consisting of n possibly large Lax shocks. In Lin and Schecter (2004, SIAM. J. Math. Anal. 35, 884–921), eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of the linearized Dafermos operator at such a solution were studied using asymptotic expansions. Here we show that the asymptotic expansions correspond to true eigenvalue–eigenfunction pairs. The proofs use geometric singular perturbation theory, in particular an extension of the Exchange Lemma.     

Two-temperature generalized thermoelasticity under ramp-type heating by finite element method

In this work, a general finite element model is proposed to analyze transient phenomena in thermoelastic half-space filled with an elastic material, which has constant elastic parameters. The governing equations are taken in the context of the two-temperature generalized thermoelasticity theory (Youssef in IMA J. Appl. Math. 71(3):383–390, 2006). A linear temperature ramping function is used to more realistically model thermal loading of the half-space surface. The medium is assumed initially quiescent. A finite element scheme is presented for the high accuracy numerical purpose. The numerical solutions of the non-dimensional governing partial differential equations of the problem have been shown graphically and some comparisons have been shown in figures to estimate the effect of the ramping parameter of heating and the parameter of two-temperature.