Energy Multipliers for Perturbations of the Schwarzschild Metric

We consider the wave equations associated to metrics close to the Schwarzschild metric. We investigate spacelike energy multipliers likely to yield local decay of solutions to these wave equations, in the spirit of Morawetz. For rotationally invariant metrics, we obtain multipliers giving a control of the solutions having finitely many vanishing spherical harmonics. The structure of these multipliers is closely related to the photosphere of the metric. For Kerr metrics, in contrast, we display a region, which we call the intersphere region, where no energy inequality with the required properties can exist.     

A spectral fictitious domain method with internal forcing for solving elliptic PDEs

A fictitious domain method is presented for solving elliptic partial differential equations using Galerkin spectral approximation. The fictitious domain approach consists in immersing the original domain into a larger and geometrically simpler one in order to avoid the use of boundary fitted or unstructured meshes. In the present study, boundary constraints are enforced using Lagrange multipliers and the novel aspect is that the Lagrange multipliers are associated with smooth forcing functions, compactly supported inside the fictitious domain. This allows the accuracy of the spectral method to be preserved, unlike the classical discrete Lagrange multipliers method, in which the forcing is defined on the boundaries. In order to have a robust and efficient method, equations for the Lagrange multipliers are solved directly with an influence matrix technique. Using a Fourier–Chebyshev approximation, the high-order accuracy of the method is demonstrated on one- and two-dimensional elliptic problems of second- and fourth-order. The principle of the method is general and can be applied to solve elliptic problems using any high order variational approximation.     

Integrable (2k)-Dimensional Hitchin Equations

This letter describes a completely integrable system of Yang–Mills–Higgs equations which generalizes the Hitchin equations on a Riemann surface to arbitrary k-dimensional complex manifolds. The system arises as a dimensional reduction of a set of integrable Yang–Mills equations in 4k real dimensions. Our integrable system implies other generalizations such as the Simpson equations and the non-abelian Seiberg–Witten equations. Some simple solutions in the k =  2 case are described.     

Variational principles for scattering in the generator coordinate method

The generator coordinate method (GCM) wave function is used as a trial function in a Kohn type variational principle for scattering phase shifts. It is shown that a GCM trial function is a solution of the variational equations if the Hill-Wheeler integral equation is satisfied subject to an appropriate boundary condition. A new method for introducing the scattering boundary condition is presented. There is a uniqueness theorem for the phase shift.     

Quantization of Holonomic Systems Using WKB Approximation

The Lagrange multipliers for holonomic systems are introduced as generalized coordinates, then, the system is enlarged to be singular system. The Hamilton-Jacobi function is obtained. This function is used to determine the solution of the equations of motion for holonomic systems and to quantize these systems using the WKB approximation. Two examples are considered to demonstrate the application of our formalism. The solution of the two examples are found to be in exact agreement with the Euler-Lagrange equations.     

A note on the Holst action, the time gauge, and the Barbero–Immirzi parameter

In this note, we review the canonical analysis of the Holst action in the time gauge, with a special emphasis on the Hamiltonian equations of motion and the fixation of the Lagrange multipliers. This enables us to identify at the Hamiltonian level the various components of the covariant torsion tensor, which have to be vanishing in order for the classical theory not to depend upon the Barbero–Immirzi parameter. We also introduce a formulation of three-dimensional gravity with an explicit phase space dependency on the Barbero–Immirzi parameter as a potential way to investigate its fate and relevance in the quantum theory.     

Comparing mechanical analysis with generalized-competitive-mode analysis for the plasma chaotic system

The plasma chaotic system is a dissipative dynamical system modeled by a parametric plasma instability arising from the interaction of the whistler and ion acoustic waves with the plasma oscillation near the lower hybrid resonance. The amplitudes of these three oscillations obey a three-dimensional system of ordinary differential equations that exhibits chaos for certain parameter values. Besides the maximal Lyapunov exponent technique, a generalized-competitive-mode (GCM) technique has been proposed to evaluate parameter values associated with chaos. A mechanical analysis has also been proposed to reveal the mechanisms underlying the different dynamical modes including chaos. In a series of comparisons between the GCM analysis and mechanical analysis, chaos for the plasma chaotic system is determined. The mechanism and causes by which the plasma chaotic system produces different dynamical behaviors are interpreted. Furthermore, using the whistler-parameter variation of the Casimir function and Casimir power for the plasma system, the generating mechanisms of the different orbital modes and the different levels of chaos are uncovered.     

Practical global oceanic state estimation

The problem of oceanographic state estimation, by means of an ocean general circulation model (GCM) and a multitude of observations, is described and contrasted with the meteorological process of data assimilation. In practice, all such methods reduce, on the computer, to forms of least-squares. The global oceanographic problem is at the present time focussed primarily on smoothing, rather than forecasting, and the data types are unlike meteorological ones. As formulated in the consortium Estimating the Circulation and Climate of the Ocean (ECCO), an automatic differentiation tool is used to calculate the so-called adjoint code of the GCM, and the method of Lagrange multipliers used to render the problem one of unconstrained least-squares minimization. Major problems today lie less with the numerical algorithms (least-squares problems can be solved by many means) than with the issues of data and model error. Results of ongoing calculations covering the period of the World Ocean Circulation Experiment, and including among other data, satellite altimetry from TOPEX/POSEIDON, Jason-1, ERS- 1/2, ENVISAT, and GFO, a global array of profiling floats from the Argo program, and satellite gravity data from the GRACE mission, suggest that the solutions are now useful for scientific purposes. Both methodology and applications are developing in a number of different directions.     

Exact solutions of the equations of motion of liquid helium with a charged free surface

The dynamics of the development of instability of the free surface of liquid helium, which is charged by electrons localized above it, is studied. It is shown that, if the charge completely screens the electric field above the surface and its magnitude is much larger than the instability threshold, the asymptotic behavior of the system can be described by the well-known 3D Laplacian growth equations. The integrability of these equations in 2D geometry makes it possible to describe the evolution of the surface up to the formation of singularities, viz., cuspidal point at which the electric field strength, the velocity of the liquid, and the curvature of its surface assume infinitely large values. The exact solutions obtained for the problem of the electrocapillary wave profile at the boundary of liquid helium indicate the tendency to a change in the surface topology as a result of formation of charged bubbles.     

非完整系统Nielsen方程的Mei对称性与Mei守恒量

研究了Chetaev型非完整非保守系统带乘子的Nielsen方程的Mei对称性和Mei守恒量-对Chetaev型非完整非保守系统带乘子的Nielsen方程的运动微分方程、Mei对称性的定义和判据、Mei对称性直接导致的Mei守恒量的条件以及守恒量的形式进行了具体的研究-举例说明结果的应用- 关键词： 非完整系统 Nielsen方程 Mei对称性 Mei守恒量     

Conservation Law Classification and Integrability of Generalized Nonlinear Second-Order Equation

This paper is concerned with the generalized nonlinear second-order equation. By the direct construction method, all of the first-order multipliers of the equation are obtained, and the corresponding complete conservation laws (CLs) of such equations are provided. Furthermore, the integrability of the equation is considered in terms of the conservation laws. In addition, the relationship of multipliers and symmetries of the equations is investigated.     

A variational formulation for the finite element analysis of the vibratory and acoustical response of high speed machinery

The principle of virtual velocities is employed herein to develop a variational theorem for determining the vibratory and acoustical response of high speed mechanisms immersed in a perfect fluid (air). Both the solid and fluid media are modeled as continua and the basic functional expression is generalized by using Lagrange multipliers to incorporate field equations, boundary conditions and a kinematic constraint on the intetface region between the two types of continua. The resulting mixed variational equation of motion then provides the basis for finite element analyses of these acousto-mechanical systems by mixed and displacement (velocity) formulations.     

Note on linear systems derivable from a variational principle

This paper is a complementation of a previous one, in which we studied the problem of converting general linear second-order equations into Euler-Lagrange equations through multiplication by a time-dependent matrix. The present paper discusses the possibility of having multipliers depending on coordinates and velocities too.     

Total Hamiltonian and Extended Hamiltonian for Constrained Hamilton Systems

For constrained Hamiltonian systems, the motion equations are deduced from total Hamiltonian and extended Hamiltonian with Lagrangian multipliers depending on time t and canonical variables q ⁱ and p _i . When the multipliers reduced to only depend on time t, the motion equations exactly agree with the old results. Under the same conditions (Lagrangian multipliers depend on time t and canonical variables q ⁱ and p _i ), the relation equations of coefficients in the generator of gauge transformation are deduced, but the equations have an additive term besides the well-known results. This additive term is from Lagrangian multipliers depending on canonical variables, and it might perform the gauge symmetries that needs to be discussed further. This project is supported by the fund of National Natural Science (10671086) and by National Laboratory for Superlattices and Microstructures (CHJG200605).     

Geometry and nonlinear evolution equations

We briefly review the nonlinear dynamics of diverse physical systems which can be described in terms of moving curves and surfaces. The interesting connections that exist between the underlying differential geometry of these systems and the corresponding nonlinear partial differential equations are highlighted by considering classic examples such as the motion of a vortex filament in a fluid and the dynamics of a spin chain. The association of the dynamics of a non-stretching curve with a hierarchy of completely integrable soliton-supporting equations is discussed. The application of the surface embeddability approach is shown to be useful in obtaining such connections as well as exact solutions of some nonlinear systems such as the Belavin-Polyakov equation and the inhomogeneous Heisenberg chain.     

A complete action for the spinning string

We present an action for the Neveu-Schwarz-Ramond model from which follow both the field equations and the gauge and supergauge constraints. This is done by coupling the free-field action to two-dimensional supergravity in a geometrically clear way. The constraints arise as the supergravity field equations, the supergravity fields playing the role of Lagrange multipliers. The action is invariant under local supersymmetry transformations and, as a consequence, the field equations and the constraints are consistent. The commutator structure of the local supersymmetry algebra is exhibited. It is also shown that there exists a special gauge in which the action, the field equations and the constraints take the free-field from of the usual formulation of the Neveu-Schwarz-Ramond model.     

Hall Effect on Falkner-Skan Boundary Layer Flow of FENE-P Fluid over a Stretching Sheet

The Falkner-Skan boundary layer steady flow over a flat stretching sheet is investigated in this paper. The mathematical model consists of continuity and the momentum equations, while a new model is proposed for MHD Finitely Extensible Nonlinear Elastic Peterlin (FENE-P) fluid. The effects of Hall current with the variation of intensity of non-zero pressure gradient are taken into account. The governing partial differential equations are first transformed to ordinary differential equations using appropriate similarity transformation and then solved by Adomian decomposition method (ADM). The obtained results are validated by generalized collocation method (GCM) and found to be in good agreement. Effects of pertinent parameters are discussed through graphs and tables. Comparison with the existing studies is made as a limiting case of the considered problem at the end.     

Multiple complex soliton solutions for the integrable KdV,fifth-order Lax,modified KdV,Burgers, and Sharma–Tasso–Olver equations

We show that completely integrable equations give multiple complex soliton solutions in addition to multiple real real soliton solutions. We exhibit complex categories of the simplified Hirota’s method to confirm these new findings. To demonstrate the power of the new complex forms, we test it on integrable KdV, fifth-order Lax, modified KdV, fifth-order modified KdV, Burgers, and Sharma–Tasso–Olver equations.     

Unsteady processes in machines

Couplings in machines and mechanisms always have play and friction. While under loading, stick-slip phenomena and impact events can take place. Such processes are modeled as multibody systems whose structure is time variant or unsteady. The time-variant number of degrees of freedom is due to stick-slip contacts. The coupling characteristics become unsteady, for instance there exist jumps in the loads, if impacts occur. For establishing a uniform theory for such phenomena we use a Lagrangian approach connecting the additional constraint equations and the equations of motion by Lagrange multipliers, which are proportional to the constraint forces. Stick-slip and impact events are evaluated by indicator functions leading to special numerical algorithms for the search of switching points. Contact problems are formulated as a complementarity problem which can be solved by efficient algorithms. The theory is applied to rattling in gears, impact drilling machines, turbine blade dampers, and a woodpecker toy. In some of these applications, chaos as a result of bifurcations is possible, which results from variations in the parameters. (c) 1994 American Institute of Physics.