Complex ray solutions and eigenfunctions concentrated in a neighborhood of a closed geodesic

In the paper a new method of deriving formulas for eigenfunctions concentrated in a neighborhood of a closed geodesic is proposed. It is based on the technique of ray expansions with a complex eikonal. The method used is closely related to the method of complex germ of V. P. Maslov.Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov Leningradskogo Otdeleniya Matematicheskogo Instituts im. V. A. Steklova AN SSSR, Vol. 104, pp. 6–13, 1981.     

On the regularity of the Navier-Stokes equation in a thin periodic domain

We address the global regularity of solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations in a thin domain Ω=[0,L₁]×[0,L₂]×[0,?] with periodic boundary conditions, where L₁,L₂>0 and ?∈(0,1/2). We prove that if

     

On the convergence of expansions in polyharmonic eigenfunctions

We consider expansions of smooth, nonperiodic functions defined on compact intervals in eigenfunctions of polyharmonic operators equipped with homogeneous Neumann boundary conditions. Having determined asymptotic expressions for both the eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of these operators, we demonstrate how these results can be used in the efficient computation of expansions. Next, we consider the convergence. We establish the key advantage of such expansions over classical Fourier series–namely, both faster and higher-order convergence–and provide a full asymptotic expansion for the error incurred by the truncated expansion. Finally, we derive conditions that completely determine the convergence rate.     

Nonlinear elliptic boundary value problem with equivalued surface in a domain with thin layer

This paper deals with certain kinds of boundary value problems with equivalued surface of nonlinear elliptic equations on a domain with thin layer. We introduce the concept of renormalized solution to this problem. Existence and uniqueness of renormalized solutions are given, and the limit behaviour of solutions is studied in this paper.     

Data analysis and representation on a general domain using eigenfunctions of Laplacian

We propose a new method to analyze and efficiently represent data recorded on a domain of general shape in by computing the eigenfunctions of Laplacian defined over there and expanding the data into these eigenfunctions. Instead of directly solving the eigenvalue problem on such a domain via the Helmholtz equation (which can be quite complicated and costly), we find the integral operator commuting with the Laplacian and diagonalize that operator. Although our eigenfunctions satisfy neither the Dirichlet nor the Neumann boundary condition, computing our eigenfunctions via the integral operator is simple and has a potential to utilize modern fast algorithms to accelerate the computation. We also show that our method is better suited for small sample data than the Karhunen–Loève transform/principal component analysis. In fact, our eigenfunctions depend only on the shape of the domain, not the statistics of the data. As a further application, we demonstrate the use of our Laplacian eigenfunctions for solving the heat equation on a complicated domain.     

Hyperbolic boundary value problem with equivalued surface on a domain with thin layer

This paper deals with a kind of hyperbolic boundary value problems with equivalued surface on a domain with thin layer. Existence and uniqueness of solutions are given, and the limit behavior of solutions is studied in this paper. Project partially supported by NSFC (No:10401009) and NCET of China (No:060275).     

On the nodal sets of toral eigenfunctions

We study the nodal sets of eigenfunctions of the Laplacian on the standard d-dimensional flat torus. The question we address is: Can a fixed hypersurface lie on the nodal sets of eigenfunctions with arbitrarily large eigenvalue? In dimension two, we show that this happens only for segments of closed geodesics. In higher dimensions, certain cylindrical sets do lie on nodal sets corresponding to arbitrarily large eigenvalues. Our main result is that this cannot happen for hypersurfaces with nonzero Gauss-Kronecker curvature. In dimension two, the result follows from a uniform lower bound for the L ²-norm of the restriction of eigenfunctions to the curve, proved in an earlier paper (Bourgain and Rudnick in C. R. Math. 347(21?C22):1249?C1253, 2009). In high dimensions we currently do not have this bound. Instead, we make use of the real-analytic nature of the flat torus to study variations on this bound for restrictions of eigenfunctions to suitable submanifolds in the complex domain. In all of our results, we need an arithmetic ingredient concerning the cluster structure of lattice points on the sphere. We also present an independent proof for the two-dimensional case relying on the ??abc-theorem?? in function fields.     

On Neumann eigenfunctions in lip domains

A ``lip domain' is a planar set lying between graphs of two Lipschitz functions with constant 1. We show that the second Neumann eigenvalue is simple in every lip domain except the square. The corresponding eigenfunction attains its maximum and minimum at the boundary points at the extreme left and right. This settles the ``hot spots' conjecture for lip domains as well as two conjectures of Jerison and Nadirashvili. Our techniques are probabilistic in nature and may have independent interest.

     

On the convergence of bloch eigenfunctions in homogenization problems

We study the convergence of continuous spectrum eigenfunctions for differential operators of divergence type with ε-periodic coefficients, where ε is a small parameter. Two cases are considered, the case of classical homogenization, where the coefficient matrix satisfies the ellipticity condition uniformly with respect to ε, and the case of two-scale homogenization, where the coefficient matrix has two phases and is highly contrast with hard-to-soft-phase contrast ratio 1: ε².     

The localization for eigenfunctions of the dirichlet problem in thin polyhedra near the vertices

Under some geometric assumptions, we show that eigenfunctions of the Dirichlet problem for the Laplace operator in an n-dimensional thin polyhedron localize near one of its vertices. We construct and justify asymptotics for the eigenvalues and eigenfunctions. For waveguides, which are thin layers between periodic polyhedral surfaces, we establish the presence of gaps and find asymptotics for their geometric characteristics.     

Asymptotics of simple eigenvalues and eigenfunctions for the Laplace operator in a domain with an oscillating boundary

The asymptotic behavior of solutions to spectral problems for the Laplace operator in a domain with a rapidly oscillating boundary is analyzed. The leading terms of the asymptotic expansions for eigenelements are constructed, and the asymptotics are substantiated for simple eigenvalues. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

On boundary value problems for the domain exterior to a thin or slender region

In this paper a method for obtaining uniformly valid asymptotic expansions of the solution of the boundary value problems in domains exterior to thin or slender regions is given. This approach combines the Tuck's method, based on the use of a suitable co-ordinates system with the method given by Handelsman and Keller yielding complete uniform asymptotic expansion of the solution for slender body problems. Our method avoids the determination of the extremities of the segment containing singularities; it is pointed out that this last problem is a pure geometrical one and independent of solving concrete boundary value problems in the given domain.