Buckling of a twisted and compressed rod

We consider the problem of determining the stability boundary for an elastic rod under thrust and torsion. The constitutive equations of the rod are such that both shear of the cross-section and compressibility of the rod axis are considered. The stability boundary is determined from the bifurcation points of a single nonlinear second order differential equation that is obtained by using the first integrals of the equilibrium equations. The type of bifurcation is determined for parameter values. It is shown that the bifurcating branch is the branch with minimal energy. Finally, by using the first integral, the solution for one specific dependent variable is expressed in terms of elliptic integrals. The solution pertaining to the complete set of equilibrium equations is obtained by numerical integration.     

Dynamic analysis of mathematical model of ethanol fermentation with gas stripping

In this paper, a mathematical model for ethanol fermentation with gas stripping is investigated. Firstly, the model with continuous substrate input is taken. We study the existence and local stability of two equilibrium points. According to Poincare–Bendixson Theorem, the sufficient condition for the globally asymptotical stability of positive equilibrium point is obtained, which implies that we can get stable ethanol product. Secondly, we study the model with impulsive substrate input and obtain the sufficient condition for the local stability of cell-free periodic solution by using the Floquet’s theory of impulsive differential equation and small-amplitude perturbation skills. In a certain limiting case, it is shown that a nontrivial periodic solution emerges via a supercritical (subcritical) bifurcation. Finally, our results are confirmed by means of numerical simulation.     

Hopf bifurcations in a predator-prey system of population allelopathy with a discrete delay and a distributed delay

A delayed Lotka?CVolterra predator-prey system of population allelopathy with discrete delay and distributed maturation delay for the predator population described by an integral with a strong delay kernel is considered. By linearizing the system at the positive equilibrium and analyzing the associated characteristic equation, the asymptotic stability of the positive equilibrium is investigated and Hopf bifurcations are demonstrated. Furthermore, the direction of Hopf bifurcation and the stability of the bifurcating periodic solutions are determined by the normal form theory and the center manifold theorem for functional differential equations. Finally, some numerical simulations are carried out for illustrating the theoretical results.     

Satellite rotation stability at a Mercurian type resonance

We consider the satellite plane motion about the center of mass in a central Newtonian gravitational field in an elliptic orbit. This motion is described by a second-order differential equation known as the Beletskii equation. In the framework of the plane problem (under the assumption that the body vibrates in the unperturbed orbit plane), there exists a family of periodic solutions of the Beletskii equation near the 3: 2 resonance between the orbital revolution and axial rotation periods. A nonlinear stability analysis of these periodic solutions is carried out both in the presence of third- and fourth-order resonances and in their absence as well as on the boundaries of the stability regions in the first approximation. The problem is solved numerically. For fixed parameter values (the eccentricity of the center-of-mass orbit and the inertial parameter), the construction of a symplectic mapping of the equilibrium into itself is used to calculate the coefficients of the mapping generating function, which are further used to conclude whether the equilibrium is stable or not.     

Oscillatory dynamics in a gene regulatory network mediated by small RNA with time delay

A genetic regulatory network mediated by small RNA with two time delays is investigated. We show by mathematical analysis and simulation that time delays can provide a mechanism for the intracellular oscillator. By linearizing the system at the positive equilibrium and analyzing the associated characteristic equation, the asymptotic stability of the positive equilibrium is investigated and Hopf bifurcations are demonstrated. Furthermore, the direction of Hopf bifurcation and the stability of the bifurcating periodic solutions are determined by the normal form theory and the center manifold theorem for functional differential equations. Finally, some numerical simulations are carried out for illustrating the theoretical results.     

Methode de centrage-estimation de l'erreur et comportement des trajectoires dans l'espace des phases

We establish certain estimates of the error of the averaging method for differential equations in Banach spaces in the [0, ∞[ interval of the variable t. If there is an equilibrium point common to the exact and averaged equations, we study, under certain stability hypotheses, the behavior of the solutions of the exact equation according to the type of the equilibrium point for the averaged equation (node, focus, …).     

Local Hopf bifurcation and global existence of periodic solutions in TCP system

This paper investigates the dynamics of a TCP system described by a first- order nonlinear delay differential equation. By analyzing the associated characteristic transcendental equation, it is shown that a Hopf bifurcation sequence occurs at the pos- itive equilibrium as the delay passes through a sequence of critical values. The explicit algorithms for determining the Hopf bifurcation direction and the stability of the bifur- cating periodic solutions are derived with the normal form theory and the center manifold theory. The global existence of periodic solutions is also established with the method of Wu （Wu, J. H. Symmetric functional differential equations and neural networks with memory. Transactions of the American Mathematical Society 350（12）, 4799-4838 （1998））.     

Existence of entropy as a consequence of asymptotic stability

For a class of physical systems whose temporal evolution is governed by ordinary differential equations, the consequences of an assumption of asymptotic stability for equilibrium states in isolation remarkably resemble various forms of the second law of thermodynamics. Here we apply a known converse to Lyapunov's stability theorem to motivate both Gibbs' theory of thermostatics and the use of the Clausius-Duhem inequality for systems which are out of equilibrium and exchanging heat with their surroundings. We also discuss conditions under which the entropy of a system can be expressed as a sum of the entropies of its material points.     

The new result on delayed finance system

In this paper, a finance system with time delay is considered. By linearizing the system at the unique equilibrium and analyzing the associated characteristic equation, the asymptotic stability of the unique equilibrium is investigated and Hopf bifurcations are demonstrated. Furthermore, the direction of Hopf bifurcation and the stability of the bifurcating periodic solutions are determined by the normal form theory and the center manifold theorem for functional differential equations. Finally, some numerical simulations are carried out for illustrating the theoretical results.     

非圆截面弹性细杆的平衡稳定性与分岔

本文研究存在初始曲率或挠率的非圆截面弹性细杆的平衡及稳定性问题,在两端受力矩单儿作用的条件下,杆的平衡微分方程可转换为用欧拉角表述的一阶自治系统,并有可能利用相平面的奇点理论分析弹性细杆平衡状态的稳定性,文中对杆截面的对称性,以及杆的初始曲率和挠率对平衡状态性的影响进行了定性分析,导出了解析形式的稳定性判据,揭示了杆平衡状态的列态分岔现象。     

Rigid body coupled rotation around no intersecting axes

In this paper rigid body dynamic with coupled rotation around axes that are not intersecting is described by vectors connected to the pole and the axis. These mass moment vectors are defined by K. Hedrih. Dynamic equilibrium of rigid body dynamics with coupled rotations is described by vector equations. Also, they are used for obtaining differential equations to the rotor dynamics. In the case where one component of rotation is programmed by constant angular velocity, the non-linear differential equation of the system dynamics in the gravitational field is obtained and so is the corresponding equation of the phase trajectory. Series of phase trajectory transformations in relation with changes of some parameters of rigid body are presented.     

Stability analysis of linear fractional differential system with multiple time delays

In this paper, we study the stability of n-dimensional linear fractional differential equation with time delays, where the delay matrix is defined in (R ⁺)^n×n. By using the Laplace transform, we introduce a characteristic equation for the above system with multiple time delays. We discover that if all roots of the characteristic equation have negative parts, then the equilibrium of the above linear system with fractional order is Lyapunov globally asymptotical stable if the equilibrium exist that is almost the same as that of classical differential equations. As its an application, we apply our theorem to the delayed system in one spatial dimension studied by Chen and Moore [Nonlinear Dynamics 29, 2002, 191] and determine the asymptotically stable region of the system. We also deal with synchronization between the coupled Duffing oscillators with time delays by the linear feedback control method and the aid of our theorem, where the domain of the control-synchronization parameters is determined.     

Stability and bifurcation analysis in the delay-coupled nonlinear oscillators

This paper investigates the dynamical behavior of two oscillators with nonlinearity terms, which are coupled with finite delay parameters. Each oscillator is a general class of second-order nonlinear delay-differential equations. The system of delay differential equations is analyzed by reducing the delay equations to a system of ordinary differential equations on a finite-dimensional center manifold, the corresponding to an infinite-dimensional phase space. In addition, the characteristic equation for the linear stability of the trivial equilibrium is completely analyzed and the stability region is illustrated in the parameters space. Our analysis reveals necessary coefficients of the reduced vector field on the center manifold for studying the bifurcations of the trivial equilibrium such as transcritical, pitchfork, and Hopf bifurcation. Finally, we consider the delay-coupled van der Pol equations.     

Dynamical analysis of axially moving plate by finite difference method

The complex natural frequencies for linear free vibrations and bifurcation and chaos for forced nonlinear vibration of axially moving viscoelastic plate are investigated in this paper. The governing partial differential equation of out-of-plane motion of the plate is derived by Newton’s second law. The finite difference method in spatial field is applied to the differential equation to study the instability due to flutter and divergence. The finite difference method in both spatial and temporal field is used in the analysis of a nonlinear partial differential equation to detect bifurcations and chaos of a nonlinear forced vibration of the system. Numerical results show that, with the increasing axially moving speed, the increasing excitation amplitude, and the decreasing viscosity coefficient, the equilibrium loses its stability and bifurcates into periodic motion, and then the periodic motion becomes chaotic motion by period-doubling bifurcation.     

Analytical modeling of static behavior of electrostatically actuated nano/micromirrors considering van der Waals forces

In this paper,the effect of van der Waals(vdW)force on the pull-in behavior of electrostatically actuatednano/micromirrors is investigated.First,the minimum potential energy principle is utilized to find the equation governing the static behavior of nano/micromirror under electrostatic and vdW forces.Then,the stability of static equilibrium points is analyzed using the energy method.It is foundthat when there exist two equilibrium points,the smaller oneis stable and the larger one is unstable.The effects of different design parameters on the mirror’s pull-in angle andpull-in voltage are studied and it is found that vdW forcecan considerably reduce the stability limit of the mirror.Atthe end,the nonlinear equilibrium equation is solved numerically and analytically using homotopy perturbation method(HPM).It is observed that a sixth order perturbation approximation can precisely model the mirror’s behavior.The results of this paper can be used for stable operation design andsafe fabrication of torsional nano/micro actuators.     

Global Asymptotic Stability for Oscillators with Superlinear Damping

A necessary and sufficient condition is established for the equilibrium of the damped superlinear oscillator $$x^{\prime\prime} + a(t)\phi_q(x^{\prime}) + \omega^2x = 0$$ to be globally asymptotically stable. The obtained criterion is judged by whether the integral of a particular solution of the first-order nonlinear differential equation $$u^{\prime} + \omega^{q-2}a(t)\phi_q(u) + 1 = 0$$ is divergent or convergent. Since this nonlinear differential equation cannot be solved in general, it can be said that the presented result is expressed by an implicit condition. Explicit sufficient conditions and explicit necessary conditions are also given for the equilibrium of the damped superlinear oscillator to be globally attractive. Moreover, it is proved that a certain growth condition of a(t) guarantees the global asymptotic stability for the equilibrium of the damped superlinear oscillator.     

A delayed ratio-dependent predator–prey model of interacting populations with Holling type III functional response

In this article, we study a ratio-dependent predator–prey model described by a Holling type III functional response with time delay incorporated into the resource limitation of the prey logistic equation. This investigation includes the influence of intra-species competition among the predator species. All the equilibria are characterized. Qualitative behavior of the complicated singular point (0,0) in the interior of the first quadrant is investigated by means of a blow-up transformation. Uniform persistence, stability, and Hopf bifurcation at the positive equilibrium point of the system are examined. Global asymptotic stability analyses of the positive equilibrium point by the Bendixon–Dulac criterion for non-delayed model and by constructing a suitable Lyapunov functional for the delayed model are carried out separately. We perform a numerical simulation to validate the applicability of the proposed mathematical model and our analytical findings.     

Stability and torsional vibration analysis of a micro-shaft subjected to an electrostatic parametric excitation using variational iteration method

In this article stability and parametrically excited oscillations of a two stage micro-shaft located in a Newtonian fluid with arrayed electrostatic actuation system is investigated. The static stability of the system is studied and the fixed points of the micro-shaft are determined and the global stability of the fixed points is studied by plotting the micro-shaft phase diagrams for different initial conditions. Subsequently the governing equation of motion is linearized about static equilibrium situation using calculus of variation theory and discretized using the Galerkin’s method. Then the system is modeled as a single-degree-of-freedom model and a Mathieu type equation is obtained. The Variational Iteration Method (VIM) is used as an asymptotic analytical method to obtain approximate solutions for parametric equation and the stable and unstable regions are evaluated. The results show that using a parametric excitation with an appropriate frequency and amplitude the system can be stabilized in the vicinity of the pitch fork bifurcation point. The time history and phase diagrams of the system are plotted for certain values of initial conditions and parameter values. Asymptotic analytically obtained results are verified by using direct numerical integration method.     

Bifurcation and pattern formation in a coupled higher autocatalator reaction diffusion system

Spatiotemporal structures arising in two identical cells,which are governed by higher autocatalator kinetics and coupled via diffusive interchange of autocatalyst, are discussed.The stability of the unique homogeneous steady state is obtained by the linearized theory.A necessary condition for bifurcations in spatially non-uniform solutions in uncoupled and coupled systems is given.Further information about Turing pattern solutions near bifurcation points is obtained by weakly nonlinear theory.Finally,the stability of equilibrium points of the amplitude equation is discussed by weakly nonlinear theory,with the bifurcation branches of the weakly coupled system.