Nonlinear instability for nonhomogeneous incompressible viscous fluids

We investigate the nonlinear instability of a smooth steady density profile solution to the three-dimensional nonhomogeneous incompressible Navier-Stokes equations in the presence of a uniform gravitational field, including a Rayleigh-Taylor steady-state solution with heavier density with increasing height (referred to the Rayleigh-Taylor instability). We first analyze the equations obtained from linearization around the steady density profile solution. Then we construct solutions to the linearized problem that grow in time in the Sobolev space H ^k , thus leading to a global instability result for the linearized problem. With the help of the constructed unstable solutions and an existence theorem of classical solutions to the original nonlinear equations, we can then demonstrate the instability of the nonlinear problem in some sense. Our analysis shows that the third component of the velocity already induces the instability, which is different from the previous known results.     

具有“弱积分小”系数的二阶椭圆型偏微分方程解的振动性质

本文考虑二阶非线性椭圆型偏微分方程解的振动性质，得到了在具有“弱积分小”系数条件下，所有解均振动的充分准则，这些结果在很大程度上改进和推广了具有“积分小”系数的二阶常微分方程的振动结果．     

An inhomogeneous boundary value problem for the stationary motion equations of Jeffreys viscoelastic medium

We consider the inhomogeneous Dirichlet problem for the stationary motion equations of an incompressible viscoelastic medium of Jeffreys type. We prove the existence of weak solutions of this problem. Moreover, we show that the weak solution set is sequentially weakly closed.     

Convergence of the compressible magnetohydrodynamic equations to incompressible magnetohydrodynamic equations

In this paper, we study the incompressible limit of the three-dimensional compressible magnetohydrodynamic equations, which models the dynamics of compressible quasi-neutrally ionized fluids under the influence of electromagnetic fields. Based on the convergence-stability principle, we show that, when the Mach number, the shear viscosity coefficient, and the magnetic diffusion coefficient are sufficiently small, the initial-value problem of the model has a unique smooth solution in the time interval where the ideal incompressible magnetohydrodynamic equations have a smooth solution. When the latter has a global smooth solution, the maximal existence time for the former tends to infinity as the Mach number, the shear viscosity coefficient, and the magnetic diffusion coefficient go to zero. Moreover, we obtain the convergence of smooth solutions for the model forwards those for the ideal incompressible magnetohydrodynamic equations with a sharp convergence rate.     

磁流体力学方程组的解——Dirac-Pauli表象的复变函数理论及其在流体力学中的应用(Ⅳ)

本文是文[1～3]的继续,在本文中(1) 我们将等熵可压缩无耗散的磁流体力学方程组化归为理想流体力学方程组的形式;应用文[3]的结果,我们可以得到磁流体力学推广的Chaplygin方程;从而,我们找到了关于这一类问题的通解.(2) 我们应用Dirac-Pauli表象的复变函数理论,将不可压缩磁流体力学的一般方程组化成关于流函数和"磁流函数"的两个非线性方程,并在有稳定磁场的条件下(即在运动粘性系数或粘流扩散系数等于磁扩散系数的条件下),求得了不可压缩磁流体力学方程组的精确稳定解.     

A note on the wave propagation in water of variable depth

In the present work, utilizing the two dimensional equations of an incompressible inviscid fluid and the reductive perturbation method we studied the propagation of weakly nonlinear waves in water of variable depth. For the case of slowly varying depth, the evolution equation is obtained as the variable coefficient Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) equation. Due to the difficulties for the analytical solutions, a numerical technics so called “the method of integrating factor” is used and the evolution equation is solved under a given initial condition and the bottom topography. It is observed the parameters of bottom topography causes to the changes in wave amplitude, wave profile and the wave speed.     

Amplitude modulation of nonlinear waves in a thick elastic tube filled with an inviscid fluid

In the present work, employing the nonlinear equations of an incompressible, isotropic and elastic thick tube and the approximate equations of an incompressible inviscid fluid, and then utilizing the reductive perturbation technique the amplitude modulation of weakly nonlinear waves is examined. It is shown that the amplitude modulation of these waves is governed by a nonlinear Schrödinger(NLS) equation. The range of modulational instability of the monochromatic wave solution with the initial deformation, material and geometrical characteristics is discussed for some elastic materials.     

Stroboscopic averaging of highly oscillatory nonlinear wave equations

In this paper, we are concerned with stroboscopic averaging for highly oscillatory evolution equations posed in a Banach space. Using Taylor expansion, we construct a non‐oscillatory high‐order system whose solution remains exponentially close to the exact one over a long time. We then apply this result to the nonlinear wave equation in one dimension. We present the stroboscopic averaging method, which is a numerical method introduced by Chartier, Murua and Sanz‐Serna, and apply it to our problem. Finally, we conclude by presenting the qualitative and quantitative efficiency of this numerical method for some nonlinear wave problem. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Propagation of weakly nonlinear waves in fluid-filled thick viscoelastic tubes

In the present work, we studied the propagation of small-but-finite-amplitude waves in a prestressed thick walled viscoelastic tube filled with an incompressible inviscid fluid. In order to include the dispersion, the wall's inertial and shear effects are taken into account in determining the inner pressure–inner cross-sectional area relation. Using the reductive perturbation method, the propagation of weakly nonlinear waves in the long-wave approximation is investigated. After obtaining the general evolution equation in the long-wave approximation, by a proper scaling, it is shown that this general equation reduces to the well-known evolution equations such as the Burgers, Korteweg-de Vries (KdV), Koteweg-de Vries–Burgers (KdVB) and the generalized Burgers' equations. By proper re-scaling of the perturbation parameter, the modified form of the evolution equations is also obtained. The variations of the travelling wave profile with initial deformation and the viscosity coefficients are numerically evaluated and the results are illustrated in some figures.     

Variational setting of the problem on the oscillations of a fluid in a vessel with an elastic inclusion

The problem on the oscillations of an ideal incompressible fluid in a moving rectangular vessel is studied. One wall of the vessel contains an elastic inclusion. The problem involves two free boundaries—the free surface of the fluid and the surface of the elastic inclusion. It is suggested to solve this problem by using a functional whose variation leads to differential equations with nonlinear kinematic and dynamical conditions on the free boundaries. __________ Translated from Sovremennaya Matematika i Ee Prilozheniya (Contemporary Mathematics and Its Applications), Vol. 38, Suzdal Conference-2004, Part 3, 2006.     

Oscillatory and phase dimensions of solutions of some second-order differential equations

In order to measure fractal oscillatority of solutions at t=∞, we define oscillatory and phase dimensions of solutions of a class of second-order nonlinear differential equations. The relation between these two dimensions is found using formulas for box dimension of chirps and nonrectifiable spirals. Applications include the Liénard equation and weakly damped oscillators.     

Nonlinear Stationary Surface Waves Above an Underwater Ridge

Given an ideal incompressible heavy irrotational fluid, we consider the exact statement of the problem on gravitational-capillary surface waves of small amplitude travelling along an underwater ridge. We show that, under some requirements on the shape of the bottom and the surface tension, the equations of an ideal incompressible fluid have smooth solutions periodic in the variable directed along the underwater ridge and decreasing exponentially with a small positive exponent in the perpendicular direction.     

Nonlinear Transition Layers—The Second Painleve Transcendent

We investigate a large class of weakly nonlinear second-order ordinary differential equations with slowly varying coefficients. We show that the standard two-timing perturbation solution is not valid during the transition from oscillatory to exponentially decaying behavior. In all cases this difficulty is remedied by a nonlinear transition layer, whose leading-order character is described by one special nonlinear differential equation known as the second Painlevé transcendent (in essence a nonlinear Airy equation). The method of matched asymptotic expansions yields the desired connection formula. The second Painlevé transcendent also provides two other types of transitions: (1) between weakly nonlinear solutions (either oscillatory or exponentially decaying) and special fully nonlinear solutions, and (2) between two of these special nonlinear solutions. These special solutions are of three: different kinds: (a) slowly varying stable equilibrium solutions, (b) “exploding” solutions, and (c) solutions depending on both the fast and slow scales (which emerge from the unstable zero equilibrium solution).     

Bifurcation analysis of a viscoelastic fluid heated from below

Convection of a viscoelastic fluid in a square domain heated from below is investigated for the case of nondeformable free surfaces. To describe the rheological behavior of the fluid the generalized Oldroyd model is used. A weakly nonlinear analysis is performed in order to determine the character of branching for both the monotonic and oscillatory modes. We also perform a reduction of the boundary value-problem to the set of nonlinear amplitude equations. The analysis of this dynamic system demonstrates the onset and competition of five convection modes.     

The combined inviscid and non-resistive limit for the nonhomogeneous incompressible magnetohydrodynamic equations with Navier boundary conditions

In this paper, we establish the existence of the global weak solutions for the nonhomogeneous incompressible magnetohydrodynamic equations with Navier boundary conditions for the velocity field and the magnetic field in a bounded domain ? ? R3. Furthermore,we prove that as the viscosity and resistivity coefficients go to zero simultaneously, these weak solutions converge to the strong one of the ideal nonhomogeneous incompressible magnetohydrodynamic equations in energy space.     

ANALYTICAL SMOOTHING EFFECT OF SOLUTION FOR THE BOUSSINESQ EQUATIONS

In this article, we study the analytical smoothing effect of Cauchy problem for the incompressible Boussinesq equations. Precisely, we use the Fourier method to prove that the Sobolev H~1 -solution to the incompressible Boussinesq equations in periodic domain is analytic for any positive time. So the incompressible Boussinesq equations admit exactly same smoothing effect properties of incompressible Navier-Stokes equations.     

Nonlinear Stability of the Current‐Vortex Sheet to the Incompressible MHD Equations

In this paper, we solve a long‐standing open problem: nonlinear stability of the current‐vortex sheet in the ideal incompressible magnetohydrodynamics under the Syrovatskij stability condition. This result gives the first rigorous confirmation of the stabilizing effect of the magnetic field on Kelvin‐Helmholtz instability.© 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

On the stationary interaction of a Navier-Stokes fluid with an elastic tube wall

We study the stationary problem of a viscous, incompressible Navier-Stokes fluid flowing through a flexible tube with thickness. The behavior of the elastic walls of the tube is described by the equations of nonlinear elasticity for a St.Venant-Kirchhoff material. For smooth enough applied exterior forces we prove the existence of a solution to the coupled problem.     

Unique solvability of the water waves problem in Sobolev spaces

Studying the problem of unsteady waves on the surface of an infinitely deep heavy incompressible ideal fluid, we derive equations for the height of the free surface as well as the vertical and horizontal components of velocity on the free surface. We prove that the initial-boundary value water waves problem is short-time solvable in Sobolev spaces.     

Homogenization of Incompressible Euler Equations

In this paper, we perform a nonlinear multiscale analysis for incompressible Euler equations with rapidly oscillating initial data. The initial condition for velocity field is assumed to have two scales. The fast scale velocity component is periodic and is of order one.One of the important questions is how the two-scale velocity structure propagates in time and whether nonlinear interaction will generate more scales dynamically. By using a Lagrangian framework to describe the propagation of small scale solution, we show that the two-scale structure is preserved dynamically. Moreover, we derive a well-posed homogenized equation for the incompressible Euler equations. Preliminary numerical experiments are presented to demonstrate that the homogenized equation captures the correct averaged solution of the incompressible Euler equation.