Gravitational Collapse of Self-Similar Perfect Fluid in 2 + 1 Gravity

Perfect fluid with kinematic self-similarity is studied in 2+1 dimensional spacetimes with circular symmetry, and various exact solutions to the Einstein field equations are given. These include all the solutions of dust and stiff perfect fluid with self-similarity of the first kind, and all the solutions of perfect fluid with a linear equation of state and self-similarity of the zeroth and second kinds. It is found that some of these solutions represent gravitational collapse, and the final state of the collapse can be either a black hole or a null singularity. It is also shown that one solution can have two different kinds of kinematic self-similarity.     

The LSW Model for Domain Coarsening: Asymptotic Behavior for Conserved Total Mass

In the classical theory of domain coarsening the particles of the coarsening phase evolve by diffusional mass transfer with a mean field. We study the long-time behavior of measure-valued solutions with compact support to this model coupled with the constraint of conserved total mass, including mean-field mass. Unlike the case of conserved volume fraction, this system has no precisely self-similar solutions, and sufficiently low supersaturation can lead to the finite-time extinction of all particles. We find a new explicit family of asymptotically self-similar solutions, and in case that the largest particle size is unbounded we establish results similar to the volume-conserved case. These include necessary criteria for asymptotic self-similarity, and sensitive dependence of long-time behavior on the distribution of largest particles in the system.     

Self-similar cosmological models

The kinematics and dynamics of self-similar cosmological models are discussed. The degrees of freedom of the solutions of Einstein's equations for different types of models are listed. The relation between kinematic quantities and the classifications of the self-similarity group is examined. All dust local rotational symmetry models have been found.     

Fractional differential kinetics of dispersive transport as the consequence of its self-similarity

Analysis of the experimental data on anomalous transport in disordered semiconductors reveals a universal behavior of the transient photocurrent, which indicates the self-similarity of the transport process. The kinetic equations of the process, which contain a time derivative of a fractional order α ∈ (0, 1), have been derived on the basis of the self-similarity principle. These equations satisfy the “correspondence principle”: in the limit α → 1, they are transformed to the normal-diffusion equations. The solutions of the equations with fractional derivatives are expressed in terms of stable densities and are in good agreement with the experimental data.     

On the decay of infinite energy solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations in the plane

Infinite energy solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations in R² may be constructed by decomposing the initial data into a finite energy piece and an infinite energy piece, which are then treated separately. We prove that the finite energy part of such solutions is bounded for all time and decays algebraically in time when the same can be said of heat energy starting from the same data. As a consequence, we describe the asymptotic behavior of the infinite energy solutions. Specifically, we consider the solutions of Gallagher and Planchon (2002) [2] as well as solutions constructed from a “radial energy decomposition”. Our proof uses the Fourier Splitting technique of M.E. Schonbek.     

Solitary waves, steepening and initial collapse in the Maxwell–Lorentz system

We present a numerical study of Maxwell’s equations in nonlinear dispersive optical media describing propagation of pulses in one Cartesian space dimension. Dispersion and nonlinearity are accounted for by a linear Lorentz model and an instantaneous Kerr nonlinearity, respectively. The dispersion relation reveals various asymptotic regimes such as Schrödinger and KdV branches. Existence of soliton-type solutions in the Schrödinger regime and light bullets containing few optical cycles together with dark solitons are illustrated numerically. Envelope collapse regimes of the Schrödinger equation are compared to the full system and an arrest mechanism is clearly identified when the spectral width of the initial pulse broadens beyond the applicability of the asymptotic behavior. We show that beyond a certain threshold the carrier wave steepens into an infinite gradient similarly to the canonical Majda–Rosales weakly dispersive system. The weak dispersion in general cannot prevent the wave breaking with instantaneous or delayed nonlinearities.     

Asymptotic support of localized solutions of the linearized system of magnetohydrodynamics

The asymptotic behavior of solutions of the Cauchy problem for the linearized system of magnetohydrodynamic equations with initial conditions localized near a two-dimensional surface was obtained by the authors earlier. Here, this asymptotic behavior is refined.     

Angular momentum reduction in the four-body problem

A complete angular momentum analysis of the integral equations of motion for four identical spinless particles is given. After separation of the variables associated with rotation, the equations of motion take the form of an infinite set of coupled integral equations in three continuous variables. In general, the four-particle kinematic factors in the integral kernels are expressed as bilinear combinations of factors of the three-particle kinematic factors type. For the case of a separable two-particle interaction the equations obtained are simplified so that they are reduced to coupled integral equations in two continuous variables.     

Analytic-numerical description of asymptotic solutions of a Cauchy problem in a neighborhood of singularities for a linearized system of shallow-water equations

S. Yu. Dobrokhotov, B. Tirozzi, S. Ya. Sekerzh-Zenkovich, A. I. Shafarevich, and their co-authors suggested new effective asymptotic formulas for solving a Cauchy problem with localized initial data for multidimensional linear hyperbolic equations with variable coefficients and, in particular, for a linearized system of shallow-water equations over an uneven bottom in their cycle of papers. The solutions are localized in a neighborhood of fronts on which focal points and self-intersection points (singular points) occur in the course of time, due to the variability of the coefficients. In the present paper, a numerical realization of asymptotic formulas in a neighborhood of singular points of fronts is presented in the case of the system of shallow-water equations, gluing problems for these formulas together with formulas for regular domains are discussed, and also a comparison of asymptotic solutions with solutions obtained by immediate numerical computations is carried out.     

Kinematic characterization of valvular opening

The evaluation of the valvular opening due to a pulse flow, as is the case of cardiac valves, requires the knowledge of the leaflets material properties and the coupled solution of the fluid and solid equations. This approach is not commonly feasible. A different approach is introduced here to describe the opening behavior of valvular leaflets by a functional kinematic relationship. The asymptotic analysis, in the limit of leaflet opening without vortex shedding, is presented for a two-dimensional rigid leaflet model under the irrotational scheme. The approach is then verified by numerical solution of the Navier-Stokes equation in asymptotic and nonasymptotic conditions.     

一类高阶非线性波方程的李群分析、最优系统、精确解和守恒律

本文运用李群分析的方法研究了一类高阶非线性波方程,得到了五阶非线性波方程的对称以及方程的最优系统,进而运用幂级数的方法,求得了方程的精确幂级数解.最后,给出了五阶非线性波方程的一些守恒律.     

Asymptotic chaos

We provide in table I a list of normal forms of ordinary differential equations describing the dynamics of physical systems in conditions near to the simultaneous onset of up three instabilities. The first (quadratic) terms in the Taylor series for the nonlinear terms in these amplitude equations (as they are called in fluid dynamics) are given in each case. We focus on a particular example involving three instabilities and derive an asymptotic version of the corresponding normal form as a limit of small dissipation is approached. The numerical investigation of this asymptotic normal form strongly suggests that chaotic behavior occurs as close as one wants to the onset of the triple instability. This chaotic behavior is also exhibited by a return map constructed by direct numerical experiments on the amplitude equation. We also derive by analytic methods a model return map that qualitatively reproduces much of the dynamics observed numerically in the solutions of the asymptotic normal form in nearly homoclinic conditions. In the limit of strong contraction, this model map of the plane reduces to a unidimensional map that is valuable in understanding the dynamics of the original system.     

Geometry and topology of escape. I. Epistrophes

We consider a dynamical system given by an area-preserving map on a two-dimensional phase plane and consider a one-dimensional line of initial conditions within this plane. We record the number of iterates it takes a trajectory to escape from a bounded region of the plane as a function along the line of initial conditions, forming an "escape-time plot." For a chaotic system, this plot is in general not a smooth function, but rather has many singularities at which the escape time is infinite; these singularities form a complicated fractal set. In this article we prove the existence of regular repeated sequences, called "epistrophes," which occur at all levels of resolution within the escape-time plot. (The word "epistrophe" comes from rhetoric and means "a repeated ending following a variable beginning.") The epistrophes give the escape-time plot a certain self-similarity, called "epistrophic" self-similarity, which need not imply either strict or asymptotic self-similarity.     

Ported from Self-Similar Analytic Solutions of Ginzburg--Landau Equation with Varying Coefficients

Employing the technique of symmetry reduction of analytic method, we solve the Ginzburg-Landau equation with varying nonlinear, dispersion, gain coefficients, and gain dispersion which originates from the limiting effect of transition bandwidth in the realistic doped fibres. The parabolic asymptotic self-similar analytical solutions in gain medium of the normal GVD is found for the first time to our best knowledge. The evolution of pulse amplitude, strict linear phase chirp and effective temporal width are given with self-similarity results in longitudinal nonlinearity distribution and longitudinal gain fibre. These analytical solutions are in good agreement with the numerical simulations. Furthermore, we theoretically prove that pulse evolution has the characteristics of parabolic asymptotic self-similarity in doped ions dipole gain fibres.     

构造非线性发展方程无穷序列类孤子精确解的一种方法

辅助方程法已构造了非线性发展方程的有限多个新精确解. 本文为了构造非线性发展方程的无穷序列类孤子精确解, 分析总结了辅助方程法的构造性和机械化性特点. 在此基础上,给出了一种辅助方程的新解与Riccati方程之间的拟Bäcklund变换. 选择了非线性发展方程的两种形式解,借助符号计算系统 Mathematica,用改进的(2+1) 维色散水波系统为应用实例,构造了该方程的无穷序列类孤子新精确解. 这些解包括无穷序列光滑类孤子解, 紧孤立子解和尖峰类孤立子解.     

Constructing infinite sequence exact solutions of nonlinear evolution equations

To construct the infinite sequence new exact solutions of nonlinear evolution equations and study the first kind of elliptic function, new solutions and the corresponding Bäcklund transformation of the equation are presented. Based on this, the generalized pentavalent KdV equation and the breaking soliton equation are chosen as applicable examples and infinite sequence smooth soliton solutions, infinite sequence peak solitary wave solutions and infinite sequence compact soliton solutions are obtained with the help of symbolic computation system Mathematica. The method is of significance to search for infinite sequence new exact solutions to other nonlinear evolution equations.     

Oscillatory and Asymptotic Behavior of a Second-Order Nonlinear Functional Differential Equations

This paper is concerned with oscillatory and asymptotic behavior of solutions of a class of second order nonlinear functional differential equations. By using the generalized Riccati transformation and the integral averaging technique, new oscillation criteria and asymptotic behavior are obtained for all solutions of the equation. Our results generalize and improve some known theorems.     

A System of Partial Differential Equations with High-Frequency Coefficients and Stokes Operator in the Main Part. Asymptotic Integration in the Case of Multiple Degeneration

The problem of time-periodic solutions is considered for a system of partial differential equations with the Stokes operator in the main part with coefficients rapidly oscillating by time in the case of multiple degeneration of the averaged stationary operator. The results concerning the existence and uniqueness of these solutions are proved and their asymptotic expansions are constructed and justified.     

Behavior near the focal points of asymptotic solutions to the Cauchy problem for the linearized shallow water equations with initial localized perturbations

We study the behavior of the wave part of asymptotic solutions to the Cauchy problem for linearized shallow water equations with initial perturbations localized near the origin. The global representation for these solutions based on the generalized Maslov canonical operator was given earlier. The asymptotic solutions are also localized in the neighborhood of certain curves (fronts). The simplification of general formulas and the behavior of asymptotic solutions in a neighborhood of the regular part of fronts was also given earlier. Here the behavior of asymptotic solutions in a neighborhood of the focal point of the fronts is discussed in detail and the proof of formulas announced earlier for the wave equation is given. This paper can be regarded as a continuation of the paper in Russiian Journal of Mathematical Physics 15 (2), 192–221 (2008). In memoriam V.A. Borovikov     

第二类变系数KdV方程的新类型无穷序列精确解

为了构造变系数非线性发展方程的无穷序列新精确解, 发掘第一种椭圆辅助方程的构造性和机械化性特点, 获得了该方程的 新类型解和相应的 Bäcklund 变换. 在符号计算系统 Mathematica 的帮助下, 以第二类变系数 KdV 方程为应用实例, 构造了三种类型的无穷序列新精确解. 这里包括无穷序列光滑类孤子解、无穷序列尖峰孤立子解和无穷序列紧孤立子解. 这种方法也可以获得其他变系数非线性发展方程的无穷序列新精确解.