On the difference approximations of overdetermined hyperbolic equations of classical mathematical physics

Issues concerning difference approximations of overdetermined systems of hyperbolic equations are examined. The formulations of extended overdetermined systems are given for hydrodynamics equations, magnetohydrodynamics equations, Maxwell equations, and elasticity equations. Some approaches to the construction of difference schemes are discussed for these systems.     

On the theory of convolution equations of the third kind, II

Existence results of Part I of the paper are generalized to two types of autoconvolution equations of the third kind having free terms with nonzero values at x=0 like the well-known Bernstein-Doetsch equation for the Jacobian theta zero functions. Also uniqueness results for the linear convolution equations in Part I of the paper are extended to more general function spaces. Further, a special class of integro-differential equations with autoconvolution integral and two classes of the linear singular Abel-Volterra equations are dealt with.     

Sur L'equation Diophantienne (xn-1)/(x-1)=yq, III

In this paper we study the diophantine equation of the title,which was first introduced by Nagell and Ljunggren during thefirst half of the twentieth century. We describe a method whichallows us, on the one hand when n is fixed, to obtain an upperbound for q, and on the other hand when n and q are fixed, toobtain upper bounds for x and y which are far sharper than thosederived from the theory of linear forms in logarithms. We alsoshow how these bounds can be used even when they seem too largefor a straightforward enumeration of the remaining possiblevalues of x. By combining all these techniques, we are ableto solve the equation in many cases, including the case whenn has a prime divisor less than 13, or the case when n has aprime divisor which is less than or equal to 23 and distinctfrom q. 2000 Mathematical Subject Classification: primary 11D41;secondary 11J86, 11Y50.     

Time delays in dyadic interactions on the example of relations between optimists and pessimists

In this paper, a delayed model of interactions between two actors in the context of their internal optimism and pessimism is studied. Considered model is based on the model proposed earlier in the context of romantic relationships. With the use of the system of nonlinear delay differential equations, we describe the change of emotions of two actors. Delays in the inertial component and in the influence function are introduced, and their influence on the system dynamics is investigated focusing on most beneficial meetings for actors. Finally, the modified systems are compared with the nondelayed case, and results are illustrated by numerical solutions for particular investigated scenarios.     

Convergence of periodically forced rank-type equations

Consider a difference equation which takes the k-th largest output of m functions of the previous m terms of the sequence. If the functions are also allowed to change periodically as the difference equation evolves, this is analogous to a differential equation with periodic forcing. A large class of such non-autonomous difference equations are shown to converge to a periodic limit, which is independent of the initial condition. The period of the limit does not depend on how far back each term is allowed to look back in the sequence, and is in fact equal to the period of the forcing.     

Autoconvolution equations of the third kind with power-logarithmic coefficients

Existence and uniqueness theorems for a basic class of autoconvolution equations of the third kind with power-logarithmic coefficeint and free term are derived. Under suitable assumptions the existence of a solitary solution and of a one-parametric family of solutions is proved.     

Oscillation of some nonlinear difference equations

We investigate the oscillatory behavior of all solutions of a new class of first order nonlinear neutral difference equations. Several explicit oscillation criteria are established. Our main results are supported by illustrative examples.     

Delayed quasilinear evolution equations with application to heat flow

In this paper we show local and global existence for a class of (hyperbolic) quasilinear equations perturbed by bounded delay operators. In the last section, the abstract results are applied to a heat conduction model (© 2010 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

The Far-Field Equations in Linear Elasticity for Disconnected Rigid Bodies and Cavities

In this paper the far-field equations in linear elasticity for scattering from disjoint rigid bodies and cavities are considered. The direct scattering problem is formulated in differential and integral form. The boundary integral equations are constructed using a combination of single- and double-layer potentials. Using a Fredholm type theory it is proved that these boundary integral equations are uniquely solvable. Assuming that the incident field is produced by a superposition of plane incident waves in all directions of propagation and polarization it is established that the scattered field is also expressed as the superposition of the corresponding scattered fields. A pair of integral equations of the first kind which hold independently of the boundary conditions are constructed for the far-field region. The properties of the Herglotz functions are used to derive solvability conditions for the far-field equations. It is also proved that the far-field operators, in terms of which we can express the far-field equations, are injective and have dense range. An analytical example for spheres illuminates the theoretical results.     

On the theory of convolution equations of the third kind

The autoconvolution equation of the third kind with coefficient of general power type is dealt with by the method of weighted norms developed for equations with coefficients of linear and integer power type in recent joint work of the author with L. Berg, J. Janno, and B. Hofmann. For this equation two existence theorems and a uniqueness theorem are proved. Further, as an auxiliary equation a linear singular integral equation of Abel is treated anew and the existence of solutions to a related class of linear Volterra equations of the third kind is derived.     

线性方程组的正解

讨论了线性方程组正解的若干性质,给出了线性方程组有正解的一个充要条件,以及由此得到的求正解的一般方法,还介绍了正解问题的若干应用.     

Existence of solutions for the MHD-Leray-alpha equations and their relations to the MHD equations

In this paper we derive some new equations and we call them MHD-Leray-alpha equations which are similar to the MHD equations. We put forward the concept of weak and strong solutions for the new equations. Whether the 3-dimensional MHD equations have a unique weak solution is unknown, however, there is a unique weak solution for the 3-dimensional MHD-Leray-alpha equations. The global existence of strong solution and the Gevrey class regularity for the new equations are also obtained. Furthermore, we prove that the solutions of the MHD-Leray-alpha equations converge to the solution of the MHD equations in the weak sense as the parameter ε in the new equations converges to zero.     

A maximum principle for an optimal control problem with integral constraints

In this paper, necessary corditions are obtained for an optimal control problem whose state variables are given in terms of integral equations. The conditions are obtained separately for Volterra equations and Fredholm equations. The main result for each case is the maximum principle and multiplier rule. For the Volterra equations, transversality conditions are obtained.     

Remark to transformations of linear differential and functional-differential equations

For linear differential and functional-differential equations of the n-th order criteria of equivalence with respect to the pointwise transformation are derived.     

Backward Euler Scheme,Singular Hölder Norms,and Maximal Regularity for Parabolic Difference Equations

We show finite difference analogues of maximal regularity results for discretizations of abstract linear parabolic problems. The involved spaces are discrete versions of spaces of Hölder continuous functions, which can be singular in 0. The main tools are real interpolation and Da Prato–Grisvard's theory of the sum of linear operators.     

A numerical scheme based on mean value solutions for the helmholtz equation on triangular grids

A numerical treatment for the Dirichlet boundary value problem on regular triangular grids for homogeneous Helmholtz equations is presented, which also applies to the convection-diffusion problems. The main characteristic of the method is that an accuracy estimate is provided in analytical form with a better evaluation than that obtained with the usual finite difference method. Besides, this classical method can be seen as a truncated series approximation to the proposed method. The method is developed from the analytical solutions for the Dirichlet problem on a ball together with an error evaluation of an integral on the corresponding circle, yielding accuracy. Some numerical examples are discussed and the results are compared with other methods, with a consistent advantage to the solution obtained here.

     

New exact solutions of a nonlinear integrable equation

Analytic solutions of the partial differential equations are needed to explain many phenomena seen in thermodynamics, aerodynamics, plasma physics, and other fields. In this paper, variational principle is analyzed of the integrable nonlinear Korteweg–de Vries (KdV) typed equation. In addition, exact solutions of this equation are obtained by using various methods such as direct integration, homogeneous balance method, Exp-function method, and Kudryashov method.     

Marginal-sum equations and related fixed-point problems

A marginal-sum equation of order p≥2$p\ge 2$ is a system of nonlinear equations which in turn are linear equations for polynomials of degree p$p$ in p$p$ variables. Marginal-sum equations typically arise in the construction of a multiplicative tariff in actuarial mathematics.     

Weak Solutions for the Vlasov-Poisson Initial-Boundary Value Problem with Bounded Electric Field

The aim of this work is to construct weak solutions for the three dimensional Vlasov-Poisson initial-boundary value problem with bounded electric field.The main in- gredient consists of estimating the change in momentum along characteristics of regular electric fields inside bounded spatial domains.As direct consequences,the propagation of the momentum moments and the existence of weak solution satisfying the balance of total energy are obtained.