Hopf bifurcations to quasi-periodic solutions for the two-dimensional plane Poiseuille flow

This paper studies various Hopf bifurcations in the two-dimensional plane Poiseuille problem. For several values of the wavenumber α, we obtain the branch of periodic flows which are born at the Hopf bifurcation of the laminar flow. It is known that, taking α ≈ 1, the branch of periodic solutions has several Hopf bifurcations to quasi-periodic orbits. For the first bifurcation, calculations from other authors seem to indicate that the bifurcating quasi-periodic flows are stable and subcritical with respect to the Reynolds number, Re. By improving the precision of previous works we find that the bifurcating flows are unstable and supercritical with respect to Re. We have also analysed the second Hopf bifurcation of periodic orbits for several α, to find again quasi-periodic solutions with increasing Re. In this case the bifurcated solutions are stable to superharmonic disturbances for Re up to another new Hopf bifurcation to a family of stable 3-tori. The proposed numerical scheme is based on a full numerical integration of the Navier-Stokes equations, together with a division by 3 of their total dimension, and the use of a pseudo-Newton method on suitable Poincaré sections. The most intensive part of the computations has been performed in parallel. We believe that this methodology can also be applied to similar problems.     

Moser's theorem for lower dimensional tori

Moser's C^?-version of Kolmogorov's theorem on the persistence of maximal quasi-periodic solutions for nearly-integrable Hamiltonian system is extended to the persistence of non-maximal quasi-periodic solutions corresponding to lower-dimensional elliptic tori of any dimension n between one and the number of degrees of freedom. The theorem is proved for Hamiltonian functions of class C^? for any ?>6n+5 and the quasi-periodic solutions are proved to be of class C^p for any p with 2<p<p_* for a suitable p_*=p_*(n,?)>2 (which tends to infinity when ?→∞).     

The coexistence of quasi-periodic and blow-up solutions in a class of Hamiltonian systems

The coexistence of quasi-periodic solutions and blow-up phenomena in a class of higher dimensional Duffing-type equations is proved in this paper. Moreover, we show that the initial point sets for both kinds of solutions are of infinite Lebesgue measure in the phase space. For the part of quasi-periodic solutions, the tool we used is the small twist theorem for higher dimensional cases.     

Dynamics in coupled oscillators with recurrent/random forcing, a PDE approach

The current paper is devoted to the study of coupled oscillators with recurrent/random forcing. Special attention is given to the solutions having the same recurrence/randomness as that of the forcing (recurrent/random solutions for short). By embedding coupled oscillators into coupled parabolic equations, it establishes a general theorem on the existence of recurrent/random solutions. It also finds conditions under which such solutions are unique. When the recurrent forcing is actually quasi-periodic or almost periodic, recurrent solutions are refereed to as quasi-periodic or almost periodic solutions in a weak sense and they are quasi-periodic or almost periodic in the classical sense under the uniqueness conditions. In addition, applications of the general theory to coupled Duffing type oscillators and Josephson junctions are considered and the results obtained extend several existing ones for quasi-periodic Duffing oscillators.     

On Quasi-Periodic Solutions of Differential Equations with Piecewise Constant Argument

We study the existence of quasi-periodic solutions to differential equations with piecewise constant argument (EPCA, for short). It is shown that EPCA with periodic perturbations possess a quasi-periodic solution and no periodic solution. The appearance of quasi-periodic rather than periodic solutions is due to the piecewise constant argument. This new phenomenon illustrates a crucial difference between ODE and EPCA. The results are extended to nonlinear equations.     

The stability of equilibrium of quasi-periodic planar Hamiltonian and reversible systems

We deal with the stability of zero solutions of planar Hamiltonian and reversible systems which are quasi-periodic in the time variable. Under some reasonable assumptionswe prove the existence of quasi-periodic solutions in a small neighborhood of zero solutions and the stability of zero solutions.     

Nonlinear dynamics of regenerative cutting processes—Comparison of two models

Understanding the nonlinear dynamics of cutting processes is essential for the improvement of machining technology. We study machine cutting processes by two different models, one has been recently introduced by Litak [Litak G. Chaotic vibrations in a regenerative cutting process. Chaos, Solitons & Fractals 2002;13:1531–5] and the other is the classic delay differential equation model. Although chaotic solutions have been found in both models, well known routes to chaos, such as period-doubling or quasi-periodic motion to chaos are not observed in either model. Careful analysis shows that the chaotic motion from the Litak’s model has sharper spectral peaks, a smaller correlation dimension and a smaller value for the largest positive Lyapunov exponent. Implications to the control of chaos in cutting processes are discussed.     

Construction of quasi-periodic solutions of delay differential equations via KAM techniques

This work focuses on the existence of quasi-periodic solutions for linear autonomous delay differential equation under quasi-periodic time-dependent perturbation near an elliptic-hyperbolic equilibrium point. Using the time-1 map of the solution operator, Newton iteration scheme, space splitting and KAM techniques, it is shown that under appropriate hypothesis, there exist quasi-periodic solutions with the same frequencies as the perturbation for most parameters. We show that if the delay differential equation is analytic, we obtain analytic parameterizations of the solutions.     

Quasi-periodic solutions for perturbed autonomous delay differential equations

This work discusses the persistence of quasi-periodic solutions for delay differential equations. We prove that the perturbed system possesses a quasi-periodic solution under appropriate hypotheses if an unperturbed linear system has quasi-periodic solutions. We extend some well-known results on ordinary differential equations to delay differential equations.     

Quasi-periodic solutions of forced isochronous oscillators at resonance

We deal with the existence of quasi-periodic solutions of forced isochronous oscillators with a repulsive singularity, the nonlinearity is a bounded perturbation. Using a variant of Moser's twist theorem of invariant curves, due to Ortega [R. Ortega, Boundedness in a piecewise linear oscillator and a variant of the small twist theorem, Proc. London Math. Soc. 79 (1999) 381-413], we show that there are many quasi-periodic solutions and the boundedness of all solutions.     

Existence of quasi-periodic solutions and Littlewood’s boundedness problem of sub-linear impact oscillators

In this paper, it is shown by a series of transformations that how Moser’s invariant curve theorem can be used to analyze the dynamical behavior of sub-linear Duffing-type equations with impact. We prove that all solutions are bounded, and that there are infinitely many periodic and quasi-periodic solutions in this impact case.     

Construction of quasi-periodic solutions of guaranteed accuracy by the small parameter method

Theorems on the localization of exact solutions are proved for a quasilinear mathematical model describing quasi-periodic processes. Based on these theorems, constructive algorithms are proposed for calculating quasi-periodic solutions with guaranteed accuracy. Quasi-periodic motions play an important role in engineering and physics, where they often represent determining states. Quasi-periodic motions can be found in many ecological, biological, and economic processes.     

Analysis of grazing bifurcation from periodic motion to quasi-periodic motion in impact-damper systems

A peculiar discontinuous bifurcation phenomenon that the periodic solution directly jumps to quasi-periodic attractor through grazing bifurcation is reported in this paper. This phenomenon is revealed in the impact damper system by the spectrum of the largest Lyapunov exponent in parameter plane. The origin of the quasi-periodic attractor and coexistence of solutions are analyzed. And the MDCM (multi-DOF cell mapping) method is used to reveal the variety of attraction basins of solutions.     

On Reducibility of Beam Equation with Quasi-p erio dic Forcing Potential

In this paper, the Dirichlet boundary value problems of the nonlinear beam equation u_(tt) + ?_u~2 + αu + ∈Φ(t)(u + u~3) = 0, α 0 in the dimension one is considered, where u(t, x) and Φ(t) are analytic quasi-periodic functions in t, and∈ is a small positive real-number parameter. It is proved that the above equation admits a small-amplitude quasi-periodic solution. The proof is based on an infinite dimensional KAM iteration procedure.     

Perturbations of Superintegrable Systems

Acta Applicandae Mathematicae - A superintegrable system has more integrals of motion than degrees&;nbsp;d of freedom. The quasi-periodic motions then spin around tori of dimension n     

Quasiperiodic solutions for nonlinear differential equations of second order with symmetry

In this paper, we study the existence of quasi-periodic solutions and the boundedness of solutions for a wide class nonlinear differential equations of second order. Using the KAM theorem of reversible systems and the theory of transformations we obtain the existence of quasi-periodic solutions and the boundedness of solutions under some reasonable conditions.     

Recurrent dimensions of quasi-periodic solutions for nonlinear evolution equations

In this paper we introduce recurrent dimensions of discrete dynamical systems and we give upper and lower bounds of the recurrent dimensions of the quasi-periodic orbits. We show that these bounds have different values according to the algebraic properties of the frequency and we investigate these dimensions of quasi-periodic trajectories given by solutions of a nonlinear PDE.

     

Traveling waves in the complex Ginzburg-Landau equation

Summary In this paper we consider a modulation (or amplitude) equation that appears in the nonlinear stability analysis of reversible or nearly reversible systems. This equation is the complex Ginzburg-Landau equation with coefficients with small imaginary parts. We regard this equation as a perturbation of the real Ginzburg-Landau equation and study the persistence of the properties of the stationary solutions of the real equation under this perturbation. First we show that it is necessary to consider a two-parameter family of traveling solutions with wave speedυ and (temporal) frequencyθ; these solutions are the natural continuations of the stationary solutions of the real equation. We show that there exists a two-parameter family of traveling quasiperiodic solutions that can be regarded as a direct continuation of the two-parameter family of spatially quasi-periodic solutions of the integrable stationary real Ginzburg-Landau equation. We explicitly determine a region in the (wave speedυ, frequencyθ)-parameter space in which the weakly complex Ginzburg-Landau equation has traveling quasi-periodic solutions. There are two different one-parameter families of heteroclinic solutions in the weakly complex case. One of them consists of slowly varying plane waves; the other is directly related to the analytical solutions due to Bekki & Nozaki [3]. These solutions correspond to traveling localized structures that connect two different periodic patterns. The connections correspond to a one-parameter family of heteroclinic cycles in an o.d.e. reduction. This family of cycles is obtained by determining the limit behaviour of the traveling quasi-periodic solutions as the period of the amplitude goes to ∞. Therefore, the heteroclinic cycles merge into the stationary homoclinic solution of the real Ginzburg-Landau equation in the limit in which the imaginary terms disappear.     

Unwrapping trajectories of a quasi-periodic forced oscillator can give maps of the real line with SNA

We start from a simple model of quasi-periodic forced oscillator and show how it is possible to find corresponding maps of the two dimension torus. One of these constructions is frequently used to analyse the apparition of strange non-chaotic attractors (SNA in brief). SNA are complex attractors, their trajectories seem to be chaotic but without the sensitivity to initial conditions. Some trajectories can be unwrapped from the torus giving a simple iteration of the real line. It leads us to suppose that iterations from a simple continuous increasing map with quasi-periodic displacement can exhibit SNA.     

New interaction solutions of multiply periodic, quasi-periodic and non-periodic waves for the (n + 1)-dimensional double sine-Gordon equations

New exact solutions with built-in arbitrary functions for the (n + 1)-dimensional double sine-Gordon equation are studied by means of auxiliary solutions of the cubic nonlinear Klein–Gordon (CNKG) fields. By a proper selection of the arbitrary functions and the appropriate solutions of the CNKG systems, new solutions including periodic-solitoffs, periodic-twisted kinks, quasi-periodic and non-periodic waves are obtained.