Periodic solutions for one dimensional wave equation with bounded nonlinearity

This paper is concerned with the periodic solutions for the one dimensional nonlinear wave equation with either constant or variable coefficients. The constant coefficient model corresponds to the classical wave equation, while the variable coefficient model arises from the forced vibrations of a nonhomogeneous string and the propagation of seismic waves in nonisotropic media. For finding the periodic solutions of variable coefficient wave equation, it is usually required that the coefficient $u(x)$ satisfies $\text{ess inf}{\eta }_u(x)>0$ with ${\eta }_u(x)=\frac{1}{2}\frac{u^{″}}{u}?\frac{1}{4}{\left(\frac{u^{\prime }}{u}\right)}^2$, which actually excludes the classical constant coefficient model. For the case ${\eta }_u(x)=0$, it is indicated to remain an open problem by Barbu and Pavel (1997) [6]. In this work, for the periods having the form $T=\frac{2p?1}{q}$ ($p,q$ are positive integers) and some types of boundary value conditions, we find some fundamental properties for the wave operator with either constant or variable coefficients. Based on these properties, we obtain the existence of periodic solutions when the nonlinearity is monotone and bounded. Such nonlinearity may cross multiple eigenvalues of the corresponding wave operator. In particular, we do not require the condition $\text{ess inf}{\eta }_u(x)>0$.     

Periodic solutions for wave equations with variable coefficients with nonlinear localized damping

We discuss the existence of periodic solutions to the wave equation with variable coefficients utt−div(A(x)∇u)+ρ(x,ut)=f(x,t) with Dirichlet boundary condition. Here ρ(x,v) is a function like ρ(x,v)=a(x)g(v) with g^′(v)?0 where a(x) is nonnegative, being positive only in a neighborhood of a part of the domain.     

Optimal control of the one-dimensional periodic wave equation

This work concerns the existence and the maximum principle for convex optimal control problems governed by the vibrating string equation with periodic and Dirichlet boundary conditions. This research was carried out while visiting Ohio University.     

Travelling wave solutions of the Fornberg-Whitham equation

Zhou and Tian [J.B. Zhou, L.X. Tian, A type of bounded travelling wave solutions for the Fornberg-Whitham equation, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 346 (2008) 255-261] successfully found a type of bounded travelling wave solutions of the Fornberg-Whitham equation. In this paper, we improve the previous result by using the phase portrait analytical technology. Moreover, some smooth periodic wave, smooth solitary wave, periodic cusp wave and loop-soliton solutions are given, and the numerical simulation is made. The results show that our theoretical analysis agrees with the numerical simulation.     

Periodic solutions to a difference equation with maximum

An open problem posed by G. Ladas is to investigate the difference equation

where are any nonnegative real numbers with 0$">. We prove that there exists a positive integer such that every positive solution of this equation is eventually periodic of period .

     

Exact solutions of the combined KdV-Burgers equation with variable coefficients

In this Letter, the exp-function method is used to obtain generalized solitary solutions and periodic solutions of the general types of combined KdV-Burgers equation with variable coefficients. It is shown that the exp-function method via symbolic computation provides a straightforward and powerful mathematical tool for solving nonlinear evolution equations with variable coefficients in mathematical physics.     

Some new soliton-like solutions and periodic wave solutions with loop or without loop to a generalized KdV equation

In this paper, by using the integral bifurcation method, we study a generalized KdV equation which was first derived by Fokas from physical considerations via a methodology of Fuchssteiner. All kinds of soliton-like or kink-like wave solutions and periodic wave solutions with loop or without loop are obtained. Smooth compacton-like periodic wave solution and non-smooth periodic cusp wave solution are also obtained. Their dynamic properties are investigated and their profiles are given by Mathematical software.     

Periodic solutions for a kind of Liénard equation with a deviating argument

In this paper, the Liénard equation with a deviating argument

x^″(t)+_f1(t,x(t))x^′(t)+_f2(x(t))(x^′(t))²+g(t,x(t−τ(t)))=p(t)$x^{″}\left(t\right)+f_1(t,x\left(t\right))x^{\prime }\left(t\right)+f_2\left(x\left(t\right)\right){\left(x^{\prime }\left(t\right)\right)}^2+g(t,x(t-\tau \left(t\right)))=p\left(t\right)$

Sharp regularity estimates for solutions of the wave equation and their traces with prescribed neumann data

In this paper the regularity properties of second-order hyperbolic equations defined over a rectangular domain Θ with boundary Γ under the action of a Neumann boundary forcing term inL ² (0,T;H ^1/4 (Γ)) are investigated. With this given boundary input, we prove by a cosine operator/functional analytical approach that not only is the solution of the wave equation and its derivatives continuous in time, with their pointwise values in a basic energy space (in the interior of Ω), but also that a trace regularity thereof can be assigned for the solution’s time derivative in an appropriate (negative) Sobolev space. This new-found information on the solution and its traces is crucial in handling a mathematical model derived for a particular fluid/structure interaction system.     

Periodic solutions of a neutral differential equation with piecewise constant arguments

Existence criteria are proved for the periodic solutions of a neutral differential equation with piecewise constant arguments.     

Existence and multiplicity of weak solutions for a singular semilinear elliptic equation

In this paper we study existence and multiplicity of weak solutions of the homogenous Dirichlet problem for a singular semilinear elliptic equation with a quadratic gradient term. The proofs for the main results are based on a priori estimates of solutions of approximate problems.     

Periodic solutions for a kind of Rayleigh equation with a deviating argument

In this paper, we use the coincidence degree theory to establish new results on the existence of T-periodic solutions for the Rayleigh equation with a deviating argument of the form

x^″+f(x^′(t))+g(t,x(t−τ(t)))=p(t).     

Existence of multiple solutions for a second-order difference equation with a parameter

Applying the critical point theorem, we establish existence and multiple solutions for a second-order difference boundary value problem and show the explicit intervals of λ such that the equation has at least 2N distinct solutions.     

Periodic solutions of the Lyness max equation

We investigate the periodic nature of solutions of a “max-type” difference equation sometimes referred to as the “Lyness max” equation. The equation we consider is x_n+1=max{x_n,A}/x_n−1, n=0,1,…, where A is a positive real parameter and the initial conditions are arbitrary positive numbers. We also present related results for a similar equation sometimes referred to as the “period 7 max” equation.     

A one-dimensional nonlinear heat equation with a singular term

In this paper we are concerned with the Dirichlet problem for the one-dimensional nonlinear heat equation with a singular term:

     

Periodic solutions for the Lorentz force equation with singular potentials

We provide sufficient conditions for the existence of periodic solutions of the Lorentz force equation, which models the motion of a charged particle under the action of an electromagnetic fields. The basic assumptions cover relevant models with singularities like Coulomb-like electric potentials or the magnetic dipole.     

Strong stability and uniform decay of solutions to a wave equation with semilinear porous acoustic boundary conditions

We consider a wave equation with semilinear porous acoustic boundary conditions. This is a coupled system of second and first order in time partial differential equations, with possibly semilinear boundary conditions on the interface. The results obtained are (i) strong stability for the linear model, (ii) exponential decay rates for the energy of the linear model, and (iii) local exponential decay rates for the energy of the semilinear model. This work builds on a previous result showing generation of a well-posed dynamical system. The main tools used in the proofs are (i) the Stability Theorem of Arendt-Batty, (ii) energy methods used in the study of a wave equation with boundary damping, and (iii) an abstract result of I. Lasiecka applicable to hyperbolic-like systems with nonlinearly perturbed boundary conditions.     

广义Liénard方程非平凡周期解的存在性

本文讨论广义Linard方程x f(x)φ(x)x g(x)η(x)=0非平凡周期解的存在性,所获结果推广并改进了一些现有的关于Linard方程周期解的存在性定理。