Series solutions and a perturbation formula for the extended Rayleigh problem of hydrodynamic stability

We generalize Tollmien’s solutions of the Rayleigh problem of hydrodynamic stability to the case of arbitrary channel cross sections, known as the extended Rayleigh problem. We prove the existence of a neutrally stable eigensolution with wave number k _s ?>?0; it is also shown that instability is possible only for 0?<?k?<?k _s and not for k?>?k _s . Then we generalize the Tollmien–Lin perturbation formula for the behavior of c _i, the imaginary part of the phase velocity as the wave number k →k _s ? to the extended Rayleigh problem and subsequently, we use this formula to demonstrate the instability of a particular shear flow.     

On upper bounds for the growth rate in the extended Taylor-Goldstein problem of hydrodynamic stability

For the extended Taylor-Goldstein problem of hydrodynamic stability governing the stability of shear flows of an inviscid, incompressible but density stratified fluid in sea straits of arbitrary cross-section a new estimate for the growth rate of an arbitrary unstable normal mode is given for a class of basic flows. Furthermore the Howard’s conjecture, namely, the growth rate kc _i → 0 as the wave number k → ∞ is proved for two classes of basic flows.     

切波框架的存在充分条件及其稳定性

2011年,Kittipoom等人引入了一类新的切波生成函数空间,并指出此空间拥有许多优秀的性质,例如,该空间在平方可积函数空间中稠密,由该空间中元素生成的切波框架拥有强齐次逼近性质等.本文的主要目的是研究由Kittipoom等人引入的切波生成函数空间中的元素生成切波框架的充分条件及由该空间中的元素生成的切波框架的稳定性.具体而言,首先参考由Dahlke等人引入的切波群的定义将Kittipoom等人引入的切波群的定义进行适当调整,使得由Kittipoom等人引入的切波生成函数空间中每个元素都是可允许的;其次得到由该切波生成函数空间中任意一个元素和任意一个相对分离的稠密点列可形成一个切波框架;最后证明这些框架在时间、尺度和剪切参数或生成函数发生小扰动时仍然形成切波框架.这些结论使得切波框架在工程应用方面有着极大的灵活性和实用性.     

On sufficient conditions for the positive solvability of the Riemann-Hilbert problem

Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 51, No. 2, pp. 9–19, February, 1992.     

On sufficient optimality conditions for a quasiconvex programming problem

Some remarks are made on a paper by Bector, Chandra, and Bector (see Ref. 1) concerning the Fritz John and Kuhn-Tucker sufficient optmality conditions as well as duality theorems for a nonlinear programming problem with a quasiconvex objective function.This research was supported by the Italian Ministry of University Scientific and Technological Research.     

On sufficient and necessary conditions for the Jacobi matrix inverse eigenvalue problem

Summary. In this paper, we study the inverse eigenvalue problem of a specially structured Jacobi matrix, which arises from the discretization of the differential equation governing the axial of a rod with varying cross section (Ram and Elhay 1998 Commum. Numer. Methods Engng. 14 597-608). We give a sufficient and some necessary conditions for such inverse eigenvalue problem to have solutions. Based on these results, a simple method for the reconstruction of a Jacobi matrix from eigenvalues is developed. Numerical examples are given to demonstrate our results.Research supported in part by National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaResearch supported in part by RGC Grant Nos. 7130/02P and 7046/03P, and HKU CRCG Grant Nos 10203501, and 10204437     

On sufficient conditions for the technical stability of controlled processes with lumped parameters

On the basis of the theory of differential inequalities and Lagrange multipliers, we develop a method for the investigation of conditions for the technical stability of continuously controlled processes with lumped parameters. Translated from Ukrainskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 50, No. 10, pp. 1352–1358, October, 1998.     

Necessary and sufficient conditions for stability of effectivity functions

An effectivity functionE assigns to every coalitionS of players a familyE (S) of subsetsB of an outcome setA such thatS can force the outcome to belong to any of the setsB inE (S). The effectivity functionE is stable if for every preference profile there is an outcomex with the property that there is no coalitionS and subsetB ofA such thatB εE (S) and each player inS prefers everyy εB tox. The paper gives a necessary and sufficient condition for an effectivity function to be stable.     

Necessary and sufficient conditions in a spectrum control problem

For a linear stationary control system closed by a linear output feedback and for a bilinear stationary control system, we obtain new necessary and sufficient conditions for the solvability of the eigenvalue spectrum control problem in the case of a special form of the coefficients.     

On sufficient conditions for the convergence of successive approximations

We obtain sufficient conditions for the convergence of successive approximations to the solution of operator equations. We show how these conditions can be used in the case of nonlinear integral Hammerstein-type equations. Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 65, No. 6, pp. 854–859, June, 1999.     

Necessary and sufficient conditions for the solvability of a problem of Hartman and Wintner

The equation (1) is regarded as a perturbation of (2) , where the latter is nonoscillatory at infinity. The functions are assumed to be continuous real-valued, , whereas is continuous complex-valued. A problem of Hartman and Wintner regarding the asymptotic integration of (1) for large by means of solutions of (2) is studied. A new statement of this problem is proposed, which is equivalent to the original one if is real-valued. In the general case of being complex-valued a criterion for the solvability of the Hartman-Wintner problem in the new formulation is obtained. The result improves upon the related theorems of Hartman and Wintner, Trench, Simsa and some results of Chen.

     

Necessary and sufficient conditions for the convergence of iterative methods for the linear complementarity problem

Necessary and sufficient conditions are established for the convergence of various iterative methods for solving the linear complementarity problem. The fundamental tool used is the classical notion of matrix splitting in numerical analysis. The results derived are similar to some well-known theorems on the convergence of iterative methods for square systems of linear equations. An application of the results to a strictly convex quadratic program is also given.This research was based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. ECS-81-14571.The author gratefully acknowledges several comments by K. Truemper on the topics of this paper.     

Towards the problem of hydrodynamic stability of plane-parallel dusty-gas flows

Several modifications of the classical Saffman formulation of the dusty-gas flow linear stability problem are considered. Dispersed flows are described by a two-fluid model. Linear stability problems are reduced to the solution of modified Orr-Sommerfeld equations which are solved by the orthogonalization method. It is shown, that the additional factors taken into account in the problem formulation affect significantly the flow stability limits. (© 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)