Pullback attractors for a non-autonomous incompressible non-Newtonian fluid

This paper studies the pullback asymptotic behavior of solutions for a non-autonomous incompressible non-Newtonian fluid in two-dimensional (2D) bounded domains. We first prove the existence of pullback attractors AV in space V (has H²-regularity, see notation in Section 2) and AH in space H (has L²-regularity) for the cocycle corresponding to the solutions of the fluid. Then we verify the regularity of the pullback attractors by showing AV=AH, which implies the pullback asymptotic smoothing effect of the fluid in the sense that the solutions become eventually more regular than the initial data.     

Pullback attractors for asymptotically compact non-autonomous dynamical systems

First, we introduce the concept of pullback asymptotically compact non-autonomous dynamical system as an extension of the similar concept in the autonomous framework. Our definition is different from that of asymptotic compactness already used in the theory of random and non-autonomous dynamical systems (as developed by Crauel, Flandoli, Kloeden, Schmalfuss, amongst others) which means the existence of a (random or time-dependent) family of compact attracting sets. Next, we prove a result ensuring the existence of a pullback attractor for a non-autonomous dynamical system under the general assumptions of pullback asymptotic compactness and the existence of a pullback absorbing family of sets. This attractor is minimal and, in most practical applications, it is unique. Finally, we illustrate the theory with a 2D Navier–Stokes model in an unbounded domain.     

Random periodic solutions of random dynamical systems

In this paper, we give the definition of the random periodic solutions of random dynamical systems. We prove the existence of such periodic solutions for a C¹ perfect cocycle on a cylinder using a random invariant set, the Lyapunov exponents and the pullback of the cocycle.     

Pullback attractors for a two-dimensional Navier-Stokes model in an infinite delay case

We prove the existence of solutions for a Navier-Stokes model in two dimensions with an external force containing infinite delay effects in the weighted space C_γ(H). Then, under additional suitable assumptions, we prove the existence and uniqueness of a stationary solution and the exponential decay of the solutions of the evolutionary problem to this stationary solution. Finally, we study the existence of pullback attractors for the dynamical system associated to the problem under more general assumptions.     

Finite fractal dimension of pullback attractors for non-autonomous 2D Navier–Stokes equations in some unbounded domains

We study the asymptotic behaviour of non-autonomous 2D Navier–Stokes equations in unbounded domains for which a Poincaré inequality holds. In particular, we give sufficient conditions for their pullback attractor to have finite fractal dimension. The existence of pullback attractors in this framework comes from the existence of bounded absorbing sets of pullback asymptotically compact processes [T. Caraballo, G. ?ukaszewicz, J. Real, Pullback attractors for asymptotically compact nonautonomous dynamical systems, Nonlinear Anal. 64 (3) (2006) 484–498]. We show that, under suitable conditions, the method of Lyapunov exponents in [P. Constantin, C. Foias, R. Temam, Attractors representing turbulent flows, Mem. Amer. Math. Soc. 53 (1984) [5]] for the dimension of attractors can be developed in this new context.     

Pullback attractors for a semilinear heat equation on time-varying domains

The existence of a pullback attractor is established for the nonautonomous dynamical system generated by the weak solutions of a semilinear heat equation on time-varying domains with homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions. It is assumed that the spatial domains Ot in RN are obtained from a bounded base domain O by a C²-diffeomorphism, which is continuously differentiable in the time variable, and are contained, in the past, in a common bounded domain.     

Pullback exponential attractors for the non-autonomous micropolar fluid flows

This paper investigates the pullback asymptotic behaviors for the non-autonomous micropolar fluid flows in 2D bounded domains. We use the energy method, combining with some important properties of the generated processes, to prove the existence of pullback exponential attractors and global pullback attractors and show that they both with finite fractal dimension. Further, we give the relationship between global pullback attractors and pullback exponential attractors.     

Pullback attractors for modified swift-hohenberg equation on unbounded domains with non-autonomous deterministic and stochastic forcing terms

In this paper, the existence and uniqueness of pullback attractors for the modified Swift-Hohenberg equation defined on $R^{n}$ driven by both deterministic non-autonomous forcing and additive white noise are established. We first define a continuous cocycle for the equation in $L^{2}(R^{n})$, and we prove the existence of pullback absorbing sets and the pullback asymptotic compactness of solutions when the equation with exponential growth of the external force. The long time behaviors are discussed to explain the corresponding physical phenomenon.     

Random Attractor for Non-autonomous Stochastic Strongly Damped Wave Equation on Unbounded Domains

In this paper we study the asymptotic dynamics for the nonautonomous stochastic strongly damped wave equation driven by additive noise defined on unbounded domains. First we introduce a continuous cocycle for the equation and then investigate the existence and uniqueness of tempered random attractors which pullback attract all tempered random sets.     

Pullback attractors of nonautonomous reaction-diffusion equations

In this paper, firstly we introduce the concept of norm-to-weak continuous cocycle in Banach space and give a technical method to verify this kind of continuity, then we obtain some abstract results for the existence of pullback attractors about this kind of cocycle, using the measure of noncompactness. As an application, we prove the existence of pullback attractors in of the cocycle associated with the solutions for some nonlinear nonautonomous reaction-diffusion equations. The attractor pullback attracts all bounded subsets of in the norm of .     

Pullback attractors in nonautonomous difference equations

Nonautonomous difference equations are formulated as cocycles which generalize semigroups corresponding to autonomous difference equations. Pullback attractors are the appropriate generalization of autonomous attractors to cocycles. The existence of a pullback attractor follows when the difference equation cocycle has a pullback absorbing set. Results from the literature are outlined, including the construction of a Lyapunov function characterizing pullback attraction, and illustrated with several examples.     

A non-autonomous two-phase flow model with oscillating external force and its global attractor

In this article, we consider a non-autonomous diffuse interface model for an isothermal incompressible two-phase flow in a two-dimensional bounded domain. Assuming that the external force is singularly oscillating and depends on a small parameter ?, we prove the existence of the uniform global attractor A^?. Furthermore, using the method similar to that of Chepyzhov and Vishik (2007) [22] in the case of the two-dimensional Navier-Stokes systems, we study the convergence of A^? as ? goes to zero. Let us mention that the nonlinearity involved in the model considered in this article is slightly stronger than the one in the two-dimensional Navier-Stokes system studied in Chepyzhov and Vishik (2007) [22].     

Pullback attractors for non-autonomous 2D-Navier–Stokes equations in some unbounded domains

In this Note we first introduce the concept of pullback asymptotic compactness. Next, we establish a result ensuring the existence of a pullback attractor for a non-autonomous dynamical system under the general assumptions of pullback asymptotic compactness and the existence of a pullback absorbing family of sets. Finally, we prove the existence of a pullback attractor for a non-autonomous 2D Navier–Stokes model in an unbounded domain, a case in which the theory of uniform attractors does not work since the non-autonomous term is quite general. To cite this article: T. Caraballo et al., C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 342 (2006).     

Single Parameter Dissipativity and Attractors in DiscreteTirne Asynchronous Systems ∗

Discrete time nonautonomous dynamical systems generated by nonautonomous difference equations are formulated as discrete time skew—product systems consisting of cocycle state mappings that are driven by discrete time autonomous dynamical systems. Forwards and pullback attractors are two possible generalizations of autonomous attractors to such systems. Their existence follows from appropriate forwards or pullback dissipativity conditions. For discrete time nonautonomous dynamical systems generated by asynchronous systems with frequency updating components such a dissipativity condition is usually known for a single starting parameter value of the driving system. Additional conditions that then ensure the existence of a forwards or pullback attractor for such an asynchronous system are investigated here     

Existence of global stochastic flow and attractors for Navier–Stokes equations

For 2-D stochastic Navier-Stokes equations on the torus with multiplicative noise we construct a perfect cocycle and show the existence of global random compact attractors. The equations considered do not admit a pathwise method of solution. Received: 9 June 1998 / Revised version: 17 December 1998     

Bound states of the Schrödinger-Newton model in low dimensions

We prove the existence of quasi-stationary symmetric solutions with exactly n≥0 zeros and uniqueness for n=0 for the Schrödinger-Newton model in one dimension and in two dimensions along with an angular momentum m≥0. Our result is based on an analysis of the corresponding system of second-order differential equations.     

Global and singular solutions to the generalized Proudman-Johnson equation

We show that there is a class of solutions to the generalized Proudman-Johnson equation which exist globally for all parameters a having the form for n∈N, thereby extending a result of Bressan and Constantin (2005) [2]. Furthermore, we present new proofs of existence of solutions developing spontaneous singularities and compute the corresponding blow-up rates.     

The existence of a random attractor for the three dimensional damped Navier–Stokes equations with additive noise

This article is concerned with the asymptotical behavior of solutions for the three-dimensional damped Navier–Stokes equations with additive noise. Due to the shortage of the existence proof of the existence of random absorbing sets in a more regular phase space, we cannot obtain some kind of compactness of the cocycle associated with the three-dimensional damped Navier–Stokes equations with additive noise by the Sobolev compactness embedding theorem. In this paper, we prove the existence of a random attractor for the three-dimensional damped Navier–Stokes equations with additive noise by verifying the pullback flattening property.     

On a Lp-estimate for the linearized compressible Navier-Stokes equations with the Dirichlet boundary conditions

In this paper a special L_p-estimate for the linearized compressible Navier-Stokes in the Lagrangian coordinates for the Dirichlet boundary conditions is obtained. The constant in the estimate does not depend on the length of time interval [0,T]. The result is essential to obtain an existence for regular solutions for the nonlinear problem with the lowest class of regularity in L_p-spaces.     

Weak and strong attractors for the 3D Navier-Stokes system

We study in this paper the asymptotic behaviour of the weak solutions of the three-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations. On the one hand, using the weak topology of the usual phase space H (of square integrable divergence free functions) we prove the existence of a weak attractor in both autonomous and nonautonomous cases. On the other, we obtain a conditional result about the existence of the strong attractor, which is valid under an unproved hypothesis. Also, with this hypothesis we obtain continuous weak solutions with respect to the strong topology of H.