The classical limit of the relativistic Vlasov–Maxwell system in two space dimensions

The motion of a collisionless plasma is modelled by the Vlasov–Maxwell system. In this paper, solutions of the relativistic Vlasov–Maxwell system are considered in two space dimensions. The speed of light, c, appears as a parameter in the system. With representations of the electric and magnetic fields, conditions are established under which solutions of the relativistic Vlasov–Maxwell system converge pointwise to solutions of the non‐relativistic Vlasov–Poisson system as c tends to infinity, at the asymptotic rate of 1/c. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Classical solvability of the relativistic Vlasov–Maxwell system with bounded spatial density

In (Arch. Rat. Mech. Anal. 1986; 92:59–90), Glassey and Strauss showed that if the growth in the momentum of the particles is controlled, the relativistic Vlasov–Maxwell system has classical solution globally in time. Later they proved that such control is achieved if the kinetic energy density of the particles remains bounded for all time (Math. Meth. Appl. Sci. 1987; 9:46–52). Here, we show that the latter assumption can be weakened to the boundedness of the spatial density. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

On the ‘one and one-half dimensional’ relativistic Vlasov–Maxwell system

The time evolution of a collisionless plasma is studied in the case when the Viasov density ? is a function of the time, one space variable and two velocity variables. The electromagnetic fields E, B also have a special structure, and the magnetic field B is non-trivial. It is shown that smooth, consistent initial values generate a uniquc smooth global solution.     

Linear stability and instability of relativistic Vlasov‐Maxwell systems

We consider the linear stability problem for a symmetric equilibrium of the relativistic Vlasov‐Maxwell (RVM) system. For an equilibrium whose distribution function depends monotonically on the particle energy, we obtain a sharp linear stability criterion. The growing mode is proved to be purely growing, and we get a sharp estimate of the maximal growth rate. In this paper we specifically treat the periodic 1½D case and the 3D whole‐space case with cylindrical symmetry. We explicitly illustrate, using the linear stability criterion in the 1½D case, several stable and unstable examples. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Nonlinear stability and instability of relativistic Vlasov‐Maxwell systems

We prove the nonlinear stability or instability of certain periodic equilibria of the 1½D relativistic Vlasov‐Maxwell system. In particular, for a purely magnetic equilibrium with vanishing electric field, we prove its nonlinear stability under a sharp criterion by extending the usual Casimir‐energy method in several new ways. For a general electromagnetic equilibrium we prove that nonlinear instability follows from linear instability. The nonlinear instability is macroscopic, involving only the L¹‐norms of the electromagnetic fields. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Periodic solutions of the 1D Vlasov–Maxwell system with boundary conditions

We study the 1D Vlasov–Maxwell system with time‐periodic boundary conditions in its classical and relativistic form. We are mainly concerned with existence of periodic weak solutions. We shall begin with the definitions of weak and mild solutions in the periodic case. The main mathematical difficulty in dealing with the Vlasov–Maxwell system consist of establishing L^∞ estimates for the charge and current densities. In order to obtain this kind of estimates, we impose non‐vanishing conditions for the incoming velocities, which assure a finite lifetime of all particles in the computational domain ]0,L[. The definition of the mild solution requires Lipschitz regularity for the electro‐magnetic field. It would be enough to have a generalized flow but the result of DiPerna Lions (Invent. Math. 1989; 98 : 511–547) does not hold for our problems because of boundary conditions. Thus, in the first time, the Vlasov equation has to be regularized. This procedure leads to the study of a sequence of approximate solutions. In the same time, an absorption term is introduced in the Vlasov equation, which guarantees the uniqueness of the mild solution of the regularized problem. In order to preserve the periodicity of the solution, a time‐averaging vanishing condition of the incoming current is imposed: \def\d{{\rm d}}\def\incdist#1#2{\int_{0}^{T}\d t\int_{v_{x}#10}\int_{v_{y}}v_xg_{#2}(t,v_x,v_y)\,\d v}$$\incdist{>}{0}+\incdist{<}{L}=0$$\nopagenumbers\end (1) where g₀, g_L are incoming distributors (2) (3) The existence proof uses the Schauder fixed point theorem and also the velocity averaging lemma of DiPerna and Lions (Comm. Pure Appl. Math. 1989; XVII : 729–757). In the last section we treat the relativistic case. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

On Stationary Solutions of the Relativistic Vlasov–Maxwell System

We study stationary solutions of the relativistic Vlasov–Maxwell system of plasma physics which have a special form introduced (in the classical setting) by Rudykh, Sidorov and Sinitsy and establish their existence under suitable assumptions on the ansatz functions. © 1997 by B. G. Teubner Stuttgart–John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Math. Meth. Appl. Sci., Vol. 20, 667–677 (1997).     

On the one and one-half dimensional relativistic Vlasov–Maxwell–Fokker–Planck system with non-vanishing viscosity

The relativistic Vlasov–Maxwell–Fokker–Planck system is used in modelling distribution of charged particles in plasma. It consists of a transport equation coupled with the Maxwell system. The diffusion term in the equation models the collisions among particles, whereas the viscosity term signifies the dynamical frictional forces between the particles and the background reservoir. In the case of one space variable and two momentum variables, we prove the existence of a classical solution when the initial density decays fast enough with respect to the momentum variables. The solution which shares this same decay condition along with its first derivatives in the momentum variables is unique. © 1998 B. G. Teubner Stuttgart—John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Local well‐posedness and ill‐posedness for the fractal Burgers equation in homogeneous Sobolev spaces

In this paper, we consider local well‐posedness and ill‐posedness questions for the fractal Burgers equation. First, we obtain the well‐posedness result in the critical Sobolev space. We also present an unconditional uniqueness result. Second, we show the ill‐posedness from the point of view of the Picard iterations in the supercritical space. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The Vlasov–Maxwell–Fokker–Planck system in two space dimensions

We consider the Cauchy problem for the Vlasov–Maxwell–Fokker–Planck system in the plane. It is shown that for smooth initial data, as long as the electromagnetic fields remain bounded, then their derivatives do also. Glassey and Strauss have shown this to hold for the relativistic Vlasov–Maxwell system in three dimensions, but the method here is totally different. In the work of Glassey and Strauss, the relativistic nature of the particle transport played an essential role. In this work, the transport is nonrelativistic, and smoothing from the Fokker–Planck operator is exploited. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Dynamics of virus infection models with density‐dependent diffusion and Beddington–DeAngelis functional response

In this work, we integrate both density‐dependent diffusion process and Beddington–DeAngelis functional response into virus infection models to consider their combined effects on viral infection and its control. We perform global analysis by constructing Lyapunov functions and prove that the system is well posed. We investigated the viral dynamics for scenarios of single‐strain and multi‐strain viruses and find that, for the multi‐strain model, if the basic reproduction number for all viral strains is greater than 1, then each strain persists in the host. Our investigation indicates that treating a patient using only a single type of therapy may cause competitive exclusion, which is disadvantageous to the patient's health. For patients infected with several viral strains, the combination of several therapies is a better choice. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

On the Caginalp phase‐field systems with two temperatures and the Maxwell–Cattaneo law

Our aim in this paper is to study generalizations of the nonconserved and conserved Caginalp phase‐field systems based on the Maxwell–Cattaneo law with two temperatures for heat conduction. In particular, we obtain well‐posedness results and study the dissipativity of the associated solution operators. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

On the well‐posedness for Keller–Segel system with fractional diffusion

In this paper, we study the Cauchy problem for the Keller–Segel system with fractional diffusion generalizing the Keller–Segel model of chemotaxis for the initial data (u₀,v₀) in critical Fourier‐Herz spaces with q ∈ [2, ∞], where 1 < α ≤ 2. Making use of some estimates of the linear dissipative equation in the frame of mixed time‐space spaces, the Chemin ‘mono‐norm method’, the Fourier localization technique and the Littlewood–Paley theory, we get a local well‐posedness result and a global well‐posedness result with a small initial data. In addition, ill‐posedness for ‘doubly parabolic’ models is also studied. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Global well‐posedness for the compressible magnetohydrodynamic system in the critical Lp framework

The present work is dedicated to the well‐posedness issue of strong solutions (away from vacuum) to the compressible viscous magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) system in (d ≥ 2). We aim at extending those results in previous studies to more general L^p critical framework. Precisely, by recasting the whole system in Lagrangian coordinates, we prove the local existence and uniqueness of solutions by means of Banach fixed‐point theorem. Furthermore, with the aid of effective velocity, we employ the energy argument to establish global a priori estimates, which lead to the unique global solution near constant equilibrium. Our results hold in case of small data but large highly oscillating initial velocity and magnetic field.     

On the Cauchy problem for the two‐component b‐family system

In this paper, we establish the local well‐posedness for the two‐component b‐family system in a range of the Besov space. We also derive the blow‐up scenario for strong solutions of the system. In addition, we determine the wave‐breaking mechanism to the two‐component Dullin–Gottwald–Holm system. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Global sharp interface limit of the Hele–Shaw–Cahn–Hilliard system

In this paper, we focus on a diffuse interface model named by Hele–Shaw–Cahn–Hilliard system, which describes a two‐phase Hele–Shaw flow with matched densities and arbitrary viscosity contrast in a bounded domain. The diffuse interface thickness is measured by ? , and the mobility coefficient (the diffusional Peclet number) is ? ^α . We will prove rigorously that the global weak solutions of the Hele–Shaw–Cahn–Hilliard system converge to a varifold solution of the sharp interface model as ? →0 in the case of 0≤α  < 1. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Global well‐posedness for the 2D Boussinesq system with variable viscosity and damping

In this paper, we consider the 2D Boussinesq system with variable kinematic viscosity in the velocity equation and with weak damping effect to instead of the regularity effect for the thermal conductivity. Even if without thermal diffusion in the temperature equation, we establish the global well‐posedness for the 2D Boussinesq system with general initial data.     

Local well‐posedness for a system of quadratic nonlinear Schrödinger equations in one or two dimensions

In this article, the local well‐posedness of Cauchy's problem is explored for a system of quadratic nonlinear Schrödinger equations in the space L^p( R ⁿ). In a special case of mass resonant 2 × 2 system, it is well known that this problem is well posed in H^s(s≥0) and ill posed in H^s(s < 0) in two‐space dimensions. By translation on a linear semigroup, we show that the general system becomes locally well posed in L^p( R ²) for 1 < p < 2, for which p can arbitrarily be close to the scaling limit p_c=1. In one‐dimensional case, we show that the problem is locally well posed in L¹( R ); moreover, it has a measure valued solution if the initial data are a Dirac function. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

On the existence of incompressible current–vortex sheets: study of a linearized free boundary value problem

We study the initial boundary value problem resulting from the linearization of the equations of ideal incompressible magnetohydrodynamics and the jump conditions on the hypersurface of tangential discontinuity (current–vortex sheet) about an unsteady piecewise smooth solution. Under some assumptions on the unperturbed flow, we prove an energy a priori estimate for the linearized problem. Since the so‐called loss of derivatives in the normal direction to the boundary takes place even for the constant coefficients linearized problem, for the variable coefficients problem and non‐planar current–vortex sheets the natural functional setting is provided by the anisotropic weighted Sobolev space W₂^1,σ. The result of this paper is a necessary step to prove the local in time existence of solutions of the original non‐linear free boundary value problem. The uniqueness of the regular solution of this problem follows already from the a priori estimate we obtain for the linearized problem. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.