Asymptotic convergence of the Stefan problem to Hele-Shaw

We discuss the asymptotic behaviour of weak solutions to the Hele-Shaw and one-phase Stefan problems in exterior domains. We prove that, if the space dimension is greater than one, the asymptotic behaviour is given in both cases by the solution of the Dirichlet exterior problem for the Laplacian in the interior of the positivity set and by a singular, radial and self-similar solution of the Hele-Shaw flow near the free boundary. We also show that the free boundary approaches a sphere as , and give the precise asymptotic growth rate for the radius.

     

Scattering matrices for the quantum body problem

Let be a generalized body Schrödinger operator with very short range potentials. Using Melrose's scattering calculus, it is shown that the free channel `geometric' scattering matrix, defined via asymptotic expansions of generalized eigenfunctions of , coincides (up to normalization) with the free channel `analytic' scattering matrix defined via wave operators. Along the way, it is shown that the free channel generalized eigenfunctions of Herbst-Skibsted and Jensen-Kitada coincide with the plane waves constructed by Hassell and Vasy and if the potentials are very short range.

     

Regularized Newton iteration method for a penetrable cavity with internal measurements in inverse scattering problem

In this paper, we consider the inverse scattering problem of determining the shape of a cavity with a penetrable inhomogeneous medium of compact support from one source and a knowledge of measurements placed on a curve inside the cavity. First, the boundary value problem of the partial differential equations can be transformed into an equivalent system of nonlinear and ill-posed integral equations for the unknown boundary. Then, we apply the regularized Newton iterative method to reconstruct the boundary and prove the injectivity for the linearized system. Finally, we present some numerical examples to show the feasibility of our method.     

An effective asymptotic method in the axisymmetric frictionless contact problem for an elastic layer of finite thickness

A brief review of asymptotic methods to deal with frictionless unilateral contact problems for an elastic layer of finite thickness is presented. Under the assumption that the contact radius is small with respect to the layer thickness, an effective asymptotic method is suggested for solving the unilateral contact problem with a priori unknown contact radius. A specific feature of the method is that the construction of an asymptotic approximation is reduced to a linear algebraic system with respect to integral characteristics (polymoments) of the contact pressure. As an example, the sixth‐order asymptotic model has been written out. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The asymptotic behaviour of weak solutions to the forward problem of electrical impedance tomography on unbounded three‐dimensional domains

The forward problem of electrical impedance tomography on unbounded domains can be studied by introducing appropriate function spaces for this setting. In this paper we derive the point‐wise asymptotic behaviour of weak solutions to this problem in the three‐dimensional case. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Existence and asymptotic behaviour of solutions of a nonlinear evolution problem

We prove existence and asymptotic behaviour of a weak solutions of a mixed problem for where A is the pseudo-Laplacian operator.     

Asymptotic behaviour and exponential stability for a transmission problem in thermoelasticity

We show that the solution of a semilinear transmission problem between an elastic and a thermoelastic material, decays exponentially to zero. That is, denoting by ?(t) the sum of the first, second and third order energy associated with the system, we show that there exist positive constants C and γsatisfying ?(t) ? C?(0)e^?γt Moreover, the existence of absorbing sets is achieved in the non‐homogeneous case. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The Robin problem for bending of elastic plates

The solution of the Robin problem in a finite domain for the system of equations modeling the bending of elastic plates with transverse shear deformation is approximated by means of a generalized Fourier series method closely connected to the structure of the boundary integral equation treatment of the problem. The theory is exemplified by numerical computation that shows a high degree of accuracy and efficiency.     

The variational contact problem for elastic objects of different dimensions

We consider the variational free boundary problem describing the contact of an elastic plate with a thin elastic obstacle. The contact domain is unknown a priori and should be determined. The problem is described by a variational inequality for a fourth-order operator. The constraint on the displacement is given on a set of dimension less than that of the solution domain. We find the boundary conditions on the set of the possible contact and their exact statement. We justify the mixed statement of the problem and analyze the limit cases corresponding to the unbounded increase of the elasticity coefficients of the contacting bodies.     

The mesa problem for Neumann boundary value problem

In this paper, we study the singular limit of the Porous Medium equation u_t=Δu^m+g(x,u), as m→∞, in a bounded domain with Neumann boundary condition.     

The scattering theory of C. Wilcox in elasticity

We extend the abstract time‐dependent scattering theory of C.H. Wilcox to the case of elastic waves. Most of the results are proved with the minimal assumption that the obstacle satisfies the energy local compactness condition (ELC). This holds especially for the existence and unitarity of the wave operators. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The Cauchy problem of the Ward equation

We generalize the results of [J. Villarroel, The inverse problem for Ward's system, Stud. Appl. Math. 83 (1990) 211-222; A.S. Fokas, T.A. Ioannidou, The inverse spectral theory for the Ward equation and for the 2+1 chiral model, Comm. Appl. Anal. 5 (2001) 235-246; B. Dai, C.L. Terng, K. Uhlenbeck, On the space-time Monopole equation, arXiv:math.DG/0602607] to study the inverse scattering problem of the Ward equation with non-small data and solve the Cauchy problem of the Ward equation with a non-small purely continuous scattering data.     

Asymptotic profiles and asymptotic distributions of energy in elastic waves scattering

We compute the asymptotic wave profiles for the exterior problemin elasticity with homogeneous Neumann condition. We give preciseresults on the asymptotic distribution of the elastic energyin various subsets of space. These results are obtained viathe use of a recently developed extension of the scatteringtheory of C. Wilcox (Mabrouk & Helali, 2002).     

Inverse problem for upper asymptotic density

For a set of natural numbers, the structural properties are described when the upper asymptotic density of achieves the infimum of the upper asymptotic densities of all sets of the form , where the upper asymptotic density of is greater than or equal to the upper asymptotic density of . As a corollary, we prove that if the upper asymptotic density of is less than and the upper asymptotic density of achieves the infimum, then the lower asymptotic density of must be .

     

The capacity problem

We consider a type of infinite-dimensional linear program posed over a measure space and called a capacity problem. This problem is related to that of finding the electrostatic capacity of a conducting body, and arises in certain types of two-person zero-sum games. The duality theory for this problem is discussed, and conditions are given under which the optimal solution is a measure with finite support. When solutions are restricted to be measures with finite support, a characterization of the extreme points of the feasible region is possible. This has implications for algorithms to solve the capacity problem.     

The method of integral equation for scattering problem with a mixed crack

We consider the scattering of an electromagnetic time‐harmonic plane wave by an infinite cylinder having a mixed open crack (or arc) in R² as the cross section. The crack is made up of two parts, and one of the two parts is (possibly) coated by a material with surface impedance λ. We transform the scattering problem into a system of boundary integral equations by adopting a potential approach, and establish the existence and uniqueness of a weak solution to the system by the Fredholm theory. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The inverse scattering problem for a partially coated penetrable cavity with interior measurements

In this paper we consider the inverse scattering problem for a cavity that is bounded by a partially coated penetrable inhomogeneous medium of compact support and recover the shape of the cavity and the surface conductivity from a knowledge of measured scattered waves due to point sources located on a curve or surface inside the cavity. First, we prove that both the shape of the cavity and the surface conductivity on the coated part can be uniquely determined from a knowledge of the measured data. Next, we establish a linear sampling method for determining both the shape of the cavity and the surface conductivity. A central role in our justification is played by an eigenvalue problem which we call the exterior transmission eigenvalue problem. Finally, we present some numerical examples to illustrate the validity of our method.     

The interior transmission problem for anisotropic Maxwell's equations and its applications to the inverse problem

The interior transmission problem appears naturally in the study of the inverse scattering problem of determining the shape of a penetrable medium from a knowledge of the time harmonic incident waves and the far field patterns of the scattered waves. We propose a variational study of this problem in the case of Maxwell's equations in an inhomogeneous anisotropic medium. Then we apply the obtained results to build an ‘extented far field’ operator and give a characterization of the medium from the knowledge of the range of this operator. We then show how the linear sampling method can be viewed as an approximation of this characterization. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.