Global Existence of Solutions for the Kawahara Equation in Sobolev Spaces of Negative Indices

We first prove that the Cauchy problem of the Kawahara equation, δtu ＋ uδxu ＋βδx^3u＋γδx^5u = 0, is locally solvable if the initial data belong to H^r（R） and r〉 r≥-7/5, thus improving the known local well-posedness result of this equation. Next we use this local result and the method of ＂almost conservation law＂ to prove that global solutions exist if the initial data belong to H^r（R） and r〉-1/2.     

Polar Sets and Relative Dimension for Generalized Brownian Sheet

Let{(t);t∈R_ ~N}be a d-dimensional N-parameter generalized Brownian sheet.Necessaryand sufficient conditions for a compact set E×F to be a polar set for(t,(t))are proved.It is also provedthat if 2N≤αd,then for any compact set ER_>~N,d-2/2 Dim E≤inf{dimF:F ∈ B(R~d),P{(E)∩F≠φ}>0}≤d-2/β DimE,and if 2N>αd,then for any compact set FR~d\{0},α/2(d-DimF)≤inf{dimE:E∈B(R_>~N),P{(E)∩F≠φ}>0}≤β/2(d-DimF),where B(R~d)and B(R_>~N)denote the Borel σ-algebra in R~d and in R_>~N respectively,dim and Dim are Hausdorffdimension and Packing dimension respectively.     

Blow-up criterion for 2-D Boussinesq equations in bounded domain

We extend the results for 2-D Boussinesq equations from ℝ² to a bounded domain Ω. First, as for the existence of weak solutions, we transform Boussinesq equations to a nonlinear evolution equation U _t + A(t, U) = 0. In stead of using the methods of fundamental solutions in the case of entire ℝ², we study the qualities of F(u, υ) = (u · ▽)υ to get some useful estimates for A(t, U), which helps us to conclude the local-in-time existence and uniqueness of solutions. Second, as for blow-up criterions, we use energy methods, Sobolev inequalities and Gronwall inequality to control and by and . Furthermore, can control by using vorticity transportation equations. At last, can control . Thus, we can find a blow-up criterion in the form of .      

Change-point Estimation of a Mean Shift in Moving-average Processes Under Dependence Assumptions

In this paper we discuss the least-square estimator of the unknown change point in a mean shift for moving-average processes of ALNQD sequence. The consistency and the rate of convergence for the estimated change point are established. The asymptotic distribution for the change point estimator is obtained. The results are also true for ρ-mixing, φ-mixing, α-mixing sequences under suitable conditions. These results extend those of Bai, who studied the mean shift point of a linear process of i.i.d, variables, and the condition ∑j=0^∞j｜aj｜ 〈 ∞ in Bai is weakened to ∑j=0^∞｜aj｜〈∞.     

Uniform Convergence Rate of Estimators of Autocovariances in Partly Linear Regression Models with Correlated Errors

Consider the partly linear regression model ,where yi's are responses, xi = (xi1, xi2,…,xip)' and ti ∈T are known and nonrandom design points, T is a compact set in the real line is an unknown parameter vector, g(·) is an unknown function and {Ei} isa linear process, i.e., random variables with zeromean and variance o2e. Drawing upon B-spline estimation of g(·) and least squares estimation of 0, we construct estimators of the autocovariances of {Ei}- The uniform strong convergence rate of these estimators to their true values is then established. These results not only are a compensation for those of [23], but also have some application in modeling error structure. When the errors {Ei} are an ARMA process, our result can be used to develop a consistent procedure for determining the order of the ARMA process and identifying the non-zero coefficients of the process. Moreover, our result can be used to construct the asymptotically efficient estimators for parameters in the ARMA error process.     

Local and Global Existence of Solutions to Initial Value Problems of Nonlinear Kaup-Kupershmidt Equations

This paper is devoted to studying the initial value problems of the nonlinear Kaup Kupershmidt equations δu/δt ＋ α1 uδ^2u/δx^2 ＋ βδ^3u/δx^3 ＋ γδ^5u/δx^5 = 0, （x,t）∈ E R^2, and δu/δt ＋ α2 δu/δx δ^2u/δx^2 ＋ βδ^3u/δx^3 ＋ γδ^5u/δx^5 = 0, （x, t） ∈R^2. Several important Strichartz type estimates for the fundamental solution of the corresponding linear problem are established. Then we apply such estimates to prove the local and global existence of solutions for the initial value problems of the nonlinear Kaup- Kupershmidt equations. The results show that a local solution exists if the initial function u0（x） ∈ H^s（R）, and s ≥ 5/4 for the first equation and s≥301/108 for the second equation.     

Asymptotic Expansions of the Heat Kernel of the Laplacian for General Annular Bounded Domains with Robin Boundary Conditions：Further Results

The asymptotic expansions of the trace of the heat kernel θ(t)=∑^∞v=1^exp(-tλv) for small positive t,where {λv} are the eigenvalues of the negative Laplacian -△n=-∑^ni=1(D/Dx^1)^2 in R^2(n=2 or 3),are studied for a general annular bounded domain Ω with a smooth inner boundary DΩ1 and a smooth outer boundary DΩ2,where a finite number of piecewise smooth Robin boundary conditions(D/Dnj γh)Ф=0 on the components Гj(j= 1,...,m) of (DΩ1 and on the components Гj (j=k 1,…,m) of of DΩ2 are considered such that DΩl=U^kj=lГj and DΩ2= U^m=k 1Гj and where the coefficients γj(j=1,...,m) are piecewise smooth positive functions. Some applications of θ(t) for an ideal gas enclosed in the general annular bounded domain Ω are given. Further results are also obtained.     

Multiple Boundary Concentrating Solutions to Dirichlet Problem of Hénon Equation

Abstract  Let Ω be the unit ball centered at the origin in . We study the following problem

Short-time Asymptotics of the Heat Kernel on Bounded Domain with Piecewise Smooth Boundary Conditions and Its Applications to an Ideal Gas

The asymptotic expansion of the heat kernel Θ(t)=sum from ∞to j=1 exp(-tλ_j) where {λ_j}_(j=1)~∞are the eigen-values of the negative Laplacian -Δ_n=-sum from n to k=1((?))~2 in R~n(n=2 or 3) is studied for short-time t for a generalbounded domain Ωwith a smooth boundary (?)Ω.In this paper,we consider the case of a finite number of theDirichlet conditions φ=0 on Γ_i (i=1,...,J) and the Neumann conditions (?)=0 on Γ_i (i=J 1,...,k) andthe Robin conditions ((?) γ_i)φ=0 on Γ_i (i=k 1,...,m) where γ_i are piecewise smooth positive impedancefunctions,such that (?)Ωconsists of a finite number of piecewise smooth components Γ_i(i=1,...,m) where(?)Ω=(?)Γ_i.We construct the required asymptotics in the form of a power series over t.The senior coefficients inthis series are specified as functionals of the geometric shape of the domain Ω.This result is applied to calculatethe one-particle partition function of a“special ideal gas”,i.e.,the set of non-interacting particles set up in abox with Dirichlet,Neumann and Robin boundary conditions for the appropriate wave function.Calculationof the thermodynamic quantities for the ideal gas such as the internal energy,pressure and specific heat revealsthat these quantities alone are incapable of distinguishing between two different shapes of the domain.Thisconclusion seems to be intuitively clear because it is based on a limited information given by a one-particlepartition function;nevertheless,its formal theoretical motivation is of some interest.     

Regularity of Weak Solutions of Nonlinear Equations with Discontinuous Coefficients

In this paper, we prove that the weak solutions u∈Wloc^1, p （Ω） （1 〈p〈∞） of the following equation with vanishing mean oscillation coefficients A（x）： -div[（A（x）△↓u·△↓u）p-2/2 A（x）△↓u＋│F（x）│^p-2 F（x）]=B（x, u, △↓u）, belong to Wloc^1, q （Ω）（A↓q∈（p, ∞）, provided F ∈ Lloc^q（Ω） and B（x, u, h） satisfies proper growth conditions where Ω ∪→R^N（N≥2） is a bounded open set, A（x）=（A^ij（x）） N×N is a symmetric matrix function.     

Global Existence of Solutions for the Cauchy Problem of the Kawahara Equation with L 2 Initial Data

In this paper we study solvability of the Cauchy problem of the Kawahara equation 偏导dtu ＋ au偏导dzu ＋ β偏导d^3xu ＋γ偏导d^5xu = 0 with L^2 initial data. By working on the Bourgain space X^r,s（R^2） associated with this equation, we prove that the Cauchy problem of the Kawahara equation is locally solvable if initial data belong to H^r（R） and -1 〈 r ≤ 0. This result combined with the energy conservation law of the Kawahara equation yields that global solutions exist if initial data belong to L^2（R）.     

Distances entre exponentielles et puissances d’éléments de certaines algèbres de Banach

Let A be a Banach algebra which does not contain any nonzero idempotent element, let γ > 0, and let . We show that if then . We also show, assuming a suitable spectral condition on x, that if , then Received: 12 July 2006 Revised: 31 January 2007     

Analysis of an Age Structured SEIRS Epidemic Model with Varying Total Population Size and Vaccination

This article focuses on the study of an age structured SEIRS epidemic model with a vaccinationprogram when the total population size is not kept at constant.We first give the explicit expression of thereproduction number R(ψ,(?)) in the presence of vaccine ((?) is the exponent of growth of total population),andshow that the infection-free steady state is linearly stable if R(ψ,(?))<1 and unstable if R(ψ,(?))>1,then weapply the theoretical results to vaccination policies to determine the optimal age or ages at which an individualshould be vaccinated.It is shown that the optimal strategy can be either one- or two-age strategies.     

Fundamental Solution of the Anisotropic Porous Medium Equation

We establish the existence of fundamental solutions for the anisotropic porous medium equation, ut = ∑n i=1（u^mi）xixi in R^n × （O,∞）, where m1,m2,..., and mn, are positive constants satisfying min1≤i≤n{mi}≤ 1, ∑i^n=1 mi 〉 n - 2, and max1≤i≤n{mi} ≤1/n（2 ＋ ∑i^n=1 mi）.     

Existence and Stability of the log–log Blow-up Dynamics for the <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript>2</Superscript>-Critical Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation in a Domain

Let be the L ²-critical nonlinear Schr?dinger equation, in a domain with initial data in (Dirichlet boundary condition) and . We prove existence and stability of finite time blow-up dynamics with the log-log blow-up speed Moreover, for a suitable class of finite time blow-up solutions, we derive global rigidity properties which turn out to be modeled after the ones. Submitted: October 14, 2005. Revised: October 26, 2006. Accepted: February 2, 2007.     

Exponential Attractor for a Nonlinear Boussinesq Equation

This paper is devoted to prove the existence of an exponential attractor for the semiflow generated by a nonlinear Boussinesq equation. We formulate the Boussinesq equation as an abstract equation in the Hilbert space H0^2（0, 1） × L^2（0, 1）. The main step in this research is to show that there exists an absorbing set for the solution semiflow in the Hilbert space H0^3（0, 1） × H0^1（0, 1）.     

The general dévissage theorem for Witt groups of schemes

Let be a closed subscheme of the noetherian scheme X. We show that if X has a dualizing complex then there exists a dualizing complex of Z such that there is an isomorphism of coherent Witt groups for all . Received: 3 March 2006     

8-ranks of Class Groups of Some Imaginary Quadratic Number Fields

Let F = Q（√-p1p2） be an imaginary quadratic field with distinct primes p1 = p2 = 1 mod 8 and the Legendre symbol （p1/p2） = 1. Then the 8-rank of the class group of F is equal to 2 if and only Pl if the following conditions hold： （1） The quartic residue symbols （p1/p2）4 = （p2/p1）4 = 1; （2） Either both p1 and p2 are represented by the form a^2 ＋ 32b^2 over Z and p^h2＋（2p1）/4=x^2-2p1y^2,x,y∈Z,or both p1 and p2 are not represented by the form a^2 ＋ 32b^2 over Z and p^h2＋（2p1）/4=ε（2x^2-p1y^2）,x,y∈Z,ε∈{±1},where h＋（2p1） is the narrow class number of Q（√2p1）,Moreover, we also generalize these results.     

Global Existence of Positive Periodic Solutions for a Distributed Delay Competition Model

By using the continuation theorem of Mawhin's coincidence degree theory, a sufficient condition is derived for the existence of positive periodic solutions for a distributed delay competition modelwhere ri and r2 are continuous w-periodic functions in R+=[0,∞) with ,ai,ci(i =1,2) are positive continuous w-periodic functions in R+=[0,∞),bi (i = 1,2) is nonnegative continuous w-periodic function in R+=[0,∞), w and T are positive constants. Ki,Lt ∈ C([-T,0], (01 88)) and Ki(s)ds = 1,ds - 1. i = 1,2. Some known results are improved and extended.     

Results on Local Times of a Class of Multiparameter Gaussian Processes

In this paper, we introduce a class of Gaussian processes Y={Y（t）：t∈R^N},the so called hifractional Brownian motion with the indcxes H=（H1,…,HN）and α. We consider the （N, d, H, α） Gaussian random field x（t） = （x1 （t）,..., xd（t））,where X1 （t）,…, Xd（t） are independent copies of Y（t）, At first we show the existence and join continuity of the local times of X = {X（t）, t ∈ R＋^N}, then we consider the HSlder conditions for the local times.