Solitary waves of a generalized Ostrovsky equation

We consider the existence and stability of traveling waves of a generalized Ostrovsky equation ${(u_t-\beta u_{xxx}-f{\left(u\right)}_x)}_x=\gamma u$, where the nonlinearity $f\left(u\right)$ satisfies a power-like scaling condition. We prove that there exist ground state solutions which minimize the action among all nontrivial solutions and use this variational characterization to study their stability. We also introduce a numerical method for computing ground states based on their variational properties. The class of nonlinearities considered includes sums and differences of distinct powers.     

Existence of periodic traveling wave solutions for the Ostrovsky equation

We are concerned with the Ostrovsky equation, which is derived from the theory of weakly nonlinear long surface and internal waves in shallow water under the presence of rotation. On the basis of the variational method, we show the existence of periodic traveling wave solutions. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

On the solutions for an Ostrovsky type equation

In this paper, we consider an Ostrovsky type equation that includes the regularized short pulse, the Korteweg–deVries and the modified Korteweg–deVries ones. We prove the well-posedness of the solutions for the Cauchy problem associated with these equations.     

A note on “New travelling wave solutions to the Ostrovsky equation”

In a recent paper by Ya?ar [E. Ya?ar, New travelling wave solutions to the Ostrovsky equation, Appl. Math. Comput. 216 (2010), 3191-3194], ‘new’ travelling-wave solutions to the transformed reduced Ostrovsky equation are presented. In this note it is shown that some of these solutions are disguised versions of known solutions.     

Asymptotic expansion of solutions to the drift-diffusion equation with large initial data

We consider the large-time behavior of the solution to the initial value problem for the Nernst-Planck type drift-diffusion equation in whole spaces. In the Lp-framework, the global existence and the decay of the solution were shown. Moreover, the second-order asymptotic expansion of the solution as t→∞ was derived. We also deduce the higher-order asymptotic expansion of the solution. Especially, we discuss the contrast between the odd-dimensional case and the even-dimensional case.     

Stability of solitary waves for the Ostrovsky equation

Considered herein is the Ostrovsky equation which is widely used to describe the effect of rotation on the surface and internal solitary waves in shallow water or the capillary waves in a plasma. It is shown that the solitary-wave solutions are orbitally stable for certain wave speeds.

     

Periodic solutions of the Lyness max equation

We investigate the periodic nature of solutions of a “max-type” difference equation sometimes referred to as the “Lyness max” equation. The equation we consider is x_n+1=max{x_n,A}/x_n−1, n=0,1,…, where A is a positive real parameter and the initial conditions are arbitrary positive numbers. We also present related results for a similar equation sometimes referred to as the “period 7 max” equation.     

Existence and asymptotic behavior of solutions to a nonlinear parabolic equation of fourth order

This paper is devoted to studying the existence and asymptotic behavior of solutions to a nonlinear parabolic equation of fourth order: ut+∇⋅(|∇Δu|^p−2∇Δu)=f(u) in Ω⊂RN with boundary condition u=Δu=0 and initial data u₀. The substantial difficulty is that the general maximum principle does not hold for it. The solutions are obtained for both the steady-state case and the developing case by the fixed point theorem and the semi-discretization method. Unlike the general procedures used in the previous papers on the subject, we introduce two families of approximate solutions with determining the uniform bounds of derivatives with respect to the time and space variables, respectively. By a compactness argument with necessary estimates, we show that the two approximation sequences converge to the same limit, i.e., the solution to be determined. In addition, the decays of solutions towards the constant steady states are established via the entropy method. Finally, it is interesting to observe that the solutions just tend to the initial data u₀ as p→∞.     

On low regularity of the Ostrovsky, Stepanyams and Tsimring equation

In this paper we prove, by using the Fourier restriction norm method, that the initial value problem of the Ostrovsky, Stepanyams and Tsimring equation ut+uxxx+η(Hux+Huxxx)+uux=0 (x∈R, t?0), where η>0 and H denotes the usual Hilbert transformation, is locally well-posed in the Sobolev space Hs(R) for any , which improve our former result in Zhao and Cui (2009) [5].     

Stability of solitary waves and weak rotation limit for the Ostrovsky equation

Ostrovsky equation describes the propagation of long internal and surface waves in shallow water in the presence of rotation. In this model dispersion is taken into account while dissipation is neglected. Existence and nonexistence of localized solitary waves is classified according to the sign of the dispersion parameter (which can be either positive or negative). It is proved that for the case of positive dispersion the set of solitary waves is stable with respect to perturbations. The issue of passing to the limit as the rotation parameter tends to zero for solutions of the Cauchy problem is investigated on a bounded time interval.     

Precise asymptotic behavior of solutions of the sublinear Emden-Fowler differential equation

The aim of this paper is to show that if the sublinear Emden-Fowler differential equation

(A)     

Positive solutions to generalized Dickman equation

The paper investigates large-time behaviour of positive solutions to a generalized Dickman equation. The asymptotic behaviour of dominant and subdominant positive solutions is analysed and a structure formula describing behaviour of all solutions is proved. A criterion is also given for sufficient conditions on initial functions to generate positive solutions with prescribed asymptotic behaviour with values of their weighted limits computed.     

Well-posedness of the Cauchy problem of Ostrovsky equation in anisotropic Sobolev spaces

We study the Cauchy problem of the Ostrovsky equation , with βγ<0. By establishing a bilinear estimate on the anisotropic Bourgain space Xs,ω,b, we prove that the Cauchy problem of this equation is locally well-posed in the anisotropic Sobolev space H(s,ω)(R) for any and some . Using this result and conservation laws of this equation, we also prove that the Cauchy problem of this equation is globally well-posed in H(s,ω)(R) for s?0.     

Similarity solutions to the power-law generalized Newtonian fluid

The authors of this paper study a second-order nonlinear parabolic equation with a background describing the motion of the power-law generalized Newtonian fluid. The existence of similarity solutions is obtained and the asymptotic behavior of the solution is studied.     

On the decay of solutions to the 2D Neumann exterior problem for the wave equation

We consider the exterior problem in the plane for the wave equation with a Neumann boundary condition and study the asymptotic behavior of the solution for large times. For possible application we are interested to show a decay estimate which does not involve weighted norms of the initial data. In the paper we prove such an estimate, by a combination of the estimate of the local energy decay and decay estimates for the free space solution.     

Solitary wave solutions and kink wave solutions for a generalized KDV-mKDV equation

Bifurcation method of dynamical systems is employed to investigate solitary wave solutions and kink wave solutions of the generalized KDV-mKDV equation. Under some parameter conditions, their explicit expressions are obtained.     

Optimal decay rates and small global solutions to the dissipative Boussinesq equation

This work is devoted to the small amplitude solutions for the initial value problem of the multidimensional dissipative Boussinesq equation. We firstly derive the pointwise estimates of the fundamental solutions by the energy method in the Fourier space. We give the asymptotic profiles of solutions to the corresponding linear problem to get the optimal decay rate for the -norm of solutions in all space dimensions. Under smallness assumptions on the initial data, we study the global existence and uniqueness of solutions by the contractive mapping principle in the solution spaces with time weighted norm.