Remarks on regularity and uniqueness of the Dirac–Klein–Gordon equations in one space dimension

In recent work, the authors extended the local and global well-posedness theory for the 1D Dirac–Klein–Gordon equations, but the uniqueness of the solutions was only known in the contraction spaces (of Bourgain–Klainerman–Machedon type). Here we prove some unconditional uniqueness results [that is, uniqueness in the larger space C([0,T];X ₀), where X ₀ denotes the data space]. We also prove a result about persistence of higher regularity, which is stronger than the standard version obtained from the contraction argument, since our result allows to independently increase the regularity of the spinor and scalar fields, whereas in the standard result they must be increased by the same amount.     

Asymptotic equivalence between Cournot–Nash and Walras equilibria in exchange economies with atoms and an atomless part

In this paper, we consider an exchange economy à la Shitovitz (Econometrica 41:467–501, 1973), with atoms and an atomless set. We associate with it a strategic market game of the kind first proposed by Lloyd S. Shapley, known as the Shapley window model. We analyze the relationship between the set of the Cournot–Nash allocations of the strategic market game and the Walras allocations of the exchange economy with which it is associated. We show, with an example, that even when atoms are countably infinite, any Cournot–Nash allocation of the game is not a Walras allocation of the underlying exchange economy. Accordingly, in the original spirit of Cournot (Recherches sur les principes mathématiques de la théorie des richesses. Hachette, Paris, 1838), we partially replicate the mixed exchange economy by increasing the number of atoms, without affecting the atomless part, and ensuring that the measure space of agents remains finite. Our main theorem shows that any sequence of Cournot–Nash allocations of the strategic market games associated with the partial replications of the exchange economy has a limit point for each trader and that the assignment determined by these limit points is a Walrasian allocation of the original economy.     

On the existence and the uniqueness of the solution of a fluid–structure interaction scattering problem

The existence and uniqueness of the solution of a fluid–structure interaction problem is investigated. The proposed analysis distinguishes itself from previous studies by employing a weighted Sobolev space framework, the DtN operator properties, and the Fredholm theory. The proposed approach allows to extend the range of validity of the standard existence and uniqueness results to the case where the elastic scatterer is assumed to be only Lipschitz continuous, which is of more practical interest.     

Weak existence and uniqueness for forward–backward SDEs

We aim to establish the existence and uniqueness of weak solutions to a suitable class of non-degenerate deterministic FBSDEs with a one-dimensional backward component. The classical Lipschitz framework is partially weakened: the diffusion matrix and the final condition are assumed to be space Hölder continuous whereas the drift and the backward driver may be discontinuous in x$x$. The growth of the backward driver is allowed to be at most quadratic with respect to the gradient term.     

On the global existence and uniqueness of solutions to the nonstationary boundary layer system

In this paper, we study the problem of boundary layer for nonstationary flows of viscous incompressible fluids. There are some open problems in the field of boundary layer. The method used here is mainly based on a transformation which reduces the boundary layer system to an initial-boundary value problem for a single quasilinear parabolic equation. We prove the existence of weak solutions to the modified nonstationary boundary layer system. Moreover, the stability and uniqueness of weak solutions are discussed.     

Several extensions of the Abian–Brown Fixed Point Theorem and their applications to extended and generalized Nash equilibria on chain-complete posets

In this paper, we provide several extensions of the Abian–Brown Fixed Point Theorem from single-valued mappings to set-valued mappings on chain-complete posets. Then we examine some non-monetized, non-cooperative games where both the collections of the strategies and the ranges of the utilities for the players are posets. By applying the extensions of the Abian–Brown Fixed Point Theorem and by applying the order-preserving property of mappings, we prove some existence theorems of extended and generalized Nash equilibria for non-monetized, non-cooperative games on chain-complete posets.     

On the global existence and uniqueness of solutions to Prandtl’s system

In this paper, we consider the Prandtl system for the non-stationary boundary layer in the vicinity of a point where the outer flow has zero velocity. It is assumed that U（t, x, y） = x^mU1（t, x）, where 0 〈 x 〈 L and m 〉 1. We establish the global existence of the weak solution to this problem. Moreover the uniqueness of the weak solution is proved.     

Irredundant ϕ-representations of algebras — existence and some uniqueness

We introduce the concept of a -representation of an algebraA which is a common generalization of direct and subdirect representation ofA. Here we characterize irredundant -representations in terms of congruence relations. The main result of this paper asserts some uniqueness in such representations.Presented by A. F. Pixley.     

Remarks on the Monge–Kantorovich problem in the discrete setting

In Optimal Transport theory, three quantities play a central role: the minimal cost of transport, originally introduced by Monge, its relaxed version introduced by Kantorovich, and a dual formulation also due to Kantorovich. The goal of this Note is to publicize a very elementary, self-contained argument extracted from [9], which shows that all three quantities coincide in the discrete case.     

Stokes and Navier–Stokes problems in a half-space: the existence and uniqueness of solutions a priori nonconvergent to a limit at infinity

The Cauchy problem and the initial boundary value problem in the half-space of the Stokes and Navier–Stokes equations are studied. The existence and uniqueness of classical solutions (u, π) (considered at least C ² × C ¹ smooth with respect to the space variable and C ¹ × C ⁰ smooth with respect to the time variable) without requiring convergence at infinity are proved. A priori the fields u and π are nondecreasing at infinity. In the case of the Stokes problem, the existence, for any t > 0, and the uniqueness of solutions with kinetic field and pressure field are established for some β ∈ (0, 1) and γ ∈ (0, 1 − β). In the case of Navier–Stokes equations, the existence (local in time) and the uniqueness of classical solutions to the Navier–Stokes equations are shown under the assumption that the initial data are only continuous and bounded, by proving that, for any t ∈ (0, T), the kinetic field u(x, t) is bounded and, for any γ ∈ (0, 1), the pressure field π(x, t) is O(1 + |x| ^γ ). Bibliography: 20 titles. To V. A. Solonnikov on his 75th birthday Published in Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 362, 2008, pp. 176–240.     

Determination of Stackelberg–Nash equilibria using a sensitivity based approach

A sensitivity based approach is presented to determine Nash solution(s) in multiobjective problems modeled as a non-cooperative game. The proposed approach provides an approximation to the rational reaction set (RRS) for each player. An intersection of these sets yields the Nash solution for the game. An alternate approach for generating the RRS based on design of experiments (DOE) combined with response surface methodology (RSM) is also explored. The two approaches for generating the RRS are compared on three example problems to find Nash and Stackelberg solutions. For the examples presented, it is seen that the proposed sensitivity based approach (i) requires less computational effort than a RSM-DOE approach, (ii) is less prone to numerical errors than the RSM-DOE approach, (iii) has the ability to find multiple Nash solutions when the Nash solution is not a singleton, (iv) is able to approximate nonlinear RRS, and (v) on one example problem, found a Nash solution better than the one reported in the literature.     

An MPCC approach for stochastic Stackelberg–Nash–Cournot equilibrium

In this article, we investigate a Stochastic Stackelberg–Nash–Cournot Equilibrium problem by reformulating it as a Mathematical Program with Complementarity Constraints (MPCC). The complementarity constraints are further reformulated as a system of nonsmooth equations. We characterize the followers’ Nash–Cournot equilibria by studying the implicit solution of a system of equations. We outline numerical methods for the solution of a stochastic Stackelberg–Nash–Cournot Equilibrium problem with finite distribution of market demand scenarios and propose a discretization approach based on implicit numerical integration to deal with stochastic Stackelberg–Nash–Cournot Equilibrium problem with continuous distribution of demand scenarios. Finally, we discuss the two-leader Stochastic Stackelberg–Nash–Cournot Equilibrium problem.