On Gevrey solutions of threefold singular nonlinear partial differential equations

We study Gevrey asymptotics of the solutions to a family of threefold singular nonlinear partial differential equations in the complex domain. We deal with both Fuchsian and irregular singularities, and allow the presence of a singular perturbation parameter. By means of the Borel–Laplace summation method, we construct sectorial actual holomorphic solutions which turn out to share a same formal power series as their Gevrey asymptotic expansion in the perturbation parameter. This result rests on the Malgrange–Sibuya theorem, and it requires to prove that the difference between two neighboring solutions is exponentially small, what in this case involves an asymptotic estimate for a particular Dirichlet-like series.     

Further Exact and Approximate Considerations of the Barrier Problem

When the second order differential equation governing transmissionof waves through a potential barrier is solved approximately,two approximate solutions arise within the barrier, one exponentiallylarge and one exponentially small. When a linear combinationof these solutions is considered, the error involved in theexponentially large solution is much larger than the actualsmaller solution, leading to conceptual difficulties as to howthis small solution is to be interpreted within the linear combination.Here, a new approach is adopted, whereby linear combinationsof approximate solutions are avoided. The reflection coefficientof the barrier is derived and the series expansion of its modulusis obtained before approximations are introduced. The analysisis so arranged that ratios rather than linear combinations enterthis modulus, and error analysis then shows exactly why theerror consists of certain unexpected exponentially small termsrather than expected terms of larger order of magnitude.     

Uniform Asymptotic Representation of Solutions of the Basic Semiconductor-Device Equations

In this paper we analyse the basic semiconductor-device equationsmodelling a symmetric one-dimensional voltage-controlled diodeunder the assumptions of zero recombination-generation and constantmobilities. Employing the singular-perturbation formulationwith the normed Debye length as perturbation parameter we derivethe zeroth-order terms of the matched asymptotic expansion ofthe solutions, which are sums of uniformly smooth outer terms(reduced solutions) and exponentially varying inner terms (layersolutions). The main result of the paper is that, if the perturbationparameter is sufficiently small, then there exists a solutionof the semiconductor-device problem which is approximated uniformlyby the zeroth-order term of the expansion, even for large appliedvoltages. This result shows the validity of the asymptotic expansionsof the solutions of the semiconductor-device problem in physicallyrelevant high-injection situations.     

Limit-periodic solutions of integro-differential equations in a critical case

We consider equations with nonlinear terms representable by power series in the variable and functionals in integral form. The equation depends on a small exponentially limitperiodic perturbation, i.e., on a function that exponentially tends to a periodic function as the independent variable increases. In the Lyapunov critical case of one zero root, we prove the existence of a family of exponentially limit-periodic solutions of the equation in the form of power series in the small parameter and arbitrary initial values of the noncritical variables.     

Pseudopower expansion of solutions of generalized equations and constrained optimization problems

We show that the solution of a strongly regular generalized equation subject to a scalar perturbation expands in pseudopower series in terms of the perturbation parameter, i.e., the expansion of orderk is the solution of generalized equations expanded to orderk and thus depends itself on the perturbation parameter. In the polyhedral case, this expansion reduces to a usual Taylor expansion. These results are applied to the problem of regular perturbation in constrained optimization. We show that, if the strong regularity condition is satisfied, the property of quadratic growth holds and, at least locally, the solutions of the optimization problem and of the associated optimality system coincide. If, in addition the number of inequality constraints is finite, the solution and the Lagrange multiplier can be expanded in Taylor series. If the data are analytic, the solution and the multiplier are analytic functions of the perturbation parameter.     

A seminumeric approach for solution of the Eikonal partial differential equation and its applications

In this work, a partial differential equation, which has several important applications, is investigated, and some techniques based on semianalytic (or quasi‐numerical) approaches are developed to find its solution. In this article, the homotopy perturbation method (HPM), Adomian decomposition method, and the modified homotopy perturbation method are proposed to solve the Eikonal equation. HPM yields solution in convergent series form with easily computable terms, and in some case, yields exact solutions in one iteration. In other hand, in Adomian decomposition method, the approximate solution is considered as an infinite series usually converges to the accurate solution. Moreover, these methods do not require any discretization, linearization, or small perturbation, and therefore reduce the numerical computation a lot. Several test problems are given and results are compared with the variational iteration method. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq, 2010     

Existence of Generalized Heteroclinic Solutions of the Coupled Schr¨odinger System under a Small Perturbation

The following coupled Schrodinger system with a small perturbation
is considered, where β and ε are small parameters. The whole system has a periodic solution with the aid of a Fourier series expansion technique, and its dominant system has a heteroclinic solution. Then adjusting some appropriate constants and applying the fixed point theorem and the perturbation method yield that this heteroclinic solution deforms to a heteroclinic solution exponentially approaching the obtained periodic solution （called the generalized heteroclinic solution thereafter）.     

一类两参数非线性反应扩散方程奇摄动问题的广义解

利用奇异摄动方法讨论了一类两参数广义奇摄动反应扩散方程问题.首先,在适当的条件下,对两个小参数进行幂级数展开,构造了问题的形式外部解.其次,在区域边界邻近,建立局部坐标系,利用多重尺度变量方法分别构造了问题解的第一、第二边界层校正项.最后,利用合成展开理论,得到了问题广义解的渐近表示式,并用泛函分析不动点原理,估计了渐近展开式的精度.该文得到问题的广义解在重叠区域内具有两个不同厚度的校正函数.它们分别对边界条件起着校正的作用,扩展了问题研究范围,同时还提供了构造这类在重叠区域上不同厚度的校正项的方法,因此具有广泛的研究前景.     

On the Existence of Quasipattern Solutions of the Swift–Hohenberg Equation

Quasipatterns (two-dimensional patterns that are quasiperiodic in any spatial direction) remain one of the outstanding problems of pattern formation. As with problems involving quasiperiodicity, there is a small divisor problem. In this paper, we consider 8-fold, 10-fold, 12-fold, and higher order quasipattern solutions of the Swift–Hohenberg equation. We prove that a formal solution, given by a divergent series, may be used to build a smooth quasiperiodic function which is an approximate solution of the pattern-forming partial differential equation (PDE) up to an exponentially small error.     

Suboptimal feedback control of linear periodic systems

A method is developed for the approximate design of an optimal state regulator for a linear periodically varying system with quadratic performance index. The periodic term is taken to be a perturbation to the system. By making use of a power-series expansion in a small parameter, associated with periodic terms, a set of matrix equations is derived for determining successively a feedback gain. Given periodic terms of a Fourier-series form, explicit solutions are obtained for those matrix equations. A sufficient condition for existence and periodicity of the solution is also shown. Further, the performance degradation resulting from a truncation of the power-series solution is investigated. The method may effectively be used in a computer-programmed computation.     

Trilinearization and localized coherent structures and periodic solutions for the (2 + 1) dimensional K-dV and NNV equations

In this paper, using a novel approach involving the truncated Laurent expansion in the Painlevé analysis of the (2 + 1) dimensional K-dV equation, we have trilinearized the evolution equation and obtained rather general classes of solutions in terms of arbitrary functions. The highlight of this method is that it allows us to construct generalized periodic structures corresponding to different manifolds in terms of Jacobian elliptic functions, and the exponentially decaying dromions turn out to be special cases of these solutions. We have also constructed multi-elliptic function solutions and multi-dromions and analysed their interactions. The analysis is also extended to the case of generalized Nizhnik–Novikov–Veselov (NNV) equation, which is also trilinearized and general class of solutions obtained.     

A semi-analytic approach for the nonlinear dynamic response of circular plates

This paper presents a new semi-analytic perturbation differential quadrature method for geometrically nonlinear vibration analysis of circular plates. The nonlinear governing equations are converted into a linear differential equation system by using Linstedt–Poincaré perturbation method. The solutions of nonlinear dynamic response and the nonlinear free vibration are then sought through the use of differential quadrature approximation in space domain and analytical series expansion in time domain. The present method is validated against analytical results using elliptic function in several examples for both clamped and simply supported circular plates, showing that it has excellent accuracy and convergence. Compared with numerical methods involving iterative time integration, the present method does not suffer from error accumulation and is able to give very accurate results over a long time interval.     

Existence of generalized homoclinic solutions of a coupled KdV-type Boussinesq system under a small perturbation

This paper considers the coupled KdV-type Boussinesq system with a small perturbation $u_{xx}=6cv-6u-6uv+\varepsilon f(\varepsilon,u,u_{x},v,v_{x}),$ $ v_{xx}=6cu-6v-3u^{2}+\varepsilon g(\varepsilon,u,u_{x},v,v_{x}),$ where $c=1+\mu$, $\mu>0$ and $\varepsilon$ are small parameters. The linear operator has a pair of real eigenvalues and a pair of purely imaginary eigenvalues. We first change this system into an equivalent system with dimension 4, and then show that its dominant system has a homoclinic solution and the whole system has a periodic solution if the perturbation functions $g$ and $h$ satisfy some conditions. By using the contraction mapping theorem, the perturbation theorem, and the reversibility, we theoretically prove that this homoclinic solution, when higher order terms are added, will persist and exponentially approach to the obtained periodic solution (called generalized homoclinic solution) for small $\varepsilon$ and $\mu>0$.     

Limit periodic motions in some systems with aftereffect under resonance condition

Volterra-type integrodifferential equations and their solutions are considered which, when the time increases without limit, exponentially tend to periodic modes. In the critical case of stability, when the characteristic equation has a pair of pure imaginary roots and the remaining roots have negative real parts, the problem of the existence of limit periodic solutions with resonance, caused by coincidence between the periodic part of the limit external periodic perturbation and the natural frequency of the linearized system, is solved. It is shown that, if the right-hand side of the equation is an analytic function and the existence of limit periodic solutions is determined by terms of the (2m + 1)-th order, these solutions are represented by power series in the arbitrary initial values of the non-critical variables and the parameter μ^1/(2m+1), where μ is a small parameter, characterizing the magnitude of the maximum external periodic perturbation. The amplitude equations are presented.     

On the Onset of Rayleigh-Bénard Convection in a Fluid Layer of Slowly Increasing Depth

A two-scaling approach is used to investigate the onset of convection in a fluid layer whose depth is a slowly increasing function of horizontal distance. It is shown that whatever the value of the imposed temperature difference between the boundaries (provided, of course, that the lower one is hotter) there are regions which are stable and regions which are unstable to small perturbations. As the depth increases the amplitude of steady solutions increases from exponentially small values to take on the familiar square-root behavior of weakly nonlinear solutions. The solution in this narrow transition region is described in terms of the second Painlevé transcendent. In the exceptional case when the perturbation takes the form of longitudinal rolls, this equation needs some modification in that the second derivative is replaced by the fourth. The flow in a horizontal layer when the temperature difference between the boundaries increases slowly may be treated in exactly the same way. The necessary modifications to theory and results are given in an Appendix.     

Helly’s Principle and Its Application to an Infinite-Horizon Optimal Control Problem

In this paper, a numerical method is presented to solve singularly-perturbed two-point boundary-value problems for second-order ordinary differential equations with a discontinuous source term. First, an asymptotic expansion approximation of the solution of the boundary-value problem is constructed using the basic ideas of the well-known WKB perturbation method. Then, some initial-value problems and terminal-value problems are constructed such that their solutions are the terms of this asymptotic expansion. These initial-value problems and terminal-value problems are singularly-perturbed problems and therefore fitted mesh method (Shishkin mesh) are used to solve these problems. Necessary error estimates are derived and examples are provided to illustrate the method.     

An asymptotic initial value method for second order singular perturbation problems of convection-diffusion type with a discontinuous source term

In this paper a numerical method is presented to solve singularly perturbed two points boundary value problems for second order ordinary differential equations consisting a discontinuous source term. First, in this method, an asymptotic expansion approximation of the solution of the boundary value problem is constructed using the basic ideas of a well known perturbation method WKB. Then some initial value problems and terminal value problems are constructed such that their solutions are the terms of this asymptotic expansion. These initial value problems are happened to be singularly perturbed problems and therefore fitted mesh method (Shishkin mesh) are used to solve these problems. Necessary error estimates are derived and examples provided to illustrate the method.     

The Borel Transform and Its Use in the Summation of Asymptotic Expansions

The solution of connection problems on the real line (the x axis) often give asymptotic expansions which are either even or odd. This gives rise to 'identically zero' expansions, that is, an asymptotic expansion in which all terms are identically zero at the origin. We show that the Borel transform of these problems have solutions that provide integral representations of the solution. The evaluation of these integrals, as x →0, allows us to compute the exponentially small term that these 'identically zero' expansions represent.     

变厚度圆板大挠度理论的摄动法

本文用对两个小参数的摄动法,对于轴对称圆薄板大挠度问题,在板厚按指数规律变化、载荷为均布的情况下,求出了三级摄动解。所得摄动解在特殊情况下与精确解的比较表明结果是较为理想的。     

The Borel Transform and Its Use in the Summation of Asymptotic Expansions

The solution of connection problems on the real line (the x axis) often give asymptotic expansions which are either even or odd. This gives rise to "identically zero" expansions, that is, an asymptotic expansion in which all terms are identically zero at the origin. We show that the Borel transform of these problems have solutions that provide integral representations of the solution. The evaluation of these integrals, as x →0, allows us to compute the exponentially small term that these "identically zero" expansions represent.