Evans functions and bifurcations of standing wave solutions in delayed synaptically coupled neuronal networks

Consider the following nonlinear singularly perturbed system of integral differential equations &\frac{\partial u}{\partial t}+f(u)+w\\ =&(\alpha-au)\int^{\infty}_0\xi(c)\left[\int_{\mathbb R}K(x-y) H\left(u\left(y,t-\frac1c|x-y|\right)-\theta\right){\rm d}y\right]{\rm d}c\\ &+(\beta-bu)\int^{\infty}_0\eta(\tau)\left[\int_{\mathbb R}W(x-y)H\big(u(y,t-\tau)-\Theta\big){\rm d}y\right]{\rm d}\tau,\\ &\frac{\partial w}{\partial t}=\varepsilon[g(u)-w], and the scalar integral differential equation &\frac{\partial u}{\partial t}+f(u)\\ =&(\alpha-a u)\int^{\infty}_0\xi(c)\left[\int_{\mathbb R}K(x-y) H\left(u\left(y,t-\frac1c|x-y|\right)-\theta\right){\rm d}y\right]{\rm d}c\\ &+(\beta-bu)\int^{\infty}_0\eta(\tau)\left[\int_{\mathbb R}W(x-y)H\big(u(y,t-\tau)-\Theta\big){\rm d}y\right]{\rm d}\tau. There exist standing wave solutions to the nonlinear system. Similarly, there exist standing wave solutions to the scalar equation. The author constructs Evans functions to establish stability of the standing wave solutions of the scalar equation and to establish bifurcations of the standing wave solutions of the nonlinear system.     

Evans functions and bifurcations of standing wave fronts of a nonlinear system of reaction diffusion equations

Consider the following nonlinear system of reaction diffusion equations arising from mathematical neuroscience $\frac{\partial u}{\partial t}=\frac{\partial^2u}{\partial x^2}+\alpha[\beta H(u-\theta)-u]-w,~ \frac{\partial w}{\partial t}=\varepsilon(u-\gamma w).$ Also consider the nonlinear scalar reaction diffusion equation $\frac{\partial u}{\partial t}=\frac{\partial^2u}{\partial x^2}+\alpha[\beta H(u-\theta)-u].$ In these model equations, $\alpha>0$, $\beta>0$, $\gamma>0$, $\varepsilon>0$ and $\theta>0$ are positive constants, such that $0<2\theta<\beta$. In the model equations, $u=u(x,t)$ represents the membrane potential of a neuron at position $x$ and time $t$, $w=w(x,t)$ represents the leaking current, a slow process that controls the excitation.\\indent The main purpose of this paper is to couple together linearized stability criterion (the equivalence of the nonlinear stability, the linear stability and the spectral stability of the standing wave fronts) and Evans functions (complex analytic functions) to establish the existence, stability, instability and bifurcations of standing wave fronts of the nonlinear system of reaction diffusion equations and to establish the existence and stability of the standing wave fronts of the nonlinear scalar reaction diffusion equation.     

Kinetic decomposition for singularly perturbed higher order partial differential equations

In this paper, we consider singularly perturbed higher order partial differential equations. We establish the condition under which the approximate solutions converge in a strong topology to the entropy solution of a scalar conservation laws using methodology developed in Hwang and Tzavaras (Comm. Partial Differential Equations 27 (2002) 1229). First, we obtain the approximate transport equation for the given dispersive equations. Then using the averaging lemma, we obtain the convergence.     

Numerical Analysis of a Nonlinear Singularly Perturbed Delay Volterra Integro-Differential Equation on an Adaptive Grid

In this paper, we study a nonlinear first-order singularly perturbed Volterra integro-differential equation with delay. This equation is discretized by the backward Euler for differential part and the composite numerical quadrature formula for integral part for which both an a priori and an a posteriori error analysis in the maximum norm are derived. Based on the a priori error bound and mesh equidistribution principle, we prove that there exists a mesh gives optimal first order convergence which is robust with respect to the perturbation parameter. The a posteriori error bound is used to choose a suitable monitor function and design a corresponding adaptive grid generation algorithm. Furthermore, we extend our presented adaptive grid algorithm to a class of second-order nonlinear singularly perturbed delay differential equations. Numerical results are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of our presented monitor function. Meanwhile, it is shown that the standard arc-length monitor function is unsuitable for this type of singularly perturbed delay differential equations with a turning point.     

On a class of nonlinear Schrödinger equations

This paper concerns the existence of standing wave solutions of nonlinear Schrödinger equations. Making a standing wave ansatz reduces the problem to that of studying the semilinear elliptic equation:

Diffusion approximation for nonlinear evolutionary equations with large interaction and fast boundary fluctuation

Approximations are derived for both nonlinear heat equations and singularly perturbed nonlinear wave equations with highly oscillating random force on boundary and strong interaction. By a diffusion approximation method, if the interaction is large and the singular perturbation is small enough, the approximation of the nonlinear wave equation is an one dimensional stochastic ordinary differential equation with white noise from the boundary which is exactly the same as that of the nonlinear heat equation.     

The singularly perturbed problem of vector integro-differential equations

The singularly perturbed boundary value problem of scalar integro-differential equations has been studied extensively by the differential inequality method . However, it does not seem possible to carry this method over to a corresponding nonlinear vector integro-differential equation. Therefore , for n-dimensional vector integro-differential equations the problem has not been solved fully. Here, we study this nonlinear vector problem and obtain some results. The approach in this paper is to transform the appropriate integro-differential equations into a canonical or diagonalized system of two first-order equations.     

Numerical solution of the high thermal loss problem presented by a fractional differential equation

Three different numerical methods are used to solve singularly perturbed Able Volterra integral equation as presented by a fractional differential equation. Convergence and stability analysis together with the results of these methods are compared and contrasted when applied to the high thermal loss problem as an example of singularly perturbed Able Volterra integral equation.     

Some Fredholm equations with boundary layer resonance

Certain singularly perturbed differential equations which exhibit boundary layer resonance are difficult to solve by the application of standard asymptotic methods. After reformulation as a singularly perturbed integral equation and treatment by a recently developed asymptotic methodology, the desired solution is obtained in a straightforward manner.     

EVANS FUNCTIONS AND INSTABILITY OF A STANDING PULSE SOLUTION OF A NONLINEAR SYSTEM OF REACTION DIFFUSION EQUATIONS

In this paper, we consider a nonlinear system of reaction diffusion equations arising from mathematical neuroscience and two nonlinear scalar reaction diffusion equations under some assumptions on their coefficients. The main purpose is to couple together linearized stability criterion (the equivalence of the nonlinear stability, the linear stability and the spectral stability of the standing pulse solutions) and Evans functions to accomplish the existence and instability of standing pulse solutions of the nonlinear system of reaction diffusion equations and the nonlinear scalar reaction diffusion equations. The Evans functions for the standing pulse solutions are constructed explicitly.     

Relaxation self-oscillations in neuron systems: I

We consider a scalar singularly perturbed nonlinear delay differential-difference equation modeling an individual neuron. We study the existence, asymptotics, and stability of its relaxation cycle.     

On the existence of almost periodic solutions of a singularly perturbed differential equation with piecewise constant argument

Based on the investigation of almost periodic solutions to difference equations, the existence of almost periodic solution for a nonautonomous, singularly perturbed differential equation with piecewise constant argument is considered. In addition, the stability properties of these solutions are characterized by the construction of manifolds of initial data.     

Exact slow-fast decomposition of the singularly perturbed matrix differential Riccati equation

In this paper the Hamiltonian matrix formulation of the Riccati equation is used to derive the reduced-order pure-slow and pure-fast matrix differential Riccati equations of singularly perturbed systems. These pure-slow and pure-fast matrix differential Riccati equations are obtained by decoupling the singularly perturbed matrix differential Riccati equation of dimension n₁+n₂ into the pure-slow regular matrix differential Riccati equation of dimension n₁ and the pure-fast stiff matrix differential Riccati equation of dimension n₂. A formula is derived that produces the solution of the original singularly perturbed matrix differential Riccati equation in terms of solutions of the pure-slow and pure-fast reduced-order matrix differential Riccati equations and solutions of two reduced-order initial value problems. In addition to its theoretical importance, the main result of this paper can also be used to implement optimal filtering and control schemes for singularly perturbed linear time-invariant systems independently in pure-slow and pure-fast time scales.     

Bifurcation of periodic solutions for wave equations with scalar nonlinearities

We treat wave equations with “scalar nonlinearities” and demonstrate the connection between the bifurcation theory of an associated system of Hammerstein integral equations and the existence of periodic solutions of the nonlinear wave equation.     

一类非线性悬臂梁方程正解的存在性与多解性

研究了非线性四阶常微分方程u(4)(t)=f(t,u(t),u'(t)),t ∈[0,1]\E在边界条件u(0)=u'(0)=u"(1)=u"'(1)=0下的正解,其中E(∩)[0,1]是一个零测度的闭集,而非线性项,(t,u,u)可以在t∈E时奇异.通过构造适当的积分方程并利用锥上的不动点定理证明了这个方程在满足与n有关的条件下存在n个正解,其中n是某个自然数.     

一些非线性发展方程的显式行波解

该文给出了一种构造非线性发展方程显式行波解的方法并用该方法得到了Hirota-Satsuma方程组,一类非线性常微分方程以及广义耦合标量场方程组的显式行波解.     

A robust adaptive grid method for a nonlinear singularly perturbed differential equation with integral boundary condition

Numerical Algorithms - In this paper, the numerical solution of a nonlinear first-order singularly perturbed differential equation with integral boundary condition is considered. The discrete...     

Singularly perturbed Neumann problem for fractional Schrdinger equations

This paper is concerned with a Neumann type problem for singularly perturbed fractional nonlinear Schrdinger equations with subcritical exponent. For some smooth bounded domain ?  R~n, our boundary condition is given by∫_?u(x)-u(y)/|x-y|~(n+2s)dy = 0 for x ∈ R~n\?.We establish existence of non-negative small energy solutions, and also investigate the integrability of the solutions on Rn.     

Relaxation self-oscillations in neuron systems: III

The mathematical model considered here of a neuron system is a chain of an arbitrary number m ≥ 2 of diffusion-coupled singularly perturbed nonlinear delay differential equations with Neumann-type conditions at the endpoints. We study the existence, asymptotic behavior, and stability of relaxation periodic solutions of this system.     

燃烧理论中的非线性奇摄动系统

探讨了在没有预先混合的燃烧理论中 ,非线性奇摄动系统εx″i=hi(t,x) fi(t,x,x′)的 Dirchlet问题和 Robin问题 ,其中 x=(x1,x2 ,… ,xn) T.在适当的条件下 ,证明了解的存在性 ,并给出了解的渐近估计 .