Time-space boundary elements for transient heat conduction problems

This paper is concerned with a generalized time-space boundary element formulation for transient heat conduction problems in anisotropic media. A weighted residual form of the governing equation is used to obtain the boundary integral equation in terms of the fundamental solution. The resulting boundary integral equation is discretized by means of a wide variety of boundary elements from constant-elements to higher-order isoparametric elements located both in time and space.     

Initial/boundary value problems for the semidiscrete Boltzmann equation: Analysis by Adomian's decomposition method

This paper provides a solution technique based on Adomian's decomposition method for a large class of initial/boundary value problems for the semidiscrete Boltzmann equation: a partial differential-integral equation of a semilinear type, in the kinetic theory of gases. The paper also proposes a use of the decomposition method as an algorithm for the continuous approximation of the solutions in a discretized time-space domain.     

A fractional nonlocal time-space viscoelasticity theory and its applications in structural dynamics

To overcome the long wavelength and time limits of classical elastic theory, this paper presents a fractional nonlocal time-space viscoelasticity theory to incorporate the non-locality of both time and spatial location. The stress (strain) at a reference point and a specified time is assumed to depend on the past time history and the stress (strain) of all the points in the reference domain through nonlocal kernel operators. Based on an assumption of weak non-locality, the fractional Taylor expansion series is used to derive a fractional nonlocal time-space model. A fractional nonlocal Kevin–Voigt model is considered as the simplest fractional nonlocal time-space model and chosen to be applied for structural dynamics. The correlation between the intrinsic length and time parameters is discussed. The effective viscoelastic modulus is derived and, based on which, the tension and vibration of rods and the bending, buckling and vibration of beams are studied. Furthermore, in the context of Hamilton’s principle, the governing equation and the boundary condition are derived for longitudinal dynamics of the rod in a more rigorous manner. It is found that when the external excitation frequency and the wavenumber interact with the intrinsic microstructures of materials and the intrinsic time parameter, the nonlocal space-time effect will become substantial, and therefore the viscoelastic structures are sensitive to both microstructures and time.     

Efficient difference method for time-space fractional diffusion equation with Robin fractional derivative boundary condition

Numerical Algorithms - In this paper, a numerical method is proposed to solve the time-space fractional diffusion equation with Robin fractional derivative boundary condition. Under the weak...     

A Galerkin method for mixed parabolic–elliptic partial differential equations

In this article boundary value problems for partial differential equations of mixed elliptic–parabolic type are considered. To ensure that the considered problems possess a unique solution, the usual variational existence proof for parabolic problems is extended to the mixed situation. Further, the convergence of approximations computed by a time-space Galerkin method to the solution of the mixed problem is proven and error estimates are given.     

Finite difference scheme for time-space fractional diffusion equation with fractional boundary conditions

In this paper, the finite difference scheme is developed for the time-space fractional diffusion equation with Dirichlet and fractional boundary conditions. The time and space fractional derivatives are considered in the senses of Caputo and Riemann-Liouville, respectively. The stability and convergence of the proposed numerical scheme are strictly proved, and the convergence order is O(τ^2−α+h²). Numerical experiments are performed to confirm the accuracy and efficiency of our scheme.     

Energy Methods for Problems with Nonhomogeneous Boundary Conditions

This paper employs the weighted energy method to derive estimates for the dynamic behavior of solutions to boundary and initial boundary value problems with nonhomogeneous boundary conditions. In particular, the method is applied to the heat and Laplace equations in a bounded or unbounded region. Extensions to related equations are also studied. Similar estimates but for the spatial behavior is obtained for the heat equation and the backward in time heat equation. Results for blow-up in finite time of solutions to certain nonlinear equations are generalized to include nonhomogeneous boundary conditions, while solutions that vanish on part of the boundary are briefly discussed in the final section.     

On the coupling of BEM and FEM for exterior problems for the Helmholtz equation

This paper deals with the coupled procedure of the boundary element method (BEM) and the finite element method (FEM) for the exterior boundary value problems for the Helmholtz equation. A circle is selected as the common boundary on which the integral equation is set up with Fourier expansion. As a result, the exterior problems are transformed into nonlocal boundary value problems in a bounded domain which is treated with FEM, and the normal derivative of the unknown function at the common boundary does not appear. The solvability of the variational equation and the error estimate are also discussed.

     

高阶波动方程的时空估计与低能量散射

本文研究了高阶波动方程的低能量散射理论，基本工具是高阶线性波动方程解的时空估计．与经典的二阶波动方程解的时空估计证明不同，我们采用泛函分析的方法与待定指标技巧，首次给出了高阶线性波动方程的时空估计，藉此与非线性函数在齐次Ｓｏｂｏｌｅｖ空间中的估计，获得了高阶波动方程的低能量散射结论．与此同时，也得到了具临界增长的高阶波动方程的柯西问题在低能量条件下的整体存在唯一性．     

Blow-up of solutions of a semilinear hyperbolic equation and a parabolic equation with general forcing term and boundary condition

Semilinear hyperbolic and parabolic initial–boundary value problems are studied. Criteria for solutions of a semilinear hyperbolic equation and a parabolic equation with general forcing term and general boundary condition to blow up in finite time are obtained.     

Boundary Identification for a Blast Furnace

In this paper,the authors discuss an inverse boundary problem for the axi- symmetric steady-state heat equation,which arises in monitoring the boundary corrosion for the blast-furnace.Measure temperature at some locations are used to identify the shape of the corrosion boundary. The numerical inversion is complicated and consuming since the wear-line varies during the process and the boundary in the heat problem is not fixed.The authors suggest a method that the unknown boundary can be represented by a given curve plus a small perturbation,then the equation can be solved with fixed boundary,and a lot of computing time will be saved. A method is given to solve the inverse problem by minimizing the sum of the squared residual at the measuring locations,in which the direct problems are solved by axi- symmetric fundamental solution method. The numerical results are in good agreement with test model data as well as industrial data,even in severe corrosion case.     

Numerical Solution of Time-Dependent Problems with a Fractional-Power Elliptic Operator

A time-dependent problem in a bounded domain for a fractional diffusion equation is considered. The first-order evolution equation involves a fractional-power second-order elliptic operator with Robin boundary conditions. A finite-element spatial approximation with an additive approximation of the operator of the problem is used. The time approximation is based on a vector scheme. The transition to a new time level is ensured by solving a sequence of standard elliptic boundary value problems. Numerical results obtained for a two-dimensional model problem are presented.     

An implicit numerical method of a new time distributed-order and two-sided space-fractional advection-dispersion equation

Distributed-order differential equations have recently been investigated for complex dynamical systems, which have been used to describe some important physical phenomena. In this paper, a new time distributed-order and two-sided space-fractional advection-dispersion equation is considered. Firstly, we transform the time distributed-order fractional equation into a multi-term time-space fractional partial differential equation by applying numerical integration. Then an implicit numerical method is constructed to solve the multi-term fractional equation. The uniqueness, stability and convergence of the implicit numerical method are proved. Some numerical results are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the method. The method and techniques can be extended to other time distributed-order and space-fractional partial differential equations.     

On the stability and convergence of the finite section method for integral equation formulations of rough surface scattering

We consider the Dirichlet and Robin boundary value problems for the Helmholtz equation in a non‐locally perturbed half‐plane, modelling time harmonic acoustic scattering of an incident field by, respectively, sound‐soft and impedance infinite rough surfaces.Recently proposed novel boundary integral equation formulations of these problems are discussed. It is usual in practical computations to truncate the infinite rough surface, solving a boundary integral equation on a finite section of the boundary, of length 2A, say. In the case of surfaces of small amplitude and slope we prove the stability and convergence as A→∞ of this approximation procedure. For surfaces of arbitrarily large amplitude and/or surface slope we prove stability and convergence of a modified finite section procedure in which the truncated boundary is ‘flattened’ in finite neighbourhoods of its two endpoints. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

分数阶Cahn-Hilliard方程的高效数值算法

给出了时空分数阶Cahn-Hilliard方程的一个高效数值算法.首先,利用Laplace变换将时空分数阶Cahn-Hilliard方程转化为空间分数阶Cahn-Hilliard方程;然后,结合Fourier谱方法和有限差分法得到一个时间二阶、空间谱精度的高效数值格式;最后,通过数值实验验证本文数值算法的有效性,并验证其满足能量耗散性质和质量守恒定律.     

On Time-space Fractional Reaction-diffusion Equations with Nonlocal Initial Conditions

This paper investigates the nonlinear time-space fractional reaction-diffusion equations with nonlocal initial conditions. Based on the operator semigroup theory, we transform the time-space fractional reaction-diffusion equation into an abstract evolution equation. The existence and uniqueness of mild solution to the reaction-diffusion equation are obtained by solving the abstract evolution equation. Finally, we verify the Mittag-Leffler-Ulam stabilities of the nonlinear time-space fractional reaction-diffusion equations with nonlocal initial conditions. The results in this paper improve and extend some related conclusions to this topic.     

波动方程外区域问题基于自然边界归化的区域分解算法(英文)

本文以二维波动方程为例 ,研究基于自然边界归化的一种区域分解算法 .首先将控制方程对时间进行离散化 ,得到关于时间步长离散化格式 ,对每一时间步长求解一椭圆型外问题 ;然后引入两条人工边界 ,提出了 Schwarz交替算法 ,给出了算法的收敛性 ,并对圆外区域研究了压缩因子     

A High-Order Kernel-Free Boundary Integral Method for Incompressible Flow Equations in Two Space Dimensions

This paper presents a fourth-order kernel-free boundary integral method for the time-dependent, incompressible Stokes and Navier-Stokes equations defined on irregular bounded domains. By the stream function-vorticity formulation, the incompressible flow equations are interpreted as vorticity evolution equations. Time discretization methods for the evolution equations lead to a modified Helmholtz equation for the vorticity, or alternatively, a modified biharmonic equation for the stream function with two clamped boundary conditions. The resulting fourth-order elliptic boundary value problem is solved by a fourth-order kernel-free boundary integral method, with which integrals in the reformulated boundary integral equation are evaluated by solving corresponding equivalent interface problems, regardless of the exact expression of the involved Green's function. To solve the unsteady Stokes equations, a four-stage composite backward differential formula of the same order accuracy is employed for time integration. For the Navier-Stokes equations, a three-stage third-order semi-implicit Runge-Kutta method is utilized to guarantee the global numerical solution has at least third-order convergence rate. Numerical results for the unsteady Stokes equations and the Navier-Stokes equations are presented to validate efficiency and accuracy of the proposed method.     

Observability of elastic vibrations of a beam

The observability problem for beam vibrations described by a fourth-order partial differential equation with various boundary conditions is considered. Dynamic observability problems are solved in terms of boundary conditions and observations of the beam state at certain fixed instants of time.     

On exact and approximate boundary controllabilities for the heat equation: A numerical approach

The present article is concerned with the numerical implementation of the Hilbert uniqueness method for solving exact and approximate boundary controllability problems for the heat equation. Using convex duality, we reduce the solution of the boundary control problems to the solution of identification problems for the initial data of an adjoint heat equation. To solve these identification problems, we use a combination of finite difference methods for the time discretization, finite element methods for the space discretization, and of conjugate gradient and operator splitting methods for the iterative solution of the discrete control problems. We apply then the above methodology to the solution of exact and approximate boundary controllability test problems in two space dimensions. The numerical results validate the methods discussed in this article and clearly show the computational advantage of using second-order accurate time discretization methods to approximate the control problems.