Group classification of systems of diffusion equations

Group classification of a class of systems of diffusion equations is carried out. Arbitrary elements that appear in the system depend on two variables. All forms of the arbitrary elements that provide additional Lie symmetries are determined. Equivalence transformations are used to simplify the analysis. Examples of similarity reductions are presented. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Invariant solutions of one-dimensional equations of two-temperature relaxation gas dynamics

The group analysis method is applied to the plane one-dimensional equations of two-temperature gas dynamics. The complete classification of the equations with respect to admitted Lie group is studied. All invariant solutions are analyzed and their comparisons with the known invariant solutions of the ideal gas dynamics system are presented.     

Application of group analysis to classification of systems of three second‐order ordinary differential equations

Here, we give a complete group classification of the general case of linear systems of three second‐order ordinary differential equations excluding the case of systems which are studied in the literature. This is given as the initial step in the study of nonlinear systems of three second‐order ordinary differential equations. In addition, the complete group classification of a system of three linear second‐order ordinary differential equations is carried out. Four cases of linear systems of equations are obtained. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Complete group classification of systems of two linear second-order ordinary differential equations

We give a complete group classification of the general case of linear systems of two second-order ordinary differential equations excluding the case of systems which are studied in the literature. This paper gives the initial step in the study of nonlinear systems of two second-order ordinary differential equations. It can also be extended to systems of equations with more than two equations. Furthermore the complete group classification of a system of two linear second-order ordinary differential equations is done. Four cases of linear systems of equations with inconstant coefficients are obtained.     

Complete group classification of systems of two linear second‐order ordinary differential equations: the algebraic approach

We give a complete group classification of the general case of linear systems of two second‐order ordinary differential equations. The algebraic approach is used to solve the group classification problem for this class of equations. This completes the results in the literature on the group classification of two linear second‐order ordinary differential equations including recent results which give a complete group classification treatment of such systems. We show that using the algebraic approach leads to the study of a variety of cases in addition to those already obtained in the literature. We illustrate that this approach can be used as a useful tool in the group classification of this class of equations. A discussion of the subsequent cases and results is given. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Some exact solutions of the ideal MHD equations through symmetry reduction method

We use the symmetry reduction method based on Lie group theory to obtain some exact solutions, the so-called invariant solutions, of the ideal magnetohydrodynamic equations in (3+1) dimensions. In particular, these equations are invariant under a Galilean-similitude Lie algebra for which the classification by conjugacy classes of r-dimensional subalgebras (1?r?4) was already known. We restrict our study to the three-dimensional Galilean-similitude subalgebras that give us systems composed of ordinary differential equations. Here, some examples of these solutions are presented with a brief physical interpretation.     

第二梯度流体的蠕变流和热传导相似解

给出了在笛卡儿坐标系中,忽略惯性的缓慢流动的二维运动方程和二阶梯度流体的传热方程．当Re1时,若从运动方程中简单地省略惯性项,则结果方程的解仍然近似有效．事实上,从无量纲的动量和能量方程也可导出这一结论．利用李群分析,知道求得的方程是对称的．李代数包括4个有限参数和一个无限参数组成的李群变换,其中一个是比例对称变换,另一个是平移变换．利用对称性求得两种不同形式的解．利用x和y坐标的平移,给出了指数形式的精确解．对于比例对称变换,更多地涉及到常微分方程,只能给出级数形式的近似解,最后讨论了某些边值问题．     

On the group classification of systems of two linear second-order ordinary differential equations with constant coefficients

The completeness of the group classification of systems of two linear second-order ordinary differential equations with constant coefficients is delineated in the paper. The new cases extend what has been done in the literature. These cases correspond to the type of equations where the commutative property of the coefficient matrices with respect to the dependent variables and the first-order derivatives in the considered system does not hold. A discussion of the results as well as a note on the extension to linear systems of second-order ordinary differential equations with more than two equations are given.     

Symmetry Classification Using Noncommutative Invariant Differential Operators

Given a class F of differential equations, the symmetry classification problem is to determine for each member f ∈ F the structure of its Lie symmetry group G_f or, equivalently, of its Lie symmetry algebra. The components of the symmetry vector fields of the Lie algebra are solutions of an associated overdetermined "defining system" of differential equations. The usual computer classification method which applies a sequence of total derivative operators and eliminations to this associated system often fails on problems of interest due to the excessive size of expressions generated in intermediate computations. We provide an alternative classification method which exploits the knowledge of an equivalence group G preserving the class. A noncommutative differential elimination procedure due to Lemaire, Reid, and Zhang, where each step of the procedure is invariant under G, can be applied and an existence and uniqueness theorem for the output used to classify the structure of symmetry groups for each f ∈ F. The method is applied to a class of nonlinear diffusion convection equations v_x = u, v_t = B(u) u_x - K(u) which is invariant under a large but easily determined equivalence group G. In this example the complexity of the calculations is much reduced by the use of G-invariant differential operators.     

The part families problem in flexible manufacturing systems

Parts grouping into families can be performed in flexible manufacturing systems (FMSs) to simplify two classes of problems: long horizon planning and short horizon planning. In this paper the emphasis is on the part families problem applicable to the short horizon planning. Traditionally, parts grouping was based on classification and coding systems, some of which are reviewed in this paper. To overcome the drawbacks of the classical approach to parts grouping, two new methodologies are developed. The methodologies presented are very easy to implement because they take advantage of the information already stored in the CAD system. One of the basic elements of this system is the algorithm for solving the part families problem. Some of the existing clustering algorithms for solving this problem are discussed. A new clustering algorithm has been developed. The computational complexity and some of the computational results of solving the part families problem are also discussed.     

Lie symmetries and exact solutions of variable coefficient mKdV equations: An equivalence based approach

Group classification of classes of mKdV-like equations with time-dependent coefficients is carried out. The usage of equivalence transformations appears to be a crucial point for the exhaustive solution of the problem. We prove that all the classes under consideration are normalized. This allows us to formulate the classification results in three ways: up to two kinds of equivalence (which are generated by transformations from the corresponding equivalence groups and all admissible point transformations) and using no equivalence. A simple way for the construction of exact solutions of mKdV-like equations using equivalence transformations is described.     

A fully Sinc-Galerkin method for Euler–Bernoulli beam models

A fully Sinc-Galerkin method in both space and time is presented for fourth-order time-dependent partial differential equations with fixed and cantilever boundary conditions. The sine discretizations for the second-order temporal problem and the fourth-order spatial problems are presented. Alternate formulations for variable parameter fourth-order problems are given, which prove to be especially useful when applying the forward techniques of this article to parameter recovery problems. The discrete system that corresponds to the time-dependent partial differential equations of interest are then formulated. Computational issues are discussed and an accurate and efficient algorithm for solving the resulting matrix system is outlined. Numerical results that highlight the method are given for problems with both analytic and singular solutions as well as fixed and cantilever boundary conditions.     

Fourth order evolution equations which describe pseudospherical surfaces

Differential equations that describe pseudospherical surfaces are considered. These equations are equivalent to the structure equations of a metric with Gaussian curvature K=−1$K=-1$. They can also be described as the compatibility condition of an associated linear problem also referred to as a zero curvature representation. A complete and explicit classification of a class of fourth order evolution equations is given. The classification provides four huge classes (referred to as Types I–IV) of fourth order evolution equations that describe pseudospherical surfaces, together with the associated one (or more) parameter linear problems. The differential equations of each type are determined by choosing certain arbitrary differentiable functions. Fourth-order member of the Burgers hierarchy and a modified Kuramoto–Sivashinsky equation are examples of equations described by Types I and IV, respectively. Many other explicit examples are presented.     

Coupled problems in transient fluid and structural dynamics in nuclear engineering: Part 1: Safety problems solved by flow singularity methods

Some important problems in coupled fluid-structural dynamics which occur in safety investigations of liquid metal fast breeder reactors (LMFBR), light water reactors and nuclear reprocessing plants are discussed and a classification of solution methods is introduced. A distinction is made between the step by step solution procedure, where available computer codes in fluid and structural dynamics are coupled, and advanced simultaneous solution methods, where the coupling is carried out at the level of the fundamental equations. Results presented include the transient deformation of a two-row pin bundle surrounded by an infinite fluid field, vapour explosions in a fluid container and containment distortions due to bubble collapse in the pressure suppression system of a boiling water reactor. A recently developed simultaneous solution method is presented in detail. Here the fluid dynamics (inviscid, incompressible fluid) is described by a singularity method which reduces the three-dimensional fluid dynamics problem to a two-dimensional formulation. In this way the three-dimensional fluid dynamics as well as the structural (shell) dynamics can be described essentially by common unknowns at the fluid-structural interface. The resulting equations for the coupled fluid-structural dynamics are analogous to the equations of motion of the structural dynamics alone.     

一类微分-差分方程组的内禀对称和等价群变换

研究一类微分-差分方程组的对称和等价群变换.采取内禀的无穷小算子方法,给出了方程组的内禀对称和等价群变换.为结合抽象Lie代数结构,给方程完全分类提供了理论基础.     

Algebraic sets and coordinate groups for a free nilpotent group of nilpotency class 2

We give a complete classification of the algebraic sets and coordinate groups for the systems of equations in one variable over a free nilpotent group.     

Group properties of the extended Green–Naghdi equations

The group analysis method is applied to the extended Green–Naghdi equations. The equations are studied in the Eulerian and Lagrangian coordinates. The complete group classification of the equations is provided. The derived Lie symmetries are used to reduce the equations to ordinary differential equations. For solving the ordinary differential equations the Runge–Kutta methods were applied. Comparisons between solutions of the Green–Naghdi equations and the extended Green–Naghdi equations are given.     

A bibliography of graph equations

Graph equations are equations in which the unknowns are graphs. Many problems and results in graph theory can be formulated in terms of graph equations. Here we offer a classification and a large bibliography of graph equations.     

A variable dimension solution approach for the general spatial price equilibrium problem

Algorithms are presented that are specifically designed for solving general nonlinear multicommodity spatial price equilibrium problems, i.e., problems with nonlinear transportation cost functions, nonlinear supply and demand functions, inter-commodity congestion effects, intercommodity substitution and complementarity effects and interactions among transportation links and among spatially separated markets. The algorithms are specializations of an iterative method for solving nonlinear complementarity problems that requires solving a system of nonlinear equations at each iteration. The algorithms exploit the network structure of the problems to reduce the size of the system of equations to be solved at each iteration. The decision rules for determining which equations are to be included in the system at each iteration are extremely simple, and the remainder of the computational work is carried out by the nonlinear equation solver. Because of this, the algorithms are very easy to implement with readily available software. In addition, since the decision rules only require sign information, only the final system needs to be solved with precision.     

Group classifications, optimal systems and exact solutions to the generalized Thomas equations

In this paper, the complete group classifications are performed on the types of Thomas equations (TEs), which arise in the study of chemical exchange progress, etc., all of the vector fields of the equations are presented. Then, the optimal system of the general Thomas equation is given, and all of the symmetry reductions and exact solutions generated from the optimal system are investigated. Furthermore, the exact analytic solutions to the Thomas equations are obtained by the generalized power series method.