Variational approach to a non-local identification problem related to non-linear ion transport

A variational approach to a non-linear non-local identification problem related to the non-linear transport equation is studied. Introducing a similarity transformation, the problem is formulated as an identification problem for a non-linear differential equation of second order with an additional non-local condition. For the solution of the forward problem stability in H¹-norm with respect to the identification parameter is obtained. Using this result the existence of a solution to the identification problem is proved. Some results of computational experiments are given. © 1998 B. G. Teubner Stuttgart—John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Non-linear elliptic problems having natural growth and <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript>1</Superscript> data in Orlicz spaces

An existence result for a strongly non-linear elliptic equation with natural growth condition on the non-linearity and L¹-data is proved. Mathematics Subject Classification (2000) 35J25, 35J60     

A NON-LINEAR ℓ 1 PROBLEM

Abstract

In this note we consider a non-linear problem posed to the author in a private communication with Per Enflo: If a normed space X contains a non-linear ? ₁ ⁽ⁿ⁾-cube (where n ≥ 2 is a natural number) does it necessarily contain a linear isometric copy of ? ₁ ⁽ⁿ⁾?

We exhibit a strong regularity property of non-linear ? ₁ ⁽ⁿ⁾ cubes and apply it to obtain an affirmative answer to Enflo's problem in the setting X = l _∞ ^(m) that, moreover, coincides precisely with well known linear theory.     

Analysis of a Non-hyperbolic System Modeling Two-phase Flows Part 1: The Effects of Diffusion and Relaxation

The paper considers the non-linear stability of a non-hyperbolic system of conservation laws with both relaxation and diffusion, which is commonly used for the modeling of two-phase fluid flows. Global existence in time is proved for initial data with a sufficiently small H¹ norm. This result heavily depends on the nice structure of the relaxation system, derived from the initial system by setting the relaxation variables to zero. © 1997 by B. G. Teubner Stuttgart–John Wiley & Sons Ltd.     

A second order accuracy for a full discretized time-dependent Navier–Stokes equations by a two-grid scheme

We study a second-order two-grid scheme fully discrete in time and space for solving the Navier–Stokes equations. The two-grid strategy consists in discretizing, in the first step, the fully non-linear problem, in space on a coarse grid with mesh-size H and time step Δt and, in the second step, in discretizing the linearized problem around the velocity u _H computed in the first step, in space on a fine grid with mesh-size h and the same time step. The two-grid method has been applied for an analysis of a first order fully-discrete in time and space algorithm and we extend the method to the second order algorithm. This strategy is motivated by the fact that under suitable assumptions, the contribution of u _H to the error in the non-linear term, is measured in the L ² norm in space and time, and thus has a higher-order than if it were measured in the H ¹ norm in space. We present the following results: if h ² = H ³ = (Δt)², then the global error of the two-grid algorithm is of the order of h ², the same as would have been obtained if the non-linear problem had been solved directly on the fine grid.     

On the initial value problem for the Vlasov-Poisson-Fokker-Planck system with initial data in Lp spaces

In this paper the global existence of weak solutions for the Vlasov-Poisson-Fokker-Planck equations in three dimensions is proved with an L¹ ∩ L^p initial data. Also, the global existence of weak solutions in four dimensions with small initial data is studied. A convergence of the solutions is obtained to those built by E. Horst and R. Hunze when the Fokker-Planck term vanishes. In order to obtain the a priori necessary estimates a sequence of approximate problems is introduced. This sequence is obtained starting from a non-linear regulation of the problem together with a linearization via a time retarded mollification of the non-linear term. The a priori bounds are reached by means of the control of the kinetic energy in the approximate sequence of problems. Then, the proof is completed obtaining the equicontinuity properties which allow to pass to the limit.     

Symplectic spread-based generalized Kerdock codes

Kerdock codes (Kerdock, Inform Control 20:182–187, 1972) are a well-known family of non-linear binary codes with good parameters admitting a linear presentation in terms of codes over the ring (see Nechaev, Diskret Mat 1:123–139, 1989; Hammons et al., IEEE Trans Inform Theory 40:301–319, 1994). These codes have been generalized in different directions: in Calderbank et al. (Proc Lond Math Soc 75:436–480, 1997) a symplectic construction of non-linear binary codes with the same parameters of the Kerdock codes has been given. Such codes are not necessarily equivalent. On the other hand, in Kuzmin and Nechaev (Russ Math Surv 49(5), 1994) the authors give a family of non-linear codes over the finite field F of q = 2 ^l elements, all of them admitting a linear presentation over the Galois Ring R of cardinality q ² and characteristic 2². The aim of this article is to merge both approaches, obtaining in this way new families of non-linear codes over F that can be presented as linear codes over the Galois Ring R. The construction uses symplectic spreads.      

Construction of non-linear semi-groups using product formulas

Under certain circumstances, the Trotter-Lie formulaW _t=lim(U _t/nV_t/n) ⁿ is used to construct a non-linear semi-groupW _t on closed subsets ofL ^P, 1≦p<∞. In particular we consider the situation whereU _t=e ^tA is a positivity preservingC ₀ (linear) semi-group andV _t is generated by a (non-linear) functionF with certain monotonicity properties. In general,A andF are “singular” onL ^p and no requirement is made that one of them be “relatively bounded” with respect to the other. The generator of the resulting semi-groupW _t turns out to be an extension ofA +F restricted to a suitable domain. Research supported by a Danforth Graduate Fellowship and a Weizmann Postdoctoral Fellowship.     

Removability of singularities for a class of fully non-linear elliptic equations

In this paper we address the problem of understanding the singularities of the fully non-linear elliptic equation σ _k (v) = 1. These σ _k curvature are defined as the symmetric functions of the eigenvalues of the Schouten tensor of a Riemannian metric and appear naturally in conformal geometry, in fact, σ₁ is just the scalar curvature.Here we deal with the local behavior of isolated singularities. We give a sufficient condition for the solution to be bounded near the singularity. The same result follows for a more general singular set Λ as soon as we impose some capacity conditions. The main ingredient is an estimate of the L ^∞ norm in terms of a suitable L ^p norm. Mathematics Subject Classification (2000) 35J60, 53A30     

Blow-up in a class of non-linear parabolic problems with time-dependent coefficients under Robin type boundary conditions

The goal of this article is the determination of upper and lower bounds for the blow-up time t ^☆ for a class of non-linear parabolic problems with time dependent coefficients under Robin type boundary conditions.     

A degenerate Hartman theorem

Consider a real analytic diffeomorphism,f:ℝ²→ℝ², withq as a non-hyperbolic fixed point andDf(q)=Id. Placing sufficient conditions on lowest-order non-linear terms in the expansion off, we show the function is topologically conjugate with a decoupled product map. The impetus for studying such a function arose in the classical three-body problem.     

Global wellposedness for 1D non-linear Schrödinger equation for data with an infinite L norm

We prove global wellposedness for the one-dimensional cubic non-linear Schrödinger equation in a space of distributions which is invariant under Galilean transformations and includes L². This space arises naturally in the study of the restriction properties of the Fourier transform to curved surfaces. The L^p bounds, p≠2, for the extension operator, dual to the restricition one, plays a fundamental role in our approach.     

Stationary solutions of the non-linear Boltzmann equation in a bounded spatial domain

A contraction mapping (or, alternatively, an implicit function theory) argument is applied in combination with the Fredholm alternative to prove the existence of a unique stationary solution of the non-linear Boltzmann equation on a bounded spatial domain under a rather general reflection law at the piecewise C¹ boundary. The boundary data are to be small in a weighted L_∞-norm.     

The flow past a circular cylinder in a rotating frame

Summary In the present paper the flow past a circular cylinder in a uniformly rotating frame is investigated. A linear solution is given for the vertical shear layers surrounding the cylinder. The non-linear modifications of theE ^1/4 layer are considered and a criterion for separation obtained. The theoretical result is compared with experiment.

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Résumé Cet étude s'occupe de l'écoulement d'un fluide au-dessus d'un cylindre circulaire dans une système qui tourne avec une vélocité uniforme. Une solution linéaire est presentée pour les couches verticales qui entourent le cylindre. Les modifications non-linéaires de la coucheE ^1/4 sont examinés et un critérium pour séparation est obtenu. Le résultat théorique est comparé avec l'experimentation.

     

Spline approximation of a non-linear Riemann–Hilbert problem†

In this article we use linear spline approximation of a non-linear Riemann–Hilbert problem on the unit disk. The boundary condition for the holomorphic function is reformulated as a non-linear singular integral equation A(u) = 0, where A : H ¹(Γ) → H ¹(Γ) is defined via a Nemytski operator. We approximate A by A ⁿ : H ¹(Γ) → H ¹(Γ) using spline collocation and show that this defines a Fredholm quasi-ruled mapping. Following the results of (A.I. ?nirel'man, The degree of quasi-ruled mapping and a nonlinear Hilbert problem, Math. USSR-Sbornik 18 (1972), pp. 373–396; M.A. Efendiev, On a property of the conjugate integral and a nonlinear Hilbert problem, Soviet Math. Dokl. 35 (1987), pp. 535–539; M.A. Efendiev, W.L. Wendland, Nonlinear Riemann–Hilbert problems for multiply connected domains, Nonlinear Anal. 27 (1996), pp. 37–58; Nonlinear Riemann–Hilbert problems without transversality. Math. Nachr. 183 (1997), pp. 73–89; Nonlinear Riemann–Hilbert problems for doubly connected domains and closed boundary data, Topol. Methods Nonlinear Anal. 17 (2001), pp. 111–124; Nonlinear Riemann–Hilbert problems with Lipschitz, continuous boundary data without transversality, Nonlinear Anal. 47 (2001), pp. 457–466; Nonlinear Riemann–Hilbert problems with Lipschitz-continuous boundary data: Doubly connected domains, Proc. Roy. Soc. London Ser. A 459 (2003), pp. 945–955.), we define a degree of mapping and show the existence of the spline solutions of the fully discrete equations A ⁿ (u) = 0, for n large enough. We conclude this article by discussing the solvability of the non-linear collocation method, where we shall need an additional uniform strong ellipticity condition for employing the spline approximation.     

Approximation of solutions to evolution equations

The convergence of the Galerkin approximations to solutions of abstract evolution equations of the form u′(t)= ? Au(t) + M(u(t)) is shown. Here A is a closed, positive definite, self-adjoint linear operator with domain D(A) dense in a Hilbert space H and M is a non-linear map defined on D(A^½) which satisfies a Lipschitz condition on balls in D(A^½).     

A capacitary method for the asymptotic analysis of dirichlet problems for monotone operators

Given a non-linear elliptic equation of monotone type in a bounded open set Ω ⊂ Rⁿ, we prove that the asymptotic behaviour, asj → ∞, of the solutions of the Dirichlet problems corresponding to a sequence (Ω_j) of open sets contained in Ω is uniquely determined by the asymptotic behaviour, asj → ∞, of suitable non-linear capacities of the setsKΩ _j, whereK runs in the family of all compact subsets of Ω.     

A nonlinear version of Roth's theorem for sets of positive density in the real line

It is proved that given ε>0, there is δ(ε)>0 such that ifS is a measurable set of [0,N], |S|>εN, then there is a triplex, x+h, x+h ² inS withh satisfyingh>δ(ε)N ^1/2. The argument is related to [B] and uses the behavior of certain non-linear convolution-type operators. The method can be adapted in a variety of situations. For instance, it can be used to prove the analogue of the previous statement with the square replaced by another power,h ³,h ⁴ etc.     

Stationary Boltzmann's equation with Maxwell's boundary conditions in a bounded domain

The paper deals with the stationary Boltzmann equation in a bounded convex domain Ω. The boundary ?Ω is assumed to be a piecewise algebraic variety of the C²-class that fulfils Liapunov's conditions. On the boundary we impose the so-called Maxwell boundary conditions, that is a convex combination of specular and diffusive reflections. The non-linear Boltzmann equation is considered with additional volume and boundary source terms and it has been proved that for sufficiently small sources the problem possesses a unique solution in a properly chosen subspace of C(Ω × ?³). The proof is a refined version of the proof delivered by Guiraud for purely diffusive reflection.     

On finite element approximation in theL ∞-norm of variational inequalities

Summary We are interested in the approximation in theL -norm of variational inequalities with non-linear operators and somewhat irregular obstacles. We show that the order of convergence will be the same as that of the equation associated with the non-linear operator if the discrete maximum principle is verified.