Exact controllability of the wave equation with time-dependent and variable coefficients

This paper deals with boundary exact controllability for the dynamics governed by the wave equation with variable coefficients in time and space, subject to Dirichlet or Neumann boundary controls. The observability inequalities are established by the Riemannian geometry method under some geometric conditions.     

Numerical simulation of the wave equation with discontinuous coefficients by nonconforming finite elements

The goal of this article is to apply the mortar finite element method to the numerical simulation of (electromagnetic and/or acoustic) waves propagating in an inhomogeneous support. This approach allows us to use meshes well adapted to the local physical parameters of the media without any conformity constraints. A complete mathematical study is supplied providing the expected optimal convergence rate. Numerical performances of such a technique, as well as its advantages, are also discussed. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 15: 637–656, 1999     

Homogenization of degenerate nonlinear parabolic equation in divergence form

In this paper the homogenization of degenerate nonlinear parabolic equations

where a(t,y,λ) is periodic in (t,y), is studied via a weighted compensated compactness result.     

A posteriori error estimates for finite element approximations to the wave equation with discontinuous coefficients

We derive residual‐based a posteriori error estimates of finite element method for linear wave equation with discontinuous coefficients in a two‐dimensional convex polygonal domain. A posteriori error estimates for both the space‐discrete case and for implicit fully discrete scheme are discussed in L^∞(L²) norm. The main ingredients used in deriving a posteriori estimates are new Clément type interpolation estimates in conjunction with appropriate adaption of the elliptic reconstruction technique of continuous and discrete solutions. We use only an energy argument to establish a posteriori error estimates with optimal order convergence in the L^∞(L²) norm.     

Existence theorem for a stochastic wave equation with discontinuous unbounded coefficients

We prove an existence theorem for stochastic hyperbolic equations with measurable locally bounded coefficients. A solution of a stochastic hyperbolic equation is understood as a martingale solution of the stochastic inclusion corresponding to the equation.     

Strichartz estimates for the wave equation on manifolds with boundary

We prove certain mixed-norm Strichartz estimates on manifolds with boundary. Using them we are able to prove new results for the critical and subcritical wave equation in 4-dimensions with Dirichlet or Neumann boundary conditions. We obtain global existence in the subcritical case, as well as global existence for the critical equation with small data. We also can use our Strichartz estimates to prove scattering results for the critical wave equation with Dirichlet boundary conditions in 3-dimensions.     

Cauchy problem for semilinear wave equation with time-dependent metrics

We establish the existence of a weak solution u of the semilinear wave equation where a(t,x) is equal to 1 outside a compact set with respect to x and a non-linear term f_k which satisfies |f_k(u)|≤C|u|^k. For some non-trapping time-periodic perturbations a(t,x), we obtain the long time existence of a solution from little initial data.     

Observer design for wave equation with a forcing term in the boundary

This paper investigates the observer design problem for 1D wave equation with nonlinear boundary condition containing a forcing term, whose dynamics presents spatiotemporal chaotic behaviors. By introducing a linear error input on the left-end boundary, we construct an observer via the method of characteristics. Moreover, we present a sufficient and necessary condition for the stability of the error dynamics system. Numerical simulations are presented to illustrate the theoretical outcomes.     

Periodic solutions for one dimensional wave equation with bounded nonlinearity

This paper is concerned with the periodic solutions for the one dimensional nonlinear wave equation with either constant or variable coefficients. The constant coefficient model corresponds to the classical wave equation, while the variable coefficient model arises from the forced vibrations of a nonhomogeneous string and the propagation of seismic waves in nonisotropic media. For finding the periodic solutions of variable coefficient wave equation, it is usually required that the coefficient $u(x)$ satisfies $\text{ess inf}{\eta }_u(x)>0$ with ${\eta }_u(x)=\frac{1}{2}\frac{u^{″}}{u}?\frac{1}{4}{\left(\frac{u^{\prime }}{u}\right)}^2$, which actually excludes the classical constant coefficient model. For the case ${\eta }_u(x)=0$, it is indicated to remain an open problem by Barbu and Pavel (1997) [6]. In this work, for the periods having the form $T=\frac{2p?1}{q}$ ($p,q$ are positive integers) and some types of boundary value conditions, we find some fundamental properties for the wave operator with either constant or variable coefficients. Based on these properties, we obtain the existence of periodic solutions when the nonlinearity is monotone and bounded. Such nonlinearity may cross multiple eigenvalues of the corresponding wave operator. In particular, we do not require the condition $\text{ess inf}{\eta }_u(x)>0$.     

Convergence of the Klein-Gordon equation to the wave map equation with magnetic field

This paper is devoted to the proof of the convergence from the modulated cubic nonlinear defocusing Klein-Gordon equation with magnetic field to the wave map equation. More precisely, we discuss the nonrelativistic-semiclassical limit of the modulated cubic nonlinear Klein-Gordon equation with magnetic field where the Planck's constant ?=ε and the speed of light c are related by c=ε−α for some α?1. When α=1 the limit wave function satisfies the wave map with one extra term coming from the magnetic field. However, α>1, the effect of the magnetic filed disappears and the limit is the typical wave map equation only.     

Periodic solutions to one-dimensional wave equation with x-dependent coefficients

In this paper, we study the nonlinear one-dimensional periodic wave equation with x-dependent coefficients u(x)ytt−(ux(x)yx)+g(x,t,y)=f(x,t) on (0,π)×R under the boundary conditions a₁y(0,t)+b₁yx(0,t)=0, a₂y(π,t)+b₂yx(π,t)=0 ( for i=1,2) and the periodic conditions y(x,t+T)=y(x,t), yt(x,t+T)=yt(x,t). Such a model arises from the forced vibrations of a nonhomogeneous string and the propagation of seismic waves in nonisotropic media. A main concept is the notion “weak solution” to be given in Section 2. For T is the rational multiple of π, we prove some important properties of the weak solution operator. Based on these properties, the existence and regularity of weak solutions are obtained.     

Controllability of the wave equation with moving point control

This paper deals with approximate and exact controllability of the wave equation in finite time with interior point control acting along a curve specified in advance in the system's spatial domain. The structure of the control input is dual to the structure of the observations which describe the measurements of velocity and gradient of the solution of the dual system, obtained from the moving point sensor. A relevant formalization of such a control problem is discussed, based on transposition. For any given timeinterval [0,T] the existence of the curves providing approximate controllability inH _D ^–[n/2]–1 ()×H _D ^–[n/2]–1 () (wheren stands for the space dimension) is established with controls fromL ²(0,T; R ⁿ +1). The same curves ensure exact controllability inL ²() × H^–1() if controls are allowed to be selected in [L (0,T; R ⁿ+1)]. Required curves can be constructed to be continuous on [0,T).This work was supported in part by NSF Grant ECS 89-13773 and NASA Grant NAG-1-1081.     

Existence and decay rate estimates for the wave equation with nonlinear boundary damping and source term

The wave equation with a source term is considered

     

Periodic solutions for wave equations with variable coefficients with nonlinear localized damping

We discuss the existence of periodic solutions to the wave equation with variable coefficients utt−div(A(x)∇u)+ρ(x,ut)=f(x,t) with Dirichlet boundary condition. Here ρ(x,v) is a function like ρ(x,v)=a(x)g(v) with g^′(v)?0 where a(x) is nonnegative, being positive only in a neighborhood of a part of the domain.     

The wave equation for the Bessel Laplacian

We study radial solutions of the Cauchy problem for the wave equation in the multidimensional unit ball B^d$B^d$, d≥1$d\ge 1$. In this case, the operator that appears is the Bessel Laplacian and the solution u(t,x)$u(t,x)$ is given in terms of a Fourier–Bessel expansion. We prove that, for initial L^p$L^p$ data, the series converges in the L²$L^2$ norm. The analysis of a particular operator, the adjoint of the Riesz transform for Fourier–Bessel series, is needed for our purposes, and may be of independent interest. As applications, certain L^p−L²$L^p-L^2$ estimates for the solution of the heat equation and the extension problem for the fractional Bessel Laplacian are obtained.     

Ambrosetti-Prodi type multiplicity result for a wave equation with sublinear nonlinearity

We shall prove a weakened Ambrosetti-Prodi type multiplicity result for a wave equation with sublinear nonlinearity and without damping. Due to infinite-dimensional kernel of the wave operator, the Leray-Schauder and coincidence degrees are not available. We use an extension of the Leray-Schauder degree to obtain multiple solutions.