Uniqueness of weak solutions of time-dependent 3-D Ginzburg-Landau model for superconductivity

We prove the uniqueness of weak solutions of the time-dependent 3-D Ginzburg-Landau model for superconductivity with (Ψ ₀, A ₀) ∈ L ²(Ω) initial data under the hypothesis that (Ψ, A) ∈ C([0, T]; L ³(Ω)) using the Lorentz gauge.      

Pointwise convergence of ergodic averages along cubes

Let (X, B, μ, T) be a measure preserving system. We prove the pointwise convergence of ergodic averages along cubes of 2 ^k − 1 bounded and measurable functions for all k. We show that this result can be derived from estimates about bounded sequences of real numbers and apply these estimates to establish the pointwise convergence of some weighted ergodic averages and ergodic averages along cubes for not necessarily commuting measure preserving transformations.     

Local and Global Existence of Solutions to Initial Value Problems of Modified Nonlinear Kawahara Equations

This paper is devoted to studying the initial value problem of the modified nonlinear Kawahara equation the first partial dervative of u to t ,the second the third ＋α the second partial dervative of u to x ,the second the third ＋β the third partial dervative of u to x ,the second the thire ＋γ the fifth partial dervative of u to x = 0,（x,t）∈R^2.We first establish several Strichartz type estimates for the fundamental solution of the corresponding linear problem. Then we apply such estimates to prove local and global existence of solutions for the initial value problem of the modified nonlinear Karahara equation. The results show that a local solution exists if the initial function uo（x） ∈ H^s（R） with s ≥ 1/4, and a global solution exists if s ≥ 2.     

Asymptotic estimates and blow-up theory for critical equations involving the p-Laplacian

We prove the SH₁^p—theory for critical equations involving the p-Laplace operator on compact manifolds. We also prove pointwise estimates for these equations.     

Investigation of one class of diophantine equations

We consider the problem of existence of solutions of the equation in natural numbers for differentm∈N. We prove that this equation possesses solutions in natural numbers form=a ²+5,a∈Z, and does not have solutions ifm=4p ²,p∈N, andp is not divisible by 3. We also prove that, forn≥12, the equation

Stability criterion for a family of nonlocal difference schemes

We consider finite-difference schemes for the heat equation with nonlocal boundary conditions that contain a real parameter γ. A stability criterion for finite-difference schemes with respect to the initial data was earlier obtained for |γ| ≤ 1. In the present paper, we consider the case in which γ ∈ (−cosh π,−1) and the original differential problem is stable, while the stability conditions for the finite-difference schemes substantially depend on γ. We obtain estimates for the energy norm of the solution of the finite-difference problem via the same norm of the initial data and prove the equivalence of the energy norm and the grid L ₂-norm.     

On stationary solutions of the Vlasov-Poisson equations

We study the existence of stationary solutions of the Vlasov-Poisson equations for x ∈ ℝ ^N . We prove the absence of stationary solutions represented by Maxwell-Boltzmann distributions.     

Stochastic Equations with Time-Dependent Drift Driven by Levy Processes

The stochastic equation dX _t =dS _t +a(t,X _t )dt, t≥0, is considered where S is a one-dimensional Levy process with the characteristic exponent ψ(ξ),ξ∈ℝ. We prove the existence of (weak) solutions for a bounded, measurable coefficient a and any initial value X ₀=x ₀∈ℝ when (ℛe  ψ(ξ))⁻¹=o(|ξ|⁻¹) as |ξ|→∞. These conditions coincide with those found by Tanaka, Tsuchiya and Watanabe (J. Math. Kyoto Univ. 14(1), 73–92, 1974) in the case of a(t,x)=a(x). Our approach is based on Krylov’s estimates for Levy processes with time-dependent drift. Some variants of those estimates are derived in this note.     

Pointwise Error Estimate for Spectral Galerkin Approximations of Micropolar Equations

The goal of this article is to present pointwise time error estimates in suitable Hilbert spaces by considering spectral Galerkin approximations of the micropolar fluid model for strong solutions. In fact, we use the properties of the Stokes and Lamé operators for prove the pointwise convergence rate in the H²-norm for the ordinary velocity and microrotational velocity and the pointwise convergence rate in the L²-norm for the time-derivative of both velocities. The novelty of our method is that we do not impose any compatibility conditions in the initial data.     

Entropy formulation for fractal conservation laws

Using an integral formula of Droniou and Imbert (2005) for the fractional Laplacian, we define an entropy formulation for fractal conservation laws with pure fractional diffusion of order λ ∈]0, 1]. This allows to show the existence and the uniqueness of a solution in the L^∞ framework. We also establish a result of controled speed of propagation that generalizes the finite propagation speed result of scalar conservation laws. We finally let the non-local term vanish to approximate solutions of scalar conservation laws, with optimal error estimates for BV initial conditions as Kuznecov (1976) for λ = 2 and Droniou (2003) for λ ∈]1, 2].     

Exact controllability for the wave equation with variable coefficients

We consider in this paper the evolution systemy″−Ay=0, whereA =∂ _i(a_ij∂_j) anda _ij ∈C ¹ (ℝ⁺;W ^1,∞ (Ω)) ∩W ^1,∞ (Ω × ℝ⁺), with initial data given by (y ₀,y ₁) ∈L ²(Ω) ×H ⁻¹ (Ω) and the nonhomogeneous conditiony=v on Γ ×]0,T[. Exact controllability means that there exist a timeT>0 and a controlv such thaty(T, v)=y′(T, v)=0. The main result of this paper is to prove that the above system is exactly controllable whenT is “sufficiently large”. Moreover, we obtain sharper estimates onT.     

On classical solutions of the compressible Navier-Stokes equations with nonnegative initial densities

We study the Navier-Stokes equations for compressible barotropic fluids in a bounded or unbounded domain Ω of R³. We first prove the local existence of solutions (ρ,u) in C([0,T_*]; (ρ^∞ +H³(Ω)) × under the assumption that the data satisfies a natural compatibility condition. Then deriving the smoothing effect of the velocity u in t>0, we conclude that (ρ,u) is a classical solution in (0,T_**)×Ω for some T_** ∈ (0,T_*]. For these results, the initial density needs not be bounded below away from zero and may vanish in an open subset (vacuum) of Ω.     

Asymptotic in Sobolev spaces for symmetric Paneitz-type equations on Riemannian manifolds

We describe the asymptotic behaviour in Sobolev spaces of sequences of solutions of Paneitz-type equations [Eq. (E _α ) below] on a compact Riemannian manifold (M, g) which are invariant by a subgroup of the group of isometries of (M, g). We also prove pointwise estimates.     

Global-in-time Uniform Convergence for Linear Hyperbolic-Parabolic Singular Perturbations

We consider the Cauchy problem εu^″ε ＋ δu′ε ＋ Auε = 0, uε（0） = uo, u′ε（0） = ul, where ε 〉 0, δ 〉 0, H is a Hilbert space, and A is a self-adjoint linear non-negative operator on H with dense domain D（A）. We study the convergence of （uε） to the solution of the limit problem ,δu＇ ＋ Au = 0, u（0） = u0. For initial data （u0, u1） ∈ D（A1/2）× H, we prove global-in-time convergence with respect to strong topologies. Moreover, we estimate the convergence rate in the case where （u0, u1）∈ D（A3/2） ∈ D（A1/2）, and we show that this regularity requirement is sharp for our estimates. We give also an upper bound for ｜u′ε（t）｜ which does not depend on ε.     

Local and Global Existence of Solutions to Initial Value Problems of Nonlinear Kaup-Kupershmidt Equations

This paper is devoted to studying the initial value problems of the nonlinear Kaup Kupershmidt equations δu/δt ＋ α1 uδ^2u/δx^2 ＋ βδ^3u/δx^3 ＋ γδ^5u/δx^5 = 0, （x,t）∈ E R^2, and δu/δt ＋ α2 δu/δx δ^2u/δx^2 ＋ βδ^3u/δx^3 ＋ γδ^5u/δx^5 = 0, （x, t） ∈R^2. Several important Strichartz type estimates for the fundamental solution of the corresponding linear problem are established. Then we apply such estimates to prove the local and global existence of solutions for the initial value problems of the nonlinear Kaup- Kupershmidt equations. The results show that a local solution exists if the initial function u0（x） ∈ H^s（R）, and s ≥ 5/4 for the first equation and s≥301/108 for the second equation.     

Cesàro-type operators on Hardy, BMOA and bloch spaces

Let H ^p, p ∈ (0, ∞], BMOA and B ^a, a ∈ (0, ∞) be the classical p-Hardy, analytic BMO(∂) (bounded mean oscillation on the unit circle) and a-Bloch space on the unit disk. In this paper, we prove that the Cesàro-type operator: C ^α, α ∈ (−1, ∞) is bounded on H ^p, p ∈ (0, ∞) and on B ^a, a ∈ (1, ∞), but, unbounded on H ^∞, BMOA and B ^a, a ∈ (0, 1]. In particular, we give an answer to the Stempak’s open problem.     

Non variational basic elliptic systems of second order

Denoting byu a vector in R ^N defined on a bounded open set Ω ⊂ R ⁿ , we setH(u)={Dij u} and consider a basic differential operator of second ordera(H(u)) wherea(ξ) is a vector in R ^N , which is elliptic in the sense that it satisfies the condition (A). After a rapid comparison between this condition (A) and the classical definition of ellipticity, we shall prove that, if seu∈H ² (Ω) is a solution of the elliptic systema(H(u))=0 in Ω thenH(u)∈H _loc ^{2, q} for someq>2. We then deduce from this the so called fundamental internal estimates for the matrixH(u) and for the vectorsDu andu. We shall then present a first risult on h?lder regularity for the solutions of the system withf h?lder continuous in Ω, and a partial h?lder continuity risult for solutionsu∈H ² (Ω) of a differential systema (x, u, Du, H (u))=b(x, u, Du)     

Convex polynomial and spline approximation inL p,O<p<∞

We prove that a convex functionf ∈ L _p[−1, 1], 0<p<∞, can be approximated by convex polynomials with an error not exceeding Cω ₃ ^ϕ (f,1/n)_p where ω ₃ ^ϕ (f,·) is the Ditzian-Totik modulus of smoothness of order three off. We are thus filling the gap between previously known estimates involving ω ₃ ^ϕ (f,1/n)_p, and the impossibility of having such estimates involving ω₄. We also give similar estimates for the approximation off by convexC ⁰ andC ¹ piecewise quadratics as well as convexC ² piecewise cubic polynomials. Communicated by Dietrich Braess     

Global well-posedness for the 2D critical dissipative quasi-geostrophic equation

We study the initial value problem for the 2D critical dissipative quasi-geostrophic equation. We prove the global existence for small data in the scale invariant Besov spaces Bp,12/p,1≤p≤∞. In particular, for p=∞, our result does not impose any regularity on the initial data. Our proofs are based on an exponential decay estimate of the semigroup e-tk(-Δ)αand the use of space-time Besov spaces.     

Pointwise Green's function approach to stability for scalar conservation laws

We study the pointwise behavior of perturbations from a viscous shock solution to a scalar conservation law, obtaining an estimate independent of shock strength. We find that for a perturbation with initial data decaying algebraically or slower, the perturbation decays in time at the rate of decay of the integrated initial data in any L^p norm, p ≥ 1. Stability in any L^p norm is a direct consequence. The approach taken is that of obtaining pointwise estimates on the perturbation through a Duhamel's principle argument that employs recently developed pointwise estimates on the Green's function for the linearized equation. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.