ON THE BOUNDEDNESS AND THE STABILITY RESULTS FOR THE SOLUTION OF CERTAIN FOURTH ORDER DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS VIA THE INTRINSIC METHOD

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Stability and Boundedness Results for Solutions of Certain Third Order Nonlinear Vector Differential Equations

In this paper, we investigate the asymptotic stability of the zero solution and boundedness of all solutions of a certain third order nonlinear ordinary vector differential equation. The results are proved using Lyapunov’s second (or direct method). Our results include and improve some well known results existing in the literature.     

Species extinction and permanence in a prey–predator model with two-type functional responses and impulsive biological control

The paper gives sufficient conditions to ensure the asymptotic stability of the zero solution of a certain fourth-order delay differential equation. By constructing a Lyapunov functional, we obtain a new result which includes and improves some related results existing in the relevant literature. AMS Subject Classification Number: 34K20 This paper was presented at the International Congress of Mathematicians, ICM, August 22–30, 2006, Madrid, Spain.     

圆锥壳轴对称弯曲问题精确的四阶挠度微分方程和贝塞尔函数解

本文提出了轴对称圆锥壳精确的四阶挠度微分方程。和现行薄壳理论中常用的四阶剪力Q_1微分方程相比,挠度微分方程与其精度相同,阶数相同,而且满足边界条件简单,使圆锥壳的计算得到很大的简化。     

Positive solutions to （n-1,1） m-point boundary value problems with dependence on the first order derivative

Using the extension of Krasnoselskii＇s fixed point theorem in a cone, we prove the existence of at least one positive solution to the nonlinear nth order m-point boundary value problem with dependence on the first order derivative. The associated Green＇s function for the nth order m-point boundary value problem is given, and growth conditions are imposed on the nonlinear term f which ensures the existence of at least one positive solution. A simple example is presented to illustrate applications of the obtained results.     

On the Domain of Validity of Brinkman’s Equation

An increasing number of articles are adopting Brinkman’s equation in place of Darcy’s law for describing flow in porous media. That poses the question of the respective domains of validity of both laws, as well as the question of the value of the effective viscosity μ ^e which is present in Brinkman’s equation. These two topics are addressed in this article, mainly by a priori estimates and by recalling existing analyses. Three main classes of porous media can be distinguished: “classical” porous media with a connected solid structure where the pore surface S _p is a function of the characteristic pore size l _p (such as for cylindrical pores), swarms of low concentration fixed particles where the pore surface is a function of the characteristic particle size l _s , and fiber-made porous media at low solid concentration where the pore surface is a function of the fiber diameter. If Brinkman’s 3D flow equation is valid to describe the flow of a Newtonian fluid through a swarm of fixed particles or fibrous media at low concentration under very precise conditions (Lévy 1983), then we show that it cannot apply to the flow of such a fluid through classical porous media.     

Describing function based methods for predicting chaos in a class of fractional order differential equations

This paper deals with two different methods for predicting chaotic dynamics in fractional order differential equations. These methods, which have been previously proposed for detecting chaos in classical integer order systems, are based on using the describing function method. One of these methods is constructed based on Genesio–Tesi conjecture for existence of chaos, and another method is introduced based on Hirai conjecture about occurrence of chaos in a nonlinear system. These methods are restated to use in predicting chaos in a fractional order differential equation of the order between 2 and 3. Numerical simulation results are presented to show the ability of these methods to detect chaos in two fractional order differential equations with quadratic and cubic nonlinearities.     

THE EXISTENCE OF PERIODIC SOLUTIONS FOR A CLASS OF FUNCTIONAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS AND THEIR APPLICATION

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ON STABILITY OF SOLUTIONS OF CERTAIN FOURTH-ORDER DELAY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

By the use of the Liapunov functional approach, a new result is obtained to ascertain the asymptotic stability of zero solution of a certain fourth-order non-linear differential equation with delay. The established result is less restrictive than those reported in the literature.     

Irregular Behavior of Solutions for Fisher’s Equation

This paper is concerned with the irregular behavior of solutions for Fisher’s equation when initial data do not decay in a regular way at the spatial infinity. In the one-dimensional case, we show the existence of a solution whose profile and average speed are not convergent. In the higher-dimensional case, we show the existence of expanding fronts with arbitrarily prescribed profiles. We also show the existence of irregularly expanding fronts whose profile varies in time. Proofs are based on some estimate of the difference of two distinct solutions and a comparison technique. Dedicated to Professor Pavol Brunovsky on his 70th birthday.     

Theory of large-strain torsion of prismatic bodies with moment stresses

The problem of the torsion and tension-compression of a prismatic bar with a stress-free lateral surface is studied using three-dimensional elasticity theory for materials with moment stresses. A substitution is found that allows one to separate one variable in the nonlinear equilibrium equations for a Cosserat continuum and boundary conditions on the lateral surface. This substitution reduces the original spatial problem of the equilibrium of a micropolar body to a two-dimensional nonlinear boundary-value problem for a plane region shaped like the cross section of the prismatic bar. Variational formulations of the two-dimensional problem for the section are given that differ in the sets of varied functions and the constraints imposed on their boundary values. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 47, No. 4, pp. 167–175, July–August, 2006.     

Order Reduction of Parametrically Excited Nonlinear Systems: Techniques and Applications

The basic problem of order reduction of nonlinear systems with time periodic coefficients is considered in state space and in direct second order (structural) form. In state space order reduction methods, the equations of motion are expressed as a set of first order equations and transformed using the Lyapunov–Floquet (L–F) transformation such that the linear parts of new set of equations are time invariant. At this stage, four order reduction methodologies, namely linear, nonlinear projection via singular perturbation, post-processing approach and invariant manifold technique, are suggested. The invariant manifold technique yields a unique ‘reducibility condition’ that provides the conditions under which an accurate nonlinear order reduction is possible. Unlike perturbation or averaging type approaches, the parametric excitation term is not assumed to be small. An alternate approach of deriving reduced order models in direct second order form is also presented. Here the system is converted into an equivalent second order nonlinear system with time invariant linear system matrices and periodically modulated nonlinearities via the L–F and other canonical transformations. Then a master-slave separation of degrees of freedom is used and a nonlinear relation between the slave coordinates and the master coordinates is constructed. This method yields the same ‘reducibility conditions’ obtained by invariant manifold approach in state space. Some examples are given to show potential applications to real problems using above mentioned methodologies. Order reduction possibilities and results for various cases including ‘parametric’, ‘internal’, ‘true internal’ and ‘true combination resonances’ are discussed. A generalization of these ideas to periodic-quasiperiodic systems is included and demonstrated by means of an example.     

On the motion of a gyrostat similar to Lagrange’s gyroscope under the influence of a gyrostatic moment vector

In this paper, the problem of the motion of a gyrostat fixed at one point under the action of a gyrostatic moment vector whose components are ℓ _i (i=1,2,3) about the axes of rotation, similar to a Lagrange gyroscope is investigated. We assume that the center of mass G of this gyrostat is displaced by a small quantity relative to the axis of symmetry, and that quantity is used to obtain the small parameter ε (Elfimov in PMM, 42(2):251–258, [1978]). The equations of motion will be studied under certain initial conditions of motion. The Poincaré small parameter method (Malkin in USAEC, Technical Information Service, ABC. Tr-3766, [1959]; Nayfeh in Perturbation methods, Wiley-Interscience, New York, [1973]) is applied to obtain the periodic solutions of motion. The periodic solutions for the case of irrational frequencies ratio are given. The periodic solutions are analyzed geometrically using Euler’s angles to describe the orientation of the body at any instant t of time. These solutions are performed by our computer programs to get their graphical representations.     

APPLICATION OF THE DUAL RECIPROCITY BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD TO SOLUTION OF NONLINEAR DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION

In this paper the dual reciprocity boundary element method is employed to solve nonlinear differential equation ∇² u+u+ɛu ³ =b. Results obtained in an example have a good agreement with those by FEM and show the applicability and simplicity of dual reciprocity method(DRM)in solving nonlinear differential equations.     

Solving the elastic bending problem for a plate with mixed boundary conditions

The bending problem for an arbitrarily outlined thin plane with mixed boundary conditions is solved. A technique based on the methods of potentials and balancing loads is proposed for constructing Green’s function for the Germain-Lagrange equation. This technique ensures high accuracy of approximate solutions, which is checked against Levi’s solution for rectangular plates __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 42, No. 5, pp. 104–112, May 2006.