Directional complexity of the hypercubic billiard

We consider a minimal rotation on the torus T^d of direction ω. A natural cellular decomposition of the torus is associated to this map. We consider an infinite orbit for this map. We compute the complexity of the associated word. Under some hypothesis on the direction, we obtain an exact formula which shows that the order of magnitude is n^d. This result is related to the billiard map inside a hypercube of R^d+1.     

Quasi-invariance of Lebesgue measure under the homeomorphic flow generated by SDE with non-Lipschitz coefficient

We consider the stochastic flow generated by Stratonovich stochastic differential equations with non-Lipschitz drift coefficients. Based on the author's previous works, we show that if the generalized divergence of the drift is bounded, then the Lebesgue measure on Rd is quasi-invariant under the action of the stochastic flow, and the explicit expression of the Radon-Nikodym derivative is also presented. Finally we show in a special case that the unique solution of the corresponding Fokker-Planck equation is given by the density of the stochastic flow.     

Empirical processes of multidimensional systems with multiple mixing properties

We establish a multivariate empirical process central limit theorem for stationary R^d-valued stochastic processes (X_i)_i≥1 under very weak conditions concerning the dependence structure of the process. As an application, we can prove the empirical process CLT for ergodic torus automorphisms. Our results also apply to Markov chains and dynamical systems having a spectral gap on some Banach space of functions. Our proof uses a multivariate extension of the techniques introduced by Dehling et al. (2009) [9] in the univariate case. As an important technical ingredient, we prove a 2pth moment bound for partial sums in multiple mixing systems.     

On the stochastic quasi-linear symmetric hyperbolic system

We establish the existence and uniqueness of a local smooth solution to the Cauchy problem for a quasi-linear symmetric hyperbolic system with random noise in Rd. When the noise is multiplicative satisfying some nondegenerate conditions and the initial data are sufficiently small, we show that the solution exists globally in time in probability, i.e., the probability of global existence can be made arbitrarily close to one if the initial date are small accordingly.     

A renormalization approach to lower-dimensional tori with Brjuno frequency vectors

We extend the renormalization scheme for vector fields on Td×Rm in order to construct lower-dimensional invariant tori with Brjuno frequency vectors for near-integrable Hamiltonian flows. For every Brjuno frequency vector ω∈Rd and every vector Ω∈RD satisfying a Diophantine condition with respect to ω, there exists an analytic manifold W of infinitely renormalizable Hamiltonian vector fields; each vector field on W is shown to have an analytic invariant torus with frequency vector ω.     

Stochastic differential equations for multi-dimensional domain with reflecting boundary

Summary In this paper we prove that there exists a unique solution of the Skorohod equation for a domain inR ^d with a reflecting boundary condition. We remove the admissibility condition of the domain which is assumed in the work [4] of Lions and Sznitman. We first consider a deterministic case and then discuss a stochastic case.     

On the Cauchy problem for the transport equation with random noise

We establish the existence and uniqueness of a solution to the Cauchy problem for the transport equation with random noise in Rd. When the vector field is time-periodic and the noise is multiplicative and nondegenerate, we show the existence of a time-periodic measure, which includes an invariant measure as a special case.     

Optimal reconstruction of the solution of the Dirichlet problem from inaccurate input data

In this paper, we consider the optimal reconstruction of the solution of the Dirichlet problem in the d-dimensional ball on the sphere of radius r from inaccurately prescribed traces of the solution on the spheres of radii R ₁ and R ₂, where R ₁ < r < R ₂. We also study the optimal reconstruction of the solution of the Dirichlet problem in the d-dimensional ball from a finite collection of Fourier coefficients of the boundary function which are prescribed with an error in the mean-square and uniform metrics.     

Attractors for nonlinear reaction-diffusion systems in unbounded domains via the method of short trajectories

We consider a nonlinear reaction-diffusion equation on the whole space Rd. We prove the well-posedness of the corresponding Cauchy problem in a general functional setting, namely, when the initial datum is uniformly locally bounded in L² only. Then we adapt the short trajectory method to establish the existence of the global attractor and, if d?3, we find an upper bound of its Kolmogorov's ε-entropy.     

Exact controllability in projections for three-dimensional Navier–Stokes equations

The paper is devoted to studying controllability properties for 3D Navier–Stokes equations in a bounded domain. We establish a sufficient condition under which the problem in question is exactly controllable in any finite-dimensional projection. Our sufficient condition is verified for any torus in R³${\mathbb{R}}^3$. The proofs are based on a development of a general approach introduced by Agrachev and Sarychev in the 2D case. As a simple consequence of the result on controllability, we show that the Cauchy problem for the 3D Navier–Stokes system has a unique strong solution for any initial function and a large class of external forces.     

Un principe variationnel pour les variétés symplectiques

Given a symplectic manifold (M, ω) and a function H : M → R, we construct an action functional A on paths in M with values in a torus T^k. We then show that a path is a solution of Hamilton's equations if and only if it is a critical point for A.     

The Convergence of the Navier–Stokes–Poisson System to the Incompressible Euler Equations

ABSTRACT

The combining quasineutral and inviscid limit of the Navier–Stokes–Poisson system in the torus 𝕋 ^d , d ≥ 1 is studied. The convergence of the Navier–Stokes–Poisson system to the incompressible Euler equations is proven for the global weak solution and for the case of general initial data.     

Stationary motion of a self-gravitating toroidal incompressible liquid layer

We consider an incompressible fluid contained in a toroidal stratum which is only subjected to Newtonian self-attraction. Under the assumption of infinitesimal thickness of the stratum we show the existence of stationary motions during which the stratum is approximately a round torus (with radii r, R and R ? r) that rotates around its axis and at the same time rolls on itself. Therefore each particle of the stratum describes an helix-like trajectory around the circumference of radius R that connects the centers of the cross sections of the torus.     

Dixmier traces on noncompact isospectral deformations

We extend the isospectral deformations of Connes, Landi and Dubois-Violette to the case of Riemannian spin manifolds carrying a proper action of the noncompact abelian group Rl. Under deformation by a torus action, a standard formula relates Dixmier traces of measurable operators to integrals of functions on the manifold. We show that this relation persists for actions of Rl, under mild restrictions on the geometry of the manifold which guarantee the Dixmier traceability of those operators.     

Gradient estimates for diffusion semigroups with singular coefficients

Uniform gradient estimates are derived for diffusion semigroups, possibly with potential, generated by second order elliptic operators having irregular and unbounded coefficients. We first consider the Rd-case, by using the coupling method. Due to the singularity of the coefficients, the coupling process we construct is not strongly Markovian, so that additional difficulties arise in the study. Then, more generally, we treat the case of a possibly unbounded smooth domain of Rd with Dirichlet boundary conditions. We stress that the resulting estimates are new even in the Rd-case and that the coefficients can be Hölder continuous. Our results also imply a new Liouville theorem for space-time bounded harmonic functions with respect to the underlying diffusion semigroup.     

Mean-field limit for the stochastic Vicsek model

We consider the continuous version of the Vicsek model with noise, proposed as a model for collective behaviour of individuals with a fixed speed. We rigorously derive the kinetic mean-field partial differential equation satisfied when the number N of particles tends to infinity, quantifying the convergence of the law of one particle to the solution of the PDE. For this we adapt a classical coupling argument to the present case in which both the particle system and the PDE are defined on a surface rather than on the whole space R^d. As part of the study we give existence and uniqueness results for both the particle system and the PDE.     

Long-time behavior of the difference solutions to the 2D GKS equation

We study the long-time behavior of the finite difference solution to the generalized Kuramoto-Sivashinsky equation in two space dimensions with periodic boundary conditions. The unique solvability of numerical solution is shown. It is proved that there exists a global attractor of the discrete dynamical system and the upper semicontinuity d(A_h,τ,A)→0. Finally, we obtain the long-time stability and convergence of the difference scheme. Our results show that the difference scheme can effectively simulate the infinite dimensional dynamical systems.     

Local Rigidity of Diophantine Translations in Higher-dimensional Tori

We prove a theorem asserting that, given a Diophantine rotation α in a torus T^d ≡ R^d/Z^d, any perturbation, small enough in the C^∞ topology, that does not destroy all orbits with rotation vector α is actually smoothly conjugate to the rigid rotation. The proof relies on a KAM scheme (named after Kolmogorov–Arnol’d–Moser), where at each step the existence of an invariant measure with rotation vector α assures that we can linearize the equations around the same rotation α. The proof of the convergence of the scheme is carried out in the C^∞ category.     

On the existence and uniqueness of smooth solution for a generalized Zakharov equation

The paper deals with the existence and uniqueness of smooth solution for a generalized Zakharov equation. We establish local in time existence and uniqueness in the case of dimension d=2,3. Moreover, by using the conservation laws and Brezis-Gallouet inequality, the solution can be extended globally in time in two dimensional case for small initial data. Besides, we also prove global existence of smooth solution in one spatial dimension without any small assumption for initial data.     

Global existence and asymptotic behavior of classical solutions of quasilinear hyperbolic systems with linearly degenerate characteristic fields

In this paper, we study the global existence and the asymptotic behavior of classical solution of the Cauchy problem for quasilinear hyperbolic system with constant multiple and linearly degenerate characteristic fields. We prove that the global C¹ solution exists uniquely if the BV norm of the initial data is sufficiently small. Based on the existence result on the global classical solution, we show that, when the time t tends to the infinity, the solution approaches a combination of C¹ traveling wave solutions. Finally, we give an application to the equation for time-like extremal surfaces in the Minkowski space-time R1+n.