Well-posedness of a dissipative nonlinear electrohydrodynamic system in modulation spaces

In this paper we prove the local and global well-posedness of a dissipative nonlinear electrohydrodynamic system in modulation spaces under certain conditions of s, q, and σ.     

An optimal control problem for microwave heating

In this paper, we study an optimization problem for a microwave/induction heating process. The cost function is defined such that the temperature profile at the final stage has a relative uniform distribution in the field. The control variable is the applied electric field on the boundary. We show that there exists an optimal electric field which minimizes the cost function. Moreover, a necessary condition for a special case is also derived.     

Periodic solutions of a derivative nonlinear Schrödinger equation: Elliptic integrals of the third kind

The nonlinear Schrödinger equation (NLSE) is an important model for wave packet dynamics in hydrodynamics, optics, plasma physics and many other physical disciplines. The ‘derivative’ NLSE family usually arises when further nonlinear effects must be incorporated. The periodic solutions of one such member, the Chen-Lee-Liu equation, are studied. More precisely, the complex envelope is separated into the absolute value and the phase. The absolute value is solved in terms of a polynomial in elliptic functions while the phase is expressed in terms of elliptic integrals of the third kind. The exact periodicity condition will imply that only a countable set of elliptic function moduli is allowed. This feature contrasts sharply with other periodic solutions of envelope equations, where a continuous range of elliptic function moduli is permitted.     

Blow-up phenomena for some nonlinear parabolic problems

We consider the blow-up of solutions of equations of the form

_ut=div(ρ(|∇u|²) grad u)+f(u)$u_t=\text{div}\left(\rho \left({\left|\nabla u\right|}^2\right)\text{ grad }u\right)+f\left(u\right)$

Global well-posedness for the generalized 2D Ginzburg-Landau equation

The local well-posedness for the generalized two-dimensional (2D) Ginzburg-Landau equation is obtained for initial data in Hs(R²)(s>1/2). The global result is also obtained in Hs(R²)(s>1/2) under some conditions. The results on local and global well-posedness are sharp except the endpoint s=1/2. We mainly use the Tao's [k;Z]-multiplier method to obtain the trilinear and multilinear estimates.     

Well-posedness for a scalar conservation law with singular nonconservative source

We consider the Cauchy problem for the 2×2 strictly hyperbolic system

     

Regularity of weak solution to Maxwell's equations and applications to microwave heating

In this paper we first study the regularity of weak solution for time-harmonic Maxwell's equations in a bounded anisotropic medium Ω. It is shown that the weak solution to the linear degenerate system, , is Hölder continuous under the minimum regularity assumptions on the complex coefficients γ(x) and ξ(x). We then study a coupled system modeling a microwave heating process. The dynamic interaction between electric and temperature fields is governed by Maxwell's equations coupled with an equation of heat conduction. The electric permittivity, electric conductivity and magnetic permeability are assumed to be dependent of temperature. It is shown that under certain conditions the coupled system has a weak solution. Moreover, regularity of weak solution is studied. Finally, existence of a global classical solution is established for a special case where the electric wave is assumed to be propagating in one direction.     

Global existence and compact attractors for the discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equation

We study the asymptotic behavior of solutions of discrete nonlinear Schrödinger-type (DNLS) equations. For a conservative system, we consider the global in time solvability and the question of existence of standing wave solutions. Similarities and differences with the continuous counterpart (NLS-partial differential equation) are pointed out. For a dissipative system we prove existence of a global attractor and its stability under finite-dimensional approximations. Similar questions are treated in a weighted phase space. Finally, we propose possible extensions for various types of DNLS equations.     

Blow-up phenomena for a semilinear heat equation with nonlinear boundary condition, II

This paper deals with the blow-up of the solution to a semilinear second-order parabolic equation with nonlinear boundary conditions. It is shown that under certain conditions on the nonlinearities and data, blow-up will occur at some finite time and when blow-up does occur upper and lower bounds for the blow-up time are obtained.     

Large deviation principles for the stochastic quasi-geostrophic equations

In this paper we establish the large deviation principle for the stochastic quasi-geostrophic equation with small multiplicative noise in the subcritical case. The proof is mainly based on the weak convergence approach. Some analogous results are also obtained for the small time asymptotics of the stochastic quasi-geostrophic equation.     

Blow-up phenomena for a system of semilinear heat equations with nonlinear boundary flux

This paper deals with the blow-up for a system of semilinear r-Laplace heat equations with nonlinear boundary flux. It is shown that, under certain conditions on the nonlinearities and data, blow-up will occur at some finite time, and when blow-up does occur upper and lower bounds for the blow-up time are obtained.     

On a phase-field system based on the Cattaneo law

Our aim in this paper is to study a generalization of the Caginalp phase-field system based on the Maxwell-Cattaneo law for heat conduction and endowed with Neumann boundary conditions. In particular, we obtain well-posedness results and study the dissipativity of the associated solution operators. We also prove, when the enthalpy is conserved, the existence of the global attractor. We finally study the spatial behavior of solutions in a semi-infinite cylinder, assuming that such solutions exist and have a proper (spatial) decay at infinity.     

On the existence of ground states for nonlinear Schrödinger-Poisson equation

This paper is concerned with the existence of ground states for the Schrödinger-Poisson equation , where V(u) is a Hartree type nonlinearity, stemming from the coupling with the Poisson equation, which includes the so-called doping profile or impurities. By means of variational methods in the energy space we show that ground states exist and belong to the Schwartz space of rapidly decreasing functions whenever total charge not exceed some critical value, it is also shown that for values of the total charge greater than this critical value, energy is not bounded from below. In addition, we show that this critical value is the total charge given by the impurities.     

Global dynamics and robustness of reversible autocatalytic reaction-diffusion systems

Global asymptotic dynamics of a representative cubic-autocatalytic reaction-diffusion system, the reversible Selkov equations, are investigated. This system features two pairs of oppositely signed nonlinear terms so that the asymptotic dissipative condition is not satisfied, which causes substantial difficulties in an attempt to attest that the longtime dynamics are asymptotically dissipative. An L² to H¹ global attractor of finite fractal dimension is shown to exist for the semiflow of the weak solutions of the reversible Selkov equations with the Dirichlet boundary condition on a bounded domain of dimension n≤3. A new method of rescaling and grouping estimation is used to prove the absorbing property and the asymptotical compactness. Importantly, the upper semicontinuity (robustness) in the H¹ product space of the global attractors for the family of solution semiflows with respect to the reverse reaction rate as it tends to zero is proved through a new approach of transformative decomposition to overcome the barrier of the perturbed singularity between the reversible and non-reversible systems by showing the uniform dissipativity and the uniformly bounded evolution of the union of global attractors under the bundle of reversible and non-reversible semiflows.     

Laplace asymptotics for reaction-diffusion equations

Summary We obtain sharp (i.e. non logarithmic) asymptotics for the solution of non homogeneous Kolmogorov-Petrovski-Piskunov equation depending on a small parameter , for points ahead of the Freidlin-KPP front.     

Global solution to a singular integro-differential system related to the entropy balance

This paper is devoted to the mathematical analysis of a thermodynamic model describing phase transitions with thermal memory in terms of an entropy equation and a momentum balance for the microforces. The initial and boundary value problem is addressed for the related integro-differential system of partial differential equations (PDEs). Existence and uniqueness, continuous dependence on the data, and regularity results are proved for the global solution, in a finite time interval.