On a class of functional and differential functional equations

One class of functional and differential functional equations with deviating argument depending on the unknown function is considered in this study. The procedure of constructing and investigating solutions to such equations is also proposed.     

Stability of solutions of quasilinear parabolic equations

We bound the difference between solutions u and v of ut=aΔu+divxf+h and vt=bΔv+divxg+k with initial data φ and ψ, respectively, by

     

Degenerate parabolic stochastic partial differential equations

We study the Cauchy problem for a scalar semilinear degenerate parabolic partial differential equation with stochastic forcing. In particular, we are concerned with the well-posedness in any space dimension. We adapt the notion of kinetic solution which is well suited for degenerate parabolic problems and supplies a good technical framework to prove the comparison principle. The proof of existence is based on the vanishing viscosity method: the solution is obtained by a compactness argument as the limit of solutions of nondegenerate approximations.     

Numerical method of lines for parabolic functional differential equations

Initial boundary value problems for nonlinear parabolic functional differential equations are transformed by discretization in space variables into systems of ordinary functional differential equations. A comparison theorem for differential difference inequalities is proved. Sufficient conditions for the convergence of the numerical method of lines are given. An explicit Euler method is proposed for the numerical solution of systems thus obtained. This leads to difference scheme for the original problem. A complete convergence analysis for the method is given.     

On the existence of optimal controls for quasilinear parabolic partial differential equations

A class of systems governed by quasilinear parabolic partial differential equations with first boundary conditions is considered. Existence of solutions for this class of systems and theira priori estimates are established. Further, a theorem on the existence of optimal controls for the corresponding control problem is obtained. Its proof is based on Filippov's implicit functions lemma. The control restraint setU is taken as a measurable multifunction.The authors wish to thank Professor L. Cesari for his most valuable comments and suggestions. In fact, a condition assumed in the original version of this paper was substantially relaxed by him. For details, see Remark 4.1.     

A second-order ADI scheme for three-dimensional parabolic differential equations

A second-order unconditionally stable ADI scheme has been developed for solving three-dimensional parabolic equations. This scheme reduces three-dimensional problems to a succession of one-dimensional problems. Further, the scheme is suitable for simulating fast transient phenomena. Numerical examples show that the scheme gives an accurate solution for the parabolic equation and converges rapidly to the steady state solution. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 14:159–168, 1998     

具连续偏差变元的中立型向量抛物偏微分方程的H-振动性

讨论一类具连续偏差变元的中立型向量抛物偏泛函微分方程的H-振动性,利用内积降维的方法和Green公式,得到了该类方程在Robin边值条件下所有解Hm-振动的若干充分判据,这里H是Rm中的单位向量.     

Uniqueness and stability of solution for Cauchy problem of degenerate quasilinear parabolic equations

The uniqueness and existence of BV-solutions for Cauchy problem of the form are proved.     

A functional partial differential equation arising in a cell growth model with dispersion

In this paper we solve an initial‐boundary value problem that involves a pde with a nonlocal term. The problem comes from a cell division model where the growth is assumed to be stochastic. The deterministic version of this problem yields a first‐order pde; the stochastic version yields a second‐order parabolic pde. There are no general methods for solving such problems even for the simplest cases owing to the nonlocal term. Although a solution method was devised for the simplest version of the first‐order case, the analysis does not readily extend to the second‐order case. We develop a method for solving the second‐order case and obtain the exact solution in a form that allows us to study the long time asymptotic behaviour of solutions and the impact of the dispersion term. We establish the existence of a large time attracting solution towards which solutions converge exponentially in time. The dispersion term does not appear in the exponential rate of convergence.     

On the cauchy problem for a class of degenerate differential equations with Lipschitz right-hand side

This note deals with an application of the fixed point theorem for multivalued contraction mappings to the study of degenerate differential equations with Lipschitz right-hand side and with degeneration determined by a closed surjective linear operator.     

The Cauchy problem for a class of quasilinear parabolic equations

The present paper is concerned with the Cauchy problem for the parabolic equation u_t+H(t,x,u,u)=u. New conditions guaranteeing the global classical solvability are formulated. Moreover, it is shown that the same conditions guarantee the global existence of the Lipschitz continuous viscosity solution for the related Hamilton–Jacobi equation. Mathematics Subject Classification (2000) 35K15, 35F25     

On oscillatory solutions of quasilinear differential equations

Necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of at least one oscillatory solution of a second-order quasilinear differential equation are presented. These results yield also new conditions guaranteeing the coexistence of oscillatory and nonoscillatory solutions. Our approach is based on the asymptotic representation of solutions by means of a periodic function and of a suitable zero-counting function.     

三阶常系数拟线性泛函微分方程的周期解

研究了一个三阶泛函微分方程周期解的存在唯一性和全局吸引性：x′′′（t）＋ax′′（t）＋bx′（t）＋cx（t）＋g（t,x（tτ））=p（t）.这是一个常系数拟线性泛函微分方程.通过将这个方程转变为三维的拟线性微分方程（组）,得到了这个方程存在唯一周期解的充分条件;通过选取适当的李雅普诺夫函数,推导了这个方程解的全局吸引性;进一步,得到了此方程周期解的全局吸引性.最后,举出了两个应用实例.     

Global existence and blowup solutions for quasilinear parabolic equations

The authors discuss the quasilinear parabolic equation ut=∇⋅(g(u)∇u)+h(u,∇u)+f(u) with u_|∂Ω=0, u(x,0)=?(x). If f, g and h are polynomials with proper degrees and proper coefficients, they show that the blowup property only depends on the first eigenvalue of −Δ in Ω with Dirichlet boundary condition. For a special case, they obtain a sharp result.     

Asymptotic behavior of bounded solutions for a system of neutral functional differential equations

Consider the system of neutral functional differential equations

     

Holomorphic solutions to functional differential equations

The pantograph equation is perhaps one of the most heavily studied class of functional differential equations owing to its numerous applications in mathematical physics, biology, and problems arising in industry. This equation is characterized by a linear functional argument. Heard (1973) [10] considered a generalization of this equation that included a nonlinear functional argument. His work focussed on the asymptotic behaviour of solutions for a real variable x as x→∞. In this paper, we revisit Heard's equation, but study it in the complex plane. Using results from complex dynamics we show that any nonconstant solution that is holomorphic at the origin must have the unit circle as a natural boundary. We consider solutions that are holomorphic on the Julia set of the nonlinear argument. We show that the solutions are either constant or have a singularity at the origin. There is a special case of Heard's equation that includes only the derivative and the functional term. For this case we construct solutions to the equation and illustrate the general results using classical complex analysis.     

Existence of periodic solutions for neutral functional differential equations with nonlinear difference operator

In this paper, the authors consider the problem of existence of periodic solutions for a second order neutral functional differential system with nonlinear difference D-operator. For such a system, since the possible periodic solutions may not be differentiable, our method is based on topological degree theory of condensing field, not based on Leray Schauder topological degree theory associated to completely continuous field.     

On the stability problem for functional differential equations with infinite delay

We study the stability of functional differential equations with infinite delay, using the Lyapunov functional of constant sign with a derivative of constant sign. Limit equations are constructed in a special phase space. We establish a theorem on localization of a positive limit set and theorems on the stability and the asymptotic stability. The results are illustrated by examples.