Asymptotic analysis and boundary homogenization in linear elasticity

We describe the asymptotic behaviour of the solution of a linear elastic problem posed in a domain of ℝ³, with homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions imposed on small zones of size less than ϵ distributed on the boundary of this domain, when the parameter ϵ goes to 0. We use epi‐convergence arguments in order to establish this asymptotic behaviour. We then specialize this general situation to the case of identical strips of size r_ϵ ϵ‐periodically distributed on the lateral surface of an axisymmetric body. We exhibit a critical size of the strips through the limit of the non‐negative quantity −1/(ϵ ln r_ϵ) and we identify the different limit problems according to the values of this limit. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The stationary and non-stationary stokes system in exterior domains with non-zero divergence and non-zero boundary values

In an exterior domain Ω??ⁿ, n ? 2, we consider the generalized Stokes resolvent problem in L^q-space where the divergence g = div u and inhomogeneous boundary values u = ψ with zero flux ∫_?Ωψ·N do = 0 may be prescribed. A crucial step in our approach is to find and to analyse the right space for the divergence g. We prove existence, uniqueness and a priori estimates of the solution and get new results for the divergence problem. Further, we consider the non-stationary Stokes system with non-homogeneous divergence and boundary values and prove estimates of the solution in L⁵(0, T;L^q(Ω)) for 1 < s, q < ∞.     

Initial Boundary Value Problems for Scalar and Vector Burgers Equations

In this article we study Burgers equation and vector Burgers equation with initial and boundary conditions. First we consider the Burgers equation in the quarter plane x >0, t >0 with Riemann type of initial and boundary conditions and use the Hopf–Cole transformation to linearize the problems and explicitly solve them. We study two limits, the small viscosity limit and the large time behavior of solutions. Next, we study the vector Burgers equation and solve the initial value problem for it when the initial data are gradient of a scalar function. We investigate the asymptotic behavior of this solution as time tends to infinity and generalize a result of Hopf to the vector case. Then we construct the exact N-wave solution as an asymptote of solution of an initial value problem extending the previous work of Sachdev et al. (1994). We also study the limit as viscosity parameter goes to 0.Finally, we get an explicit solution for a boundary value problem in a cylinder.     

The generalized dock problem

We show existence and uniqueness for a linearized water wave problem in a two dimensional domain G with corner, formed by two semi-axes Γ₁ and Γ₂ which intersect under an angle α?∈?(0,?π]. The existence and uniqueness of the solution is proved by considering an auxiliary mixed problem with Dirichlet and Neumann boundary conditions. The latter guarantees the existence of the Dirichlet to Neumann map. The water wave boundary value problem is then shown to be equivalent to an equation like v_tt ?+?gΛv?=?P_t with initial conditions, where t stands for time, g is the gravitational constant, P means pressure and Λ is the Dirichlet to Neumann map. We then prove that Λ is a positive self-adjoint operator.     

Two Positive Solutions of a Quasilinear Elliptic Dirichlet Problem

For a class of second order quasilinear elliptic equations we establish the existence of two non–negative weak solutions of the Dirichlet problem on a bounded domain, Ω. Solutions of the boundary value problem are critical points of C ¹–functional on H₀¹(W){H_0^1(\Omega)}. One solution is a local minimum and the other is of mountain pass type.     

Thermal avalanche for blowup solutions of semilinear heat equations

We consider the semilinear heat equation u_t = Δu + u^p both in ?^N and in a bounded domain with homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions, with 1 < p < p_s where p_s is the Sobolev exponent. This problem has solutions with finite‐time blowup; that is, for large enough initial data there exists T < ∞ such that u is a classical solution for 0 < t < T, while it becomes unbounded as t ↗ T. In order to understand the situation for t > T, we consider a natural approximation by reaction problems with global solution and pass to the limit. As is well‐known, the limit solution undergoes complete blowup: after it blows up at t = T, the continuation is identically infinite for all t > T. We perform here a deeper analysis of how complete blowup occurs. Actually, the singularity set of a solution that blows up as t ↗ T propagates instantaneously at time t = T to cover the whole space, producing a catastrophic discontinuity between t = T^? and t = T⁺. This is called the “avalanche.” We describe its formation as a layer appearing in the limit of the natural approximate problems. After a suitable scaling, the initial structure of the layer is given by the solution of a limit problem, described by a simple ordinary differential equation. As t proceeds past T, the solutions of the approximate problems have a traveling wave behavior with a speed that we compute. The situation in the inner region depends on the type of approximation: a conical pattern is formed with time when we approximate the power u^p by a flat truncation at level n, while for tangent truncations we get an exponential increase in time and a diffusive spatial pattern. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Forward speed motions of a submerged body. The cauchy problem

We consider the linearized problem for the ideal fluid flow induced by the horizontal motion of a fully immersed body. The system of equations is made up of an elliptic problem (P) and an initialvalue problem (R) which are coupled by a pseudo-differential operator T. We define a regularized Cauchy problem (R?) using the Yosida approximation of T; we give energy and wave resistance estimates and finally we obtain existence uniqueness and regularity of the weak solution of (R) by taking the limit when ? goes to zero.     

Delay nonlinear boundary conditions as limit of reactions concentrating in the boundary

In this work, we are interested in the dynamic behavior of a parabolic problem with nonlinear boundary conditions and delay in the boundary. We construct a reaction–diffusion problem with delay in the interior, where the reaction term is concentrated in a neighborhood of the boundary and this neighborhood shrinks to boundary, as a parameter ? goes to zero. We analyze the limit of the solutions of this concentrated problem and prove that these solutions converge in certain continuous function spaces to the unique solution of the parabolic problem with delay in the boundary. This convergence result allows us to approximate the solution of equations with delay acting on the boundary by solutions of equations with delay acting in the interior and it may contribute to analyze the dynamic behavior of delay equations when the delay is at the boundary.     

Impulsive boundary value problems for p(t)-Laplacian’s via critical point theory

In this paper we investigate the existence of solutions to impulsive problems with a p(t)-Laplacian and Dirichlet boundary value conditions. We introduce two types of solutions, namely a weak and a classical one which coincide because of the fundamental lemma of the calculus of variations. Firstly we investigate the existence of solution to the linear problem, i.e. a problem with a fixed rigth hand side. Then we use a direct variational method and next a mountain pass approach in order to get the existence of at least one weak solution to the nonlinear problem.     

Homogenization of the variational inequality corresponding to a problem with rapidly varying boundary conditions

In the present paper, we investigate the asymptotic behavior of the solution of a variational inequality with one-sided constraints on ?-periodically located subsets G _ε belonging to the boundary ?Ω of the domain Ω ? ?³. We construct a limit (homogenized) problem and prove the strong (in H ₁(Ω)) convergence of the solutions of the original inequality to the solution the limit nonlinear boundary-value problem as ? → 0 in the so-called critical case.     

Existence of a Classical Solution for a Multidimensional Filtration Problem

We prove existence, in a small time interval, of a classical solution having a regular free boundary, (i.e. the level set {u=0}) of a multidimensional filtration problem. The key point to get the regularity of the level set {u=0} is the proof of an a priori estimate for the L_∞-norm of u_t. © 1997 by B.G. Teubner Stuttgart-John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Vacuum problem for 1D compressible Navier–Stokes equations with gravity and general pressure law

In this paper, we study the free boundary problem for the one-dimensional isentropic Navier–Stokes equations with gravity and vacuum for the general pressure P = P(ρ). We mainly obtain global existence, the uniqueness and asymptotic behavior of the weak solution. In particular, we get the result of Theorem 4.7, which shows that the time-asymptotic state corresponds to the hydrostatic pressure law.      

On the global weak solutions for a modified two‐component Camassa‐Holm equation

In this paper, we investigate the existence of global weak solutions to the Cauchy problem of a modified two‐component Camassa‐Holm equation with the initial data satisfying lim_{x → ±∞}u₀(x) = u_±. By perturbing the Cauchy problem around a rarefaction wave, we obtain a global weak solution for the system under the assumption u_? ≤ u₊. The global weak solution is obtained as a limit of approximation solutions. The key elements in our analysis are the Helly theorem and the estimation of energy for approximation solutions in $H^1(\mathbb {R})\times H^1(\mathbb {R})In this paper, we investigate the existence of global weak solutions to the Cauchy problem of a modified two‐component Camassa‐Holm equation with the initial data satisfying lim_{x → ±∞}u₀(x) = u_±. By perturbing the Cauchy problem around a rarefaction wave, we obtain a global weak solution for the system under the assumption u_? ≤ u₊. The global weak solution is obtained as a limit of approximation solutions. The key elements in our analysis are the Helly theorem and the estimation of energy for approximation solutions in $H^1(\mathbb {R})\times H^1(\mathbb {R})$ and some a priori estimates on the first‐order derivatives of approximation solutions.     

Polynomial and exponential stability for one-dimensional problem in thermoelastic diffusion theory

We consider one-dimensional problem for the thermoelastic diffusion theory and we obtain polynomial decay estimates. Then we show that the solution decays exponentially to zero as time goes to infinity; that is, denoting by E(t) the first-order energy of the system, we show that positive constants C ₀ and c ₀ exist which satisfy E(t) ≤ C ₀ E(0)e ^{?c ₀ t} .     

Vacuum problem for 1D compressible Navier–Stokes equations with gravity and general pressure law

In this paper, we study the free boundary problem for the one-dimensional isentropic Navier–Stokes equations with gravity and vacuum for the general pressure P = P(ρ). We mainly obtain global existence, the uniqueness and asymptotic behavior of the weak solution. In particular, we get the result of Theorem 4.7, which shows that the time-asymptotic state corresponds to the hydrostatic pressure law.     

Multiple Solutions for a Differential Inclusion Problem with Nonhomogeneous Boundary Conditions

In this paper, we use a mountain pass theorem with Cerami type conditions for locally Lipschitz functions to investigate the existence of at least one nontrivial solution for a differential inclusion problem involving the p-Laplacian and with nonlinear and nonsmooth boundary conditions. Moreover, by a symmetric version of the mountain pass theorem, we prove the existence of infinitely many solutions.     

The Third Problem for the Laplace Equation with a Boundary Condition from L p

The third problem for the Laplace equation is studied on an open set with Lipschitz boundary. The boundary condition is in L_p and it is fulfilled in the sense of the nontangential limit. The existence and the uniqueness of a solution is proved and the solution is expressed in the form of a single layer potential. For domains with C¹ boundary the explicit solution of the problem is calculated.     

Homoclinic solutions for second order impulsive Hamiltonian systems with small forcing terms

In this paper, we establish some new sufficient conditions on the existence of homoclinic solution for a class of second‐order impulsive Hamiltonian systems. By using the mountain pass theorem, we demonstrate that the limit of a 2kT‐periodic approximation solution is a homoclinic solution of our problem. We also present some examples to illustrate the applications of our main results. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

On the structure of solutions to a class of quasilinear elliptic Neumann problems

We study the structure of positive solutions to the equation ?^mΔ_mu-u^m-1+f(u)=0 with homogeneous Neumann boundary condition. First, we show the existence of a mountain-pass solution and find that as ?→0⁺ the mountain-pass solution develops into a spike-layer solution. Second, we prove that there is an uniform upper bound independent of ? for any positive solution to our problem. We also present a Harnack-type inequality for the positive solutions. Finally, we show that if 1<m?2 holds and ? is sufficiently large, any positive solution must be a constant.     

Homogenization of the Signorini boundary‐value problem in a thick junction and boundary integral equations for the homogenized problem

We consider a mixed boundary‐value problem for the Poisson equation in a thick junction Ω_ε which is the union of a domain Ω₀ and a large number of ε—periodically situated thin cylinders. The non‐uniform Signorini conditions are given on the lateral surfaces of the cylinders. The asymptotic analysis of this problem is done as ε→0, i.e. when the number of the thin cylinders infinitely increases and their thickness tends to zero. We prove a convergence theorem and show that the non‐uniform Signorini boundary conditions are transformed in the limiting variational inequalities in the region that is filled up by the thin cylinders as ε→0. The convergence of the energy integrals is proved as well. The existence and uniqueness of the solution to this non‐standard limit problem is established. This solution can be constructed by using a penalty formulation and successive iteration. For some subclass, these problems can be reduced to an obstacle problem in Ω₀ and an appropriate postprocessing. The equations in Ω₀ finally are also treated with boundary integral equations. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.