Time decay of the solution to the Cauchy problem for a three-dimensional model of nonsimple thermoelasticity

This paper is devoted to the investigation of the solution to the Cauchy problem for a system of partial differential equations describing thermoelasticity of nonsimple materials in a three-dimensional space. The model of linear dynamical thermoelasticity of nonsimple materials is considered as the system of partial differential equations of fourth order. In this paper, we proposed a convenient evolutionary method of approach to the system of equations of nonsimple thermoelasticity. We proved the L^p−L^q time decay estimates for the solution to the Cauchy problem for linear thermoelasticity of nonsimple materials.     

On the Wl q-Regularity of Solutions to Systems of Differential Equations in the Case When the Equations Are Constructed from Discontinuous Functions

Some solution, final in a sense from the standpoint of the theory of Sobolev spaces, is obtained to the problem of regularity of solutions to a system of (generally) nonlinear partial differential equations in the case when the system is locally close to elliptic systems of linear equations with constant coefficients. The main consequences of this result are Theorems 5 and 8. According to the first of them, the higher derivatives of an elliptic C ^l -smooth solution to a system of lth-order nonlinear partial differential equations constructed from C ^l -smooth functions meet the local Hoelder condition with every exponent , 0<<1. Theorem 8 claims that if a system of linear partial differential equations of order l with measurable coefficients and right-hand sides is uniformly elliptic then, under the hypothesis of a (sufficiently) slow variation of its leading coefficients, the degree of local integrability of lth-order partial derivatives of every W ^l _q,loc-solution, q>1, to the system coincides with the degree of local integrability of lower coefficients and right-hand sides.     

Asymptotic Solution of a Differential System Related to the Generalized Hypergeometric Equation

We introduce a first‐order differential system Y′(x) =A(x)Y(x) on [a, ∞) particular cases of which are equivalent to standard forms of the generalized hypergeometric equation. Our purpose is to obtain the asymptotic solution of the system as x → ∞ by defining suitable transformations of the solution vector Y and using ideas from a unified asymptotic theory of differential systems. Thus our methods place the system within the scope of this unified theory, and they are independent of specialized properties of the Meijer G‐function solutions of generalized hypergeometric equations. As such, our methods are also capable of extension to other situations not covered by these special functions.     

A linear system of differential equations with small parameter at a part of derivatives,a deviation of the argument,and a turning point

For a system of differential equations with small parameter at a part of derivatives, a linear deviation of the argument, and a turning point, we obtained conditions, under which its solutions are solutions of a system of differential equations with small parameter at a part of derivatives such that its matrices possess the asymptotic expansions at |ε| ≤ ε₀ with the coefficients holomorphic at |x| ≤ x ₀ . The existence and the infinite differentiability of a solution of the system of differential equations with small parameter at a part of derivatives and with a linear deviation of the argument in the presence of a turning point are proved.     

Hypergeometric functions of two variables

Summary The systematic investigation of contour integrals satisfying the system of partial differential equations associated with Appell's hypergeometric functionF ₁ leads to new solutions of that system. Fundamental sets of solutions are given for the vicinity of all singular points of the system of partial differential equations. The transformation theory of the solutions reveals connections between the system under consideration and other hypergeometric systems of partial differential equations. Presently it is discovered that any hypergeometric system of partial differential equations of the second order (with two independent variables) which has only three linearly independent solutions can be transformed into the system ofF ₁ or into a particular or limiting case of this system. There are also other hypergeometric systems (with four linearly independent solutions) the integration of which can be reduced to the integration of the system ofF ₁.     

Sensitivity analysis of the differential matrix Riccati equation based on the associated linear differential system

Perturbation bounds are given for the solution of the nth order differential matrix Riccati equation using the associated linear 2nth order differential system. The new bounds are alternative to those existing in the literature and are sharper in some cases. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Some properties of the lattice points and their application to differential algebra *

In this paper we prove some charateristic conditions about the dimension of an autoreduced subset E of N^m . As an application to differential algebra we find a counter-example to a conjecture about an upper bound for the order of a system of algebraic differential equations ([8], p. 199).     

Three-webs defined by a system of ordinary differential equations

We consider a three-web W(1, n, 1) formed by two n-parametric family of curves and one-parameter family of hypersurfaces on a smooth (n + 1)-dimensional manifold. For such webs, the family of adapted frames is defined and the structure equations are found, and geometric objects arising in the third-order differential neighborhood are investigated. It is showed that every system of ordinary differential equations uniquely defines a three-web W(1, n, 1). Thus, there is a possibility to describe some properties of a system of ordinary differential equations in terms of the corresponding three-web W(1, n, 1). In particular, autonomous systems of ordinary differential equations are characterized.     

Differential form methods in the theory of variational systems and Lagrangian field theories

This paper will attempt to unify diverse material from physics and engineering in terms of differential forms on manifolds. A variational system will be defined by means of a scalar-valued differential form on a manifold and an ideal in the Grassmann algebra of differential forms on that manifold to serve as constraints. Two types of extremal submanifolds will be defined. The first-called the Euler-Lagrange extremals-will be defined by a method that is the generalization of the classical methods in the calculus of variations. The second—a generalization of a method used by Cartan in his treatise Leçons sur les invariants intégraux-will define extremals as integral submanifolds of an exterior differential system invariently attached to the variational system. As examples, the variational systems attached to string theories in Riemannian manifolds and Yang-Mills fields will be discussed from this differential form point of view. Finally, as application, the differential geometric properties and definition of energy will be presented from the differential form point of view.This work was supported by a grant from the Applied Mathematics program of the National Science Foundation.     

Solutions of Weakly-Perturbed Linear Systems Bounded on the Entire Axis

We establish conditions under which solutions of weakly-perturbed systems of linear ordinary differential equations bounded on the entire axis R emerge from the point = 0 in the case where the corresponding unperturbed homogeneous linear differential system is exponentially dichotomous on the semiaxes R ₊ and R _–.     

Jacobi’s bound for systems of algebraic differential equations

This review paper is devoted to the Jacobi bound for systems of partial differential polynomials. We prove the conjecture for the system of n partial differential equations in n differential variables which are independent over a prime differential ideal \mathfrakp\mathfrak{p}. On the one hand, this generalizes our result about the Jacobi bound for ordinary differential polynomials independent over a prime differential ideal \mathfrakp\mathfrak{p} and, on the other hand, the result by Tomasovic, who proved the Jacobi bound for linear partial differential polynomials.     

Phase portraits of the quadratic vector fields with a polynomial first integral

In this work we classify the phase portraits of all quadratic polynomial differential systems having a polynomial first integral. IfH(x, y) is a polynomial of degreen+1 then the differential systemx′=−∂H/∂y,y′=∂H/∂x is called a Hamiltonian system of degreen. We also prove that all the phase portraits that we obtain in this paper are realizable by Hamiltonian systems of degree 2.     

Finite-difference methods for solving the reaction-diffusion equations of a simple isothermal chemical system

Numerical methods are proposed for the numerical solution of a system of reaction-diffusion equations, which model chemical wave propagation. The reaction terms in this system of partial differential equations contain nonlinear expressions. Nevertheless, it is seen that the numerical solution is obtained by solving a linear algebraic system at each time step, as opposed to solving a nonlinear algebraic system, which is often required when integrating nonlinear partial differential equations. The development of each numerical method is made in the light of experience gained in solving the system of ordinary differential equations, which model the well-stirred analogue of the chemical system. The first-order numerical methods proposed for the solution of this initialvalue problem are characterized to be implicit. However, in each case it is seen that the numerical solution is obtained explicitly. In a series of numerical experiments, in which the ordinary differential equations are solved first of all, it is seen that the proposed methods have superior stability properties to those of the well-known, first-order, Euler method to which they are compared. Incorporating the proposed methods into the numerical solution of the partial differential equations is seen to lead to two economical and reliable methods, one sequential and one parallel, for solving the travelling-wave problem. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Asymptotic behaviour of time evolutions of infinite particle systems

Summary Motions of one-dimensional infinite particle systems are considered where the dynamics is given by systems of ordinary differential equations of first order. The aim of the paper is to show that under certain assumptions about the system of differential equations the distribution law P _tof the particle system at time t becomes more and more regular under the influence of such an interaction. Moreover, P _tis tending weakly toward a distribution describing a random particle system with equal successive spacings.     

Closed irregularity sets of linear differential systems with a parameter multiplying the derivative

For any closed subset M of the real line that does not contain zero, we construct a linear differential system with bounded piecewise continuous coefficient matrix A(·) such that the corresponding system with coefficient matrix μA(·) linearly depending on a real parameter μ is Lyapunov irregular for all μ in M and Lyapunov regular for all other parameter values.     

A maple® package for the calculus of variations based on jet manifolds

This contribution presents a computer algebra package for Lagrangian systems with p???1 independent and q???1 dependent variables. The Lagrangian may depend on the partial derivatives up to the order n???0 of the dependent variables with respect to the independent ones. In the case of one independent variable, p?=?1, the package derives the equations of motion in the form of a system of q ordinary differential equations of order 2n, for p?>?1 the result is a system of q partial differential equation up to the order 2n. In addition the package determines all the required boundary conditions in the case of p???3 and n???2. Since the presented method uses the concept of jet manifolds, a short introduction to the notation of jet theory is provided. Two examples — the Timoshenko beam and the Kirchhoff plate — demonstrate the main features of the presented computer algebra based approach.     

Solvability for p-Laplacian generalized fractional coupled systems with two-sided memory effects

This paper determines the solvability of multipoint boundary value problems for p-Laplacian generalized fractional differential systems with Riesz–Caputo derivative, which exhibits two-sided nonlocal memory effects. An equivalent integral form for the generalized fractional differential system is deduced by transformation. First, we obtain the existence of solutions on the basis of the upper–lower solutions method, in which an explicit iterative approach for approximating the solution is established. Second, we deal with a special case of our fractional differential system; in order to obtain novel results, an abstract sum-type operator equation A(x,x)+Bx+e=x on ordered Banach space is discussed. Without requiring the existence of upper–lower solutions or compactness conditions, we get several unique results of solutions for this operator equation, which provide new inspiration for the study of boundary value problems. Then, we apply these abstract results to get the uniqueness of solutions for our differential system.     

Reductions of the Dispersionless KP Hierarchy

We present a method for constructing the S-function based on a system of first-order differential equations and use it to analyze reductions of dispersionless integrable hierarchies.     

On the cohomology of flows of stochastic and random differential equations

We consider the flow of a stochastic differential equation on d-dimensional Euclidean space. We show that if the Lie algebra generated by its diffusion vector fields is finite dimensional and solvable, then the flow is conjugate to the flow of a non-autonomous random differential equation, i.e. one can be transformed into the other via a random diffeomorphism of d-dimensional Euclidean space. Viewing a stochastic differential equation in this form which appears closer to the setting of ergodic theory, can be an advantage when dealing with asymptotic properties of the system. To illustrate this, we give sufficient criteria for the existence of global random attractors in terms of the random differential equation, which are applied in the case of the Duffing-van der Pol oscillator with two independent sources of noise. Received: 25 May 1999 / Revised version: 19 October 2000 / Published online: 26 April 2001     

On the estimation of solutions for some linear systems of differential equations

In this paper we estimate the solutions of homogeneous linear system of differential equations with unbounded coefficients on the real lineR. We also give a necessary and sufficient condition in order that the linear differential operator with unbounded coefficients has a bounded inverse in the scalar case.