Finite-difference approximation of dirichlet observation problems for weak solutions to the wave equation subject to Robin boundary conditions

For the wave equation with variable coefficients subject to Neumann and Robin boundary conditions, two mutually dual problems are considered: the Dirichlet observation problem with weak generalized solutions and the control problem with strong generalized solutions. Both problems are approximated by finite differences preserving the duality relation. The convergence of the approximate solutions is established in the norms of the corresponding dual spaces.     

Numerical approximation of the boundary control for the wave equation with mixed finite elements in a square

Sorin Micu ^{This paper studies the numerical approximation of the boundarycontrol for the wave equation in a square domain. It is knownthat the discrete and semi-discrete models obtained by discretizingthe wave equation with the usual finite-difference or finite-elementmethods do not provide convergent sequences of approximationsto the boundary control of the continuous wave equation as themesh size goes to zero. Here, we introduce and analyse a newsemi-discrete model based on the space discretization of thewave equation using a mixed finite-element method with two differentbasis functions for the position and velocity. The main theoreticalresult is a uniform observability inequality which allows usto construct a sequence of approximations converging to theminimal L2-norm control of the continuous wave equation. Wealso introduce a fully discrete system, obtained from our semi-discretescheme, for which we conjecture that it provides a convergentsequence of discrete approximations as both h and t, the timediscretization parameter, go to zero. We illustrate this factwith several numerical experiments.}     

Approximate Controllability for the Semilinear Heat Equation Involving Gradient Terms

This paper deals with the approximate controllability of the semilinear heat equation, when the nonlinear term depends on both the state y and its spatial gradient y and the control acts on any nonempty open subset of the domain. Our proof relies on the fact that the nonlinearity is globally Lipschitz with respect to (y, y). The approximate controllability is viewed as the limit of a sequence of optimal control problems. Another key ingredient is a unique continuation property proved by Fabre (Ref. 1) in the context of linear heat equations. Finally, we prove that approximate controllability can be obtained simultaneously with exact controllability over finite-dimensional subspaces.     

A note on the approximation of Dirichlet boundary control problems for the wave equation on curved domains

We consider an exact boundary control problem for the wave equation with given initial and terminal data and Dirichlet boundary control. The aim is to steer the state of the system that is defined on a given domain to a position of rest in finite time. The optimal control that is obtained as the solution of the problem depends on the data that define the problem, in particular on the domain. Often for the numerical solution of the control problem, this given domain is replaced by a polygon. This is the motivation to study the convergence of the optimal controls for the polygon to the optimal controls for the given domain. To study the convergence, the values of the optimal controls that are defined on the boundaries of the approximating polygons are mapped in the normal directions of the polygon to control functions defined on the boundary of the original domain. This map has already been used by Bramble and King, Deckelnick, Guenther and Hinze and by Casas and Sokolowski. Using this map, we can show the strong convergence of the transformed controls as the polygons approach the given domain. An essential tool to obtain the convergence is a regularization term in the objective functions to increase the regularity of the state.     

Zhiber-Shabat方程的孤立波解与周期波解

结合齐次平衡法原理并利用F展开法,再次研究了Zhiber-Shabat方程的各种椭圆函数周期解.当椭圆函数的模m分别趋于1或0时,利用这些椭圆函数周期解,得到了Zhiber-Shabat方程的各种孤子解和三角函数周期解,从而丰富了相关文献中关于Zhiber-Shabat波方程的解的类型.     

一个曲面波方程的精确解

Abstract. Some exact travelling wave solutions and rational travelling wave solutions of a sur-face wave equation in a convecting fluid are given in this paper.     

Solitary wave solutions and kink wave solutions for a generalized KDV-mKDV equation

Bifurcation method of dynamical systems is employed to investigate solitary wave solutions and kink wave solutions of the generalized KDV-mKDV equation. Under some parameter conditions, their explicit expressions are obtained.     

Explicit peaked wave solutions to the generalized Camassa-Holm equation

By constructing auxiliary differential equations, we obtain peaked solitary wave solutions of the generalized Camassa-Holm equation, including periodic cusp waves expressed in terms of elliptic functions.     

Global solutions for a nonlinear wave equation

In this work the existence of a global solution for the mixed problem associated to the nonlinear equation

is proved in a Hilbert space framework by using Galerkin method.     

New exact periodic wave solutions for the Dullin-Gottwald-Holm equation

In this paper, the Dullin-Gottwald-Holm equation is studied using semi-inverse method and integral bifurcation method. New periodic waves such as peakon-like periodic wave, compacton-like periodic wave and singular periodic wave are found and their dynamical behaviors and certain strange phenomena are explained using the proposed criterion. The exact parametric representations of these waves are also presented.     

Bifurcations of traveling wave solutions for the magma equation

The traveling wave solutions of the magma equation are studied by using the approach of dynamical systems and the theory of bifurcations. With the aid of Maple, all bifurcations and phase portraits in the parametric space are obtained. Under different regions of parametric space, various sufficient conditions to guarantee the existence of solitary wave, periodic wave and breaking wave solutions are given. Moreover, the reason for appearance of breaking waves is explained.     

Travelling wave solutions of the Fornberg-Whitham equation

Zhou and Tian [J.B. Zhou, L.X. Tian, A type of bounded travelling wave solutions for the Fornberg-Whitham equation, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 346 (2008) 255-261] successfully found a type of bounded travelling wave solutions of the Fornberg-Whitham equation. In this paper, we improve the previous result by using the phase portrait analytical technology. Moreover, some smooth periodic wave, smooth solitary wave, periodic cusp wave and loop-soliton solutions are given, and the numerical simulation is made. The results show that our theoretical analysis agrees with the numerical simulation.     

Galerkin projections for some wave and plate boundary control problems

In this paper we describe a method for projecting the solutions of a wide class of wave and plate control problems with one active boundary control. These projections are reduced to solving completely controllable finite dimensional linear control problems with a scalar control where the control is introduced through a fixed function defined on the boundary of the wave or plate.     

On the convergence of the dual variables in optimal control problems

The coefficients of the plant are perturbed in an abstract, linear, convex problem on a Hilbert space. Necessary and sufficient conditions are obtained about the perturbations for the continuous dependence of the adjoint variables on the coefficients of the plant. An application is given to the optimal control of ordinary differential equations.This work was supported by CNR-CNAFA, Rome, Italy.     

New travelling wave solutions for a nonlinearly dispersive wave equation of Camassa-Holm equation type

In this paper, the integral bifurcation method is used to study a nonlinearly dispersive wave equation of Camassa-Holm equation type. Loop soliton solution and periodic loop soliton solution, solitary wave solution and solitary cusp wave solution, smooth periodic wave solution and non-smooth periodic wave solution of this equation are obtained, their dynamic characters are discussed. Some solutions have an interesting phenomenon that one solution admits multi-waves when parameters vary.     

组合Zakharov-Kuznetsov方程的显式孤波解

借助于Ｍａｔｈｅｍａｔｉｃａ是吴消元法,本文通过用一个新的假设,获得了组合Ｚａ－ｋｈａｒｏｖ－Ｋｕｚｎｅｔｓｏｖ方程的１２种孤波解,其中包括钟状与扭状组合型孤波解和周期型孤波解。这种假设也能用于其他的非线性演化方程（组）。     

BIFURCATIONS OF TRAVELLING WAVE SOLUTIONS FOR THE GENERALIZED DODD-BULLOUGH-MIKHAILOV EQUATION

In this paper, the generalized Dodd-Bullough-Mikhailov equation is studied. The existence of periodic wave and unbounded wave solutions is proved by using the method of bifurcation theory of dynamical systems. Under different parametric conditions, various sufficient conditions to guarantee the existence of the above solutions are given.Some exact explicit parametric representations of the above travelling solutions are obtained.     

Radial solutions to the wave equation

We study some boundedness properties of radial solutions to the Cauchy problem associated to the wave equation (∂ _t ²-▵ _x )u(t,x)=0 and meanwhile we give a new proof of the solution formula. Received: July 7, 1998?Published online: March 19, 2002     

Exact traveling wave solutions for a modified Camassa-Holm equation

In this paper, the bifurcation method of planar dynamical systems is utilized to investigate a modified Camassa-Holm equation. After dividing the parametric space, some explicit parametric conditions are derived for the existence of traveling wave solutions. Several exact traveling solutions are also obtained.