Error bounds for the finite element approximation of a degenerate quasilinear parabolic variational inequality

In this paper, we establish some error bounds for the continuous piecewise linear finite element approximation of the following problem: Let Ω be an open set in ? ^d , withd=1 or 2. GivenT>0,p ∈ (1, ∞),f andu ₀; findu ∈K, whereK is a closed convex subset of the Sobolev spaceW ₀ ^1,p (Ω), such that for anyv∈K $$\begin{gathered} \int\limits_\Omega {u_1 (\upsilon - u) dx + } \int\limits_\Omega {\left| {\nabla u} \right|^{p - 2} } \nabla u \cdot \nabla (\upsilon - u) dx \geqslant \int\limits_\Omega {f(\upsilon - u) dx for} a.e. t \in (0,T], \hfill \\ u = 0 on \partial \Omega \times (0,T] and u(0,x) = u_0 (x) for x \in \Omega . \hfill \\ \end{gathered} $$ We prove error bounds in energy type norms for the fully discrete approximation using the backward Euler time discretisation. In some notable cases, these error bounds converge at the optimal rate with respect to the space discretisation, provided the solutionu is sufficiently regular.     

Stability for solutions to nonlinear nonautonomous evolution equations

In this paper, we find an estimate on d(u(t), K(t)), where u is a mild solution to the nonautonomous Cauchy problem \({\dot{u}(t) + A(t)u(t) \ni 0,\, t \geq s, u(s) = u_0}\) . Here, A(t) is a family of nonlinear multivalued, ω-accretive operators in a Banach space X, with D(A(t)) possibly depending on t, and K(t) a family of closed subsets in X.     

Function spaces arising from kernel operators

Given a probability space (Ω, μ) and a rearrangement invariant space X on [0,1], in certain situations inequalities for spaces of ${\mathbb {R}}$ -valued functions on Ω are equivalent to the boundedness of an associated operator T _K : L ^∞ ([0, 1]) → X generated by a kernel K ≥ 0 on the unit square (e.g. Sobolev type inequalities or Riesz potentials on subsets ${\Omega \subset \mathbb {R}^n}$ ). A natural class of spaces for treating such inequalities is given by ${[T_{K}, X](\Omega) := \{u : \Omega\to \mathbb {R} : T_{K} u^* \in X\}}$ together with the functional ${u \mapsto ||T_{K} u^*||_X}$ , where u* is the decreasing rearrangement of u. The investigation of these spaces is our main aim; the nature of the base space X and of K (via its monotonicity/growth properties) play a crucial role.     

Existence of regular solutions to a class of parabolic systems in two space dimensions with critical growth behaviour

We consider parabolic systems

$u_{t} - {\rm div} \left( a(t, x, u, \nabla u)\right) + a_{0}(t, x, u, \nabla u) = 0$

in two space dimensions with initial and Dirichlet boundary conditions. The elliptic part including a ₀ is derived from a potential with quadratic growth in ?u and is coercive and monotone. The term a ₀ may grow quadratically in ?u and satisfies a sign condition a ₀ · u ≥ ?K. We prove the existence of a regular long time solution verifying a regularity criterion of Arkhipova. No smallness is assumed on the data.

     

Norm equalities of analytic mappings into Hilbert spaces

LetD be a subset of a complex linear spaceL such that for everyu∈D,v∈L the setΩ(u, v) = {ζ∣u+ζv∈D} is an open connected set in the complex plane. Denote byA (D, X) the linear space of allG-analytic mappings fromD to a complex Hilbert spaceX.Theorem: LetZ be a complex linear space and letA, B be linear operators fromZ toA (D, X), A (D, Y), respectively, whereX, Y are complex Hilbert spaces. If ∥(A p)u∥ _X =∥(B p)u∥ _Y (p∈Z,u∈D) then a maximal partial isometryW:X→Y exists such that(Bp)u=W((Ap)u) (p∈Z, u∈D).     

Smooth solution of one boundary-value problem

We study the boundary value problem for the quasilinear equation u _u ? u_xx=F[u, u_t], u(x, 0)= u(x, π)=0, u(x+w, t)=u(x, t), x ε ®, t ε [0, π], and establish conditions under which a theorem on the uniqueness of a smooth solution is true.     

Conic volume ratio of the packing cone associate to a convex body

Given a convex body ${K\subset\mathbb{R}^n}$ (n??? 1) which contains o in its interior and ${{\bf u} \in S^{n-1}}$ , we introduce conic volume ratio r(K, u) of K in the direction of u by $$r(K, {\bf u})=\frac{vol(cone(K,{\bf u})\cap B_2^n)}{vol(B_2^n)},$$ where cone(K, u) is the packing cone of K in the direction of u. We prove that if K is an o-symmetric convex body in ${\mathbb{R}^n}$ and r(K, u) is a constant function of u, then K must be a Euclidean ball.     

Existence of three nontrivial solutions for an elliptic system

In this paper we consider the existence of nontrivial solutions for an elliptic system, where the nonlinear term is superlinear in one equation and sublinear in the other equation. By constructing two cones and computing the fixed point index in K₁, K₂ and K₁×K₂, we obtain that the elliptic system has three nontrivial solutions (u,0), (0,v) and (u^∗,v^∗). It is remarkable that the third nontrivial solution (u^∗,v^∗) is established on the Cartesian product of two cones, in which the feature of two equations can be exploited better.     

Genera, band sum of knots and Vassiliev invariants

Recently Stoimenow showed that for every knot K and any n∈N and u₀?u(K) there is a prime knot Kn,uo which is n-equivalent to the knot K and has unknotting number u(Kn,uo) equal to u₀. The similar result has been obtained for the 4-ball genus gs of a knot. Stoimenow also proved that any admissible value of the Tristram-Levine signature σξ can be realized by a knot with the given Vassiliev invariants of bounded order. In this paper, we show that for every knot K with genus g(K) and any n∈N and m?g(K) there exists a prime knot L which is n-equivalent to K and has genus g(L) equal to m.     

A theorem of global existence of solutions to nonlinear wave equations in four space dimensions

In this paper, the following nonlinear wave equation is considered; □u=F(u, D u, D _x D u),x∈R ⁿ ,t>0; u=u ⁰ (x), u _t =u ¹ (x), t=0. We prove that if the space dimensionn ≥ 4 and the nonlinearityF is smooth and satisfies a mild condition in a small neighborhood of the origin, then the above problem admits a unique and smooth global solution (in time) whenever the initial data are small and smooth. The strategy in proof is to use and improve Global Sobolev Inequalities in Minkowski space (see [8]), and to develop a generalized energy estimate for solutions.     

Cyclic quartic fields and genus theory of their subfields

Let k = $\text{Q}$(√u) (u ≠ 1 squarefree), K any possible cyclic quartic field containing k. A close relation is established between K and the genus group of k. In particular: (1) Each K can be written uniquely as K = $\text{Q}$(√vwη), where η is fixed in k and satisfies η ? 1, (η) = $\text{U}$²√u, |$\text{U}$²| = |(√u)|, (v, u) = 1, v ∈ $\text{Z}$ is squarefree, w|u, 0 < w < √u. Thus if u ≠ a² + b², there is no K ? k. If u = a² + b² then for each fixed v there are 2^{g ? 1}K ? k, where g is the number of prime divisors of u. (2) $\text{K}\text{k}$ has a relative integral basis (RIB) (i.e., O_K is free over O_k) iff N(ε₀) = ?1 and w = 1, where ε₀ is the fundamental unit of k, (or, equivalently, iff K = $\text{Q}$(√vε₀√u), (v, u) = 1). (3) A RIB is constructed explicitly whenever it exists. (4) disc(K) is given. In particular, the following results are special cases of (2): (i) Narkiewicz showed in 1974 that $\text{K}\text{k}$ has a RIB if u is a prime; (ii) Edgar and Peterson (J. Number Theory12 (1980), 77–83) showed that for u composite there is at least one K ? k having no RIB. Besides, it follows from (4) that the classification and integral basis of K given by Albert (Ann. of Math.31 (1930), 381–418) are wrong.     

Sine-Gordon equation on the semi-axis

We investigate the sine-Gordon equation u_tt?u_xx+sinu=0 on the semi-axis x>0. We show that boundary conditions of the forms u_x(0,t)=c₁ cos(u(0,t)/2)+c₂ sin(u(0,t)/2) and u(0,t)=c are compatible with the Bäcklund transformation. We construct a multisoliton solution satisfying these boundary conditions.     

Blow-up problems for nonlinear parabolic equations on locally finite graphs

Let G=(V,E) be a locally finite connected weighted graph, and Δ be the usual graph Laplacian. In this article, we study blow-up problems for the nonlinear parabolic equation u_t=Δu + f(u) on G. The blow-up phenomenons for u_t=Δu + f(u) are discussed in terms of two cases: (i) an initial condition is given; (ii) a Dirichlet boundary condition is given. We prove that if f satisfies appropriate conditions, then the corresponding solutions will blow up in a finite time.     

Fractional BVPs with strong time singularities and the limit properties of their solutions

In the first part, we investigate the singular BVP \(\tfrac{d} {{dt}}^c D^\alpha u + (a/t)^c D^\alpha u = \mathcal{H}u\) , u(0) = A, u(1) = B, ^c D ^α u(t)| _t=0 = 0, where \(\mathcal{H}\) is a continuous operator, α ∈ (0, 1) and a < 0. Here, ^c D denotes the Caputo fractional derivative. The existence result is proved by the Leray-Schauder nonlinear alternative. The second part establishes the relations between solutions of the sequence of problems \(\tfrac{d} {{dt}}^c D^{\alpha _n } u + (a/t)^c D^{\alpha _n } u = f(t,u,^c D^{\beta _n } u)\) , u(0) = A, u(1) = B, \(\left. {^c D^{\alpha _n } u(t)} \right|_{t = 0} = 0\) where a < 0, 0 < β _n ≤ α _n < 1, lim _n→∞ β _n = 1, and solutions of u″+(a/t)u′ = f(t, u, u′) satisfying the boundary conditions u(0) = A, u(1) = B, u′(0) = 0.     

Logarithmically Improved Regularity Conditions for the 3D Navier–Stokes Equations

In this paper, we consider two new regularity criteria for the 3D Navier–Stokes equations involving partial components of the velocity in multiplier spaces. It is proved that if the horizontal velocity ? = (u ₁,u ₂,0) satisfies $$\int_{0}^{T} \frac{\|\tilde{u}\|_{\dot{X}_{r}}^{\frac{2}{1-r}}}{1+ln(e + \|u(t,.)\|_{\infty})}{\rm d}t < \infty, \quad r \in[0, 1),$$ or the horizontal gradient field satisfies $$\int_{0}^{T}\frac{\|\nabla_{h}\tilde{u}\|_{\dot{X}_{r}}^{\frac{2}{2-r}}}{1 + ln(e + \|u(t,.)\|_{\infty})}{\rm d}t < \infty, \quad r \in[0, 1],$$ then the local strong solution remains smooth on [0, T].     

New solitary-wave special solutions with compact support for the nonlinear dispersive K(m,n) equations

The genuinely nonlinear dispersive K(m,n) equation, u_t+(u^m)_x+(uⁿ)_xxx=0, which exhibits compactons: solitons with compact support, is investigated. New solitary-wave solutions with compact support are developed. The specific cases, K(2,2) and K(3,3), are used to illustrate the pertinent features of the proposed scheme. An entirely new general formula for the solution of the K(m,n) equation is established, and the existing general formula is modified as well.     

Bifurcation of periodic solutions for a semilinear wave equation

Bifurcation of time periodic solutions and their regularity are proved for a semilinear wave equation, u_tt?u_xx?λu=f(λ,x,u),x?(0,π), t?R, together with Dirichlet or Neumann boundary conditions at x = 0 and x = π. The set of values of the real parameter λ where bifurcation from the trivial solution u = 0 occurs is dense in $\text{R}$.     

Primitive divisors of some Lehmer-Pierce sequences

We study primitive prime divisors of the terms of Δ(u)=(Δn(u))_n?1, where Δn(u)=NK/Q(un−1) for K a real quadratic field, and u a unit element of its ring of integers. The methods used allow us to find the terms of the sequence that do not have a primitive prime divisor.     

Continuous dependence on the data in abstract control problems

We consider the following problems: minimize $$I_n (u) = |u - \hat u|^p + |L_n u - \hat y|^p , n \geqslant 0,$$ whereL _n are equibounded linear operators. If we callu _n,u ₀ the minimum points ofI _n, we characterize the strong convergence ofu _n tou ₀ in terms of the pointwise convergence ofL _n and their adjoint operatorsL _n* toL ₀ andL ₀*, respectively. Then, we apply this result to the case of a problem governed by a linear differential equation. Finally, we conclude by studying perturbations of an abstract constrained minimum problem.     

Convergence of the Kato approximants for evolution equations involving functional perturbations

The existence of a unique strong solution of the nonlinear abstract functional differential equation $\text{u′(t) + A(t)u(t) = F(t,u}{}_{\mathrm{t}}\text{), u}{}_0\text{= φεC}{}^1\text{(¦?r,0¦,X),tε¦0, T¦}$, (E) is established. X is a Banach space with uniformly convex dual space and, for $\text{t? ¦0, T¦, A(t)}$ is m-accretive and satisfies a time dependence condition suitable for applications to partial differential equations. The function F satisfies a Lipschitz condition. The novelty of the paper is that the solution u(t) of (E) is shown to be the uniform limit (as n → ∞) of the sequence u_n(t), where the functions u_n(t) are continuously differentiate solutions of approximating equations involving the Yosida approximants. Thus, a straightforward approximation scheme is now available for such equations, in parallel with the approach involving the use of nonlinear evolution operator theory.