Representations of ℂ, biharmonic vector fields,and the equilibrium equation of planar elasticity

The equilibrium equation for an elastic body subjected to surface forces asserts the linear dependence of the Laplacian and the gradient of the divergence of the vector field which gives the displacement at each point. James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879) was the first to point out that the component functions of such a field are biharmonic, i.e., their Laplacians are harmonic functions. Using only algebraic tools familiar to advanced undergraduates we show that the usual complex variable representation of two-variable biharmonic functions falls naturally out of a power series construction based on matrix representations of . Under the assumption of linear stress and strain components, this construction is then used to describe the solutions to the planar equilibrium equation in terms of the geometry of the Moebius plane.     

Excitation management of crossed Akhmediev and Ma breather for a nonautonomous partially nonlocal Gross–Pitaevskii equation with an external potential

Nonlinear Dynamics - A nonautonomous Gross–Pitaevskii equation with a partially nonlocal nonlinearity and a linear and parabolic potential is discussed, and a projecting expression between...     

Behaviour of the Fokker–Planck–Boltzmann equation near a Maxwellian

We consider the initial value problem for the Fokker–Planck–Boltzmann equation namely, viewed as the Boltzmann equation with an additional diffusion term in velocity space to describe, for instance, the transport in thermal baths of binary elastic collisional particles. The strong solution for initial data near an absolute Maxwellian is proved to exist globally in time and tends asymptotically in the -norm to another time dependent self-similar Maxwellian in large time. The effect of the diffusion in phase space is investigated. It produces a diffusion process in velocity space and results in a heating process on the macroscopic fluid-dynamic observable, accelerating the convergence of solutions to the equilibrium of a self-similar Maxwellian at a faster time-decay rate than the Boltzmann equation. This phenomena is also observed for homogeneous Fokker–Planck–Boltzmann equations, where the time-decay rate in the -norm to the self-similar Maxwellian is proved to be faster than exponential. Moreover, the Fokker–Planck–Boltzmann equation is shown to converge (under an appropriate scaling) strongly to the Boltzmann equation in the process of the zero diffusion limit.     

Boundary control of the generalized Korteweg–de Vries–Burgers equation

This paper considers the boundary control problem of the generalized Korteweg–de Vries–Burgers (GKdVB) equation on the interval [0, 1]. We derive a control law of the form and α is a positive integer, and prove that it guarantees L ²-global exponential stability, H ¹-global asymptotic stability, and H ¹-semiglobal exponential stability. Numerical results supporting the analytical ones for both the controlled and uncontrolled equations are presented using a finite element method.     

Lumps and rogue waves of generalized Nizhnik–Novikov–Veselov equation

In this paper, via generalized bilinear forms, we consider the (\(2+1\))-dimensional bilinear p-Sawada–Kotera (SK) equation. We derive analytical rational solutions in terms of positive quadratic functions. Through applying the dependent transformation, we present a class of lump solutions of the (\(2+1\))-dimensional SK equation. Those rationally decaying solutions in all space directions exhibit two kinds of characters, i.e., bright lump wave (one peak and two valleys) and bright–dark lump wave (one peak and one valley). In addition, we also obtain three families of bright–dark lump wave solutions to the nonlinear p-SK equation for \(p=3\).     

Coupled diffusion and phase transition: Phase fields,constraints, and the Cahn–Hilliard equation

We develop a constrained theory for constituent migration in bodies with microstructure described by a scalar phase field. The distinguishing features of the theory stem from a systematic treatment and characterization of the reactions needed to maintain the internal constraint given by the coincidence of the mass fraction and the phase field. We also develop boundary conditions for situations in which the interface between the body and its environment is structureless and cannot support constituent transport. In addition to yielding a new derivation of the Cahn–Hilliard equation, the theory affords an interpretation of that equation as a limiting variant of an Allen–Cahn type diffusion system arising from the unconstrained theory obtained by considering the mass fraction and the phase field as independent quantities. We corroborate that interpretation with three-dimensional numerical simulations of a recently proposed benchmark problem.

     

Generalized Euler–Lagrange equation for nonsmooth calculus of variations

In this paper, we first introduce a novel generalized derivative and obtain the generalized first-order Taylor expansion of the nonsmooth functions. Then we derive the generalized Euler–Lagrange equation for the nonsmooth calculus of variations and solve this equation by using Chebyshev pseudospectral method, approximately. Finally, the optimal solutions of some problems in the nonsmooth calculus of variations are approximated.     

Bounded states for breathers–soliton and breathers of sine–Gordon equation

Nonlinear Dynamics - The Wronskian solutions to the sine–Gordon (sG) equation that can provide interaction of different kinds of solutions are revisited. And a novel expression of N-soliton...     

Coherent structure of Alice–Bob modified Korteweg de-Vries equation

To describe two-place events, Alice–Bob systems have been established by means of the shifted parity and delayed time reversal in the preprint arXiv:1603.03975v2 [nlin.SI], (2016). In this paper, we mainly study exact solutions of the integrable Alice–Bob modified Korteweg de-Vries (AB-mKdV) system. The general Nth Darboux transformation for the AB-mKdV equation is constructed. By using the Darboux transformation, some types of shifted parity and time reversal symmetry breaking solutions including one-soliton, two-soliton, and rogue wave solutions are explicitly obtained. In addition to the similar solutions of the mKdV equation (group invariant solutions), there are abundant new localized structures for the AB-mKdV systems.     

Nonlinear boundary control of the unforced generalized Korteweg–de Vries–Burgers equation

In this paper, we consider the boundary control problem of the unforced generalized Korteweg–de Vries–Burgers (GKdVB) equation when the spatial domain is [0,1]. Three control laws are derived for this equation and the L ²-global exponential stability of the solution is proved analytically. Numerical results using the finite element method (FEM) are presented to illustrate the developed control schemes.     

Adaptive boundary control of the unforced generalized Korteweg–de Vries–Burgers equation

This paper deals with the adaptive control problem of the unforced generalized Korteweg?Cde Vries?CBurgers (GKdVB) equation when the spatial domain is [0,1]. Three adaptive control laws are designed for the GKdVB equation when either the kinematic viscosity ?? or the dynamic viscosity ?? is unknown, or when both viscosities ?? and ?? are unknowns. Using the Lyapunov theory, the L ²-global exponential stability of the solutions of this equation is shown for each of the proposed control laws. Also, numerical simulations based on the Finite Element method (FEM) are given to illustrate the analytical results.     

Vector solitons and rogue waves of the matrix Lakshmanan–Porsezian–Daniel equation

Nonlinear Dynamics - With the Darboux-dressing transformation, we study the vector solitons and rogue waves of the matrix Lakshmanan–Porsezian–Daniel equation. Firstly, we show the...     

Double degeneration on second-order breather solutions of Maxwell–Bloch equation

The breather solutions of the Maxwell–Bloch equations in a two-level resonant system associated with the self-induced transparency phenomenon are constructed by the Darboux transformation. After constructing the formulas of the second-order breather solutions, the double degeneration and hybrid solutions are studied by the analytical form as well as figures. Our results might be helpful in such application or prevention of the rogue waves from breather solution interactions and degeneration in the nonlinear optical systems associated with the Maxwell–Bloch equations.     

Various exact analytical solutions of a variable-coefficient Kadomtsev–Petviashvili equation

Nonlinear Dynamics - Under investigation is a generalized (3 + 1)-dimensional variable- coefficient Kadomtsev– Petviashvili equation in fluid mechanics. Various exact analytical solutions are...     

Bifurcations and exact solutions of an asymptotic rotation-Camassa–Holm equation

This paper investigates the rotation-Camassa–Holm equation, which appears in long-crested shallow-water waves propagating in the equatorial ocean regions with the Coriolis effect due to the earth’s rotation. The rotation-Camassa–Holm equation contains the famous Camassa–Holm equation and is a special case of the generalized Camassa–Holm equation. By using the approach of dynamical systems and singular traveling wave theory to its traveling wave system, in different parameter conditions of the five-parameter space, the bifurcations of phase portraits are studied. Some exact explicit parametric representations of the smooth solitary wave solutions, periodic wave solutions, peakons and anti-peakons, periodic peakons as well as compacton solutions are obtained.

     

Influence of the cavitation on the stress–strain fields of compressible Blatz–Ko materials at finite deformation

The aim of this article is the analysis of fracture growth in media characterized by random distribution of micro-failure mechanisms per unit volume. The deformation behavior of the material was investigated in terms of a spherical unit cell model, containing an initially spherical cell of porous. The effective elastic bulk modulus as a function of micro-failures concentration was computed and using the Griffith critirium and certain boundary conditions the rate at which the void area varies was determined too. Along the analysis a special form of the strain energy function for compressible Blatz–Ko material was used. The applied traction on the unit cell of the material was determined as a function of the porosity of the material, as well as the strain field within the solid. At low values of the porosity, as the applied external traction was increased instabilities were observed in the void growth.     

Finite deformation analysis of crack tip fields in plastically compressible hardening–softening–hardening solids

Crack tip fields are calculated under plane strain small scale yielding conditions. The material is characterized by a finite strain elastic–viscoplastic constitutive relation with various hardening–softening–hardening hardness functions. Both plastically compressible and plastically incompressible solids are considered. Displacements corresponding to the isotropic linear elastic mode I crack field are prescribed on a remote boundary. The initial crack is taken to be a semi-circular notch and symmetry about the crack plane is imposed. Plastic compressibility is found to give an increased crack opening displacement for a given value of the applied loading. The plastic zone size and shape are found to depend on the plastic compressibility, but not much on whether material softening occurs near the crack tip.On the other hand, the near crack tip stress and deformation fields depend sensitively on whether or not material softening occurs. The combination of plastic compressibility and softening(or softening–hardening) has a particularly strong effect on the near crack tip stress and deformation fields.     

Families of nonsingular soliton solutions of a nonlocal Schrödinger–Boussinesq equation

Nonlocal nonlinear evolution equations with self-induced parity–time symmetric potential have received intensive attention, due to their good applications in nonlinear optics. A nonlocal Schrödinger–Boussinesq equation is proposed in this paper. By using the Hirota bilinear method and the Kadomtsev–Petviashvili hierarchy reduction method, explicit soliton solution with the nonzero boundary condition is succinctly constructed in terms of determinant. Typical dynamics and asymptotic behaviours of three types of two-soliton solutions are discussed in detail.     

Stability of the stationary solutions of the Allen–Cahn equation with non-constant stiffness

We study the solutions of a generalized Allen–Cahn equation deduced from a Landau energy functional, endowed with a non-constant higher order stiffness. We assume the stiffness to be a positive function of the field and we discuss the stability of the stationary solutions proving both linear and local non-linear stability.