Parabolic approximations of diffusive–dispersive equations

We consider a lower-order approximation for a third-order diffusive–dispersive conservation law with nonlinear flux. It consists of a system of two second-order parabolic equations; a coupling parameter is also added. If the flux has an inflection point it is well-known, on the one hand, that the diffusive–dispersive law admits traveling-wave solutions whose end states are also connected by undercompressive shock waves of the underlying hyperbolic conservation law. On the other hand, if the diffusive–dispersive regularization vanishes, the solutions of the corresponding initial-value problem converge to a weak solution of the hyperbolic conservation law. We show that both of these properties also hold for the lower-order approximation. Furthermore, when the coupling parameter tends to infinity, we prove that solutions of initial value problems for the approximation converge to a weak solution of the diffusive–dispersive law. The proofs rely on new a priori energy estimates for higher-order derivatives and the technique of compensated compactness.     

Nonlinear pseudoparabolic equations as singular limit of reaction–diffusion equations

In this article, a solution of a nonlinear pseudoparabolic equation is constructed as a singular limit of a sequence of solutions of quasilinear hyperbolic equations. If a system with cross diffusion, modelling the reaction and diffusion of two biological, chemical, or physical substances, is reduced then such an hyperbolic equation is obtained. For regular solutions even uniqueness can be shown, although the needed regularity can only be proved in two dimensions.     

A numerical study of variable depth KdV equations and generalizations of Camassa–Holm-like equations

In this paper we numerically study the KdV-top equation and compare it with the Boussinesq equations over uneven bottoms. We use here a finite-difference scheme that conserves a discrete energy for the fully discrete scheme. We also compare this approach with the discontinuous Galerkin method. For the equations obtained in the case of stronger nonlinearities and related to the Camassa–Holm equation, we find several finite difference schemes that conserve a discrete energy for the fully discrete scheme. Because of its accuracy for the conservation of energy, our numerical scheme is also of interest even in the simple case of flat bottoms. We compare this approach with the discontinuous Galerkin method.     

Hyers–Ulam stability of hypergeometric differential equations

Aequationes mathematicae - In the present paper by applying the series method we prove the Hyers–Ulam stability of the homogeneous hypergeometric differential equation in a subclass of...     

Dynamical properties of discrete Lotka–Volterra equations

A discrete version of the Lotka–Volterra differential equations for competing population species is analyzed in detail in much the same way as the discrete form of the logistic equation has been investigated as a source of bifurcation phenomena and chaotic dynamics. It is found that in addition to the logistic dynamics – ranging from very simple to manifestly chaotic regimes in terms of governing parameters – the discrete Lotka–Volterra equations exhibit their own brands of bifurcation and chaos that are essentially two-dimensional in nature. In particular, it is shown that the system exhibits “twisted horseshoe” dynamics associated with a strange invariant set for certain parameter ranges.     

Self-similar solutions of stationary Navier–Stokes equations

In this paper, we mainly study the existence of self-similar solutions of stationary Navier–Stokes equations for dimension $n=3,4$. For $n=3$, if the external force is axisymmetric, scaling invariant, $C^{1,\alpha }$ continuous away from the origin and small enough on the sphere $S^2$, we shall prove that there exists a family of axisymmetric self-similar solutions which can be arbitrarily large in the class $C_{loc}^{3,\alpha }({\mathbb{R}}^3\backslash 0)$. Moreover, for axisymmetric external forces without swirl, corresponding to this family, the momentum flux of the flow along the symmetry axis can take any real number. However, there are no regular ($U\in C_{loc}^{3,\alpha }({\mathbb{R}}^3\backslash 0)$) axisymmetric self-similar solutions provided that the external force is a large multiple of some scaling invariant axisymmetric F which cannot be driven by a potential. In the case of dimension 4, there always exists at least one self-similar solution to the stationary Navier–Stokes equations with any scaling invariant external force in $L^{4/3,\infty }({\mathbb{R}}^4)$.     

Global dynamics of nonautonomous Hindmarsh–Rose equations

Global dynamics of nonautonomous diffusive Hindmarsh–Rose equations on a three-dimensional bounded domain in neurodynamics is investigated. The existence of a pullback attractor is proved through uniform estimates showing the pullback dissipative property and the pullback asymptotical compactness. Then the existence of pullback exponential attractor is also established by proving the smoothing Lipschitz continuity in a long run of the solution process.     

Null controllability of viscous Hamilton–Jacobi equations

We study the problem of null controllability for viscous Hamilton–Jacobi equations in bounded domains of the Euclidean space in any space dimension and with controls localized in an arbitrary open nonempty subset of the domain where the equation holds. We prove the null controllability of the system in the sense that, every bounded (and in some cases uniformly continuous) initial datum can be driven to the null state in a sufficiently large time. The proof combines decay properties of the solutions of the uncontrolled system and local null controllability results for small data obtained by means of Carleman inequalities. We also show that there exists a waiting time so that the time of control needs to be large enough, as a function of the norm of the initial data, for the controllability property to hold. We give sharp asymptotic lower and upper bounds on this waiting time both as the size of the data tends to zero and infinity. These results also establish a limit on the growth of nonlinearities that can be controlled uniformly on a time independent of the initial data.     

Group classification of semilinear Kohn–Laplace equations

We study the Lie point symmetries of semilinear Kohn–Laplace equations on the Heisenberg group H¹$H^1$ and obtain a complete group classification of these equations.     

Control of chaotic solutions of the Hindmarsh–Rose equations

Irregular bursting and spiking solutions of the Hindmarsh–Rose model for the electrical activity of neuron cell bodies have been converted by a chaos control algorithm to periodic spike trains. A proportional feedback method is used to control both chaotic spike trains and chaotic bursting by applying controlling perturbations to membrane parameters.     

Propagation of singularities for solutions of Hamilton–Jacobi equations

We consider the viscosity solution of the Cauchy problem for a class of Hamilton–Jacobi equations and we show that the points of the C¹$C^1$ singular support of such a function propagate along the generalized characteristics for all the times.     

Computation of the eigenvalues of Fredholm–Stieltjes integral equations

The Rayleigh–Ritz and the inverse iteration methods are used in order to compute the eigenvalues of Fredholm–Stieltjes integral equations, i.e. Fredholm equations with respect to suitable Stieltjes-type measures. Some applications to the so-called ‘charged’ (in German ‘belastete’) integral equation, and particularly the problem of computing the eigenvalues of a string charged by a finite number of cursors are given.     

Probabilistic interpretation of a coupled system of Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman equations

In this paper, we give a probabilistic interpretation for a coupled system of Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman equations using the value function of a stochastic control problem. First we introduce this stochastic control problem. Then we prove that the value function of this problem is deterministic and satisfies a (strong) dynamic programming principle. And finally, the value function is shown to be the unique viscosity solution of the coupled system of Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman equations.     

Ulam–Hyers–Mittag-Leffler stability of fractional-order delay differential equations

In this paper, we first prove two existence and uniqueness results for fractional-order delay differential equation with respect to Chebyshev and Bielecki norms. Secondly, we prove the above equation is Ulam–Hyers–Mittag-Leffler stable on a compact interval. Finally, two examples are also provided to illustrate our results.