Initial Time Layers and Kadomtsev–Petviashvili-Type Equations

The Kadomtsev–Petviashvili (KP) equation and generalizations (GKP) have temporal discontinuities at the initial instant of time. Motivated by the study of water waves, a generalized Boussinesq equation that contains the GKP equations as an "outer" limit is introduced. Within the context of matched asymptotic expansions the discontinuities are resolved. The linear system is analyzed in more detail and the limit process is rigorously established.     

On the matched asymptotic solution of the Troesch problem

We present a composite expansion solution to the Troesch problem using the method of matched asymptotic expansions. Our solution is uniformly valid for all n>0 and y?0 and, thus, subsumes Anglesio and Troesch's approximate solution for large n.     

The Interaction of Shocks with Dispersive Waves I. Weak Coupling Limit

We introduce and analyze a model for the interaction of shocks with a dispersive wave envelope. The model mimicks the Zakharov system from weak plasma turbulence theory but replaces the linear wave equation in that system by a nonlinear wave equation allowing the formation of shocks. This paper considers a weak coupling in which the nonlinear wave evolves independently but appears as the potential in the time-dependent Schrodinger equation governing the dispersive wave. We first solve the Riemann problem for the system by constructing solutions to the Schrodinger equation that are steady in a frame of reference moving with the shock. Then we add a viscous diffusion term to the shock equation and by explicitly constructing asymptotic expansions in the (small) diffusion coefficient, we show that these solutions are zero diffusion limits of the regularized problem. The expansions are unusual in that it is necessary to keep track of exponentially small terms to obtain algebraically small terms. The expansions are compared to numerical solutions. We then construct a family of time-dependent solutions in the case that the initial data for the nonlinear wave equation evolves to a shock as t → t* < ∞. We prove that the shock formation drives a finite time blow-up in the phase gradient of the dispersive wave. While the shock develops algebraically in time, the phase gradient blows up logarithmically in time. We construct several explicit time-dependent solutions to the system, including ones that: (a) evolve to the steady states previously constructed, (b) evolve to steady states with phase discontinuities (which we call phase kinked steady states), (c) do not evolve to steady states.     

Asymptotic expansion of the solution to the convective diffusion problem in the wake of a spherical particle

The exterior boundary value problem of steady-state diffusion around a spherical particle placed in a Stokes flow is considered at high Peclet numbers. A complete asymptotic expansion of the solution in the wake of the particle is constructed by the method of matched asymptotic expansions.     

A new composite scheme for two-layer shallow water flows with shocks

This paper is devoted to solve the system of partial differential equations governing the flow of two superposed immiscible layers of shallow water flows. The system contains source terms due to bottom topography, wind stresses, and nonconservative products describing momentum exchange between the layers. The presence of these terms in the flow model forms a nonconservative system which is only conditionally hyperbolic. In addition, two-layer shallow water flows are often accompanied with moving discontinuities and shocks. Developing stable numerical methods for this class of problems presents a challenge in the field of computational hydraulics. To overcome these difficulties, a new composite scheme is proposed. The scheme consists of a time-splitting operator where in the first step the homogeneous system of the governing equations is solved using an approximate Riemann solver. In the second step a finite volume method is used to update the solution. To remove the non-physical oscillations in the vicinity of shocks a nonlinear filter is applied. The method is well-balanced, non-oscillatory and it is suitable for both low and high values of the density ratio between the two layers. Several standard test examples for two-layer shallow water flows are used to verify high accuracy and good resolution properties for smooth and discontinuous solutions.     

Painlevé II asymptotics near the leading edge of the oscillatory zone for the Korteweg—de Vries equation in the small‐dispersion limit

In the small‐dispersion limit, solutions to the Korteweg—de Vries equation develop an interval of fast oscillations after a certain time. We obtain a universal asymptotic expansion for the Korteweg—de Vries solution near the leading edge of the oscillatory zone up to second‐order corrections. This expansion involves the Hastings‐McLeod solution of the Painlevé II equation. We prove our results using the Riemann‐Hilbert approach. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Modulational instability in a full‐dispersion shallow water model

We propose a shallow water model that combines the dispersion relation of water waves and Boussinesq equations, and that extends the Whitham equation to permit bidirectional propagation. We show that its sufficiently small and periodic traveling wave is spectrally unstable to long wavelength perturbations if the wave number is greater than a critical value, like the Benjamin‐Feir instability of a Stokes wave. We verify that the associated linear operator possesses infinitely many collisions of purely imaginary eigenvalues, but they do not contribute to instability to the leading order in the amplitude parameter. We discuss the effects of surface tension. The results agree with those from a formal asymptotic expansion and a numerical computation for the physical problem.     

A Method for Incorporating Transcendentally Small Terms into the Method of Matched Asymptotic Expansions

The essential ideas behind a method for incorporating exponentially small terms into the method of matched asymptotic expansions are demonstrated using an Ackerberg–O'Malley resonance problem and a spurious solutions problem of Carrier and Pearson. One begins with the application of the standard method of matched asymptotic expansions to obtain at least the leading terms in outer and inner (Poincaré-type) expansions; some, although not all, matching can be carried out at this stage. This is followed by the introduction of supplementary expansions whose gauge functions are transcendentally small compared to those in the standard expansions. Analysis of terms in these expansions allows the matching to be completed. Furthermore, the method allows for the inclusion of globally valid transcendentally small contributions to the asymptotic solution; it is well known that such terms may be numerically significant.     

Regularized shallow water equations and an efficient method for numerical simulation of shallow water flows

Regularized shallow water equations are derived as based on a regularization of the Navier-Stokes equations in the form of quasi-gasdynamic and quasi-hydrodynamic equations. Efficient finite-difference algorithms based on the regularized shallow water equations are proposed for the numerical simulation of shallow water flows. The capabilities of the model are examined by computing a test Riemann problem, the flow over an obstacle, and asymmetric dam break.     

关于边界层方法

本文指出传统的边界层方法(包括匹配法和Vi?ik—Lyusternik方法)的不足:不能作出边界层项的渐近展开式.提出多重尺度构造边界层项的方法,得到符合实情的结果.又与Levinson所用的方法比较,本方法能更简单地导出后一方法给出的边界层项的渐近展开式.又应用此方法研究现有的关于奇异摄动的某些成果,指出这些成果的局限性,并在一般情况下作出解的渐近展开式.     

Modélisation des coques non linéairement élastiques faiblement courbée en coordonnées curvilignes

The method of asymptotic expansions with the thickness as the small parameter is applied to the general three-dimensional equations for the equilibrium of a nonlinearly elastic shell. The problem is written in a weak form in curvilinear coordinates with the displacement as unknown. We show that the leading term of the asymptotic expansion can be identified with the solution of two-dimensional nonlinear shallow shell equations in curvilinear coordinates. In addition, we give an existence theorem and a regularity result for the two-dimensional nonlinear problem.     

Initial layers and zero‐relaxation limits of multidimensional Euler–Poisson equations

In this paper, we consider zero‐relaxation limits for periodic smooth solutions of the time‐dependent Euler–Poisson system. For well‐prepared initial data, we construct an approximate solution by an asymptotic expansion up to any order. For ill‐prepared initial data, we construct initial layer corrections in an explicit way. In both cases, the asymptotic expansions are valid in a time interval independent of the relaxation time, and their convergence is justified by establishing uniform energy estimates. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Eliminating Indeterminacy in Singularly Perturbed Boundary Value Problems with Translation Invariant Potentials

Solutions exhibiting an internal layer structure are constructed for a class of nonlinear singularly perturbed boundary value problems with translation invariant potentials. For these problems, a routine application of the method of matched asymptotic expansions fails to determine the locations of the internal layer positions. To overcome this difficulty, we present an analytical method that is motivated by the work of Kath, Knessl and Matkowsky [4]. To construct a solution having n internal layers, we first linearize the boundary value problem about the composite expansion provided by the method of matched asymptotic expansions. The eigenvalue problem associated with the homogeneous form of this linearization is shown to have n exponentially small eigenvalues. The condition that the solution to the linearized problem has no component in the subspace spanned by the eigenfunctions corresponding to these exponentially small eigenvalues determines the internal layer positions. These “near” solvability conditions yield algebraic equations for the internal layer positions, which are analyzed for various classes of nonlinearities.     

Camassa-Holm方程的拟周期解及其渐近行为

近20年来,浅水波模型Camassa-Holm（CH）方程受到诸多研究者关注。在之前的工作中,通过Hirota双线性方法得到了CH方程的单周期解.基于此,该文将对N=2时CH方程的拟周期解及其渐近行为进行研究.首先,回顾了坐标变换,扩展的双线性形式和Riemann(黎曼)θ-函数等内容,并在此基础上利用Hirota双线性方法构造了在N=2时CH方程的含有多个参数的拟周期解,并且此拟周期解是由Riemannθ-函数表示的。其次,发现了此拟周期解渐近行为的一个特点,即CH方程的此拟周期解可以退化为其二孤子解.     

The Riemann ζ function and asymptotics for Stieltjes fractions

We study the asymptotic behaviour of the coefficients in the continued fractions corresponding to Stieltjes transforms of weight functions on a finite interval. It is shown that, in general, the coefficients with odd and even index converge to a different limit. For a specific class of weights a detailed asymptotic expansion of the coefficients is obtained. Some examples serve as illustration and an application to continued fraction expansions for the Riemann ζ function is given.     

Validity of the Weakly Nonlinear Solution of the Cauchy Problem for the Boussinesq‐Type Equation

We consider the initial‐value problem for the regularized Boussinesq‐type equation in the class of periodic functions. Validity of the weakly nonlinear solution, given in terms of two counterpropagating waves satisfying the uncoupled Ostrovsky equations, is examined. We prove analytically and illustrate numerically that the improved accuracy of the solution can be achieved at the timescales of the Ostrovsky equation if solutions of the linearized Ostrovsky equations are incorporated into the asymptotic solution. Compared to the previous literature, we show that the approximation error can be controlled in the energy space of periodic functions and the nonzero mean values of the periodic functions can be naturally incorporated in the justification analysis.     

Undercompressive shock waves in Hall‐magnetohydrodynamics

We study the propagation of nonlinear waves in a Hall‐magnetohydrodynamic model. An asymptotic method is used to derive the Gardner‐Burgers equation for fast magnetosonic waves; here, the flux function is nonconvex with both quadratic and cubic nonlinearities, and the evolution equation involves both second‐ and third‐order derivatives representing diffusion and dispersion terms, respectively. Effects of Hall parameter are discussed on the evolution of waves and their interaction by solving a pair of Riemann problems both analytically and numerically. It is shown that the Hall parameter is responsible for shock splitting—a phenomenon that is completely absent in ideal magnetohydrodynamic; indeed, the Hall parameter plays a significant role in deciding about the structure of the solution that involves undercompressive shocks and their interaction with refracted waves and the Lax shocks. It is found that increasing Hall parameter means increasing dispersion that triggers the physical mechanism causing speed and strength of an undercompressive shock to increase and the wave‐fan width to decrease; numerical solutions substantiate these features predicted by the analytical solution.     

Matched Asymptotic Expansions in the Two-body Problem with Quick Loss of Mass

In studying models for the two-body problem with quick lossof mass a boundary layer problem arises for a third-order systemof non-linear ordinary differential equations. The models areidentified by a real parameter n with n ? 1. It turns out thatfor n = 1 asymptotic approximations of the solutions can beobtained by applying the method of matched asymptotic expansionsaccouonding to Vasil'eva or a multiple time scales method developedby O'Malley. For n> 1 these methods break down and it isshown that this is due to the occurrence of "unexpected" orderfunctions in the asymptotic expansions. The expansions for n> 1 are obtained by constructing an inner and outer expansionof the solution and matching these by the process of takingintermediate limits. The asymptotic validity of the matched expansions is provedby using an iteration technique; the proof is constructive sothat it provides us at the same time with an alternative wayof constructing approximations without using a matching technique.     

Construction of type II blow-up solutions for a semilinear parabolic system with higher dimension

This paper is concerned with blow-up solutions for a semilinear parabolic system with a power type nonlinearity. Non self-similar blow-up solution is constructed by the matched asymptotic expansions. One component of this solution converges to the singular steady state, and another component converges to zero in self-similar variables.     

Instability of nonlinear dispersive solitary waves

We consider linear instability of solitary waves of several classes of dispersive long wave models. They include generalizations of KDV, BBM, regularized Boussinesq equations, with general dispersive operators and nonlinear terms. We obtain criteria for the existence of exponentially growing solutions to the linearized problem. The novelty is that we dealt with models with nonlocal dispersive terms, for which the spectra problem is out of reach by the Evans function technique. For the proof, we reduce the linearized problem to study a family of nonlocal operators, which are closely related to properties of solitary waves. A continuation argument with a moving kernel formula is used to find the instability criteria. These techniques have also been extended to study instability of periodic waves and of the full water wave problem.