Non-linearity of multibody dynamic equations with respect to Lagrange multipliers: application to railway dynamics

In this paper, the dynamics of multibody systems with closed kinematical chains of bodies is considered. The main focus is set on non-linearity of the multibody equations with respect to the Lagrange multipliers. When closed chains are considered, loop cutting procedure is a solution to express the constraint equations associated with the loops. Dynamic equations of the multibody tree-like structure are thus completed with the constraint forces via the Lagrange multipliers. In the considered case of railway vehicles, constraints arise from the contact between the rigid wheels and the rails. Corresponding contact forces applied to the wheels appears via the Lagrange multipliers λ and the tangent creep forces as well. Resulting differential-algebraic equations can be transformed into an ODE system and then time-integrated using the coordinate partitioning method [3], when the system is linear with respect to λ. This paper presents an algorithm allowing us to solve this system in case of nonlinearities with respect to λ, which is typical of wheel/rail contact force models. (© 2009 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Stability radii for linear time-varying differential-algebraic equations with respect to dynamic perturbations

This paper is concerned with the robust stability for linear time-varying differential-algebraic equations. We consider the systems under the effect of uncertain dynamic perturbations. A formula of the structured stability radius is obtained. The result is an extension of a previous result for time-varying ordinary differential equations proven by Birgit Jacob [B. Jacob, A formula for the stability radius of time-varying systems, J. Differential Equations 142 (1998) 167-187].     

An oscillation criterion for discrete trigonometric systems

In this paper, we investigate oscillation properties of discrete trigonometric systems whose coefficients matrices are simultaneously symplectic and orthogonal. The main result generalizes a necessary and sufficient condition of non-oscillation of trigonometric systems proved by M. Bohner and O. Do?lý (J. Differential Equations 163 (2000), pp. 113–129) in the case when the block in the upper right corner of the coefficient matrix is symmetric and positive definite. Now, we present this oscillation criterion for an arbitrary trigonometric system. The obtained results are applied to formulate a necessary and sufficient condition for non-oscillation of even-order Sturm–Liouville difference equations.     

热弹性动力学耦合问题的微分代数方法

对一般的热机械问题提出了一种有效的数值方法,并对二维的热弹性问题进行了测试．该方法的基本思路是将描述热机械耦合问题的偏微分方程进行降阶,使之成为一组微分代数方程,应力应变关系被写成代数方程．所得到的微分代数系统采用全隐式的向后差分公式进行求解．对该方法进行了详细的说明．为了验证该方法的有效性,将其应用于一个动态非耦合的热弹性问题的求解和一个耦合的二维热弹性问题的求解．     

On data-dependence of exponential stability and stability radii for linear time-varying differential-algebraic systems

This paper is addressed to some questions concerning the exponential stability and its robustness measure for linear time-varying differential-algebraic systems of index 1. First, the Bohl exponent theory that is well known for ordinary differential equations is extended to differential-algebraic equations. Then, it is investigated that how the Bohl exponent and the stability radii with respect to dynamic perturbations for a differential-algebraic system depend on the system data. The paper can be considered as a continued and complementary part to a recent paper on stability radii for time-varying differential-algebraic equations [N.H. Du, V.H. Linh, Stability radii for linear time-varying differential-algebraic equations with respect to dynamic perturbations, J. Differential Equations 230 (2006) 579-599].     

Effective method for solving singularly perturbed systems of nonlinear differential equations

A boundary-value problem for a class of singularly perturbed systems of nonlinear ordinary differential equations is considered. An analytic-numerical method for solving this problem is proposed. The method combines the operational Newton method with the method of continuation by a parameter and construction of the initial approximation in an explicit form. The method is applied to the particular system arising when simulating the interaction of physical fields in a semiconductor diode. The Frechét derivative and the Green function for the corresponding differential equation are found analytically in this case. Numerical simulations demonstrate a high efficiency and superexponential rate of convergence of the method proposed. __________ Translated from Sovremennaya Matematika. Fundamental’nye Napravleniya (Contemporary Mathematics. Fundamental Directions), Vol. 15, Differential and Functional Differential Equations. Part 1, 2006.     

Homoclinic orbits and Hopf bifurcations in delay differential systems with T-B singularity

The paper carries the results on Takens-Bogdanov bifurcation obtained in [T. Faria, L.T. Magalhães, Normal forms for retarded functional differential equations and applications to Bogdanov-Takens singularity, J. Differential Equations 122 (1995) 201-224] for scalar delay differential equations over to the case of delay differential systems with parameters. Firstly, we give feasible algorithms for the determination of Takens-Bogdanov singularity and the generalized eigenspace associated with zero eigenvalue in Rn. Next, through center manifold reduction and normal form calculation, a concrete reduced form for the parameterized delay differential systems is obtained. Finally, we describe the bifurcation behavior of the parameterized delay differential systems with T-B singularity in detail and present an example to illustrate the results.     

Reconstruction of Unknown Disturbances When Measuring Part of Phase Coordinates

Differential Equations - We consider the problem of dynamic reconstruction of unknown input actions of a system of nonlinear equations based on inaccurate measurements of part of the phase states...     

延迟微分方程隐式Euler方法的收敛性

本文讨论了用隐式Euler方法求解一类延迟量满足Lipschitz条件且Lipschitz常数小于1的非线性变延迟微分方程初值问题的收敛性.获得了带线性插值的隐式Euler方法的收敛性结果.     

Gas dynamics applications of a characteristic Cauchy problem

Some initial-boundary-value problems for a system of quasilinear partial differential equations of gas dynamics with the initial data prescribed on the characteristic surface (characteristic Cauchy problem) are considered. The following three-dimensional flow problems are investigated: the flow produced by a motion of an impermeable piston; the flow produced by a permeable piston with a given pressure; and the flow produced by the moving free boundary. In the first two problems, the piston motion is prescribed; in the last problem, the free boundary motion cannot be prescribed in advance and must be determined as a part of the problem. It is shown that those problems can be reduced to a characteristic Cauchy problem of a certain standard type that satisfies the analog of Cauchy-Kowalewski's existence theorem in the class of analytical functions (Differential Equations 12 (1977) 1438-1444). Thus, it is proved that, in the case of the analyticity of the input data, the considered problems have unique piecewise analytic solutions which may be expressed by infinite power series (the procedure of constructing the power series solution is described in Differential Equations 12 (1977) 1438-1444 as a part of the proof of the theorem).     

On construction of approximate solutions of equations of nonlinear and nonshallow shells

In the present paper, by means of Vekua's method, the system of differential equations for the nonlinear theory of nonshallow shells is obtained. Then the method of a small parameter is used for them and some basic boundary-value problems are solved. Translated from Sovremennaya Matematika i Ee Prilozheniya (Contemporary Mathematics and Its Applications), Vol. 51, Differential Equations and Their Applications, 2008.     

The existence of almost periodic solutions of certain perturbation systems

Certain almost periodic perturbation systems are considered in this paper. By using the roughness theory of exponential dichotomies and the contraction mapping principle, some sufficient conditions are obtained for the existence and uniqueness of almost periodic solution of the above systems. Our results generalize those in [J.K. Hale, Ordinary Differential Equations, Krieger, Huntington, 1980; C. He, Existence of almost periodic solutions of perturbation systems, Ann. Differential Equations 9 (1992) 173-181; M. Lin, The existence of almost periodic solution and bounded solution of perturbation systems, Acta Math. Sinica 22A (2002) 61-70 (in Chinese); W.A. Coppel, Almost periodic properties of ordinary differential equations, Ann. Math. Pura Appl. 76 (1967) 27-50; A.M. Fink, Almost Periodic Differential Equations, Lecture Notes in Math., vol. 377, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1974; Y. Xia, F. Chen, A. Chen, J. Cao, Existence and global attractivity of an almost periodic ecological model, Appl. Math. Comput. 157 (2004) 449-475].     

The stability of linear periodic Hamiltonian systems on time scales

In this work, we give a new stability criterion for planar periodic Hamiltonian systems, improving the results from the literature. The method is based on an application of the Floquet theory recently established in [J.J. DaCunha, J.M. Davis, A unified Floquet theory for discrete, continuous, and hybrid periodic linear systems, J. Differential Equations 251 (2011) 2987–3027], and the use of a new definition for a generalized zero. The results obtained not only unify the related continuous and discrete ones but also provide sharper stability criteria for the discrete case.     

Sell’s conjecture for non-autonomous dynamical systems

This paper is dedicated to the study of the G. Sell’s conjecture for general non-autonomous dynamical systems. We give a positive answer for this conjecture and we apply this result to different classes of non-autonomous evolution equations: Ordinary Differential Equations, Functional Differential Equations and Semi-linear Parabolic Equations.     

On the reduction principle for differential equations with piecewise constant argument of generalized type

In this paper we introduce a new type of differential equations with piecewise constant argument (EPCAG), more general than EPCA [K.L. Cooke, J. Wiener, Retarded differential equations with piecewise constant delays, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 99 (1984) 265-297; J. Wiener, Generalized Solutions of Functional Differential Equations, World Scientific, Singapore, 1993]. The Reduction Principle [V.A. Pliss, The reduction principle in the theory of the stability of motion, Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR Ser. Mat. 27 (1964) 1297-1324 (in Russian); V.A. Pliss, Integral Sets of Periodic Systems of Differential Equations, Nauka, Moskow, 1977 (in Russian)] is proved for EPCAG. The structure of the set of solutions is specified. We establish also the existence of global integral manifolds of quasilinear EPCAG in the so-called critical case and investigate the stability of the zero solution.     

On General Exponents of Conditionally Periodic Systems

Differential Equations - We prove that the upper general exponents of all systems in the $$H $$ -class of a system of linear differential equations with conditionally periodic coefficients are the...     

Lyapunov Function Method for Systems of Difference Equations: Stability with Respect to Part of the Variables

Differential Equations - For a general system of difference (discrete) equations, using the Lyapunov function method, we obtain a number of sufficient conditions for the stability and asymptotic...     

Asymptotic stability and asymptotic solutions of second-order differential equations

We improve, simplify, and extend on quasi-linear case some results on asymptotical stability of ordinary second-order differential equations with complex-valued coefficients obtained in our previous paper [G.R. Hovhannisyan, Asymptotic stability for second-order differential equations with complex coefficients, Electron. J. Differential Equations 2004 (85) (2004) 1–20]. To prove asymptotic stability of second-order differential equations, we establish stability estimates using integral representations of solutions via asymptotic solutions and error estimates. Several examples are discussed.     

A Joint DAE/PDE Model for Interconnected Electrical Networks

To model transmission lines effects in integrated circuits, we couple the network equations for the circuits with the telegrapher's equations for the transmission lines. This results in an initial/boundary value problem for a mixed system of Differential-Algebraic Equations (DAEs) and hyperbolic Partial Differential Equations (PDEs). By semidiscretization the system is transformed into differential-algebraic equations in time only. We apply this modeling approach to a CMOS ring oscillator, an oscillatory circuit with transmission lines as coupling units, and discuss the simulation results.