Solving second order initial value problems by a hybrid multistep method without predictors

A three-step seventh order hybrid linear multistep method (HLMM) with three non-step points is proposed for the direct solution of the special second order initial value problems (IVPs) of the form y″ = f(x, y) with an extension to y″ = f(x, y, y′). The main method and additional methods are obtained from the same continuous scheme derived via interpolation and collocation procedures.The stability properties of the methods are discussed by expressing them as a one-step method in higher dimension. The methods are then applied in block form as simultaneous numerical integrators over non-overlapping intervals. Numerical results obtained using the proposed block form reveal that it is highly competitive with existing methods in the literature.     

Exceptional family of elements for general order complementarity problems

The notion of exceptional family of elements for general order complementarity problems in Banach spaces will be introduced. It will be shown that for general order complementarity problems defined by completely continuous fields the problem has either a solution or an exceptional family of elements. Finite dimensional examples and an application to integral operators will be given.     

A graph-theoretic approach to a partial order of knots and links

We say that a link L₁ is an s-major of a link L₂ if any diagram of L₁ can be transformed into a diagram of L₂ by changing some crossings and smoothing some crossings. This relation is a partial ordering on the set of all prime alternating links. We determine this partial order for all prime alternating knots and links with the crossing number less than or equal to six. The proofs are given by graph-theoretic methods.     

Comonotonic convex upper bound and majorization

When the dependence structure among several risks is unknown, it is common in the actuarial literature to study the worst dependence structure that gives rise to the riskiest aggregate loss. A central result is that the aggregate loss is the riskiest with respect to convex order when the underlying risks are comonotonic. Many proofs were given before. The objective of this article is to present a new proof using the notions of decreasing rearrangement and the majorization theorem, and give clear explanation of the relation between convex order, the theory of majorization and comonotonicity.     

Asymptotically self‐similar global solutions for a higher‐order semilinear parabolic equation

In this paper, we study the higher‐order semilinear parabolic equation where m, p>1 and $a\,\in\,\mathbb{R}$. For p>1+2m/N, we prove that the global existence of mild solutions for small initial data with respect to some norm. Some of those solutions are proved to be asymptotic self‐similar. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Strong （Weak） Exact Controllability and Strong （Weak） Exact Observability for Quasilinear Hyperbolic Systems

Numerical approximations of Cahn-Hilliard phase-field model for the two-phase incompressible flows are considered in this paper.Several efficient and energy stable time discretization schemes for the coupled nonlinear Cahn-Hilliard phase-field system for both the matched density case and the variable density case are constructed,and are shown to satisfy discrete energy laws which are analogous to the continuous energy laws.     

HIGHER ORDER SINGULAR INTEGRAL EQUATIONS ON COMPLEX HYPERSPHERE

A theory of a class of higher order singular integral under the operator(Lf)(u)=1/(ū [ū1 f u 1(u) 1 f ū1(u)+f(u)] is given.We transform the higher order singular integral to a usual Cauchy integral,extend the permutation formula of the higher order singular integral deduced by Qian and Zhong in [4] to a general case,and discuss the regularization problem of the higher order singular integral equations with Cauchy kernel and variable coefficients on complex hypersphere.     

HOMOCLINIC ORBITS FOR A CLASS OF THE SECOND ORDER HAMILTONIAN SYSTEMS

The existence of homoclinic orbits is obtained by the variational approach for a class of second order Hamiltonian systems q(t)+▽V(t,q(t))=0,where V(t,x)=-K(t,x)+W(t,x),K(t,x) is neither a quadratic form in x nor periodic in t and W(t,x) is superquadratic in x.     

SUBNORMAL SOLUTIONS OF DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS WITH PERIODIC COEFFICIENTS

In this article, we apply the concept of hyper-order to higher order linear differential equations with periodic coefficients, investigate the existence and the form of its subnormal solution, and estimate the growth of all other solutions, and answer the question raised by Gundersen and Steinbart for more general periodic differential equations.     

Strongly coupling of partitioned fluid–solid interaction solvers using reduced-order models

In this work a powerful technique is described which allows the implicit coupling of partitioned solvers in fluid–structure interaction (FSI) problems. The flow under consideration is governed by the Navier–Stokes equations for incompressible viscous fluids and modeled with the finite volume method. The structure is represented by a finite element formulation. The method allows the use of a black box fluid and structural solver because it builds up a reduced order model of the fluid and structural problem during the coupling process. Each solution of the fluid/structural solver in the coupling process can be seen as a sensitivity response of an applied displacement/pressure mode. The applied modes and their responses are used to build up a reduced-order model. The proposed model is used to predict the unsteady flow fields of a particular flow-induced vibrational phenomenon – a fixed cubic rigid body is submerged in an incompressible fluid flow (water), an elastic plate is attached to the rigid body in the centre of the downstream face, and the vortices, which separate from the corners of the rigid body upstream, generate lift forces which excite continuous oscillations of the elastic plate downstream. The computational results show that a fairly good convergence solution is achieved by using the reduced-order model that is based on only a few displacement and stress modes, which largely reduces the computational cost, compared with traditional approaches. At the same time, comparison of the numerical results of the model with available experimental data validates the methodology and assesses its accuracy.