Mixed finite difference and Galerkin methods for solving Burgers equations using interpolating scaling functions

The current paper proposes a technique for the numerical solution of Burgers equations. The method is based on finite difference formula combined with the Galerkin method, which uses the interpolating scaling functions. Several test problems are given, and the numerical results are reported to show the accuracy and efficiency of the new algorithm. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Spike patterns in a reaction–diffusion ODE model with Turing instability

We explore a mechanism of pattern formation arising in processes described by a system of a single reaction–diffusion equation coupled with ordinary differential equations. Such systems of equations arise from the modeling of interactions between cellular processes and diffusing growth factors. We focus on the model of early carcinogenesis proposed by Marciniak‐Czochra and Kimmel, which is an example of a wider class of pattern formation models with an autocatalytic non‐diffusing component. We present a numerical study showing emergence of periodic and irregular spike patterns because of diffusion‐driven instability. To control the accuracy of simulations, we develop a numerical code on the basis of the finite‐element method and adaptive mesh grid. Simulations, supplemented by numerical analysis, indicate a novel pattern formation phenomenon on the basis of the emergence of nonstationary structures tending asymptotically to a sum of Dirac deltas. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Nonlinear fractional differential equations of Sobolev type

Sobolev type nonlinear equations with time fractional derivatives are considered. Using the test function method, limiting exponents for nonexistence of solutions are found. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Remarks on the controllability of fractional differential equations

In this paper, we study the approximate controllability of a linear fractional differential equation by using the method of regularization of Tikhonov. New concepts and results about controllability are established. Then, under the condition of the positivity of the controllability operator, we obtain that the linear system can be steered to an arbitrary small neighbourhood of the fractional integral of the state at final time.     

Global Existence and Pointwise Estimates of Solutions to Generalized Benjamin-Bona-Mahony Equations in Multi Dimensions

This paper is concerned with the global existence and pointwise estimates of solutions to the generalized Benjamin-Bona-Mahony equations in all space dimensions. By using the energy method, Fourier analysis and pseudo-differential operators, the global existence and pointwise convergence rates of the solution are obtained. The decay rate is the same as that of the heat equation and one can see that the solution propagates along the characteristic line.     

STABILITY RESULTS OF RANDOM IMPULSIVE SEMILINEAR DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

In this paper, we study the existence, uniqueness, continuous dependence, Ulam stabilities and exponential stability of random impulsive semilineax differential equations under sufficient condition. The results are obtained by using the contraction mapping principle. Finally an example is given to illustrate the applications of the abstract results.     

Homogenization of the Incompressible Navier-Stokes Fluid With Oscillation Coefficient

We study the homogenization of the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations with periodic oscillating coefficient in a bounded non-homogeneous media. To do that, we introduce a generalized compensate compactness result and a suitable class of test function to this problem. By passing the limit, we obtain the homogenized model of this problem.     

Convergence analysis of the Jacobi spectral-collocation method for fractional integro-differential equations

We propose and analyze a spectral Jacobi-collocation approximation for fractional order integro-differential equations of Volterra type. The fractional derivative is described in the Caputo sense. We provide a rigorous error analysis for the collection method, which shows that the errors of the approximate solution decay exponentially in L^∞ norm and weighted L²-norm. The numerical examples are given to illustrate the theoretical results.     

Global Existence and Asymptotic Behavior for the 3D Compressible Non–isentropic Euler Equations with Damping

We investigate the global existence and asymptotic behavior of classical solutions for the 3D compressible non-isentropic damped Euler equations on a periodic domain. The global existence and uniqueness of classical solutions are obtained when the initial data is near an equilibrium. Furthermore, the exponential convergence rates of the pressure and velocity are also proved by delicate energy methods.     

Global regularity for modified critical dissipative quasi-geostrophic equations

We consider the n-dimensional modified quasi-geostrophic (SQG) equations

t_∂θ + u . ∇θ + κΛαθ = 0,${\partial }_t\theta \hspace{0.17em}+\hspace{0.17em}u\hspace{0.17em}.\hspace{0.17em}\nabla \theta \hspace{0.17em}+\hspace{0.17em}\kappa {\Lambda }^{\alpha }\theta \hspace{0.17em}=\hspace{0.17em}0,$

u = Λα-1 R^⊥θ$u\hspace{0.17em}=\hspace{0.17em}{\Lambda }^{\alpha -1}\hspace{0.17em}{R}^{\perp }\theta$

with κ > 0, α ∈ (0,1] and θ₀ ∈ W1, ∞ (?ⁿ). In this paper, we establish a different proof for the global regularity of this system. The original proof was given by Constantin, Iyer, and Wu [5], who employed the approach of Besov space techniques to study the global existence and regularity of strong solutions to modified critical SQG equations for two dimensional case. The proof provided in this paper is based on the nonlinear maximum principle as well as the approach in Constantin and Vicol [2].