Modeling the depletion of dissolved oxygen due to algal bloom in a lake by taking Holling type-III interaction

In this paper a non-linear mathematical model for depletion of dissolved oxygen due to algal bloom in a lake is proposed and analyzed. The model is formulated by considering four variables namely, cumulative concentration of nutrients, density of algal population, density of detritus and concentration of dissolved oxygen. In the modeling process it is assumed that nutrients are continuously coming with a constant rate to the lake through water runoff from agricultural fields and domestic drainage. The Holling type-III interaction between nutrients and algal population is considered. Equilibrium values have been obtained and their stability analysis has also been performed. Numerical simulations are carried out to explain the mathematical results.     

A new method to find homoclinic and heteroclinic orbits

A new series method is provided for continuous-time autonomous dynamical systems, which can find exact orbits as opposed to approximate ones. The method can reduce the connecting orbit problem as a boundary value problem in an infinite time domain to the initial value problem. It consists of transforming time to the logarithmic scale, substituting a power series around each fixed point of interest for each of the unknown functions into the system, and equating the corresponding coefficients. When solving for the power series coefficients, additional parameters are used in order to find the intersections of the unstable manifold and the stable manifold of the equilibria. This paper demonstrates how the new method allows to obtain heteroclinic and homoclinic orbits in some well-known cases, such as Nagumo system, stretch-twist-fold flow or mathematical pendulum.     

Generalized Persistence of Entropy Weak Solutions for System of Hyperbolic Conservation Laws

Let u(t, x) be the solution to the Cauchy problem of a scalar conservation law in one space dimension. It is well known that even for smooth initial data the solution can become discontinuous in finite time and global entropy weak solution can best lie in the space of bounded total variations. It is impossible that the solutions belong to, for example, H¹ because by Sobolev embedding theorem H¹ functions are H¨older continuous. However, the author notes that from any point (t, x), he can draw a generalized characteristic downward which meets the initial axis at y = α(t, x). If he regards u as a function of (t, y), it indeed belongs to H¹ as a function of y if the initial data belongs to H¹ . He may call this generalized persistence (of high regularity) of the entropy weak solutions.The main purpose of this paper is to prove some kinds of generalized persistence (of high regularity) for the scalar and 2 × 2 Temple system of hyperbolic conservation laws in one space dimension.     

微言要义之数列的上下极限

本文分别从语义,数学和教学三个方面讨论上下极限与极限概念之间的差别和联系,以求厘清差别,透彻理解上下极限概念的本质.     

Canonical Connections and Algebraic Ricci Solitons of Three-dimensional Lorentzian Lie Groups

In this paper, the author computes canonical connections and KobayashiNomizu connections and their curvature on three-dimensional Lorentzian Lie groups with some product structure. He defines algebraic Ricci solitons associated to canonical connections and Kobayashi-Nomizu connections. He classifies algebraic Ricci solitons associated to canonical connections and Kobayashi-Nomizu connections on three-dimensional Lorentzian Lie groups with some product structure.     

On Affine Geometry of Purley Real Submanifolds

We propose to study n-dimensional purely real submanifolds of the standard affine complex space Cⁿ from an affine point of view. Such submanifolds are naturally endowed with a unique transversal bundle. Fundamental theorems are given as well as a theorem of Cartan–Norden type. Examples illustrating particular affine properties of such submanifolds are provided.     

Maximum principles for generalized solutions of quasi-linear elliptic equations

1　IntroductionandMainRrsultsSincethe 1 950s,therehasbeenarapidprogressinthestudyoftheregularitytheoryforgeneralizedsolutionsofsecond_orderlinearellipticequationsindivergenceformwithseveralvariables,whichhasplayedanimportantroleinthestudyofquasi_linearequations (seeRefs.[1 ,2 ] ) .But,inspiteofthefactthatMorry[3 ]provedtheFredholmAlternativetheoremwithrespecttotheexistenceofgeneralizedsolutionsofsecond_orderlinearellipticequationsindivergenceform (whichisageneralizationoftheclassicaltheory)a…     

Necessary and sufficient optimality conditions for mathematical programs with equilibrium constraints

In this paper we consider a mathematical program with equilibrium constraints (MPEC) formulated as a mathematical program with complementarity constraints. Various stationary conditions for MPECs exist in literature due to different reformulations. We give a simple proof to the M-stationary condition and show that it is sufficient for global or local optimality under some MPEC generalized convexity assumptions. Moreover, we propose new constraint qualifications for M-stationary conditions to hold. These new constraint qualifications include piecewise MFCQ, piecewise Slater condition, MPEC weak reverse convex constraint qualification, MPEC Arrow-Hurwicz-Uzawa constraint qualification, MPEC Zangwill constraint qualification, MPEC Kuhn-Tucker constraint qualification, and MPEC Abadie constraint qualification.     

Macroscopic models for fibroproliferative disorders: A review

In this paper we review some mathematical modelling of organ reparative processes (wound healing) for both the physiological and pathological case. The natural process of healing consists in a series of overlapping phases involving cells, chemicals, extracellular matrix (ECM) and the environment surrounding the wound site. Sometimes the healing process fails and the reparative mechanism produces pathological conditions which are commonly termed fibrosis or fibroproliferative disorders. Biological insight into the pathogenesis, progression and possible regression of fibrosis is lacking and many issues are still open. Mathematical modelling can surely play its part in this field and this paper is aimed at showing what has been done so far and what has still to be done to achieve a unified framework for studying these kinds of problems. Due to the high complexity of this phenomenon, multi-scale modelling is certainly the appropriate approach that should be used for studying these kinds of problems. Unfortunately most of the mathematical literature on this topic consists of macroscopic continuous models which fail to investigate processes occurring at smaller length scales (cellular, sub-cellular). We present a review of some of the mathematical literature, showing the widely used approaches, focusing on the interpretation of results and indicating possible developments in the study of these highly complex systems.     

Available-To-Promise modeling for multi-plant manufacturing characterized by lack of homogeneity in the product: An illustration of a ceramic case

Lack of homogeneity in the product (LHP) appears in some production processes which incorporate raw materials that originate directly from nature and/or production processes with operations that confer heterogeneity to the characteristics of the outputs obtained, even when the inputs used are homogeneous. Poor LHP management may have a very negative impact on the customer service level and on the supply chains’ operation costs, especially when the customer needs to be served with homogeneous units of one same product. One of the key processes for suitable LHP management is the order-promising process. This work presents a mathematical programming order-promising model for make-to-stock environments with LHP. The model considers two objectives placed within a single objective by the weighted sum method. For the purpose of testing the validity of the proposed model and to evaluate the characteristics of the solutions obtained in different scenarios, numerical experiments based on realistic data from a ceramic tile company have been conducted. The results show that better results are obtained for the defined performance measures if multiple objectives are considered when promising orders than the single objective of maximizing profits. Furthermore, the superiority of the results obtained from the proposed model, if compared with current company practice, proves the model’s utility.