Assessment of camera models for use in planar velocimetry calibration

The performance of three implementations of pinhole-based camera models for use in common light-sheet imaging arrangements is investigated on the background of application to particle image velocimetry (PIV) and Doppler global velocimetry (DGV). Calibration data obtained from translated planar calibration targets was found to yield camera attitude within 0.1° on four different test cases with object distance varying as little as 2% depending on the choice of camera model. Camera calibration using data from a single image of coplanar points is considered a viable alternative to manual triangulation of camera positions but is restricted to off-normal viewing directions.

Strong solutions to the Keller‐Segel system with the weak Ln /2 initial data and its application to the blow‐up rate

We shall show an exact time interval for the existence of local strong solutions to the Keller‐Segel system with the initial data u₀ in L^{n /2}_w (?ⁿ), the weak L^{n /2}‐space on ?ⁿ. If ‖u₀‖ is sufficiently small, then our solution exists globally in time. Our motivation to construct solutions in L^{n /2}_w (?ⁿ) stems from obtaining a self‐similar solution which does not belong to any usual L^p(?ⁿ). Furthermore, the characterization of local existence of solutions gives us an explicit blow‐up rate of ‖u (t)‖ for n /2 < p < ∞ as t → T_max, where T_max denotes the maximal existence time (© 2010 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

A fourth–order orthogonal spline collocation method for two-dimensional Helmholtz problems with interfaces

Orthogonal spline collocation is implemented for the numerical solution of two-dimensional Helmholtz problems with discontinuous coefficients in the unit square. A matrix decomposition algorithm is used to solve the collocation matrix system at a cost of O(N² log N) on an N × N partition of the unit square. The results of numerical experiments demonstrate the efficacy of this approach, exhibiting optimal global estimates in various norms and superconvergence phenomena for a broad spectrum of wave numbers.     

DYNAMICAL BEHAVIOR OF THE GENERALIZED COMPLEX LORENZ CHAOTIC SYSTEM

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the boundedness and global attractivity of the complex Lorenz system: x y x ? ? ? ? ?, y x cy dxz ? ? ? ? , ? ? 1 , 2 z z xy xy ? ? ? ? ? where ? ? ? , , , , c d are real parameters, x and y are complex variables, z is a real variable, an overbar denotes complex conjugate variable and dots represent derivatives with respect to time. This system arises in many important applications in laser physics and rotating fluids dynamics. It is very interesting that we find that this system exhibits chaos phenomenon for the given parameters. Using generalized Lyapunov-like functions, we prove the existence of the ultimate bound set and the globally exponentially attractive set in this generalized complex Lorenz system. The rate of the trajectories is also obtained. Numerical simulations show the effectiveness and correctness of the conclusions. Finally, we present an application of our results that obtained in this paper.     

Global Regularity of 2D Leray-Alpha Regularized Tropical Climate Models

In this paper, we establish the global regularity of 2D leray-alpha regularized tropical climate models. The global strong solution to the system with a half Laplacian of the first baroclinic model of velocity $(\Lambda v)$ and thermal diffusion $(-\Delta\theta)$ or with only the dissipation of the barotropic mode $(-\Delta u)$ are obtained.     

Global dynamics of a special class of nonlinear semelparous Leslie matrix models

ABSTRACT

This paper considers the dynamics of nonlinear semelparous Leslie matrix models. First, a class of semelparous Leslie matrix models is shown to be dynamically consistent with a certain system of Kolmogorov difference equations with cyclic symmetry. Then, the global dynamics of a special class of the latter is fully determined. Combining together, we obtain a special class of semelparous Leslie matrix models which possesses generically either a globally asymptotically stable positive equilibrium or a globally asymptotically stable cycle. The result shows that the periodic behaviour observed in periodical insects can occur as a globally stable phenomenon.     

Qualitative analysis of a fourth order difference equation

In this paper, we will investigate some qualitative behavior of solutions of the following fourth order difference equation $x_{n+1}=ax_{n-1}+\frac{bx_{n-1}}{cx_{n-1}-dx_{n-3}},$ \ $n=0,1,...,$ where the initial conditions $x_{-3,}x_{-2},\ x_{-1}$\ and\ $x_{0}\ $are arbitrary real numbers and the values $a,\ b,\ c\ $and$\;d$ are\ defined as positive real numbers.     

EXISTENCE AND NONEXISTENCE OF GLOBAL POSITIVE SOLUTIONS FOR DEGENERATE PARABOLIC EQUATIONS IN EXTERIOR DOMAINS

This article deals with the degenerate parabolic equations in exterior domains and with inhomogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions. We obtain that pc = (σ+m)n/(n-σ-2) is its critical exponent provided max{-1, [(1-m)n-2]/(n+1)} σ n-2. This critical exponent is not the same as that for the corresponding equations with the boundary value 0, but is more closely tied to the critical exponent of the elliptic type degenerate equations. Furthermore, we demonstrate that if max{1, σ + m} p ≤ pc, then every positive solution of the equations blows up in finite time; whereas for ppc, the equations admit global positive solutions for some boundary values and initial data. Meantime, we also demonstrate that its positive solutions blow up in finite time provided n ≤σ+2.     

一类齐次多项式优化问题的一个全局优化算法

对图像与信号处理中遇到的一类齐次多项式优化问题,本文首先借助平移技术将目标函数转化为凸函数,然后结合初始点技术提出了求解该类问题的一个全局优化算法.与求解该类问题的幂方法相比,本文给出的方法不但能在一般情形下保证算法的全局收敛性,而且数值结果表明在多数情况下可以得到问题的一个全局最优值解.