N-soliton solutions for shallow water waves equations in (1 + 1) and (2 + 1) dimensions

A variety of shallow water waves equations in (1 + 1) and (2 + 1) dimensions are investigated. We first show that these models are completely integrable. We next determine multiple-soliton solutions for each equation. The simplified Hirota’s bilinear method developed by Hereman will be employed to achieve this goal. A comparison between dispersion relations and the phase shifts will be conducted. (But possess the same coefficients for the polynomials of exponentials.)     

Iterative solution of some nonlinear differential equations

We propose an iterative method to solve some non-linear ordinary differential equations. Comparing on the Mathieu, van der Pol and Hill equation of fourth order, we see that this method is much more efficient than the well known methods by Lyapunov or Picard.     

Convergence of numerical solutions to stochastic age-structured system of three species

In general, most of stochastic age-structured system of three species do not have explicit solutions, thus numerical approximation schemes are invaluable tools for exploring their properties. The aim of this paper is to investigate the convergence of numerical approximation solution to the true solution for stochastic age-structured system of three species.     

Nonlinear Volterra integral equations and the Schröder functional equation

We show an interesting connection between a special class of Volterra integral equations and the famous Schröder equation. The basic results provide criteria for the existence of nontrivial as well as blow-up solutions of the Volterra equation, expressed in terms of the convergence of some integrals. Examples related to Volterra equations with power and exponential nonlinearities are presented.     

The Trefftz method using fundamental solutions for biharmonic equations

In this paper, the Trefftz method of fundamental solution (FS), called the method of fundamental solution (MFS), is used for biharmonic equations. The bounds of errors are derived for the MFS with Almansi’s fundamental solutions (denoted as the MAFS) in bounded simply connected domains. The exponential and polynomial convergence rates are obtained from highly and finitely smooth solutions, respectively. The stability analysis of the MAFS is also made for circular domains. Numerical experiments are carried out for both smooth and singularity problems. The numerical results coincide with the theoretical analysis made. When the particular solutions satisfying the biharmonic equation can be found, the method of particular solutions (MPS) is always superior to the MFS and the MAFS, based on numerical examples. However, if such singular particular solutions near the singular points do not exist, the local refinement of collocation nodes and the greedy adaptive techniques can be used for seeking better source points. Based on the computed results, the MFS using the greedy adaptive techniques may provide more accurate solutions for singularity problems. Moreover, the numerical solutions by the MAFS with Almansi’s FS are slightly better in accuracy and stability than those by the traditional MFS. Hence, the MAFS with the AFS is recommended for biharmonic equations due to its simplicity.     

Parametric aggregation in ordered weighted averaging

Incorporating further information into the ordered weighted averaging (OWA) operator weights is investigated in this paper. We first prove that for a constant orness the minimax disparity model [13] has unique optimal solution while the modified minimax disparity model [16] has alternative optimal OWA weights. Multiple optimal solutions in modified minimax disparity model provide us opportunity to define a parametric aggregation OWA which gives flexibility to decision makers in the process of aggregation and selecting the best alternative. Finally, the usefulness of the proposed parametric aggregation method is illustrated with an application in metasearch engine.     

Double impact periodic orbits for an inverted pendulum

There exist many types of possible periodic orbits that impact at the walls for the inverted pendulum impacting between two rigid walls. Previous studies only focused on single impact periodic orbits and symmetric periodic orbits that bounce back and forth between the two walls. They respectively correspond to Types I and II orbits in the Chow, Shaw and Rand classification. In this paper we discuss two types of double impact periodic orbits that have not been studied before. The equations need to be solved for double impact orbits are transcendental and it is very hard to see the structure of the solutions. Consequently the analysis of double impact orbits is much more difficult than that of Types I and II orbits. A combination of analytical and numerical methods is employed to investigate the existence, stability and bifurcations of these orbits. Grazing bifurcations, which do not present for Types I and II orbits, are also observed.     

Nonlocal maximum principles for active scalars

Active scalars appear in many problems of fluid dynamics. The most common examples of active scalar equations are 2D Euler, Burgers, and 2D surface quasi-geostrophic equations. Many questions about regularity and properties of solutions of these equations remain open. We develop the idea of nonlocal maximum principle introduced in Kiselev, Nazarov and Volberg (2007) [19], formulating a more general criterion and providing new applications. The most interesting application is finite time regularization of weak solutions in the supercritical regime.     

MULTIPLE SOLUTIONS TO A SECOND-ORDER m-POINT BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEM

In this paper, we are concerned a class of second-order m-point boundary value problem. The existence results of at least three positive solutions are given by using a fixed-point theorem and imposing growth conditions on the nonlinear term, which depends on the first derivative.