Existence of a Saddle Point in Nonconvex Constrained Optimization

The existence of a saddle point in nonconvex constrained optimization problems is considered in this paper. We show that, under some mild conditions, the existence of a saddle point can be ensured in an equivalent p-th power formulation for a general class of nonconvex constrained optimization problems. This result expands considerably the class of optimization problems where a saddle point exists and thus enlarges the family of nonconvex problems that can be solved by dual-search methods.     

一个带Hardy项的椭圆方程的多重解

通过对偶变分方法证明了一个带Hardy项和临界非线性的非线性椭圆方程的非平凡解的存在性和多重性.     

自适应设计广义线性回归多维拟似然估计的渐近正态性

本文研究了自适应设计下广义线性回归的拟似然方程∑ni=1xi(yi-μ(xi′β))=0,其中yi是q维向量,xi是p×q阶随机矩阵,在一定条件下证明了方程的解^βn具有渐进正态的性质.     

Superprocesses arising from interactive stochastic flows

In this paper, we give a unified construction for superprocesses with dependent spatial motion constructed by Dawson, Li, Wang and superprocesses of stochastic flows constructed by Ma and Xiang. Furthermore, we also give some examples and rescaled limits of the new class of superprocesses.     

三角域上Said-Bézier型广义Ball基的对偶泛函及其应用

A family of Said-Bézier type generalized Ball(SBGB) bases and surfaces with a parameter H over triangular domain is introducermediate surfaces.To convert different bases and surfaces,the dual functionals of bases are presented.As an application of dual functionals,the subdivision formulas for surfaces are established.     

对称Sobolev函数到加权函数空间的嵌入

证明Sobolev空间W^(1,p)(R(1,p)(Rⁿ)上对称函数到某类加权Ln)上对称函数到某类加权L^p空间存在紧嵌入定理,进而,作为应用,证明在一定条件下,一类非线性项涉临界Sobolev指标的拟线性椭圆方程具有有限能量解的正解.     

Existence of solutions to various rock types odel model of two-phase flow in porous media

We study the flow of two immiscible and incompressible fluids through a porous media c,onsisting of different rock types: capillary pressure and relative permeablities curves are different in each type of porous media. This process can be formulated as a coupled system of partial differential equations which includes an elliptic pressurevelocity equation and a nonlinear degenerated parabolic saturation equation. Moreover the transmission conditions are nonlinear and the saturation is discontinuous at interfaces separating different media. A change of unknown leads to a new formulation of this problem. We derive a weak form for this new problem, which is a combination of a mixed formulation for the elliptic pressure-velocity equation and a standard variational formulation for the new parabolic equation. Under some realistic assumptions, we prove the existence of weak solutions to the implicit system given by time discretization.     

Modeling unsteady flow characteristics using smoothed particle hydrodynamics

Smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) method has been extensively used to simulate unsteady free surface flows. The works dedicated to simulation of unsteady internal flows have been generally performed to study the transient start up of steady flows under constant driving forces and for low Reynolds number regimes. However, most of the fluid flow phenomena are unsteady by nature and at moderate to high Reynolds numbers. In this study, first a benchmark case (transient Poiseuille flow) is simulated to evaluate the ability of SPH to simulate internal transient flows at low and moderate Reynolds numbers (Re = 0.05, 500 and 1500). For this benchmark case, the performance of the two most commonly used formulations for viscous term modeling is investigated, as well as the effect of using the XSPH variant. Some points regarding using the symmetric form for pressure gradient modeling are also briefly discussed. Then, the application of SPH is extended to oscillating flows imposed by oscillating body force (Womersley type flow) and oscillating moving boundary (Stokes’ second problem) at different frequencies and amplitudes. There is a very good agreement between SPH results and exact solution even if there is a large phase lag between the oscillating pressure difference and moving boundary and the movement of the SPH particles generated. Finally, a modified formulation for wall shear stress calculations is suggested and verified against exact solutions. In all presented cases, the spatial convergence analysis is performed.     

Strip-saturation model for piezoelectric plane weakened by two collinear cracks with coalesced interior zones

A strip-saturation model is proposed for a transversely isotropic piezoelectric plane weakened by two collinear equal cracks, when developed saturation zones at the interior tips of the cracks get coalesced. The plane is subjected to unidirectional, normal (to the crack length) in-plane tension and electric displacement. The developed saturation zones are arrested by distributing over their rims the normal, cohesive, unidirectional saturation-limit electrical displacement. The solution is obtained using Stroh formulation and complex variable technique. Closed form expressions are derived for crack opening displacement (COD), crack potential drop (COP), field intensity factors, length of saturation zone, energy release rate. Case study carried out for PZT-4 to show the effects of inter-crack distance on the stress intensity factor. The variations of energy release rates are plotted for PZT-4, PZT-5H and BaTiO₃ to study the effects of the geometry of the two cracks.     

Two-stage vehicle routing problem with arc time windows: A mixed integer programming formulation and a heuristic approach

In this paper, we introduce a new variant of the Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP), namely the Two-Stage Vehicle Routing Problem with Arc Time Windows (TS_VRP_ATWs) which generally emerges from both military and civilian transportation. The TS_VRP_ATW is defined as finding the vehicle routes in such a way that each arc of the routes is available only during a predefined time interval with the objective of overall cost minimization. We propose a Mixed Integer Programming (MIP) formulation and a heuristic approach based on Memetic Algorithm (MA) to solve the TS_VRP_ATW. The qualities of both solution approaches are measured by using the test problems in the literature. Experimental results show that the proposed MIP formulation provides the optimal solutions for the test problems with 25 and 50 nodes, and some test problems with 100 nodes. Results also show that the proposed MA is promising quality solutions in a short computation time.