A Douglas–Rachford splitting method for solving equilibrium problems

We propose a splitting method for solving equilibrium problems involving the sum of two bifunctions satisfying standard conditions. We prove that this problem is equivalent to find a zero of the sum of two appropriate maximally monotone operators under a suitable qualification condition. Our algorithm is a consequence of the Douglas–Rachford splitting applied to this auxiliary monotone inclusion. Connections between monotone inclusions and equilibrium problems are studied.     

In memoriam Israel Gohberg August 23, 1928-October 12, 2009

This obituary for Israel Gohberg consists of a general introduction, separate contributions of the six authors, all of whom worked closely with him, and a final note. The material gives an impression of the life of this great mathematician, of his monumental impact in the areas he worked in, of how he cooperated with colleagues, and of his ability to stimulate people in their mathematical activities.     

Global existence and decay estimate of solutions to magneto-micropolar fluid equations

We are concerned with magneto-micropolar fluid equations (1.3)–(1.4). The global existence of solutions to the Cauchy problem is investigated under certain conditions. Precisely, for the magneto-micropolar-Navier–Stokes (MMNS) system, we obtain global existence and large time behavior of solutions near a constant states in ${\mathbb{R}}^3$. Appealing to a refined pure energy method, we first obtain a global existence theorem by assuming that the $H^3$ norm of the initial data is small, but the higher order derivatives can be arbitrary large. If the initial data belongs to homogeneous Sobolev norms ${\dot{H}}^{?s}$ $(0\le s<\frac{3}{2})$ or homogeneous Besov norms ${\dot{B}}_{2,\infty }^{?s}$ $(0<s\le \frac{3}{2})$, we obtain the optimal decay rates of the solutions and its higher order derivatives. As an immediate byproduct, we also obtain the usual $L^p?L^2$ $(1\le p\le 2)$ type of the decay rates without requiring that the $L^p$ norm of initial data is small. At last, we derive a weak solution to (1.3)–(1.4) in ${\mathbb{R}}^2$ with large initial data.     

Time-harmonic solution for acousto-elastic interaction with controllability and spectral elements

The classical way of solving the time-harmonic linear acousto-elastic wave problem is to discretize the equations with finite elements or finite differences. This approach leads to large-scale indefinite complex-valued linear systems. For these kinds of systems, it is difficult to construct efficient iterative solution methods. That is why we use an alternative approach and solve the time-harmonic problem by controlling the solution of the corresponding time dependent wave equation.In this paper, we use an unsymmetric formulation, where fluid-structure interaction is modeled as a coupling between pressure and displacement. The coupled problem is discretized in space domain with spectral elements and in time domain with central finite differences. After discretization, exact controllability problem is reformulated as a least-squares problem, which is solved by the conjugate gradient method.     

Antiplane shear deformations in a linear theory of elasticity with microstructure

In this paper, we solve fundamental boundary value problems in a theory of antiplane elasticity which includes the effects of material microstructure. Using the real boundary integral equation method, we reduce the fundamental problems to systems of singular integral equations and construct exact solutions in the form of integral potentials.Received: March 25, 2002     

On the Cauchy problem for the wave equation on time-dependent domains

We introduce a notion of solution to the wave equation on a suitable class of time-dependent domains and compare it with a previous definition. We prove an existence result for the solution of the Cauchy problem and present some additional conditions which imply uniqueness.     

Existence of solutions to an initial-boundary value problem of multidimensional radiation hydrodynamics

In this paper, we investigate the well-posedness of an initial-boundary value problem for the equations of multidimensional radiation hydrodynamics which are a hyperbolic-Boltzmann coupled system. We obtain the local existence and uniqueness of smooth solutions to this problem by using the energy method.     

A Chebyshev spectral collocation method for solving Burgers’-type equations

In this paper, we elaborated a spectral collocation method based on differentiated Chebyshev polynomials to obtain numerical solutions for some different kinds of nonlinear partial differential equations. The problem is reduced to a system of ordinary differential equations that are solved by Runge–Kutta method of order four. Numerical results for the nonlinear evolution equations such as 1D Burgers’, KdV–Burgers’, coupled Burgers’, 2D Burgers’ and system of 2D Burgers’ equations are obtained. The numerical results are found to be in good agreement with the exact solutions. Numerical computations for a wide range of values of Reynolds’ number, show that the present method offers better accuracy in comparison with other previous methods. Moreover the method can be applied to a wide class of nonlinear partial differential equations.     

Solving parabolic and hyperbolic equations by the generalized finite difference method

Classical finite difference schemes are in wide use today for approximately solving partial differential equations of mathematical physics. An evolution of the method of finite differences has been the development of generalized finite difference (GFD) method, that can be applied to irregular grids of points.     

Thermo-chemical modelling of the formation of a composite material

We consider a composite material composed of carbon or glass fibres included in a resin which becomes solid when it is heated up (the reaction of reticulation).

A mathematical model of the cure process is given by a kinetic equation describing the evolution of the reaction of reticulation coupled with the heat equation. The geometry of the composite material is periodic, with a small period ? >0, thus we get a coupled system of nonlinear partial differential equations.

First we prove the existence and uniqueness of a solution by using a fixed point theorem and we obtain a priori estimates. Then we derive the homogenized problem which describes the macroscopic behaviour of the material. We prove the convergence of the solution of the problem to the solution of the homogenized problem when ? tends to zero as well as the estimates for the difference of the exact and the approximate solutions.