A NEW SMOOTHING EQUATIONS APPROACH TO THE NONLINEAR COMPLEMENTARITY PROBLEMS

The nonlinear complementarity problem can be reformulated as a nonsmooth equation. In this paper we propose a new smoothing Newton algorithm for the solution of the nonlinear complementarity problem by constructing a new smoothing approximation function. Global and local superlinear convergence results of the algorithm are obtained under suitable conditions. Numerical experiments confirm the good theoretical properties of the algorithm.     

Integral global optimization method for solution of nonlinear complementarity problems

The mapping in a nonlinear complementarity problem may be discontinuous. The integral global optimization algorithm is proposed to solve a nonlinear complementarity problem with a robust piecewise continuous mapping. Numerical examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness of the algorithm.     

On the convergence of interior-reflective Newton methods for nonlinear minimization subject to bounds

We consider a new algorithm, an interior-reflective Newton approach, for the problem of minimizing a smooth nonlinear function of many variables, subject to upper and/or lower bounds on some of the variables. This approach generatesstrictly feasible iterates by using a new affine scaling transformation and following piecewise linear paths (reflection paths). The interior-reflective approach does not require identification of an activity set. In this paper we establish that the interior-reflective Newton approach is globally and quadratically convergent. Moreover, we develop a specific example of interior-reflective Newton methods which can be used for large-scale and sparse problems.Research partially supported by the Applied Mathematical Sciences Research Program (KC-04-02) of the Office of Energy Research of the U.S. Department of Energy under grant DE-FG02-86ER25013.A000, and in part by NSF, AFOSR, and ONR through grant DMS-8920550, and by the Advanced Computing Research Institute, a unit of the Cornell Theory Center which receives major funding from the National Science Foundation and IBM Corporation, with additional support from New York State and members of its Corporate Research Institute.Corresponding author.     

A nonsmooth Newton method for variational inequalities,I: Theory

This paper presents a modified damped Newton algorithm for solving variational inequality problems based on formulating this problem as a system of equations using the Minty map. The proposed modified damped-Newton method insures convergence and locally quadratic convergence under the assumption of regularity. Under the assumption ofweak regularity and some mild conditions, the modified algorithm is shown to always create a descent direction and converge to the solution. Hence, this new algorithm is often suitable for many applications where regularity does not hold. Part II of this paper presents the results of extensive computational testing of this new method.Corresponding author.     

Piecewise optimal linearization method for nonlinear stochastic differential equations

A method for estimating the dynamical statistical properties of the solutions of nonlinear Langevin-type stochastic differential equations is presented. The non-linear equation is linearized within a small interval of the independent variable and statistical properties are expressed analytically within the interval. The linearization procedure is optimal in the sense of the Chebyshev inequality. Long-term behavior of the solution process is obtained by appropriately matching the approximate solutions at the boundaries between intervals. The method is applied to a model nonlinear equation for which the exact time-dependent moments can be obtained by numerical methods. The calculations demonstrate that the method represents a significant improvement over the method of statistical linearization in time regimes far from equilibrium.Supported in part by the National Science Foundation under Grants CHE77-16307 and PHY76-04761.     

Solutions to the Equation of Non－Newtonian Polytropic Filtration Under Optimal Condition On Initial Values

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Fermionic perturbation theory for the statistical mechanics of the nonlinear Schrödinger model

A fermionic perturbation theory is developed for the statistical mechanics of the nonlinear Schrödinger model. The theory is based on an interacting-fermion picture of the Bethe wave function. The inner product of the Bethe wave function is explicitly evaluated, and a simple graphical representation of it is given. The basic equations obtained for the free energy agree with those of Yang and Yang. In particular, the present theory gives a clear-cut meaning to the function of Yang and Yang: It represents a fermion energy at finite temperatures.     

暗怪波的相互作用

以耦合非线性薛定谔方程为理论模型,数值研究了两个一阶暗怪波在正常色散单模光纤中的相互作用.基于一阶暗怪波精确解,采用分步傅里叶数值模拟法,从间距、相位差和振幅系数比方面讨论相邻两个一阶暗怪波之间的相互作用.基于二阶暗怪波精确解,讨论了两个一阶暗怪波的非线性相互作用.研究结果表明:同相位情况下,间距参数T1为0、5、20时,相邻两个一阶暗怪波相互作用激发产生“扭结型”暗怪波.相比较于单个暗怪波发生能量的弥散,“扭结型”暗怪波分裂形成多个次暗怪波.反相位情况下,间距参数T1为2、7、12时,相邻两个一阶暗怪波相互作用也可以激发产生“扭结型”暗怪波.并且“扭结型”暗怪波初始激发的空间位置偏离原始单个暗怪波的位置5.振幅系数比越大,该空间位置越接近5.二阶暗怪波可以看作是两个一阶暗怪波的非线性叠加,复合型和三组分型二阶暗怪波与相邻两个一阶暗怪波的相互作用略有相似.     

Laser heating of optically thin samples

Summary A mathematical model able to describe the temperature profiles generated in a thin film by the steady-state illumination by a Gaussian laser beam is presented. The film is supposed to be made by a weakly absorbing liquid sample bounded by two parallel transparent plates, the cell walls, whose thermal exchange to the surrounding ambient may be assumed to be linear with the temperature difference. An analytical solution of the problem is presented in form of Hankel transform and a matrix numerical approach to the computation of the temperature profiles is reported. It is particularly well suited to a computer implementation and allows one to get very accurate results in very short computing times. The influence of the heat exchange coefficient to the ambient is shown in an example. A check of the method accuracy is performed by comparison with literature results in the particular case of infinite heat exchange coefficient. To speed up publication, the authors of this paper have agreed to not receive the proofs for correction.