Monotone Chemical Reaction Networks

We analyze certain chemical reaction networks and show that every solution converges to some steady state. The reaction kinetics are assumed to be monotone but otherwise arbitrary. When diffusion effects are taken into account, the conclusions remain unchanged. The main tools used in our analysis come from the theory of monotone dynamical systems. We review some of the features of this theory and provide a self-contained proof of a particular attractivity result which is used in proving our main result.     

A priori error estimates for numerical methods for scalar conservation laws. Part I: The general approach

In this paper, we construct a general theory of a priori error estimates for scalar conservation laws by suitably modifying the original Kuznetsov approximation theory. As a first application of this general technique, we show that error estimates for conservation laws can be obtained without having to use explicitly any regularity properties of the approximate solution. Thus, we obtain optimal error estimates for the Engquist-Osher scheme without using the fact (i) that the solution is uniformly bounded, (ii) that the scheme is total variation diminishing, and (iii) that the discrete semigroup associated with the scheme has the -contraction property, which guarantees an upper bound for the modulus of continuity in time of the approximate solution.

     

一个新的单调类定理

定义了集类的ｗ类的概念,给出了ｗ类的单调类定理．     

拟协调轴对称三结点退化壳单元

结合拟协调有限元方法和退化壳有限元概念,构造了一个轴对称三结点退化壳单元,采用了整体,局部和等参三个坐标系,使用与拟协调单元列式方法等效的基于胡－鹫津广义为分原理的杂交／混合单元列式方法构造轴对称三结点退化壳单元;使用相同的等参坐标插值来假设应力和应变,插值既考虑到低阶项的完备,又借鉴了拟协调九结点四边形爱化壳单元的结构经验。为了确定应力应变的插值形式,进行了多次数值试验和单元刚度矩阵的特征值分析     

Solutions of Two-point BVP in Banach Spaces

IntroductionGuoetal.[1]discussedthetwo-pointboundaryvalueproblem(BVP)forordinarydifferentialequationsinBanachspaces,-u″=f(t,u),　t∈I=[0,1]u(0)=u(1)=0andgavesomeconclusions.Usingthemonotoneiterationtechnique,SongFumindiscussedthesameBVP[1]andshoweditsmaximalandminimalsolutions[2].Inmoregeneralboundaryvaluecondi-tions,GuoandSun[3]discussedBVPinreflexiveBanachspacesandmadeseveralconclusions.InthisworkthefollowingBVPinrealBanachspace,E,isconsidered.Lu(-p(t)u′)′ q(t)u=f(t,u),B0uau(0)-…     

关于渐近中位无偏估计的渐近效率(英文)

本文在几种重要的分布族中,给出了渐近中位无偏估计的渐近效率的一种定义。给出了如下一些结果：在单参数族中,提出了构造渐近有效的渐近中位无偏估计的一种方法,在具有共同支撑集的分布族中,论证了渐近中位无偏有效估计与ＢＡＮ估计之间的等价值;而在非共同支撑集的截断族中,对一般的参数向量函数构造了它们的渐近中位无偏估计,并且计算出了它们的渐近效率。     

Alternating Sign Matrices and Some Deformations of Weyl's Denominator Formulas

An alternating sign matrix is a square matrix whose entries are 1, 0, or –1, and which satisfies certain conditions. Permutation matrices are alternating sign matrices. In this paper, we use the (generalized) Littlewood's formulas to expand the products and 2 as sums indexed by sets of alternating sign matrices invariant under a 180° rotation. If we put t = 1, these expansion formulas reduce to the Weyl's denominator formulas for the root systems of type B _n and C _n. A similar deformation of the denominator formula for type D _n is also given.     

Solitons in Josephson junctions: An overview

The dynamics of the Josephson tunnel junction is approximately described by a perturbed sine-Gordon equation. The Josephson tunnel junction is thus a convenient experimental solid state device for the study of solitons and solitonlike phenomena. The physical manifestation of the soliton is a propagating magnetic flux quantum ( ₀=h/2e=2.064×10^–15 V sec). Basic properties of the soliton and its relation to observable experimental quantities (zero field steps, microwave radiation, etc.) are reviewed. Recent direct measurements of the actual soliton profile are also mentioned.     

Quasi‐random integration in quantum chemistry: Efficiency,stability, and application to the study of small atoms and molecules constrained in spherical boxes

This project consists of two parts. In the first part, a series of test calculations is performed to verify that the integrals involved in the determination of atomic and molecular properties by standard self‐consistent field (SCF) methods can be obtained through Halton, Korobov, or Hammersley quasi‐random integration procedures. Through these calculations, we confirm that all three methods lead to results that meet the levels of precision required for their use in the calculation of properties of small atoms or molecules at least at a Hartree–Fock level. Moreover, we have ensured that the efficiency of quasi‐random integration methods that we have tested is Halton=Korobov>Hammersley?pseudo‐random. We also find that these results are comparable to those yielded by ordinary Monte Carlo (pseudo‐random) integration, with a calculation effort of two orders of smaller magnitude. The second part, which would not have been possible without the integration method previously analyzed, contains a first study of atoms constrained in spherical boxes through SCF calculations with basis functions adapted to the features of the problem: Slater‐type orbitals (STOs) trimmed by multiplying them by a function that yields 1 for 0 < r < (R‐δ), polynomial values for (R‐δ) < r < R and null for r > R, R being the radius of the box and δ a variationally determined interval. As a result, we obtain a equation of state for electrons of small systems, valid just in the limit of low temperatures, but fairly simple. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2007     

A convergence result for a sequence of distributed-parameter optimal control problems

In this paper, we consider a sequence of abstract optimal control problems by allowing the cost integrand, the partial differential operator, and the control constraint set all to vary simultaneously. Using the notions of -convergence of functions,G-convergence of operators, and Kuratowski-Mosco convergence of sets, we show that the values of the approximating problems converge to that of the limit problem. Also we show that a convergent sequence of optimal pairs for the approximating problems has a limit which is optimal for the limit problem. A concrete example of parabolic optimal control problems is worked out in detail.This research was supported by NSF Grant No. DMS-88-02688.