On time-like surfaces of positive constant Gaussian curvature and imaginary principal curvatures

We establish the Bäcklund transformation for the construction of time-like surfaces with positive Gaussian curvature and imaginary principal curvatures. The construction can be realized by algebraic algorithm via Darboux transformations.     

关于三维Minkowski空间中直线汇的一点补充

本文在[1]的基础上继续研究了三维Minkowski空间E31中,直线汇异于欧式空间的一些性质.     

Finite element analysis of incompressible laminar boundary layer flows

A numerical procedure was developed to solve the two-dimensional and axisymmetric incompressible laminar boundary layer equations using the semi-discrete Galerkin finite element method. Linear Lagrangian, quadratic Lagrangian, and cubic Hermite interpolating polynomials were used for the finite element discretization; the first-order, the second-order backward difference approximation, and the Crank-Nicolson method were used for the system of non-linear ordinary differential equations; the Picard iteration and the Newton-Raphson technique were used to solve the resulting non-linear algebraic system of equations. Conservation of mass is treated as a constraint condition in the procedure; hence, it is integrated numerically along the solution line while marching along the time-like co-ordinate. Among the numerical schemes tested, the Picard iteration technique used with the quadratic Lagrangian polynomials and the second-order backward difference approximation case turned out to be the most efficient to achieve the same accuracy. The advantages of the method developed lie in its coarse grid accuracy, global computational efficiency, and wide applicability to most situations that may arise in incompressible laminar boundary layer flows.     

Geometrical locus of massive test particle orbits in the space of physical parameters in Kerr space–time

Gravitational radiation of binary systems can be studied by using the adiabatic approximation in General Relativity. In this approach a small astrophysical object follows a trajectory consisting of a chained series of bounded geodesics (orbits) in the outer region of a Kerr Black Hole, representing the space time created by a bigger object. In our paper, we study the entire class of orbits, both of constant radius (spherical orbits), as well as non-null eccentricity orbits, showing a number of properties on the physical parameters and trajectories. The main result is the determination of the geometrical locus of all the orbits in the space of physical parameters in Kerr space–time. This becomes a powerful tool to know if different orbits can be connected by a continuous change of their physical parameters. A discussion on the influence of different values of the angular momentum of the hole is given. Main results have been obtained by analytical methods.     

Time-Like Conformal Homogeneous Hypersurfaces with Three Distinct Principal Curvatures

A hypersurface x(M) in Lorentzian space R_1~4 is called conformal homogeneous,if for any two points p, q on M, there exists σ, a conformal transformation of R_1~4, such thatσ(x(M)) = x(M), σ(x(p)) = x(q). In this paper, the authors give a complete classification for regular time-like conformal homogeneous hypersurfaces in R_1~4 with three distinct principal curvatures.     

Time-like Linear Weingarten Surfaces in Lorentzian Space Forms

In this paper we study Backlund transformations of time-like linear Weingarten surfaces with negative discriminant in Lorentzian space forms.     

Asymptotic behavior of classical solutions of reducible quasilinear hyperbolic systems with characteristic boundaries

In this paper, we investigate the asymptotic behavior of classical solutions of reducible quasilinear hyperbolic systems with characteristic boundaries. Under some suitable assumptions, we prove that the solution approaches a combination of Lipschitz continuous and piecewise C¹ traveling wave solution. As an application, we apply the result to the equation for time-like extremal surfaces in the Minkowski space-time R1+(1+n).     

INFINITESIMAL DEFORMATIONS OF TIME-LIKE SURFACES IN MINKOWSKI 3-SPACE

In this paper, infinitesimal deformations of time-like surfaces are investigated in Minkowski 3-space R^2,1. It is shown that some given deformations of the time-like surface can be described by 2 1 dimensional integrable systems. Moreover spectral parameters are introduced, and it is proved that deformation families are soliton surfaces‘ families.