A note on initial value problem for the generalized Tricomi equation in a mixed-type domain

In this paper, we study the well-posedness of initial value problem for n-dimensional gener-alized Tricomi equation in the mixed-type domain {(t,x):t∈[1,+∞),x∈Rn} with the initial data given on the line t=1 in Hadamard's sense. By taking partial Fourier transformation, we obtain the explicit expression of the solution in terms of two integral operators and further establish the global estimate of such a solution for a class of initial data and source term. Finally, we establish the global solution in time direction for a semilinear problem used the estimate.     

GLOBAL EXISTENCE AND BLOW-UP OF SOLUTIONS FOR GENERALIZED POCHHAMMER-CHREE EQUATIONS

In this article,we study the initial boundary value problem of generalized Pochhammer-Chree equation u_(tt)-u_(xx)-u_(xxt)-u_(xxtt)=f(u) xx,x ∈Ω,t 0,u(x,0) = u0(x),u t(x,0)=u1(x),x ∈Ω,u(0,t) = u(1,t) = 0,t≥0,where Ω=(0,1).First,we obtain the existence of local W k,p solutions.Then,we prove that,if f(s) ∈ΩC k+1(R) is nondecreasing,f(0) = 0 and |f(u)|≤C1|u| u 0 f(s)ds+C2,u 0(x),u 1(x) ∈ΩW k,p(Ω) ∩ W 1,p 0(Ω),k ≥ 1,1 p ≤∞,then for any T 0 the problem admits a unique solution u(x,t) ∈ W 2,∞(0,T;W k,p(Ω) ∩ W 1,p 0(Ω)).Finally,the finite time blow-up of solutions and global W k,p solution of generalized IMBq equations are discussed.     

TWO-DIMENSIONAL RIEMANN PROBLEMS： FROM SCALAR CONSERVATION LAWS TO COMPRESSIBLE EULER EQUATIONS

In this paper we survey the authors＇ and related work on two-dimensional Riemann problems for hyperbolic conservation laws, mainly those related to the compressible Euler equations in gas dynamics. It contains four sections： 1. Historical review. 2. Scalar conservation laws. 3. Euler equations. 4. Simplified models.     

WELL-POSEDNESS OF A COMPRESSIBLE GAS-LIQUID MODEL FOR DEEPWATER OIL WELL OPERATIONS

The main purpose of this paper is two-fold:(i) to generalize an existence result for a compressible gas-liquid model with a friction term recently published by Friis and Evje [SIAM J. Appl. Math., 71(2011), pp. 2014–2047];(ii) to derive a uniqueness result for the same model. A main ingredient in the existence part is the observation that we can consider weaker assumptions on the initial liquid and gas mass, and still obtain an existence result. Compared to the above mentioned work, we rely on a more refined application of the estimates provided by the basic energy estimate. Concerning the uniqueness result, we borrow ideas from Fang and Zhang [Nonlinear Anal. TMA, 58(2004), pp. 719–731] and derive a stability result under appropriate constraints on parameters that determine rate of decay toward zero at the boundary for gas and liquid masses, and growth rate of masses associated with the friction term and viscous coefficient.     

SOLUTIONS TO A SECOND-ORDER MULTI-POINT BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEM AT RESONANCE

This article deals with the following second-order multi-point boundary value problem x′′(t) = f(t,x(t),x′(t))+e(t),t ∈(0,1),x′(0)=(α_ix′(ξ_i) from i=1 to m,x(1)=(β_jx(ηj) from j=1 to n .Under the resonance conditions α_i from i=1 to m =1,β_j from j=1 to n=1,β_jηj from j=1 to n =1,by applying the coincidence degree theory,some existence results of the problem are established.The emphasis here is that the dimension of the linear operator is two.In this paper,we extend and improve some previously known results like the ones in the references.     

Analysis of a Free Boundary Problem Modeling Multi- Layer Tumor Growth in Presence of Inhibitor

In this paper we study well-posedness and asymptotic behavior of solution of a free boundary problem modeling the growth of multi-layer tumors under the action of an external inhibitor. We first prove that this problem is locally well-posed in little Holder spaces. Next we investigate asymptotic behavior of the solution. By making delicate analysis of spectrum of the linearization of the stationary free boundary problem and using the linearized stability theorem, we prove that if the surface tension coefficient γ is larger than γ^＊ 〉 0 the fiat stationary solution is asymptotically stable provided that the constant c representing the ratio between the nutrient diffusion time and the tumor-cell doubling time is sufficient small.     

GLOBAL EXISTENCE OF SOLUTIONS OF CAUCHY PROBLEM FOR GENERALIZED BBM-BURGERS EQUATION

In this paper, the existence and the uniqueness of the local generalized solution and the local classical solution of the Cauchy problem for the generalized BBM-Burgers equationare proved. The existence and the uniqueness of the global generalized solution and the global classical solution for the Cauchy problem of equation （1） are proved when n = 3, 2, 1. Moreover, the decay property of the solution is discussed.     

Positive Solutions of Boundary Value Problem for a Coupled System of Nonlinear Third-order Differential Equations

By using cone expansion-compression theorem in this paper, we study boundary value problems for a coupled system of nonlinear third-order differential equation. Some sufficient conditions are obtained which guarantee the boundary value problems for a coupled system of nonlinear third-order differential equation has at least one positive solution. Some examples are given to verify our results.     

A GHOST FLUID BASED FRONT TRACKING METHOD FOR MULTIMEDIUM COMPRESSIBLE FLOWS

Recent years the modify ghost fluid method （MGFM） and the real ghost fluid method （RGFM） based on Riemann problem have been developed for multimedium compressible flows. According to authors, these methods have only been used with the level set technique to track the interface. In this paper, we combine the MCFM and the RGFM respectively with front tracking method, for which the fluid interfaces are explicitly tracked by connected points. The method is tested with some one-dimensional problems, and its applicability is also studied. Furthermore, in order to capture the interface more accurately, especially for strong shock impacting on interface, a shock monitor is proposed to determine the initial states of the Riemann problem. The present method is applied to various one- dimensional problems involving strong shock-interface interaction. An extension of the present method to two dimension is also introduced and preliminary results are given.     

EXISTENCE OF ENTROPY SOLUTIONS TO TWO-DIMENSIONAL STEADY EXOTHERMICALLY REACTING EULER EQUATIONS

We are concerned with the global existence of entropy solutions of the twodimensional steady Euler equations for an ideal gas, which undergoes a one-step exothermic chemical reaction under the Arrhenius-type kinetics. The reaction rate function φ(T) is assumed to have a positive lower bound. We first consider the Cauchy problem(the initial value problem), that is, seek a supersonic downstream reacting flow when the incoming flow is supersonic, and establish the global existence of entropy solutions when the total variation of the initial data is suffciently small. Then we analyze the problem of steady supersonic, exothermically reacting Euler flow past a Lipschitz wedge, generating an additional detonation wave attached to the wedge vertex, which can be then formulated as an initial-boundary value problem. We establish the global existence of entropy solutions containing the additional detonation wave(weak or strong, determined by the wedge angle at the wedge vertex) when the total variation of both the slope of the wedge boundary and the incoming flow is suitably small. The downstream asymptotic behavior of the global solutions is also obtained.     

Nonradial Solutions of a Mixed Concave-Convex Elliptic Problem

We study the homogeneous Dirichlet problem in a ball for semi-linear elliptic problems derived from the Brezis-Nirenberg one with concave-convex nonlinearities. We are interested in determining non-radial solutions which are invariant with respect to some subgroup of the orthogonal group. We prove that unlike separated nonlinearities, there are two types of solutions, one converging to zero and one diverging. We conclude at the end on the classification of non radial solutions related to the nonlinearity used.     

The Factorization Method to Solve a Class of Inverse Potential Scattering Problems for Schrdinger Equations

This paper is concerned with the inverse scattering problems for Schrdinger equations with compactly supported potentials.For purpose of reconstructing the support of the potential,we derive a factorization of the scattering amplitude operator A and prove that the ranges of （A＊ A） ^1/4 and G which maps more general incident fields than plane waves into the scattering amplitude coincide.As an application we characterize the support of the potential using only the spectral data of the operator A.     

THE NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS WITH THE KINEMATIC AND VORTICITY BOUNDARY CONDITIONS ON NON-FLAT BOUNDARIES

We study the initial-boundary value problem of the Navier-Stokes equations for incompressible fluids in a general domain in R^n with compact and smooth boundary, subject to the kinematic and vorticity boundary conditions on the non-flat boundary. We observe that, under the nonhomogeneous boundary conditions, the pressure p can be still recovered by solving the Neumann problem for the Poisson equation. Then we establish the well-posedness of the unsteady Stokes equations and employ the solution to reduce our initial-boundary value problem into an initial-boundary value problem with absolute boundary conditions. Based on this, we first establish the well-posedness for an appropriate local linearized problem with the absolute boundary conditions and the initial condition （without the incompressibility condition）, which establishes a velocity mapping. Then we develop apriori estimates for the velocity mapping, especially involving the Sobolev norm for the time-derivative of the mapping to deal with the complicated boundary conditions, which leads to the existence of the fixed point of the mapping and the existence of solutions to our initial-boundary value problem. Finally, we establish that, when the viscosity coefficient tends zero, the strong solutions of the initial-boundary value problem in R^n（n ≥ 3） with nonhomogeneous vorticity boundary condition converge in L^2 to the corresponding Euler equations satisfying the kinematic condition.     

Energy Decay of Solution to a Nonlinear Wave Equation of Kirchhoff Type

The paper studies the asymptotic behavior of solution to the initial boundary value problem for a nonlinear hyperbolic equation of Kirchhoff type It proves the global existence of solution by constructing a stable set and the energy exponential decayestimate by applying a lemma of V Komornik.     

ON THE ASYMPTOTIC BEHAVIOR OF HOLOMORPHIC ISOMETRIES OF THE POINCARE DISK INTO BOUNDED SYMMETRIC DOMAINS

In this article we bounded symmetric domains study holomorphic isometries of the Poincare disk into Earlier we solved the problem of analytic continuation of germs of holomorphic maps between bounded domains which are isometrics up to normalizing constants with respect to the Bergman metric, showing in particular that the graph 170 of any germ of holomorphic isometry of the Poincar6 disk A into an irreducible bounded symmetric domain Ω belong to C^N in its Harish-Chandra realization must extend to an affinealgebraic subvariety V belong to C × C^N = C^N＋1, and that the irreducible component of V ∩ （△ × Ω） containing V0 is the graph of a proper holomorphic isometric embedding F ： A→ Ω. In this article we study holomorphie isometric embeddings which are asymptotically geodesic at a general boundary point b ∈ δ△. Starting with the structural equation for holomorphic isometrics arising from the Gauss equation, we obtain by covariant differentiation an identity relating certain holomorphic bisectional curvatures to the boundary behavior of the second fundamental form σ of the holomorphie isometric embedding. Using the nonpositivity of holomorphic bisectional curvatures on a bounded symmetric domain, we prove that ‖σ‖ must vanish at a general boundary point either to the order 1 or to the order 1/2, called a holomorphie isometry of the first resp. second kind. We deal with special cases of non-standard holomorphic isometric embeddings of such maps, showing that they must be asymptotically totally geodesic at a general boundary point and in fact of the first kind whenever the target domain is a Cartesian product of complex unit balls. We also study the boundary behavior of an example of holomorphic isometric embedding from the Poincare disk into a Siegel upper half-plane by an explicit determination of the boundary behavior of holomorphic sectional curvatures in the directions tangent to the embedded Poincare disk, showing that the map is indeed asymptotically totally geodesic at a general boundary point and of the first kind. For the metric computation we make use of formulas for symplectic geometry on Siegel upper half-planes.     

POSITIVE SOLUTIONS FOR PARAMETRIC EQUIDIFFUSIVE p-LAPLACIAN EQUATIONS

We consider a parametric Dirichlet problem driven by the p-Laplacian with a Carath′eodory reaction of equidiffusive type. Our hypotheses incorporate as a special case the equidiffusive p-logistic equation. We show that if λ1 0 is the principal eigenvalue of the Dirichlet negative p-Laplacian and λ λ1(λ being the parameter), the problem has a unique positive solution, while for λ∈(0,λ1], the problem has no positive solution.     

ON THE BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER OF GENERAL BRANCHING PROCESSES

Under a very general condition （TNC condition） we show that the spectral radius of the kernel of a general branching process is a threshold parameter and hence plays a role as the basic reproduction number in usual CMJ processes. We discuss also some properties of the extinction probability and the generating operator of general branching processes. As an application in epidemics, in the final section we suggest a generalization of SIR model which can describe infectious diseases transmission in an inhomogeneous population.     

ON THE SINGULARITY OF LEAST SQUARES ESTIMATOR FOR MEAN-REVERTING α-STABLE MOTIONS

We study the problem of parameter estimation for mean-reverting α-stable motion, dXt = （a0 - θ0Xt）dt ＋ dZt, observed at discrete time instants. A least squares estimator is obtained and its asymptotics is discussed in the singular case （a0, θ0） = （0, 0）. If a0 = 0, then the mean-reverting α-stable motion becomes Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process and is studied in [7] in the ergodic case θ0 〉 0. For the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process, asymptotics of the least squares estimators for the singular case （θ0 = 0） and for ergodic case （θ0 〉 0） are completely different.     

A REACTIVE DYNAMIC CONTINUUM USER EQUILIBRIUM MODEL FOR BI-DIRECTIONAL PEDESTRIAN FLOWS

In this paper, a reactive dynamic user equilibrium model is extended to simulate two groups of pedestrians traveling on crossing paths in a continuous walking facility. Each group makes path choices to minimize the travel cost to its destination in a reactive manner based on instantaneous information. The model consists of a conservation law equation coupled with an Eikonal-type equation for each group. The velocity-density relationship of pedestrian movement is obtained via an experimental method. The model is solved using a finite volume method for the conservation law equation and a fast-marching method for the Eikonal-type equation on unstructured grids. The numerical results verify the rationality of the model and the validity of the numerical method. Based on this continuum model, a number of results, e.g., the formation of strips or moving clusters composed of pedestrians walking to the same destination, are also observed.     

Blow-Up of Solutions for a Singular Nonlocal Viscoelastic Equation

We study the nonlinear one-dimensional viscoelastic nonlocal problem： uff-1/x（xux）x＋∫t0g（t-s）1/x）xux（x,s））xds=｜u｜p-2u,
with a nonlocal boundary condition. By the method given in [1, 2], we prove that there are solutions, under some conditions on the initial data, which blow up in finite time with nonpositive initial energy as well as positive initial energy. Estimates of the lifespan of blow-up solutions are also given. We improve a nonexistence result in Mesloub and Messaoudi [3].