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Due to the space and time dependence of the wave function in the time dependent Schroedinger equation, different boundary conditions are possible. The equation is usually solved as an ``initial value problem'', by fixing the value of the…
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The leading-order asymptotic behavior of the solution of the Cauchy initial-value problem for the Benjamin-Ono equation in $L^2(\mathbb{R})$ is obtained explicitly for generic rational initial data $u_0$. An explicit asymptotic wave profile…
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We consider initial boundary value problems for time fractional diffusion-wave equations: $$ d_t^{\alpha} u = -Au + \mu(t)f(x) $$ in a bounded domain where $\mu(t)f(x)$ describes a source and $\alpha \in (0,1) \cup (1,2)$, and $-A$ is a…
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Diffraction in time of a particle confined in a box which its walls are removed suddenly at $t=0$ is studied. The solution of the time-dependent Schr\"{o}dinger equation is discussed analytically and numerically for various initial…
We address the global-in-time existence, stability and long time behaviour of weak solutions of the three-dimensional compressible Navier-Stokes equations with potential force. We show the details of the $\alpha$-dependence of different…
We investigate the qualitative behavior of the initial traces of nonnegative solutions to the fast diffusion equation with power-type nonlinearity. Necessary conditions for the existence of solutions to the corresponding Cauchy problem are…
A set of traveling wave solution to convection-reaction-diffusion equation is studied by means of methods of local nonlinear analysis and numerical simulation. It is shown the existence of compactly supported solutions as well as solitary…
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We consider the large time behaviour of solutions to the porous medium equation with a Fisher-KPP type reaction term and nonnegative, compactly supported initial function in $L^\infty(\mathbb{R}^N)\setminus\{0\}$: \begin{equation}…
We consider the problem of initiation of propagating wave in a one-dimensional excitable fiber. In the FitzHugh-Nagumo theory, the key role is played by ``critical nucleus'' and ``critical pulse'' solutions whose (center-)stable manifold is…
We consider a free boundary model of epithelial cell migration with logistic growth and nonlinear diffusion induced by mechanical interactions. Using numerical simulations, phase plane and perturbation analysis, we find and analyse…
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A numerical method is proposed for computing time-periodic and relative time-periodic solutions in dissipative wave systems. In such solutions, the temporal period, and possibly other additional internal parameters such as the propagation…