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In this paper we propose a nonlinear elasticity model of macromolecular conformational change (deformation) induced by electrostatic forces generated by an implicit solvation model. The Poisson-Boltzmann equation for the electrostatic…
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We study the boundary regularity of local weak solutions to nonlinear parabolic systems of the form \begin{equation*} \partial_t u^i - \mathrm{div} \big( a(|Du|) Du^i \big)= f^i, \qquad i=1,\dots,N, \end{equation*} in a space-time cylinder…
An exact nonlinear scaling transformation is presented for the local three-dimensional dynamical equations of motion for differentially rotating disks. The result is relevant to arguments that have been put forth claiming that numerical…
In this paper we address three aspects of nonlinear computational homogenization of elastic solids by two-scale finite element methods. First, we present a nonlinear formulation of the finite element heterogeneous multiscale method FE-HMM…
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In this work, we investigate the dynamics of a non-local model describing spontaneous cell polarisation. It consists in a drift-diffusion equation set in the half-space, with the coupling involving the trace value on the boundary. We…
We analyze nonclassical correlations between outcomes of measurements conducted on two spatial radiation modes. These correlations cannot be simulated with statistical mixtures of coherent states or, more generally, with non-negative…
Nonlocal diffusion model provides an appropriate description of the diffusion process of solute in the complex medium, which cannot be described properly by classical theory of PDE. However, the operators in the nonlocal diffusion models…
We propose and analyze a mathematical model of the mechanics of gels, consisting of the laws of balance of mass and linear momentum. We consider a gel to be an immiscible and incompressible mixture of a nonlinearly elastic polymer and a…
This paper is concerned with the theory of generic non-normal nonlinear evolutionary equations, with potential applications in Fluid Dynamics and Optics. Two theoretical models are presented. The first is a model two-level non-normal…
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We establish Schauder-type estimates for linear parabolic systems driven by variable-coefficient nonlocal pseudo-differential operators of order $s>0$. These estimates are formulated in critical time-weighted H\"older/Besov-type spaces and…
A field theory is presented for predicting damage and fracture in quasi brittle materials incorporating effects of irreversible (plastic) deformation as well as elastic moduli that soften with damage. The new observation made here is that…
We propose an efficient numerical strategy for simulating fluid flow through porous media with highly oscillatory characteristics. Specifically, we consider non-linear diffusion models. This scheme is based on the classical homogenization…