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We study the increasing stability of an inverse source problem for the Helmholtz equation from limited-aperture far field data at multiple wave numbers. The measurement data are givenby the far field patterns $u^\infity(\hat{x},k)$ for all…
We study the instability of standing-wave solutions $e^{i\omega t}\phi_{\omega}(x)$ to the inhomogeneous nonlinear Schr\"{o}dinger equation $$i\phi_t=-\triangle\phi+|x|^2\phi-|x|^b|\phi|^{p-1}\phi, \qquad \in\mathbb{R}^N, $$ where $ b > 0 $…
An inhomogeneous nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation is considered, that is invariant under $L^2$ scaling. The sharp condition for global existence of $H^1$ solutions is established, involving the $L^2$ norm of the ground state of the…
A characterization of textured patterns, referred to as the disorder function \bar\delta(\beta), is used to study properties of patterns generated in the Swift-Hohenberg equation (SHE). It is shown to be an intensive,…
The Swift-Hohenberg equation with dispersion is considered. Traveling wave solutions of the Swift-Hohenberg equation with dispersion are presented. The classification of these solutions is given. It is shown that the Swift-Hohenberg…
This work develops a dynamic homogenization approach for metamaterials. It finds an approximate macroscopic homogenized equation with constant coefficients posed in space and time; however, the resulting homogenized equation is higher order…
A numerical solution of a generalized Swift-Hohenberg equation in two dimensions reveals the existence of a spatio-temporal chaotic state comprised of a large number of rotating spirals. This state is observed for a reduced Rayleigh number…
We study the approximation of SPDEs on the whole real line near a change of stability via modulation or amplitude equations, which acts as a replacement for the lack of random invariant manifolds on extended domains. Due to the…
We consider a one-dimensional Swift-Hohenberg equation coupled to a conservation law, where both equations contain additional dispersive terms breaking the reflection symmetry $x \mapsto -x$. This system exhibits a Turing instability and we…
The growth of striped order resulting from a quench of the two-dimensional Swift-Hohenberg model is studied in the regime of a small control parameter and quenches to zero temperature. We introduce an algorithm for finding and identifying…
In this paper the non-linear wave equation with a spatial inhomogeneity is considered. The inhomogeneity splits the unbounded spatial domain into three or more intervals, on each of which the non-linear wave equation is homogeneous. In such…
The mechanisms by which media inhomogeneity affects the three wave parametric instability (PI), including the wave number mismatch and the parameter gradients, are investigated using an approach based on the…
In this paper, we develop new theory connected with resonant vector bundles that will allow for the use of validated numerics to rigorously determine the stability of pulse solutions in the context of the Swift-Hohenberg equation. For many…
The inherently homogeneous stationary-state and time-dependent Schroedinger equations are often recast into inhomogeneous form in order to resolve their solution nonuniqueness. The inhomogeneous term can impose an initial condition or, for…
A nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation with repulsive (defocusing) nonlinearity is considered. As an example, a system with a spatially varying coefficient of the nonlinear term is studied. The nonlinearity is chosen to be repelling except on a…
Motivated by bacterial chemotaxis and multi-species ecological interactions in heterogeneous environments, we study a general one-dimensional reaction-cross-diffusion system in the presence of spatial heterogeneity in both transport and…
We discuss the stability theory and numerical analysis of the Helmholtz equation with variable and possibly non-smooth or oscillatory coefficients. Using the unique continuation principle and the Fredholm alternative, we first give an…
We study domain coarsening of two dimensional stripe patterns by numerically solving the Swift-Hohenberg model of Rayleigh-Benard convection. Near the bifurcation threshold, the evolution of disordered configurations is dominated by grain…
This paper examines the temporal evolution of a two-stage stochastic model for spherical random fields. The model uses a time-fractional stochastic hyperbolic diffusion equation, which describes the evolution of spherical random fields on…
Dense particle suspension under shear may lose its uniform state to large local density and stress fluctuations, which challenge the mean-field description of the system. Here, we explore the novel dynamics of a non-Brownian suspension…