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We consider density solutions for gradient flow equations of the form $u_t = \nabla \cdot ( \gamma(u) \nabla \mathrm N(u))$, where $\mathrm N$ is the Newtonian repulsive potential in the whole space $\mathbb R^d$ with the nonlinear convex…
We study the evolution of biased domain walls in the early universe. We explicitly discuss the roles played by the surface tension and volume pressure in the evolution of the walls, and quantify their effects by looking at the collapse of…
The aim of the paper is to study the problem $$u_{tt}+du_t-c^2\Delta u=0 \qquad \text{in $\mathbb{R}\times\Omega$,}$$ $$\mu v_{tt}- \text{div}_\Gamma (\sigma \nabla_\Gamma v)+\delta v_t+\kappa v+\rho u_t =0\qquad \text{on $\mathbb{R}\times…
This article is concerned with the almost sure existence of global solutions for initial value problems of the form $\dot{\gamma}(t)= v(t,\gamma(t))$ on separable dual Banach spaces. We prove a general result stating that whenever there…
In this paper, we study the generation of eigenvalues of a stable monotonic shear flow under perturbations in $C^s$ with $s<2$. More precisely, we study the Rayleigh operator $\mathcal{L}_{U_{m,\gamma}}=…
This paper is concerned with the asymptotic behavior of the solution to the Euler equations with time-depending damping on quadrant $(x,t)\in \mathbb{R}^+\times\mathbb{R}^+$, \begin{equation}\notag \partial_t v - \partial_x u=0, \qquad…
We present new local and global dynamic bifurcation results for nonlinear evolution equations of the form $u_t+A u=f_\lambda(u)$ on a Banach space $X$, where $A$ is a sectorial operator, and $\lambda\in R$ is the bifurcation parameter.…
We consider a perturbed KdV equation: [\dot{u}+u_{xxx} - 6uu_x = \epsilon f(x,u(\cdot)), \quad x\in \mathbb{T}, \quad\int_\mathbb{T} u dx=0.] For any periodic function $u(x)$, let $I(u)=(I_1(u),I_2(u),...)\in\mathbb{R}_+^{\infty}$ be the…
This paper studies the Cauchy problem for the nonlinear fractional power dissipative equation $u_t+(-\triangle)^\alpha u= F(u)$ for initial data in the Lebesgue space $L^r(\mr^n)$ with $\ds r\ge r_d\triangleq{nb}/({2\alpha-d})$ or the…
We investigate a scalar partial differential equation model for the formation of biological transportation networks. Starting from a discrete graph-based formulation on equilateral triangulations, we rigorously derive the corresponding…
We consider the damped wave equation \alpha u_tt + u_t = u_xx - V'(u) on the whole real line, where V is a bistable potential. This equation has travelling front solutions of the form u(x,t) = h(x-st) which describe a moving interface…
We deal with the vanishing viscosity scheme for the transport/continuity equation $\partial_t u + \text{div }(u\boldsymbol{b} ) = 0$ drifted by a divergence-free vector field $\boldsymbol{b}$. Under general Sobolev assumptions on…
This work analyzes a fully discrete mixed finite element method in a Banach space framework for solving nonstationary coupled fluid flow problems modeled by the Brinkman-Forchheimer equations, with applications to reverse osmosis. The model…
In this article we consider the stability and damping problem for the 2D Boussinesq equations with partial dissipation near a two parameter family of stationary solutions which includes Couette flow and hydrostatic balance. In the first…
We study existence, structure, uniqueness and regularity of solutions of the obstacle problem \begin{equation*} \inf_{u\in BV_f(\Omega)}\int_{\mathbb{R}^n}\phi(x,Du), \end{equation*} where $BV_f(\Omega)=\{u\in BV(\Omega): u\geq \psi \text{…
This paper investigates the numerical approximation of ground states of rotating Bose-Einstein condensates. This problem requires the minimization of the Gross-Pitaevskii energy $E$ on a Hilbert manifold $\mathbb{S}$. To find a…
We study the long-time behavior an extended Navier-Stokes system in $\R^2$ where the incompressibility constraint is relaxed. This is one of several "reduced models" of Grubb and Solonnikov '89 and was revisited recently (Liu, Liu, Pego…
This article is devoted to questions concerning the existence of solutions for partial differential equation problems modeling granular flows. The models studied take into account the complex threshold rheology of these flows, as well as…
We consider gradient flow/gradient descent and heavy ball/accelerated gradient descent optimization for convex objective functions. In the gradient flow case, we prove the following: 1. If $f$ does not have a minimizer, the convergence…