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In this paper, we consider a control/shape optimization problem of a nonlinear acoustics-structure interaction model of PDEs, whereby acoustic wave propagation in a chamber is governed by the Westervelt equation, and the motion of the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-08-12 Barbara Kaltenbacher , Amjad Tuffaha

In this paper we show local (and partially global) in time existence for the Westervelt equation with several versions of nonlinear damping. This enables us to prove well-posedness with spatially varying $L_\infty$-coefficients, which…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-09-25 Rainer Brunnhuber , Barbara Kaltenbacher , Petronela Radu

We consider a nonlinear fourth order in space partial differential equation arising in the context of the modeling of nonlinear acoustic wave propagation in thermally relaxing viscous fluids. We use the theory of operator semigroups in…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-09-25 Rainer Brunnhuber , Barbara Kaltenbacher

We investigate the Westervelt equation from nonlinear acoustics, subject to nonlinear absorbing boundary conditions of order zero, which were recently proposed by Kaltenbacher & Shevchenko. We apply the concept of maximal regularity of type…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-03-08 Gieri Simonett , Mathias Wilke

We study well-posedness of a first-order-in-time model for nonlinear acoustics with nonhomogeneous boundary conditions in fractional Sobolev spaces. The analysis proceeds by first establishing well-posedness of an abstract parabolic-type…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-01-19 Pascal Lehner

Accurate simulation of nonlinear acoustic waves is essential for the continued development of a wide range of (high-intensity) focused ultrasound applications. This article explores mixed finite element formulations of classical strongly…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-09-08 Mostafa Meliani , Vanja Nikolić

Westervelt's equation is a nonlinear wave equation that is widely used to model the propagation of sound waves in a compressible medium, with one important application being ultra-sound in human tissue. Two fundamental aspects of this…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2023-06-14 Stephen C. Anco , Almudena P. Marquez , Tamara M. Garrido , Maria L. Gandarias

We study the Blackstock equation which models the propagation of nonlinear sound waves through dissipative fluids. Global well-posedness of the model with homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions is shown for small initial data. To this…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-12-21 Marvin Fritz , Vanja Nikolić , Barbara Wohlmuth

In this paper, we study the nonlinear periodic Westervelt equation with excitations located within a bounded domain in $\mathbb{R}^d$, where $d \in \{2,3\}$, subject to Robin boundary conditions. This problem is of particular interest for…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-01-06 Benjamin Rainer , Barbara Kaltenbacher

The focus of this work is on the construction of a family of nonlinear absorbing boundary conditions for the Westervelt equation in one and two space dimensions. The principal ingredient used in the design of such conditions is…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-08-22 Barbara Kaltenbacher , Igor Shevchenko

Optimal control of nonlinear acoustic waves is relevant in many medical ultrasound technologies, ranging from cancer therapy to targeted drug delivery, where it can help guide the precise deposition of acoustic energy. In this work, we…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-11-20 Vanja Nikolić , Belkacem Said-Houari

We investigate a nonlinear multiphysics model motivated by ultrasound-enhanced drug delivery. The acoustic pressure field is modeled by Westervelt's quasilinear wave equation to adequately capture the nonlinear effects in ultrasound…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-12-11 Julio Careaga , Vanja Nikolić , Belkacem Said-Houari

Local well-posedness is established for a highly nonlocal nonlinear diffusion-adhesion system for bounded initial values with small support. Macroscopic systems of this kind were previously obtained by the authors through upscaling in [32]…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-05-16 Mabel Lizzy Rajendran , Anna Zhigun

We consider an undetermined coefficient inverse problem for a nonlinear partial differential equation describing high intensity ultrasound propagation as widely used in medical imaging and therapy. The usual nonlinear term in the standard…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-04-13 Barbara Kaltenbacher , William Rundell

We study a class of models for nonlinear acoustics, including the well-known Westervelt and Kuznetsov equations, as well as a model of Rasmussen that can be seen as a thermodynamically consistent modification of the latter. Using…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-09-04 Herbert Egger , Marvin Fritz

We consider a coupled system of Maxwell's equations and the equations of elasticity, which is commonly used to model piezo-electric material behavior. The boundary influence is encoded as a separate dynamics on the boundary data spaces…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-04-07 Rainer Picard

Consider the wave propagation in a two-layered medium consisting of a homogeneous compressible air or fluid on top of a homogeneous isotropic elastic solid. The interface between the two layers is assumed to be an unbounded rough surface.…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-08-22 Yixian Gao , Peijun Li , Bo Zhang

We investigate the Westervelt equation with several versions of nonlinear damping and lower order damping terms and Neumann as well as absorbing boundary conditions. We prove local in time existence of weak solutions under the assumption…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2014-08-12 Vanja Nikolić

We investigate a quasilinear system consisting of the Westervelt equation from nonlinear acoustics and Pennes bioheat equation, subject to Dirichlet or Neumann boundary conditions. The concept of maximal regularity of type $L_p$-$L_q$ is…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-08-16 Mathias Wilke

We consider a coupled system describing the interaction between acoustic and elastic regions, where the coupling occurs not via material properties but through an interaction on an interface separating the two regimes. Evolutionary…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2018-01-11 Rainer Picard
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