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We consider the initial-value problem for the Sasa-Satsuma equation on the line with decaying initial data. Using a Riemann-Hilbert formulation and steepest descent arguments, we compute the long-time asymptotics of the solution in the…
A system of linear differential equations with oscillatory decreasing coefficients is considered. The coefficients has the form $t^{-\alpha}a(t)$,~$\alpha>0$, where $a(t)$ is trigonometric polynomial with an arbitrary set of frequencies.…
By analogy to the continuous Painlev\'e II equation, we present particular solutions of the discrete Painlev\'e II (d-P$\rm_{II}$) equation. These solutions are of rational and special function (Airy) type. Our analysis is based on the…
We report on the numerical and theoretical study of the subcritical bifurcation of parametrically amplified waves appearing at the interface between two immiscible incompressible fluids when the layer of the lower fluid is very shallow. As…
Novel sequences of approximants to solutions of Painlev\'e II on finite intervals of the real line, with Neumann boundary conditions, are constructed. Numerical experiments strongly suggest convergence of these sequences in a surprisingly…
The appearance of travelling-wave-type solutions in pipe Poiseuille flow that are disconnected from the basic parabolic profile is numerically studied in detail. We focus on solutions in the 2-fold azimuthally-periodic subspace because of…
We study the positive, regular, radially symmetric solutions to the nonlinear biharmonic equation $\Delta^2 \phi = \phi^p$. First, we show that there exists a critical value $p_c$, depending on the space dimension, such that the solutions…
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We consider the problem of a slender rod slipping along a rough surface. Painlev\'e \cite{Painleve1895, Painleve1905a,Painleve1905b} showed that the governing rigid body equations for this problem can exhibit multiple solutions (the {\it…
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We consider the compressive wave for the modified Korteweg--de Vries equation with background constants $c>0$ for $x\to-\infty$ and $0$ for $x\to+\infty.$ We study the asymptotics of solutions in the transition zone $4c^2t-\varepsilon…
Asymptotic formula is derived for the behavior of the fundamental solution of the second-order elliptic self-adjoint operator with a piecewise-smooth coefficient in front of the senior derivatives near the discontinuity surface of the…
Change-point models are widely used by statisticians to model drastic changes in the pattern of observed data. Least squares/maximum likelihood based estimation of change-points leads to curious asymptotic phenomena. When the change-point…
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