Controllable systems of partial differential equations

The purpose of this paper is to derive a means of scaling the dependent variables of a system of linear differential equations so that the normalized system accurately reflects the dependence of the system on initial data. The theory is developed for the special case of a system of first order hyperbolic partial differential equations in two independent variables. Several other systems of differential equations, to which the same normalization could be applied, are also indicated. The scaling is equivalent to row and column scaling commonly used in linear algebra. For the case of positive matrices (that is, for the case where the diagonalizing matrix and its inverse have no zero elements), the theory for the “1” and “$\infty $ ” norms has been thoroughly developed by Bauer [1]. The assumption of positive matrices is too stringent for some applications. Thus, the theory is generalized to show that for irreducible matrices a best scaling exists (for both the “1” and “ $\infty $” norms), while for simply reducible matrices a best scaling exists for at least one of these two norms. Several examples are given.

(1977). Generalized linear and quasilinear accretive systems of partial differential equations. Communications in Partial Differential Equations: Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 109-164.

A new family of exact solutions to the unsteady Navier–Stokes equations using canonical transformation with complex coefficients

Differential transform method for solving linear and non-linear systems of partial differential equations

Article On the regularity of weak solutions to non linear elliptic systems of partial differential equations. was published on January 1, 1980 in the journal Journal für die reine und angewandte Mathematik (volume 1980, issue 316).

The paper establishes conditions of existence and uniqueness of the bounded solution of a special system of linear partial differential equations of the first order. The system arises in the problem of a finite difference scheme of finding an approximate solution is elaborated.

An approach to solutions of systems of linear partial differential equations with applications

In this paper, an application of the Riquer-Thomas-Janet theory is described for the problem of transforming a system of partial differential equations into a passive form, i.e., to a special form which contains explicitly both the equations of the initial system and all their nontrivial differential consequences. This special representation of a system markedly facilitates the subsequent integration of the corresponding differential equations. In this paper, the modern approach to the indicated problem is presented. This is the approach adopted in the Knuth-Bendix procedure [13] for critical-pair/completion and then Buchberger’s algorithm for completion of polynomial ideal bases [13] (or, alternatively, for the construction of Groebner bases for ideals in a differential operator ring [14]). The algorithm of reduction to the passive form for linear system of partial differential equations and its implementation in the algorithmic language REFAL, as well as the capabilities of the corresponding program, are outlined. Examples illustrating the power and efficiency of the system are presented.

This paper introduces the concept of first-order systems of linear fuzzy differential equations for \(\mathcal {S}\)-linearly correlated fuzzy processes. These fuzzy processes have range embedded in Banach spaces of fuzzy numbers, and the fuzzy initial value problems studied are given in terms of the Fréchet derivative of these fuzzy functions. An equivalence between the first-order systems of linear fuzzy differential equations and a family of classical first-order systems of linear differential equations is established. Also, conditions on the existence and uniqueness of the solutions are presented. Lastly, an application on the multiple mass-spring system is provided.KeywordsBanach spacesStrongly linearly independence\(\mathcal {S}-\)linearly correlated fuzzy processesSystems of fuzzy differential equationsMass-spring multiple system

A gradient method for solving the optimal control problem for the system of telegraph equations

Classical theory for systems of the first order partial differential equations for a scalar function can be rephrased as the submanifold theory of contact manifolds (geometric first order jet spaces). In the same spirit, we will develop the geometric theory of systems of partial differential equations of second order for a scalar function as the Contact Geometry of Second Order, following E. Cartan.We will formulate the submanifold theory of second order jet spaces as the geometry of PD manifolds (R;D 1 ,D 2 ) of second order. Moreover we will establish the First Reduction Theorem for (R;D 1,D 2) admitting non-trivial Cauchy characteristic systems. By utilizing Parabolic Geometry, we will give, directly or combined with reduction theorems, several classes of systems of partial differential equations of second order, for which the model equation of each class admits the Lie algebra of infinitesimal contact transformations, which is finite dimensional and simple.

A method for reducing systems of partial differential equations to corresponding systems of ordinary differential equations is proposed. A system of equations describing two-dimensional, cylindrical, and spherical flows of a polytropic gas; a system of dimensionless Stokes equations for the dynamics of a viscous incompressible fluid; a system of Maxwell’s equations for vacuum; and a system of gas dynamics equations in cylindrical coordinates are studied. It is shown how this approach can be used for solving certain problems (shockless compression, turbulence, etc.).

The method of Lyapunov functions is used to investigate the stability of systems with distributed and lumped parameters, described by linear partial and ordinary differential equations. The original high-order partial differential equations are represented by a first-order system of partial differential evolution equations and constraint equations; to do that, we introduce additional variables. Passing to the first-order system of partial differential equations and representing ordinary differential equations in the normal Cauchy form, we obtain a possibility to construct the Lyapunov function as a sum of integral and classical quadratic forms and develop general methods of the investigation of the stability of a broad class of systems with distributed and lumped parameters. For example, we consider the stability of the work of the wind-driven lift pump and take into account the elasticity of the shaft transmitting the torque from the wind engine to the pump.

This is the first of two papers on the propagation of high-frequency electromagnetic waves through a magnetized plasma in curved space-time. We first show that the nonlinear system of equations governing the plasma and the electromagnetic field in a given, external gravitational field has locally a unique solution for any initial data set obeying the appropriate constraints, and that this system is linearization stable at any of its solu­tions. Next we prove that the linearized perturbations of a ‘background’ solution are characterized by a third-order (not strictly) hyperbolic, constraint-free system of three partial differential equations for three unknown functions of the four space-time coordinates. We generalize the algorithm for obtaining oscillatory asymptotic solutions of linear systems of partial differential equations of arbitrary order, depending polynomially on a small parameter such that it applies to the previously established perturbation equation when the latter is rewritten in terms of dimensionless variables and a small scale ratio. For hyperbolic systems we then state a sufficient condition in order that asymptotic solutions of finite order, constructed as usual by means of a Hamiltonian system of ordinary differential equations for the characteristic strips and a system of transport equations determining the propagation of the amplitudes along the rays, indeed approximate solutions of the system. The pro­cedure is a special case of a two-scale method, suitable for describing the propagation of locally approximately plane, monochromatic waves through a dispersive, inhomogeneous medium. In the second part we shall apply the general method to the perturbation equation referred to above.

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