We prove partial regularity for minimisers of quasiconvex integrals of the form ∫Ωf(Du(x))dx. More precisely, we consider an integrand f(ξ) having subquadratic growth, i.e. | f(ξ)|≦L(1+|ξ|p) with p < 2. The case of a general integrand depending also on x and u is also considered.

A general continuation theorem for isolated sets in infinite-dimensional dynamical systems is proved for a class of semiflows. This result is then used to prove the existence of continua of full bounded solutions bifurcating from infinity for systems of reaction—diffusion equations.

We consider convolution operators arising in the study of abstract initial boundary value problems. These operators are of the form

where {S(t)}t ≧0 is a C0-semigroup in a Banach space X,, with infinitesimal generator A0,: D(A0), ⊂ X, → X, and K(z): Y → X is a linxear, continuous mapping defined in another Banach space Y., We study the continuity of T between the spaces Lp([0, + ∞), Y), and Lq([0, + ∞), X), 1 ≦ p, q, ≦ + ∞. We give several examples of the applicability of the results to some familiar initial boundary value problems, including both parabolic and hyperbolic cases.

We provide an explicit example of a function that is homogeneous of degree one, rank-one convex, but not convex.

We study the stability of positive radially symmetric solitary waves for a three dimensional generalisation of the Korteweg de Vries equation, which describes nonlinear ion-acoustic waves in a magnetised plasma, and for a generalisation in dimension two of the Benjamin–Bona–Mahony equation.

A subsemigroup S of a semigroup Q is a left (right) order in Q if every q ∈ Q can be written as q = a*b(q = ba*) for some a, b ∈S, where a* denotes the inverse of a in a subgroup of Q and if, in addition, every square-cancellable element of S lies in a subgroup of Q. If S is both a left order and a right order in Q, we say that S is an order in Q. We show that if S is a left order in Q and S satisfies a permutation identity xl…xn = x1π…xnπ where 1 < 1π and nπ<n, then S and Q are commutative. We give a characterisation of commutative orders and decide the question of when one semigroup of quotients of a commutative semigroup is a homomorphic image of another. This enables us to show that certain semigroups have maximum and minimum semigroups of quotients. We give examples to show that this is not true in general.

Coupled slow and fast motions generated by ordinary differential equations are examined. The qualitative limit behaviour of the trajectories as the small parameter tends to zero is sought after. Invariant measures of the parametrised fast flow are employed to describe the limit behaviour, rather than algebraic equations which are used in the standard reduced order approach. In the case of a unique invariant measure for each parameter, the limit of the slow motion is governed by a chattering type equation. Without the uniqueness, the limit of the slow motion solves a differential inclusion. The fast flow, in turn, converges in a statistical sense to the direct integral, respectively the set-valued direct integral, of the invariant measures.

We consider very weak minimisers u of variational integrals ∫ F(x, Du(x)) dx and very weak solutions u of nonlinear elliptic systems div A(x, u, Du) = 0; we prove higher integrability for the gradient Du without any homogeneity on ξ→A(x,u,ξ) thus improving on a result by Iwaniec and Sbordone.

We classify multiplicative white noise perturbations k(·) dw, of generalised KPP equations and their effects on deterministic approximate travelling wave solutions by the behaviour of , the solutions of the stochastic generalised KPP equations converge to deterministic approximate travelling waves and if

being an associated potential energy, Фs a solution of the corresponding classical mechanical equations of Newton, D being a certain domain in R1 × Rr then the white noise perturbations essentially destroy the wave structure and force the solutions to die down.

For the case

(suppose the existence of the limit) we show that there is a residual wave form but propagating at a different speed from that of the unperturbed equations. Numerical solutions are included and give good agreement with theoretical results.

A degenerate parabolic partial differential equation with a time derivative and first- and second-order derivatives with respect to one spatial variable is studied. The coefficients in the equation depend nonlinearly on both the unknown and the first spatial derivative of a function of the unknown. The equation is said to display finite speed of propagation if a non-negative weak solution which has bounded support with respect to the spatial variable at some initial time, also possesses this property at later times. A criterion on the coefficients in the equation which is both necessary and sufficient for the occurrence of this phenomenon is established. According to whether or not the criterion holds, weak travelling-wave solutions or weak travelling-wave strict subsolutions of the equation are constructed and used to prove the main theorem via a comparison principle. Applications to special cases are provided.

We propose here a way to extend to all the 1-set of ℝ2 the well-known affine length which was just defined for a C2 curve. Moreover, this leads us to define the affine dimension of a 1-set which can be used for discriminate rectifiable 1-sets from unrectifiable 1-sets of ℝ2.

In this paper, a sufficient condition (H) is given on initial values for which there is a unique smooth global in time solution of the initial value problem for a special nonisentropic gas dynamics system.

This paper generalises the notion of two-scale convergence to the case of multiple separated scales of periodic oscillations. It allows us to introduce a multi-scale convergence method for the reiterated homogenisation of partial differential equations with oscillating coefficients. This new method is applied to a model problem with a finite or infinite number of microscopic scales, namely the homogenisation of the heat equation in a composite material. Finally, it is generalised to handle the homogenisation of the Neumann problem in a perforated domain.

The paper is concerned with the estimation of the number of maximal-length genus n nonorientable Wicks forms for n → ∞. It is shown how to apply a graph theory for this problem. It is proved that if M(n) be the number of all nonequivalent nonorientable genus n Wicks forms of maximal length, then

In this paper, we prove that solutions of the anisotropic Allen–Cahn equation in doubleobstacle form

where A is a strictly convex function, homogeneous of degree two, converge to an anisotropic mean-curvature flow

when this equation admits a smooth solution in ℝn. Here VN and R respectively denote the normal velocity and the second fundamental form of the interface, and More precisely, we show that the Hausdorff-distance between the zero-level set of φ and the interface of the above anisotropic mean-curvature flow is of order O(ε2).

The initial-value problem for the Korteweg-de Vries equation with a forcing term has recently gained prominence as a model for a number of interesting physical situations. At the same time, the modern theory for the initial-value problem for the unforced Korteweg-de Vries equation has taken great strides forward. The mathematical theory pertaining to the forced equation is currently set in narrow function classes and has not kept up with recent advances for the homogeneous equation. This aspect is rectified here with the development of a theory for the initial-value problem for the forced Korteweg-de Vries equation that entails weak assumptions on both the initial wave configuration and the forcing. The results obtained include analytic dependence of solutions on the auxiliary data and allow the external forcing to lie in function classes sufficiently large that a Dirac δ-function or its derivative is included. Analyticity is proved by an infinite-dimensional analogue of Picard iteration. A consequence is that solutions may be approximated arbitrarily well on any bounded time interval by solving a finite number of linear initial-value problems.

We study the number and stability of the positive solutions of a reaction–diffusion equation pair. When certain parameters in the equations are large, the equation pair can be viewed as singular or regular perturbations of some single (or essentially single) equation problems, for which the number and stability of their solutions can be well understood. With the help of these simpler equations, we are able to obtain a rather complete understanding of the number and stability of the positive solutions for the equation pair for the cases that certain parameters are large. In particular, we obtain a fairly satisfactory description of the positive solution set of the equation pair.

Using techniques of bifurcation theory we present two exact multiplicity results for boundary value problems of the type

The first result concerns the case when the nonlinearity is independent of x and behaves like a cubic in u. The second one deals with a class of nonlinearities with explicit x dependence.

V. B. Stanojevic suggested in her recent paper that it would be of interest to prove a corresponding L1-convergence theorem for Fourier series with complex O-regularly varying quasimonotonc coefficients. The present paper will discuss this question and establish L1-convergence and. furthermore. L1-approximation theorems for complex-valued integrable functions.

A characteristic wavelength and its parametric dependency are studied for planar interfaces of activator-inhibitor systems as well as their stability in two-dimensional space. When an unstable planar interface is slightly perturbed in a random way, it develops with a characteristic wavelength, that is, the fastest-growing one. A natural question is to ask under what conditions this characteristic wavelength remains finite and approaches a positive definite value as the width of interface, say ε, tends to zero. In this paper, we show that the fastest-growing wavelength has a positive limit value as ε tends to zero for the system:

This is a fundamental fact for stuyding the domain size of patterns in higher-space dimensions.