Let M be a complete Riemannian manifold which is a Galois covering, that is, M is periodic under the action of a discrete group G of isometries. Assuming that G has polynomial volume growth, we provide a new proof of Gaussian upper bounds for the gradient of the heat kernel of the Laplace operator on M. Our method also yields a control on the gradient in case G does not have polynomial growth.
We derive in this article some models of Cahn-Hilliard equations in nonisotropic media. These models, based on constitutive equations introduced by Gurtin in [19], take the work of internal microforces and also the deformations of the material into account. We then study the existence and uniqueness of solutions and obtain the existence of finite dimensional attractors.
We reformulate and extend G. Nguetseng’s notion of two-scale convergence by means of a variable transformation, and outline some of its properties. We approximate two-scale derivatives, and extend this convergence to spaces of differentiable functions. The two-scale limit of derivatives of bounded sequences in the Sobolev spaces , , and is then characterized. The two-scale limit behaviour of the potentials of a two-scale convergent sequence of irrotational fields is finally studied.
The present paper studies second order partial differential equations in two independent variables of the form Div(ρ1|u,1|n-1u,1, ρ2|u,2|n-1u,2) = 0. We obtain decay estimates for the solutions in a semi-infinite strip. The results may be seen as theorems of Phragmen-Lindelof type. The method is strongly based on the ideas of Horgan and Payne [5], [6], [8].
The spatial behavior of solutions is studied in the model of Forchheimer equations. Using the energy estimate method and the differential inequality technology, exponential decay bounds for solutions are derived. To make the decay bounds explicit, we obtain the upper bound for the total energy. We also extend the study of spatial behavior of Forchheimer porous material in a saturated porous medium.
In these notes, we discuss a new model, proposed by H. Berestycki, J.-M. Roquejoffre and L. Rossi, to describe biological invasions in the plane when a strong diffusion takes place on a line. This model seems relevant to account for the effects of roads on the spreading of invasive species. In what follows, the diffusion on the line will either be modelled by the Laplacian operator, or the fractional Laplacian of order less than 1. Of interest to us is the asymptotic speed of spreading in the direction...
We study nonlinear diffusion problems of the form with free boundaries. Such problems may be used to describe the spreading of a biological or chemical species, with the free boundary representing the expanding front. For special of the Fisher-KPP type, the problem was investigated by Du and Lin [DL]. Here we consider much more general nonlinear terms. For any which is and satisfies , we show that the omega limit set of every bounded positive solution is determined by a stationary solution....
On se propose d’étudier la stabilité d’une poutre flexible homogène, encastrée à une extrémité. À l’autre extrémité est attachée une masse ponctuelle où on applique un moment proportionnel à la vitesse de déplacement angulaire. On montre par une analyse spectrale que le taux optimal de décroissance de l’énergie est déterminé par l’abscisse spectrale du générateur infinitésimal du semi-groupe associé au problème.
We study the stability of a flexible beam clamped at one end. A mass is attached at the other end, where a control moment is applied. The boundary control is proportional to the angular velocity at the end. By spectral analysis, we prove that the optimal decay rate of the energy is given by the spectrum of the generator of the semigroup associated to the system.