This paper is concerned with optimal lower bounds of decay rates for solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations in ${ℝ}^n$. Necessary and sufficient conditions are given such that the corresponding Navier-Stokes solutions are shown to satisfy the algebraic bound $$\parallel u\left(t\right)\parallel \ge {(t+1)}^{-\frac{n+4}{2}}.$$

The limit behavior of a periodic assembly of a finite number of elasto-plastic phases is investigated as the period becomes vanishingly small. A limit quasi-static evolution is derived through two-scale convergence techniques. It can be thermodynamically viewed as an elasto-plastic model, albeit with an infinite number of internal variables.

In this paper we consider a chain of strings with fixed end points coupled with nearest neighbour interaction potential of exponential type, i.e.$$\left\{\begin{array}{cc}{\varphi }_{tt}^i-{\varphi }_{xx}^i=exp({\varphi }^{i+1}-{\varphi }^i)-exp({\varphi }^i-\varphi i-1)\hfill & 0\<x\<\pi ,t\in ℝ,i\in \mathbb{Z}\left(TC\right)\hfill \\ {\varphi }^i(0,t)={\varphi }^i(\pi ,t)=0\hfill & \forall t,i.\hfill \end{array}\right.$$We consider the case of “closed chains” i.e. ${\varphi }^{i+N}={\varphi }^i\forall i\in \mathbb{Z}$ and some $N\in \mathbb{N}$ and look for solutions which are peirodic in time. The existence of periodic solutions for the dual problem is proved in Orlicz space setting.

In this paper we consider a chain of strings with fixed end points coupled with nearest neighbour interaction potential of exponential type, i.e.$$\left\{\begin{array}{c}{\varphi }_{tt}^i-{\varphi }_{xx}^i=exp({\varphi }^{i+1}-{\varphi }^i)-exp({\varphi }^i-\varphi i-1)0<x<\pi ,t\in \mathrm{I}\mathrm{R},\mathrm{i}\in \mathrm{Z}\mathrm{Z}\left(\mathrm{TC}\right){\varphi }^{\mathrm{i}}(0,\mathrm{t})={\varphi }^{\mathrm{i}}(\pi ,\mathrm{t})=0\forall \mathrm{t},\mathrm{i}.\hfill \end{array}\right.$$ We consider the case of “closed chains" i.e.${\varphi }^{i+N}={\varphi }^i\forall i\in ZZ$ and some $N\in IN$ and look for solutions which are peirodic in time. The existence of periodic solutions for the dual problem is proved in Orlicz space setting.

We prove the phase segregation phenomenon to occur in the ground state solutions of an interacting system of two self-coupled repulsive Hartree equations for large nonlinear and nonlocal interactions. A self-consistent numerical investigation visualizes the approach to this segregated regime.

We consider the Euler equation for an incompressible fluid on a three dimensional torus, and the construction of its solution as a power series in time. We point out some general facts on this subject, from convergence issues for the power series to the role of symmetries of the initial datum. We then turn the attention to a paper by Behr, Nečas and Wu, ESAIM: M2AN 35 (2001) 229–238; here, the authors chose a very simple Fourier polynomial as an initial datum for the Euler equation and analyzed...

We consider a class of incompressible fluids whose viscosities depend on the pressure and the shear rate. Suitable boundary conditions on the traction at the inflow/outflow part of boundary are given. As an advantage of this, the mean value of the pressure over the domain is no more a free parameter which would have to be prescribed otherwise. We prove the existence and uniqueness of weak solutions (the latter for small data) and discuss particular applications of the results.

We consider mixtures of compressible viscous fluids consisting of two miscible species. In contrast to the theory of non-homogeneous incompressible fluids where one has only one velocity field, here we have two densities and two velocity fields assigned to each species of the fluid. We obtain global classical solutions for quasi-stationary Stokes-like system with interaction term.

We give asymptotic formulae for the propagation of an initial disturbance of the Burgers’ equation.

This paper concerns improving Prodi-Serrin-Ladyzhenskaya type regularity criteria for the Navier-Stokes system, in the sense of multiplying certain negative powers of scaling invariant norms.

We give an overview of the ideas central to some recent developments in the ergodic theory of the stochastically forced Navier Stokes equations and other dissipative stochastic partial differential equations. Since our desire is to make the core ideas clear, we will mostly work with a specific example : the stochastically forced Navier Stokes equations. To further clarify ideas, we will also examine in detail a toy problem. A few general theorems are given. Spatial regularity, ergodicity, exponential...