We introduce a modification of the Monge–Kantorovitch problem of exponent 2 which accommodates non balanced initial and final densities. The augmented Lagrangian numerical method introduced in [6] is adapted to this “unbalanced” problem. We illustrate the usability of this method on an idealized error estimation problem in meteorology.
We give a geometric descriptions of (wave) fronts in wave propagation processes. Concrete form of defining function of wave front issued from initial algebraic variety is obtained by the aid of Gauss-Manin systems associated with certain complete intersection singularities. In the case of propagations on the plane, we get restrictions on types of possible cusps that can appear on the wave front.
In this paper we consider a special class of convex hypersurfaces in Euclidean space which arise as weak solutions to some inverse problems of recovering reflectors from scattering data. For this class of hypersurfaces we study the notion of the focal function which, while sharing the important convexity property with the classical support function, has the advantage of being exactly the "right tool" for such inverse problems. We also discuss briefly the close analogy between one such inverse problem...
In order to accommodate solutions with multiple phases, corresponding to crossing rays, we formulate geometrical optics for the scalar wave equation as a kinetic transport equation set in phase space. If the maximum number of phases is finite and known a priori we can recover the exact multiphase solution from an associated system of moment equations, closed by an assumption on the form of the density function in the kinetic equation. We consider two different closure assumptions based on delta...
The author is partially supported by: M. U. R. S. T. Prog. Nazionale “Problemi e Metodi nella Teoria delle Equazioni Iperboliche”.We treat the oscillatory problem for semilinear wave equation. The oscillatory initial data are of the type u(0, x) = h(x) + ε^(σ+1) * e^(il(x)/ε) * b0 (ε, x) ∂t u(0, x) = ε^σ * e^(il(x)/ε) * b1(ε, x). By using suitable variants of Strichartz estimate we extend the results from [6] on a priori estimates of the approximations of geometric optics.The main improvement...
Cet exposé s’intéresse à un modèle réaliste issu de la mécanique des fluides. L’objectif est de montrer qu’il est possible de traiter dans un tel cadre des problèmes d’instabilité soulevés par la propagation de singularités qualifiées de surcritiques. D’abord, nous introduisons le modèle (équations de type Navier-Stokes) et ses motivations (questions liées à la propagation d’oscillations en régime turbulent). Ensuite, nous présentons deux résultats (relatifs au caractère bien posé d’un problème...