On the nonlinearly structured stability radius problem

This paper considers the problem of finding a perturbation matrix with the least spectral norm such that a matrix-valued function becomes singular, where the dependence of the function on the perturbation is allowed to be nonlinear. It is proved that such a problem can be approximated by a smooth unconstrained minimization problem with compact sublevel sets. A computational procedure proposed based on this result is demonstrated to be effective in both linear and nonlinear cases.published_or_final_versio

POSITIVE SOLUTIONS FOR SINGULAR (p, q)-LAPLACIAN EQUATIONS WITH NEGATIVE PERTURBATION

We consider a nonlinear Dirichlet problem driven by the (p, q)-Laplacian and with a reaction consisting of a singular term plus a negative perturbation. Using regularization of the singular term and truncation and comparison techniques, we show that the problem has a unique positive smooth solution

A hybrid-perturbation-Galerkin technique which combines multiple expansions

A two-step hybrid perturbation-Galerkin method for the solution of a variety of differential equations type problems is found to give better results when multiple perturbation expansions are employed. The method assumes that there is parameter in the problem formulation and that a perturbation method can be sued to construct one or more expansions in this perturbation coefficient functions multiplied by computed amplitudes. In step one, regular and/or singular perturbation methods are used to determine the perturbation coefficient functions. The results of step one are in the form of one or more expansions each expressed as a sum of perturbation coefficient functions multiplied by a priori known gauge functions. In step two the classical Bubnov-Galerkin method uses the perturbation coefficient functions computed in step one to determine a set of amplitudes which replace and improve upon the gauge functions. The hybrid method has the potential of overcoming some of the drawbacks of the perturbation and Galerkin methods as applied separately, while combining some of their better features. The proposed method is applied, with two perturbation expansions in each case, to a variety of model ordinary differential equations problems including: a family of linear two-boundary-value problems, a nonlinear two-point boundary-value problem, a quantum mechanical eigenvalue problem and a nonlinear free oscillation problem. The results obtained from the hybrid methods are compared with approximate solutions obtained by other methods, and the applicability of the hybrid method to broader problem areas is discussed

Spatial and spatio-temporal patterns in a cell-haptotaxis model

We investigate a cell-haptotaxis model for the generation of spatial and spatio-temporal patterns in one dimension. We analyse the steady state problem for specific boundary conditions and show the existence of spatially hetero-geneous steady states. A linear analysis shows that stability is lost through a Hopf bifurcation. We carry out a nonlinear multi-time scale perturbation procedure to study the evolution of the resulting spatio-temporal patterns. We also analyse the model in a parameter domain wherein it exhibits a singular dispersion relation

Positive solutions for nonlinear singular superlinear elliptic equations

We consider a nonlinear nonparametric elliptic Dirichlet problem driven by the p-Laplacian and reaction containing a singular term and a (p−1)-superlinear perturbation. Using variational tools together with suitable truncation and comparison techniques we produce two positive, smooth, ordered solutions

Multiple Solutions of Singular Perturbation Problems

Under certain conditions on g(x, u) we establish the existence and asymptotic behavior for small ε > 0 of multiple asymptotic solutions of the nonlinear boundary value problem εu" + u’ - g(x,u) = 0, 0 < x < 1, u’(0) - au(0)= A ≥ 0, a > 0, u’(1) + bu(1) = B > 0, b > 0. Formal techniques of singular perturbation theory clearly reveal the mechanism which controls the appearance of multiple solutions. Their existence is then established rigorously by iteration schemes and the so-called "shooting method" for ordinary differential equations

Boundary layer for Chaffee-Infante type equation

summary:This article is concerned with the nonlinear singular perturbation problem due to small diffusivity in nonlinear evolution equations of Chaffee-Infante type. The boundary layer appearing at the boundary of the domain is fully described by a corrector which is “explicitly" constructed. This corrector allows us to obtain convergence in Sobolev spaces up to the boundary

Multiple positive solutions for singular anisotropic Dirichlet problems

We consider a nonlinear Dirichlet problem driven by the variable exponent (anisotropic) p-Laplacian and a reaction that has the competing effects of a singular term and of a superlinear perturbation. There is no parameter in the equation (nonparametric problem). Using variational tools together with truncation and comparison techniques, we show that the problem has at least two positive smooth solutions